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Thursday 26 June
11.00-13.00 - morning parallel sessions
Caernafon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Trevor Butler
Experimental Study on Thermal Comfort Conditions in Existing Public Primary Schools Buildings in Upper Egypt
Ahmed Saleem, Ali Abel-Rahman, Ahmed Hamza Ali, Shinichi Ookawara
Electricity Demand Profile of Australia Low Energy Houses
Seungho Lee, Wasim Saman, Dr. David Whaley
Impact of the Envelope Geometry on Cooling Demand in Very Airtight UK Dwellings under Current and Future Weather Projections
Yahya Lavafpour, Steve Sharples
A Social Learning Tool - barriers and opportunities for collective occupant learning in low carbon housing.
Magdalena Baborska-Narozny, Paul Chatterton, Fionn Stevenson
Energy and environmental performance of the 'Abertridwr community' first winter season
John Littlewood, Gareth Davies, Ivan Smallwood
A Brief Review of Literature and Methodology in OEB Research
Jing Zhao, Kate Carter
Posters: On view at the back of the Caernarfon Room; authors in attendance at coffee breaks
Thursday 26 June
11.00-13.00 - morning parallel sessions
Brecon
Chair: Dr Catalina Spataru
Physical energy storage employed worldwide
Yen Chung Kok , Catalina Spataru
An analysis of the impact of bioenergy and geosequestration in the UK future energy system in 2050
Catalina Spataru
Technical and Economic Perspective for Repowering of Micro Hydro Power Plants: a Case Study of an Early XX Century Power Plant
Antonio Gagliano, Francesco Nocera, Francesco Patania, Giuseppe Tina
Past Trends for the UK Energy Scenarios: How close are their predictions to reality?
Catalina Spataru, Eleni Zafeiratou
Two-stage optimization for building energy management
Jorn Gruber, Milan Prodanovic
Demand-side characterisation of the Smart City for energy modelling
Will Turner, Biswajit Basu, Oliver Kinnane
Thursday 26 June
11.00-13.00 - morning parallel sessions
Pembroke
Chair: Dr Alfonso Capozzoli
The effectiveness of PCM wallboards for the energy refurbishment of lightweight buildings
Gianpiero Evola, Luigi Marletta
Simulating thermochromic and heat mirror glazing systems in hot and cold climates
Georgios Kokogiannakis, Cristina Aloisio, Jo Darkwa
Moisture buffering active devices for indoor humidity control: preliminary experimental evaluations
Elisa Di Giuseppe, Marco D'Orazio
Towards an ideal adaptive glazed facade for office buildings
Fabio Favoino, Qian Jin, Mauro Overend
An overview on solar shading systems for buildings
Francesco Minichiello, Laura Bellia, Concetta Marino, Alessia Pedace
A review of the performance of buildings with integrated Phase change material: Opportunities for application in cold climate
Habtamu Bayera Madessa
Thursday 26 June
11.00-13.00 - morning parallel sessions
Kidwelly
Chair: Prof Aziz Naamane
Analysis and Simulation of the Energy Behavior of a Building equipped with RES in Simscape
Mouna Abarkan
Triphase cascaded inverter symmetric (5L) for PV systems controlled by various multicarrier PWM strategies
Abdelaziz Fri, Rachid El Bachtiri, Abdelaziz El Ghzizal, Aziz Naamane
Contribution to the modeling of ageing effects in PV cells and modules
Bechara Nehme, Tilda Akiki, Nacer K M’Sirdi, Aziz Naamane
Analysing the impact of Eco-Design requirements on heating systems? A European case study
Rainer Elsland, Harald Bradke, Martin Wietschel
Overview of current development in compressed air energy storage technology
Jihong Wang, Krupke Christopher, Mark Dooner, Clarke Jonathan, Xing Luo
Great Britain’s energy vectors and transmission level grid energy storage
I.A. Grant Wilson, Peter Hall, Anthony Rennie
Thursday 26 June
11.00-13.00 - morning parallel sessions
Caerphilly
Chair: Dr Elisa Di Giuseppe
Are internal heat gains underestimated in thermal performance evaluation of buildings?
