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Amadi, A I and Higham, A (2019) Putting context to numbers: a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 217–37.

Brager, G and Baker, L (2009) Occupant satisfaction in mixed-mode buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 369–80.

Isaacs, N (2019) Evolution of sub-floor moisture management requirements in UK, USA and New Zealand 1600s to 1969. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 366–94.

Kölsch, P (2019) Hygrothermal simulation of cathedral ceiling roofs with ventilated roofing tiles. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 473–87.

Kalz, D E, Pfafferott, J, Herkel, S and Wagner, A (2009) Building signatures correlating thermal comfort and low-energy cooling: in-use performance. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 413–32.

Lee, I, Roppel, P, Lawton, M and Ferreira, P (2019) Design limits for framed wall assemblies dependent on material choices for sheathing membranes and exterior insulation. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 426–47.

Lomas, K J, Cook, M J and Short, C A (2009) Commissioning hybrid advanced naturally ventilated buildings: a US case study. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 397–412.

Loosemore, M and Reid, S (2019) The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 183–200.

Nicol, J F, Hacker, J, Spires, B and Davies, H (2009) Suggestion for new approach to overheating diagnostics. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 348–57.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: adaptive thermal comfort; comfort; design summer year (DSY); discomfort; overheating; standards
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210902904981
  • Abstract:
    In a changing climate there is increasing concern about the risk of overheating in UK buildings, particularly those with a low-carbon footprint which cannot rely on mechanical cooling. This gives rise to concern among building professionals about how overheating risk can best be assessed. Current Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) guidance uses a simple definition of overheating as the exceedance of 28°C for more than 1% of occupied hours, based on simulations using weather files from a ‘design summer year’ (DSY). There is increasing evidence that this criterion is both insensitive and open to abuse. This paper uses field surveys of thermal (dis)comfort and the adaptive thinking behind the British and European Standard BS EN15251 to propose a new approach. It takes account of the effect of indoor and outdoor climate on the dissatisfaction of building occupants. An alternative definition of overheating in buildings is proposed, along with an approach to predicting the magnitude and/or frequency of occurrence of overheating in buildings.

Pelsmakers, S, Vereecken, E, Airaksinen, M and Elwell, C C (2019) Void conditions and potential for mould growth in insulated and uninsulated suspended timber ground floors. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 395–425.

Pout, C and Hitchin, E R (2009) Future environmental impacts of room air-conditioners in Europe. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 358–68.

Rijal, H B, Humphreys, M A and Nicol, J F (2009) Understanding occupant behaviour: the use of controls in mixed-mode office buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 381–96.

Rose, W (2019) Must attic ventilation be preserved in energy retrofits?. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 461–72.

Rupp, S H and Plagmann, M (2019) Characterisation of air permeability of common ceiling linings and penetrations. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 448–60.

Smith, S D (2019) Safety first? Production pressures and the implications on safety and health. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 238–42.

Toppinen, A, Sauru, M, Pätäri, S, Lähtinen, K and Tuppura, A (2019) Internal and external factors of competitiveness shaping the future of wooden multistory construction in Finland and Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 201–16.

Tuohy, P (2009) Regulations and robust low-carbon buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 45.