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Ade, R and Rehm, M (2020) Reaching for the stars: green construction cost premiums for Homestar certification. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 570–80.
Arashpour, M, Heidarpour, A, Akbar Nezhad, A, Hosseinifard, Z, Chileshe, N and Hosseini, R (2020) Performance-based control of variability and tolerance in off-site manufacture and assembly: optimization of penalty on poor production quality. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 502–14.
Hamilton, I G, Summerfield, A J, Steadman, J P, Stone, A and Davies, M (2010) Exploring energy integration between new and existing developments. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 609.
Hammad, A W, Grzybowska, H, Sutrisna, M, Akbarnezhad, A and Haddad, A (2020) A novel mathematical optimisation model for the scheduling of activities in modular construction factories. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 534–51.
Hassan, A and El-Rayes, K (2020) Quantifying the interruption impact of activity delays in non-serial repetitive construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 515–33.
Hernandez, P and Kenny, P (2010) Integrating occupant preference and life cycle energy evaluation: a simplified method. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 37.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: comfort; embodied energy; energy analysis; housing; life cycle; low-energy houses; occupant behaviour
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2010.513209
- Abstract:
Building energy evaluation and assessment methods have evolved over the last decades towards sophisticated tools, which can support designers in minimizing building energy use. However, the majority of building energy performance evaluation methods and tools generally do not include a life cycle perspective, choosing to ignore the use of resources associated with the additional materials and systems employed to reduce the energy use of buildings in operation. Considerations of ‘acceptable’ or ‘expected’ levels of comfort or occupant preferences are also frequently ignored outside the research community. This paper describes a simple methodology which integrates life cycle energy analysis and comfort expectations with building energy evaluation. It discusses the potential contribution of the occupants' preferences not only in the energy use of buildings in operation, but also the embodied energy associated with equipment and systems. The method is demonstrated in a case study considering a house in a maritime climate with the options of either mechanical or natural ventilation, and some differences in thermal and ventilation preferences. In the study it is observed that as ‘zero heating’ demand is approached, the embodied energy of materials and systems becomes significant. The differences in occupants' expected temperature and ventilation levels can be important issues to consider when selecting heating and ventilation systems for minimum life cycle energy use.
Littlefair, P, Ortiz, J and Bhaumik, C D (2010) A simulation of solar shading control on UK office energy use. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 46.
Loosemore, M, Alkilani, S and Mathenge, R (2020) The risks of and barriers to social procurement in construction: a supply chain perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 552–69.
Lucke, T and Beecham, S (2010) Aeration and gutter water levels in siphonic roof drainage systems. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 85.
Pink, S, Tutt, D, Dainty, A and Gibb, A (2010) Ethnographic methodologies for construction research: knowing, practice and interventions. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 647-659.
Steinhardt, D, Manley, K, Bildsten, L and Widen, K (2020) The structure of emergent prefabricated housing industries: a comparative case study of Australia and Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 483–501.
Tenpierik, M J and Cauberg, J J M (2010) Encapsulated vacuum insulation panels: theoretical thermal optimization. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 9.
Thomas, L E (2010) Evaluating design strategies, performance and occupant satisfaction: a low carbon office refurbishment. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 24.