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Bastos, J, Batterman, S A and Freire, F (2016) Significance of mobility in the life-cycle assessment of buildings. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 376-93.
Giesekam, J, Barrett, J R and Taylor, P (2016) Construction sector views on low carbon building materials. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 423-44.
Gleeson, C P (2016) Residential heat pump installations: The role of vocational education and training. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 394-406.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: skills; heat pump; socio-technical; residential; installer; energy efficiency; technology performance; training; vocational education and training (vet); construction & building technology; perspective; performance; heat exchangers; pumps; vocational
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2015.1082701
- Abstract:
Meeting European emissions targets is reliant on innovative renewable technologies, particularly 'renewable heat' from heat pumps. Heat pump performance is driven by Carnot efficiency and optimum performance requires the lowest possible space heating flow temperatures leading to greater sensitivity to poor design, installation and operation. Does sufficient training and installer capacity exist for this technology? This paper situates the results of heat pump field trial performance in a socio-technical context, identifying how far installer competence requirements are met within the current vocational education and training (VET) system and considers possible futures. Few UK installers have formal heat pump qualifications at National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 and heat pump VET is generally through short-course provision where the structure of training is largely unregulated with no strict adherence to a common syllabus or a detailed training centre specification. Prerequisites for short-course trainees, specifically the demand for heating system knowledge based on metric design criteria, is limited and proof of 'experience' is an accepted alternative to formal educational qualifications. The lack of broader educational content and deficiencies in engineering knowledge will have profound negative impacts on both the performance and market acceptance of heat pumps. Possible futures to address this problem are identified.; Meeting European emissions targets is reliant on innovative renewable technologies, particularly 'renewable heat' from heat pumps. Heat pump performance is driven by Carnot efficiency and optimum performance requires the lowest possible space heating flow temperatures leading to greater sensitivity to poor design, installation and operation. Does sufficient training and installer capacity exist for this technology? This paper situates the results of heat pump field trial performance in a socio-technical context, identifying how far installer competence requirements are met within the current vocational education and training (VET) system and considers possible futures. Few UK installers have formal heat pump qualifications at National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 and heat pump VET is generally through short-course provision where the structure of training is largely unregulated with no strict adherence to a common syllabus or a detailed training centre specification. Prerequisites for short-course trainees, specifically the demand for heating system knowledge based on metric design criteria, is limited and proof of 'experience' is an accepted alternative to formal educational qualifications. The lack of broader educational content and deficiencies in engineering knowledge will have profound negative impacts on both the performance and market acceptance of heat pumps. Possible futures to address this problem are identified.;Meeting European emissions targets is reliant on innovative renewable technologies, particularly 'renewable heat' from heat pumps. Heat pump performance is driven by Carnot efficiency and optimum performance requires the lowest possible space heating flow temperatures leading to greater sensitivity to poor design, installation and operation. Does sufficient training and installer capacity exist for this technology? This paper situates the results of heat pump field trial performance in a socio-technical context, identifying how far installer competence requirements are met within the current vocational education and training (VET) system and considers possible futures. Few UK installers have formal heat pump qualifications at National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 and heat pump VET is generally through short-course provision where the structure of training is largely unregulated with no strict adherence to a common syllabus or a detailed training centre specification. Prerequisites for short-course trainees, specifically the demand for heating system knowledge based on metric design criteria, is limited and proof of 'experience' is an accepted al ernative to formal educational qualifications. The lack of broader educational content and deficiencies in engineering knowledge will have profound negative impacts on both the performance and market acceptance of heat pumps. Possible futures to address this problem are identified.;
Huchuk, B, Gunay, H B, O'Brien, W and Cruickshank, C A (2016) Model-based predictive control of office window shades. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 445-55.
Keenan, J M (2016) From sustainability to adaptation: Goldman Sachs' corporate real estate strategy. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 407-22.
Marsh, R (2016) LCA profiles for building components: Strategies for the early design process. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 358-75.
Vimpari, J and Junnila, S (2016) Theory of valuing building life-cycle investments. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 345-57.