The sixth annual Technical Symposium, Integration for whole life building performance - Professional collaborative delivery of effective and efficient analysis, design, construction and operation of buildings, took place at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, from 14-15 April 2016.
‘Integration for whole life building performance’ was inspired both by the discussions at the 2015 Symposium as well as the theme of CIBSE Immediate Past President Nick Mead in his presidential year. Nick called for the industry to pull together and “put its head above the parapet” by working collaboratively across the supply chain and considering the whole lifecycle of the building to deliver outstanding projects – avoiding short-term, siloed thinking.
Over 60 speakers presented material based on recent or current research and application as well as the actual or potential impact on the built environment.
Below is the programme.
Day One
09:30 Room A
Tim Dwyer, Symposium Chair - Welcome: Representative from Heriot-Watt University
Opening address: John Field, CIBSE President Elect and Native-Hue Ltd
9:45 Room A Session 1
Integral Design to improve communication and sub-solution generation in building design collaboration
Wim Zeiler, University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands
10:10 – Parallel sessions
Room A Session 2 – Integrating technology to ‘close the loop’ - Chair: Cathie Simpson, CIBSE Vice President, Building Simulation Ltd
- The role of crowd-sourced data in improving the accuracy of energy use forecasts - Judit Kimpian, AHR
- Practical use of CO2 sensors for early life cycle energy and comfort performance - Sarah Noye, Imperial College London
- The use of low cost infrared cameras for checking thermal insulation and other building services applications - Colin Pearson, BSRIA
- Monitoring energy and environmental performance of an innovative low energy refurbishment of a historic council office building - Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University
Room B Session 3 – Solutions for a real world - Chair: Karen Jackson, Hurley Palmer Flatt
- Development of calibrated operational models of existing buildings for real-time decision support and performance optimisation - Daniel Coakley, Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) Ltd.
- An investigation of cooling unit performance on the London underground train network - Graeme Maidment, London South Bank University
- Real-world validation of climate-based daylight metrics: mission impossible? - John Mardaljevic, Loughborough University
- Case Study: Investigation into the Possible Benefits of Joint Resistance-Based Thermal Modelling - Liam Commins, London South Bank University
Room C Session 4 – Collaborating to succeed - Chair: Tim Rook, BESA
- Using SysML as a collaboration tool in MEP engineering - Michael Wigington, Imperial College London and J Dunton Associates Ltd
- Reducing data centre risk and energy consumption through stakeholder collaboration - Sophia Flucker, Operational Intelligence Ltd
- Domestic overheating – an integrated approach from designer to occupant - William Wright, BRE
- Zero energy retail – a breathing building for Costa Coffee - Owen Connick, Breathing Buildings
11:50 Room A Session 5 – Symposium sponsor address Chris Goggin, Rinnai UK
11:55 Room A Session 6 – Compendiary presentations Chair: Phil Jones, Chair CIBSE Energy Performance Group, Building Energy Solutions
- Evaluation of passive cooling design technologies in residential building in mauritius - Najiah Kaudee, Scene Ries Consult Ltd, Mauritius
- Using Passivhaus methodology to eliminate the performance gap in large scale non-domestic UK buildings – the growing evidence - Jonathan Hines, Architype
- Acoustic insulation for mechanical spaces, reducing noise and vibration caused by MEP services - Mete Oguc, Acrefine Engineering Services Ltd.
- A prototype environmental control strategy using a user-centred approach for residential facilities - Maral Rahmani, University of Southern California
13:20 – Parallel sessions
Room A Session 7 – BIM for real projects - Chair: Charlotte Mercer, Cundall
- Digital masterbuilders: modernising communication between designers and constructors - Edward Godden, Ingleton Wood LLP
- BIM for integrated design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance - Barry Wormald, THINK BIM
- Identifying use cases and data requirements for BIM based energy management processes - Hendro Wicaksono, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Application of NRM3 in asset data classification In BIM: A Case Study Report - Dolapo Oluteye, University College London
Room B Session 8 – Enhancement through assessment - Chair: John Field, CIBSE President Elect and Native-Hue Ltd.