Rainer Elsland, Ilhan Peksen, Martin Wietschel
A case study investigation of indoor air quality in UK Passivhaus dwellings
Grainne McGill, Menghao Menghao, Lukumon Oyedele
Modelling Zero Energy Buildings: parametric study for the technical optimization
Enrico Fabrizio, Maria Ferrara, Marco Filippi, Frederic Kuznik, Joseph Virgone
A zero energy concept building for the Mediterranean climate
Francesco Causone, Salvatore Carlucci, Lorenzo Pagliano, Marco Pietrobon
Comparative study of two configurations of solar tower power for electricity generation in Algeria
Mohamed Abbas
Server Power Modeling for Run-time Energy Optimization of Cloud Computing Facilities
Patricia Arroba, Jose Ayala, Jose Moya, Katzalin Olcoz, Jose Risco-MartÌn, Marina Zapater
Thursday 26 June
15.30-17.30 - afternoon parallel sessions
Caernafon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Trevor Butler
Effects of Air-Conditioning System on the Building Occupants’ Work Performance. Case Study: Office Building, Kedah, Malaysia
Norhidayah Md Ulang, Faizal Baharum, Shahril Nizam Ismail
Energy-efficient solutions for the restoration of a traditional building in the historical center of Catania (Italy)
Antonio Gagliano, Francesco Nocera, Francesco Patania, Vincenzo Sapienza
Reaching to net zero energy: The recipe to create zero energy homes in warm temperate climates
Stephen Berry, Kathryn Davidson, Wasim Saman, David Whaley
Informing Energy-efficient Building Envelope Design Decisions for Hong Kong
Xiaoxia Sang, M.M. Kumaraswamy, Wei Pan
Posters: On view at the back of the Caernarfon Room; authors in attendance at coffee breaks
Thursday 26 June
15.30-17.30 - afternoon parallel sessions
Brecon
Chair: Dr Catalina Spataru
Model-based fault detection and diagnosis of air handling units: A comparison of methodologies
Raymond Sterling, Gregory Provanb, Jesús Febresa, Dominic O’Sullivanc, Peter Strussd, Marcus M. Keane
Simplified method to derive the Kalman Filter covariance matrices to predict wind speeds from a NWP model
Conor Lynch, Michael O'Mahony, Ted Scully
System Approach For Building Energy Conservation & Management
Hossam A.Gabbar, Farayi Musharavati, Shaligram Pokharel
Control of Wind Conversion System for Autonomous System
Dahmane Menad, El-Hajjaji Ahmed, Bosche Jerome
Neuro-Fuzzy fault detection method for photovoltaic systems
Giuseppe Tina, Luca Bonsignore, Mehrdad Davarifar, Ahmed Elhajjaji, Abdelhamid Rabhi
Thermal metrics for data centers: a critical review
Alfonso Capozzoli, Lucia Liuzzo, Chinnici Marta, Gianluca Serale
Thursday 26 June
15.30-17.30 - afternoon parallel sessions
Pembroke
Chair: Dr Alfonso Capozzoli
Potentialities of a low temperature solar heating system based on slurry phase change materials (PCS)
Gianluca Serale, Alfonso Capozzoli, Ylenia Cascone, Enrico Fabrizio, Perino Marco
Light versus energy performance of office rooms with curtain walls: a parametric study
Valerio Lo Verso
Luigi Giovannini, Simone Iennarella, Valentina Serra
The effect of different materials joint in vacuum insulation panels.
