2017 CIBSE Technical Symposium Papers

The seventh annual Technical Symposium took place at Loughborough University from 5-6 April 2017.

The 2017 theme, Delivering Resilient High Performance Buildings, was inspired by the 2017 ASHRAE and CIBSE presidential themes, respectively “Adapt Today to Shape Tomorrow” and “Improving Performance”. The aim of the 2017 Technical Symposium was to provide evidence of the successful adoption of resilience in the design and operation of buildings.

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Below is the programme.

Day One Programme

	Session 1 - Room A
1	Delivering resilience in a challenging environment
	Chair - Tim Dwyer, Symposium chair
1.1	Tim McGinn - DIALOG Case study Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton Alberta Canada - Resilient green design in a sub-arctic environment

	Parallel sessions
	Session 2 - Room A
2	Defining and assessing resilience in buildings
	Chair - Kevin Lomas, Loughborough University
2.1	Barny Evans - WSP Group An investigation into the use of temporal factors for CO2 emissions accounting in buildings
2.2	Ewan Jones - AECOM The carbon gap: analysis of the effects of grid decarbonisation on building CO2 emissions and design
2.3	David Jenkins - Heriot-Watt University The role of buildings within future resilient energy systems
2.4	Rajat Gupta - Oxford Brookes University Achieving energy resilience through smart storage of solar-generated electricity at household and community level

	Session 3 - Room B
3	Establishing and maintaining resilient design conditions
	Chair - Derek Clements-Croome, Reading University
3.1	Stefan Vandaele - University of Manchester/Daikin Temperature adjustments for design data for urban air conditioning design.
3.2	Kelly Watson - University of Manchester Wellbeing valuation in the built environment
3.3	Nick Conlan - Association of Noise Consultants, AVOG Noise, ventilation and overheating in residential developments
3.4	Tom Lipinski - Ventive Ltd Passive ventilation with heat recovery in an urban school: performance in use

	Session 4 - Room C
4	Assuring future performance for visual environments
	Chair - David Fitzpatrick, Consultant
4.1	John Mardaljevic - Loughborough University Aperture Sunlight and Skylight Indices: A Rating System for Windows and Shading Devices
4.2	Seda Kacel - Istanbul Technical University Review paper Post-occupancy evaluation in the field of lighting: Current studies and future guidance
4.3	Ruth Kelly Waskett - De Montfort University The impact of user behaviour on the effectiveness of retrofit smart glazing in an office building
4.4	Kevin Kelly - Dublin Institute of Technology A New Interior Lighting Design Methodology – using MRSE

	Session 5 - Symposium sponsor addresses - Room A
5	Chair - Mike Smith, BSRIA
	Chris Goggins, Rinnai UK & Michael Lim, AECOM

	Session 6 - Compendiary presentations 1 - Room A
6	Compendiary session 1
	Chair - Mike Smith, BSRIA
6.1	Robert Diamond - Ingleton Wood LLP The interconnected resilient city
6.2	Nick Hopper - Monodraught Ltd A case study demonstrating how hybrid ventilation and natural cooling deliver resilient high performance buildings
6.3	Christer Frennfelt - SWEP Converting to gasket-free heat exchangers for resilient high performance buildings
6.4	George Adams - SPIE UK Opinion paper We strive for resilient buildings, what chance to achieve collective urban resilience?
6.5	Melanie Robinson - Edinburgh Napier University A critical appraisal of BIM implementation in the context of environmental performance enhancement in the Construction Industry
6.6	Sally Shahzad - University of Derby Is neutral thermal sensation the correct response to assess thermal comfort?

	Parallel sessions
	Session 7 - Room A
7	Practicalities and pitfalls of predicting performance
	Chair - Tim Wentz, ASHRAE President, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
7.1	John Gleeson - IES Case study Case Study: LEED Gold rated refurbished building which utilised energy modelling from the design stage to post occupancy operation
7.2	Sophia Flucker - Operational Intelligence Ltd Minimising data centre environmental impact – beyond energy efficiency
7.3	Larry Spielvogel - Consulting Engineer Case study Green buildings can waste energy efficiently

	Session 8 - Room B
8	Information driven advanced design and operation
	Chair - Mariana Trusson, Cundall
8.1	Andrew Corney - Sefaira Case study Collaborative, cloud-based energy modelling - lessons learnt from a new design process
8.2	Yusuke Arima - University of Tokyo Typical and Design Weather Year: A new type of year weather data based on quantile mapping
8.3	Thomas Whiffen - National Energy Foundation Energy savings in temporary buildings using power line carrier in an adaptable building energy management system

	Session 9 - Room C
9	Evaluating and monitoring building systems performance
	Chair - Julie Godefroy, Consultant
9.1	Anaclara Penha - University of Sheffield Assessing the energy performance and occupant satisfaction of foyer spaces
9.2	Ana Rodriguez-Arguelles - AECOM/TSBE Sensitivity analysis for small power energy assessments under the TM22 audit framework
9.3	Steve Munn - Hevasure Ltd Case study Condition monitoring of the LTHW and CHW systems at The Francis Crick Institute during commissioning