- Impact of carbon reduction plans on building energy in US mega cities - Benjamin Skelton, cycloneENERGYgroup
- NABERS: Everybody needs good NABERS - Ian Van Eerden, Northrop Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd and Paul Angus, Erbas
- Achieving what NABERS achieves – A lessons learned approach for the implementation of nabers in the UK - Samantha Carlsson, Hoare Lea
- Design for performance: a scheme to guarantee new build energy performance - Robert Cohen, Verco
Room C Session 9 – Perfecting practice - Chair: Andrew Saville, CIBSE Board Member, Armville Consultancy
- Learning Together: Preparing collaborative professionals for future practice in the built environment industry - Alex MacLaren, Heriot-Watt University and Sarah Birchall, BSRIA
- Why many engineers are doing less early stage HVAC sizing analysis and why it’s important - Andrew Corney, Sefaira
- Procurement routes and building performance - Julie Godefroy, Hoare Lea
- 3D business plan - Satheesh Jacob, Ramboll UK Ltd and Stephen Appleton, Ramboll UK Ltd
15:25 – Parallel sessions
Room A Session 10 – Interrogating systems performance - Chair: Laura Dunlop, WIBSE Chair, GLD Technical Consulting
- Occupant satisfaction signatures: Longitudinal studies of changing comfort perceptions in two non-domestic buildings - Roderic Bunn, BSRIA and UCL
- Analysis of high resolution terminal unit performance data - Mike Darby, Demand Logic
- How well are your renewable energy systems actually performing? - Alasdair Donn, Willmott Dixon Energy Services
- Cost effectiveness of heat meters within communal or district heating schemes - Andrew Cripps, AECOM
Room B Session 11 – Reaching beyond standards - Chair: David Fitzpatrick, CIBSE Patrons, Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd
- The accuracy of thermal comfort zone, ASHRAE standard 55-2013 - Dimitris Theodossopoulos, University of Derby
- Think outside the box: ‘Churn’ and the Environmental Impact of Office Fit-Out Retrofit - Theodora Tsolaki, Heriot-Watt University
- Retrofitting existing housing stock: The role of professional advice in supporting householders and installers Professional collaboration - lessons for the future - Sadhbh Ni Hogain, Haringey Council
- Architectural education for green building design - Julia Mundo, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico
Room C Session 12 – Delivering solutions with intelligent analysis - Chair: Chris Jones, CIBSE HCNW Chair
- Uncertainty, BIM and whole life environmental impacts of building services - Mike Medas, AECOM
- Operational performance targets in a daylighting design process of a green international airport terminal in the tropics - Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin , International Islamic University Malaysia and Shireen Kasim, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Flow simulation of property-scale rainwater systems - Achala Wickramasinghe, Heriot-Watt University
- Office displacement ventilation using computation fluid dynamics as a design tool - Vasilis Maroulas, Arup
17:00 Room A Session 13 – Debate - Putting our head above the parapet is impossible with the present industry structure - Chair: Richard Rooley, Project Management Partnership Ltd
Day Two
09:00 Room A - Chair: Nick Mead, CIBSE President and NMa
Room A Session 14 – UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings - Phil Banfill, Heriot-Watt University
09:15 – Parallel sessions
Room A Session 15 – Building energy renovation and retrofit - Chair: George Adams, Past CIBSE President, SPIE UK
- Core bundles of technologies to achieve deep energy retrofit with major building renovation projects - Alexander Zhivov
- Advanced business and financial models for Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) - Rüdiger Lohse
- Deep energy retrofit of buildings in europe and the USA. – analysis of case studies - Ove Mørck, Cenergia Energy Consultants, Denmark
- An analysis of energy efficient retrofit strategies for office buildings in China - Runming Yao, University Of Reading
Room B Session 16 – Integrating comfort and energy efficiency - Chair: Derek Clements Croome, Reading University
- Energy efficient district heating in practice – the importance of achieving low return temperatures - Martin Crane, Carbon Alternatives Ltd
- An investigation into the effects of workplace designs upon occupant well-being, satisfaction and performance - Gary Middlehurst, University of Reading
- Evaluating the performance of the mixed-mode ventilation strategy at Horizon House - Ashley Bateson, Hoare Lea
- Quantifying performance potentials of advanced facades - Stephen Selkowitz , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:20 Room A Session 17 – Forecasting performance and cost - Chair: Stuart MacPherson, CIBSE Honorary Treasurer, Irons Foulner
- Semantically enriched BIM life cycle assessment to enhance buildings’ environmental performance - Yair Schwartz, University College London
- Integration of life cycle assessment tools in the design process of low-carbon buildings - Sahar Mirzaie, Heriot-Watt University
- How operational data is used to test assumptions in the SAP methodology - John Henderson, BRE
- Life cycle cost of mechanical and electrical services - Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi, Beverly Clifton Morris (BCM)
11:20 Room B Session 18 – Resilient Cities - Chair: Susie Diamond, CIBSE Future Cities Group, Inkling LLP
- Aspects of energy use by UK air conditioning - Roger Hitchin
- Adapting to improved thermal envelopes with 2-pipe fan coil systems in London - Dinachi Onuzo, AECOM
- Comparative analysis of traditional vs. sustainable chilled water plant design in Saudi Arabia - Syed Mustafa Ali, Al-Hamdan Consulting Office
- Heat pipes for enhanced dehumidification - Richard Meskimmon, S & P Coil Products Limited
14:00 Room A – Session 19 – Unleashing opportunities with future thinking - Chair: Lynne Jack, Heriot-Watt University
- An operational lifetime assessment of the carbon performance of gas fired CHP led district heating - Stuart Allison, Arup
- Opportunities for surface water source heat pumps in the UK and an Introduction to the CIBSE/HPA/GSHPA Code of Practice - Phil Jones, Building Energy Solutions
- Sublime chaos and complexity in construction. Each profession and trade as a divergent attractor - Richard Rooley, Project Management Partnership Ltd
- One Planet, One environment, one chance. A Study - George Adams, SPIE UK
15:40 Break area – Conference close, prize presentation and drinks reception
Chair: Hywel Davies, CIBSE Technical Director
16:20 – (approximately) Day two close