Alice Lorenzati, Stefano Fantucci, Alfonso Capozzoli and Marco Perino
Thursday 26 June
15.30-17.30 - afternoon parallel sessions
Kidwelly
Chair: Prof Mahieddine Emziane
Plate Temperature and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Artificially Roughened and Boosted Solar Air Heater
B.N. Prasad, G.N. Sah
Heave Buoy Energy Converters; Simulation of heave buoy response to wave in Malaysian water
Mohamad Abu Ubaidah Abu Zarim, Hardy Azmir Anuar, Rina Mohd Sharip, Mohd Afizi Mohd Shukran, Wan Baderul Hisan Wan Muda, Omar Zakaria
Chair: Prof Mahieddine Emziane
Modelling and experimental analysis of a PEM electrolyser powered by a solar photovoltaic panel
Fatima Zohra Aouali, Mohamed Becherif, Mahieddine Emziane, Serge Krehi, Kamal Mohammedi, Abdulkader Tabanjat
Chair: Prof Mahieddine Emziane
Building Integrated Solar Desalination (BIDSAL) : preliminary works with multiple effect solar still
Hunkyun Pak
Foster in MED - Fostering Solar Technology in the Mediterranean area. An international project for the building integration of photovoltaic
Maddalena Achenza, Giuseppe Desogus
Strategies for combined use of power conditioning units in vehicles and buildings
Christian Schmicke, Lars Gusig, Jan Minnrich, Henrik Ruscher
Thursday 26 June
15.30-17.30 - afternoon parallel sessions
Caerphilly
Chair: Prof Jeong Tai Kim
Hand Gesture Recognition and Interface via a Depth Imaging Sensor for Smart Home Appliances
Tae-Seong Kim, Dong-Luong Dinh, Jeong Tai Kim
Logistic regression based multi-objective optimization of IAQ ventilation system considering healthy risk and ventilation energy
ChangKyoo Yoo, MinJeong Kim, Jeong Tai Kim, SeungChul Lee, Pyo SeHee
A Study on the Healthy Housing Quality of Multi-family Attached House According to Dwelling Unit Age
Tae Kyung Lee, Na Na Kang
Creating sustainable building through exploiting human comfort
Geun Young Yun, Jeong Tai Kim
The impact of distance on the accuracy of luminance measurement
Gon Kim Kyung, Irakoze Amina, Jeong Tai Kim, Hong Soo Lim
Stock aggregation model and virtual archetype for large scale retro fit modeling of local authority housing in Ireland
James Pittam, Paul O'Sullivan, Garrett O'Sullivan
Friday 27 June
10.30-12.30 - morning parallel sessions
Caernafon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Professor Andrew Geens
Toward Sustainable Building Design: Improving Thermal Performance by Applying Natural Ventilation in Hot-Humid Climate
Nedhal Al-Tamimi
An investigation into minimizing urban heat island (UHI) effects
Christopher O'Malley, Eric R. P. Farr, Jonathan Gates, Poorang A. E. Piroozfar
Thermal memory and transition in lobby spaces
Gloria Vargas, Fionn Stevenson
Energy Management and Air-Conditioning in Buildings in Mauritius: Towards Achieving Sustainability in a Small-Island Developing Economy Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mohammad Elahee
On the hygrothermal performance of straw bale wall elements in Belgium
Jelle Langmans, Staf Roels, Alexis Versele
Friday 27 June
10.30-12.30 - morning parallel sessions
Brecon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Jon Moorhouse
A Python-Modelica Interface for Co-Simulation
Jesus Febres, Marcus Keane, Raymond Sterling
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Jon Moorhouse
Evaluation of Chimney Stack Effect in a New Brewery Using DesignBuilder-EnergyPlus Software
Charles Yousif, Sergio de La Torre de Juan
Building fan coil electric consumption analysis with fuzzy approaches for fault detection and diagnosis
Fiorella Lauro, Alfonso Capozzoli, Imran Khan, Fabio Moretti, Stefano Panzieri, Stefano Pizzuti
A Simplified Procedure for Sizing Solar Thermal Systems; Based on National Assessment Methods in the UK and Ireland
Richard O'Hegarty, Oliver Kinnane, Sarah McCormack
Assessment standard for green store building of China
Wang Junliang, Li Guozhu, Wang QingQin
The retrofit of existing buildings through the exploitation of the green roofs
Antonio Gagliano, Stefano Aneli, Maurizio Detommaso, Francesco Nocera, Francesco Patania
Friday 27 June
10.30-12.30 - morning parallel sessions
Pembroke
Chair: Dr Catalina Spataru
Optimisation of a cogenerated energy systems: the cane biomass flexi-factory case study
Abdel Khoodaruth
Sensitivity analysis and validation of an EnergyPlus model of a house in Upper Austria
Welma Pereira de Jesus, Andreas Boegl
Wind Turbine Maximum Power Point Tracking Using FLC Tuned with GA
Mohamed Amine Haraouabia, Najib Essounbouli, Abdelaziz Hamzaoui
Malfunction and bad behavior diagnosis on domestic environment
Andrea Giantomassi, Gabriele Comodi, Francesco Ferraccuti, Alessandro Fonti, Gloria Puglia
Energy efficiency comparison of a centralized and a multi-agent market based heating system in a field test
Olaf van Pruissen, Armin Togt, Ewoud Werkman
Lighting control based on worker's location information and illuminance preferences in a Smart Workplace
Kei Furukawa, Kazuhiro Sadakiyo, Tetsuya Yamada
Friday 27 June
10.30-12.30 - morning parallel sessions
Kidwelly
Chair: John Cosgrove or Stephanie Gauthier
Development of a methodology for architects for the assessment and integration of sustainable material use from the early design phase
Elke Meex, Griet Verbeeck
Kuwaiti Occupants Feedback on Government Dwelling at Al-Nahda Town
Mohammad Alhazim, John Littlewood, Keireine Canavan, Penny Carey
Actual performance of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) in sustainable buildings: A field study in China
Zufeng Pei, Borong Lin, Yanchen Liu, Yingxin Zhu
Comparative Study of Green Buildings’ Actual Operation Efficiency of Energy and IEQ in China
Yanchen Liu, Borong Lin, Zyfeng Pei, YingXin Zhu
Development Of A Framework For Mapping Energy Usage And Carbon Dioxide Emissions In An Advanced Manufacturing Facility
John Cosgrove, John Littlewood, Paul Wilgeroth
Earth Tube Systems: Cooling Buildings in a Canadian climate
Trevor Butler, John Littlewood, Dr Huw Millward
Renewable Homes Feasibility Options for UK traditional buildings through Green Deal
Charikleia Moschou, Catalina Spataru
Posters on view all day with authors in attendance.
