International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 41 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Building performance and sustainable infrastructure: unsustainable return to practice

Christopher Gorse, Colin Booth, Lloyd Scott

Engaging UK repair–maintain–improve practitioners in improved building performance

Niamh Murtagh, Alice M. Owen, Kate Simpson

To improve building performance and meet statutory carbon reduction targets, a radical transformation of existing UK building stock is needed. Much previous research on building…

A method for estimating scheduled and manual override heating behaviour and settings from measurements in low energy UK homes

Adorkor Bruce-Konuah, Rory V. Jones, Alba Fuertes

The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for estimating scheduled and manual override heating events and heating settings from indoor air temperature and gas use…

Evaluating methods for estimating whole house air infiltration rates in summer: implications for overheating and indoor air quality

Ben M. Roberts, David Allinson, Kevin J. Lomas

Accurate values for infiltration rate are important to reliably estimate heat losses from buildings. Infiltration rate is rarely measured directly, and instead is usually…

Importance-performance analysis (IPA) of the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of an EDGE-certified building in Ghana

Kofi Agyekum, Elorm Emil Koku Akli-Nartey, Augustine Senanu Kukah, Amma Kyewaa Agyekum

The excellence in design and greater efficiencies (EDGE) certification system has seen a gradual adoption worldwide, with Ghana having six out of its eight certified green…

Applying the CO2 concentration decay tracer gas method in long-term monitoring campaigns in occupied homes: identifying appropriate unoccupied periods and decay periods

Jessica Few, Clifford A. Elwell

Ventilation is driven by weather conditions, occupant actions and mechanical ventilation, and so can be highly variable. This paper reports on the development of two analysis…

Whole building life cycle assessment at the design stage: a BIM-based framework using environmental product declaration

Haibo Feng, Mohamad Kassem, David Greenwood, Omar Doukari

Whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) is a key methodology to reduce the environmental impacts in the building sector. Research studies usually face challenges in…

Life cycle assessment of 61 ducted gas heating upgrades in Australia

Ina Eileen Peukes, Pomponi Francesco, Bernardino D'Amico

Operational energy use in buildings accounts for 28% of global energy demand. One method to reduce operational energy is upgrading old appliances to more efficient ones. In…

Cost and environmental performance of forced air and hot water heating systems in post-Soviet countries

Begmyrat Kulmedov, Serdar Durdyev

The aim of the present study is to assess the selected heating systems (furnace and boiler) commonly used in the dwellings of seven post-USSR (the Union of Soviet Socialist…

Defining and demonstrating a smart technology configuration to improve energy performance and occupant comfort in existing buildings: a conceptual framework

Sidney Newton, Arezoo Shirazi, Pernille Christensen

To achieve the building and property by 2050, decarbonisation goals will now require a significant increase in the rate of improvement in the energy performance of buildings…

Design and modeling of an on-site greywater treatment system for a hotel building

Sultan Kobeyev, Serik Tokbolat, Farnush Nazipov, Alfrendo Satyanaga

As the United States is making a significant move toward rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, there is a high demand for sustainable solutions across various…

Building control (amendment) regulations 2014: integration and compliance in large Irish construction organisations

Gavin Dennehy, Bobby Kennedy, John Spillane

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors relating to the integration and compliance of Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (BC(A)R 2014) in large Irish…

Ethanol-driven building fungus colonisation: “Whisky Black” in urban built environments

Nigel Craig, Nick Pilcher, Alan M. Forster, Craig Kennedy

The spirits industry is a major economic contributor worldwide, often requiring years of maturation in barrels that is associated with significant release of ethanol into the…

Indoor environmental quality improvement of student dormitories in Tehran, Iran

Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Azin Velashjerdi Farahani, Kamyar Soleimani, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian

University students spend a considerable amount of time in dorm rooms, where their environmental condition affects residents' health, well-being, sleep quality and the associated…

Thermal performance and indoor air quality in new, medium density houses – Auckland, New Zealand

Roger Clive Birchmore, Terri-Ann Berry, Shannon L. Wallis, Steve Tsai, German Hernandez

New Zealand’s historical housing stock comprises largely single-storey detached houses, characterised by poor winter comfort with high air infiltration. Challenges with…