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Camacho-Montano, S C, Cook, M and Wagner, A (2020) Avoiding overheating in existing school buildings through optimized passive measures. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 349–63.

Fosas, D, Moran, F, Natarajan, S, Orr, J and Coley, D (2020) The importance of thermal modelling and prototyping in shelter design. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 379–400.

Ibrahim, A, Ali, H, Abuhendi, F and Jaradat, S (2020) Thermal seasonal variation and occupants’ spatial behaviour in domestic spaces. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 364–78.

Li, W, Zhang, Y, Lu, D and Augenbroe, G (2020) Quantification methods of natural ventilated building performance in preliminary design. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 401–14.

Resalati, S, Kendrick, C C and Hill, C (2020) Embodied energy data implications for optimal specification of building envelopes. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 429–45.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Building regulations; building envelope; embodied energy; life cycle assessment; insulation sector; combined operational and embodied carbon;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1665980
  • Abstract:
    Highly insulated building envelopes have become more commonplace as environmental imperatives require reduction of building carbon footprints. Whilst increased insulation levels reduce operational energy demand, the additional embodied energy investment can increase the buildings’ overall environmental impact. The embodied energy consideration can determine whether, and to what extent, additional insulation is justified. The following paper investigates the impact of uncertainties of embodied energy data on the cumulative operational and embodied energy analyses and holistically appraises its implications for different stakeholders involved with the construction sector. Limitations in current life cycle assessment (LCA) calculation methods and high uncertainty of available data are recognized and reflected in the analyses through studying available environmental product declarations of various types of insulation materials and by modelling a typical semi-detached residential building in the UK as the case study. The results of such approach illustrate ‘optimum insulation thicknesses’ beyond which the embodied energy penalty outweighs operational energy savings. These essentially represent idealized levels of building envelope insulation that can inform the development of future standards for low energy/carbon buildings and support the adoption of LCAs as decision-making tools in informing the urgent debate of optimal insulation requirements of buildings.

Rohde, L, Steen Larsen, T, Jensen, R L, Larsen, O K, Jønsson, K T and Loukou, E (2020) Determining indoor environmental criteria weights through expert panels and surveys. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 415–28.

Sayın, S and Çelebi, G (2020) A practical approach to performance-based building design in architectural project. Building Research & Information, 48(04), 446–68.