Friday 27 June
15.00-17.00 - afternoon parallel sessions
Caernafon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Professor Andrew Geens
The adaptation of the 'porous residential building model' to hot dry climates: The case study of a residential block in Athens, Greece
Afroditi Maria Konidari, Mike Fedeski
Life cycle assessment of an apartment building: comparison of an attributional and consequential approach
Matthias Buyle, Amaryllis Audenaert, Johan Braet
Application of the LEED PRM to an Italian existing building
Enrico Fabrizio, Cristina Becchio, Stefano Corgnati, Valentina Monetti, Federico Seguro
Stand-alone calculation tools are not the answer to embodied carbon assessment
Chamindika Ariyaratne, Alice Moncaster
Evaluating the Efficacy of BREEAM Code for Sustainable Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study
Christopher O'Malley, Eric R. P. Farr, Jonathan Gates, Poorang A. E. Piroozfar
The daily and hourly energy consumption and load forecasting using artificial neural network method: a case study using a set of 93 households in Portugal
Filipe Rodrigues, Joao Calado, Carlos Cardeira
Friday 27 June
15.00-17.00 - afternoon parallel sessions
Brecon
Chair: Dr John Littlewood or Jon Moorhouse
Impact of aggregate type on air lime mortar properties
Sarah Scannell, Mike Lawrence, Pete Walker
Overview of testing methodologies for thermally improved hollow-core concrete blocks
Charles Yousif, Spiridione Buhagiar, Perit Caroline Caruana, Renzo Curmi, Charlon Grima
Glass Selection for High-Rise Residential Buildings in the United Arab Emirates based on Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Ahmed mokhtar, Ghaith Tibi
Impact of current steel lintels on the thermal performance of cavity wall buildings under the elemental recipe of Part L1A 2013
Francisco Sierra, Jiping Bai, Dr. Talal Maksoud
Thermal Exergy analysis of a building
Marta Giulia Baldi, Lorenzo Leoncini
Friday 27 June
15.00-17.00 - afternoon parallel sessions
Kidwelly
Chair: John Cosgrove or Stephanie Gauthier
Development of a methodology for architects for the assessment and integration of sustainable material use from the early design phase
Elke Meex, Griet Verbeeck
Kuwaiti Occupants Feedback on Government Dwelling at Al-Nahda Town
Mohammad Alhazim, John Littlewood, Keireine Canavan, Penny Carey
Actual performance of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) in sustainable buildings: A field study in China
Zufeng Pei, Borong Lin, Yanchen Liu, Yingxin Zhu
Comparative Study of Green Buildings’ Actual Operation Efficiency of Energy and IEQ in China
Yanchen Liu, Borong Lin, Zyfeng Pei, YingXin Zhu
Development Of A Framework For Mapping Energy Usage And Carbon Dioxide Emissions In An Advanced Manufacturing Facility
John Cosgrove, John Littlewood, Paul Wilgeroth
Earth Tube Systems: Cooling Buildings in a Canadian climate
Trevor Butler, John Littlewood, Dr Huw Millward
Renewable Homes Feasibility Options for UK traditional buildings through Green Deal
Charikleia Moschou, Catalina Spataru
Posters on view all day with authors in attendance.