	Parallel sessions
	Session 10 - Room A
10	Adapting form and function for improved operation
	Chair - George Adams, CIBSE Past President, SPIE UK
10.1	Chris Schuetze - Troup Bywaters & Anders Opinion paper Resilience through adaptive room use
10.2	Munis Abdul Hameed - Ramboll Review paper Experimental investigation on the impact of insulated concrete forms on building envelope performance in UAE
10.3	Adetokunbo Sangowawa - KOA Consultants Ltd Evaluation of glazed façades in Lagos, Nigeria

	Session 11 - Room B
11	Thermally driven analysis and evaluation
	Chair - Emilia Targonska, Hoare Lea
11.1	Ahmad Younis - De Montfort University Towards resilient low-middle income apartments in Amman, Jordan: a thermal performance investigation of heating load
11.2	Gareth Davies - London South Bank University Cooling and recovery of heat from underground railway tunnels for district heating
11.3	Sofie Pelsmakers - University of Sheffield Evaluating overheating risk and mitigation strategies in low energy houses in the UK: Two Sheffield case studies

	Session 13 - Room A
12	Debate: There is no purpose in having a code of ethics
	Chair - Richard Rooley, Past ASHRAE President, Project Management Partnership Ltd

Day Two Programme
	Session 13 - Plenary - Tim Wentz
13	Plenary
	Chair - John Field, CIBSE President , Native-Hue Ltd

	Session 14 - Room A
14	Planning for future high performing buildings
	Chair - Charlotte Mercer, Cundall
14.1	Tom Lawrence - University of Georgia Human factors and thermal comfort considerations with electrical demand Response program implementation
14.2	Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi - Beverly Clifton Morris and Liverpool John Moores University Business case for exceeding Greater London Authority energy plan
14.3	Kishore Bhattacharya - Glacier Engineering A new fast track approach for value judgements to achieve energy efficiency in a hi-tech building using an iterative platform.

	Session 15 - Room B
15	Heating up the effectiveness of system operation
	Chair - Andrew Saville, CIBSE Board Member, Armville Consultancy
15.1	Doug Baldock - Hoare Lea Case study The development of an activity based Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to optimise the heating system design process
15.2	Will Griffiths - BRE Predicting the performance of domestic electrical heat pumps in UK homes
15.3	Alan Abela - BRE Performance testing of domestic hot water heat pumps to EN 16147

10:45

Refreshments and posters

	Session 16 - Room A
16	Optimising systems application, integration and operation
	Chair - Benny Skelton, Cyclone Energy
16.1	Ghasson Shabha - Birmingham City University The use of digital smart sensors technology in early detection and monitoring of air-borne infection in British hospitals? The dilemma
16.2	Linda Lee - American Green Technology Room-based active UV-C technology reduces the amount of bacteria and/or fungus in the air and improves indoor air quality
16.3	Melody Wang - Affiliated Engineers Inc Case study Adapting design to meet the changing role of buildings, a case study for campus renovations
16.4	John Hammond - Consultant Opinion paper Remove refrigerant based cooling with low-level supply of efficient indirect evaporative cooling

	Session 17 - Room B
17	Retrofitting the past for a resilient future
	Chair - Ashley Bateson, Hoare Lea
17.1	Marianne Heaslip - URBED Resilient domestic retrofit, producing real world performance
17.2	Don Colliver - University of Kentucky Analysis of energy used in industrial facilities and the identification and subsequent implementation of most frequent savings opportunities of energy retrofits
17.3	Abdullahi Ahmed - Coventry University Case study Performance Assessment and Post Occupancy Evaluation for Low-Energy Retrofit of Public Buildings: Case Study of Coventry University Living Lab
17.4	Sergio Fox - AWE Case study Learning from the masters: Resilience needs simplicity, and simplicity needs knowledge

	Session 18 - Reserved session - Room A
18	Chair - Mike Smith, BSRIA

	Session 19 - Compendiary presentations 2 - Room A
19	Compendiary session 2
	Chair - Mike Smith, BSRIA
19.1	Charalampos Angelopoulos - Loughborough University Natural ventilation in UK schools during the heating season: window design and performance using CFD
19.2	Athanasios Lykartsis - University of West London and CIBSE Ventilation techniques to reduce risk of overheating under extreme hot weather conditions of a school building for various locations in the UK
19.3	Colin Rees - IES Exploring climate change impact on building energy benchmarks now and in the future to ensure operational resilience
19.4	Eleonora Brembilla - Loughborough University On the need for CBDM Benchmarks: Simulation, measurement and compliance

Lunch and Posters

	Session 20 - Room A
20	Towards a resilient future
	Chair - John Field, CIBSE President , Native-Hue Ltd
20.1	Jonathan Atkinson - Carbon Co-op Case study Re-thinking the 'smart city' - simple, collaborative, user-led and open
20.2	Michael Wigington - J Dunton Associates Limited Cyber-security strategies in building control systems to ensure system resilience is not undermined
20.3	Tim Bowden - Ramboll Case study Design and operation to satisfy conflicting demands in listed buildings
20.4	Ashley Bateson - Hoare Lea Case study Designing buildings as if people mattered – the engineer’s role in promoting occupant health and wellbeing

2017 Papers

The seventh annual Technical Symposium took place at Loughborough University from 5-6 April 2017.

Day One Programme

Day Two Programme