MC2011 Introduction

The amount of energy used by a building can vary by 300% or more depending on the habits and behaviour of its occupants. Physics and engineering are important but not enough on their own. People and buildings form a system whose purpose is to provide a safe, comfortable, sustainable and affordable shelter for its inhabitants. A successful building is one which provides the means for those who live in it to achieve these aims and does this with the minimum use of resources. There are a growing number of Masters courses in the UK and the world which are designed to help students, and in many cases practitioners, to gain the basic knowledge they need to design good lowcarbon buildings. At the same time Masters students rarely get an opportunity to present their work except to their fellow students and within the confines of their own University. As a result a lot of interesting work can become locked away – at best in the school archive, at worst only in the memories of the writer, supervisor or examiner. The process of writing a paper of just a few pages from the wealth of data which one can accumulate in writing a masters dissertation can be challenging and instructive. This conference will try to address this situation by providing a forum to discuss short papers by Masters Students who are near the end of their course or who have completed in the last two years. The subject of their paper will usually reflect that of their thesis, but may result from other work they have done if this will provide an interesting and informative paper. The conference will provide a forum for students of different bodies to meet one another and exchange information and discuss important topics. the conference may also provide a forum for students to contact potential employers. All papers and presentations will be uploaded to the NCEUB website. It is not necessary to offer a paper to attend; a small attendance fee will be made for refreshments on the day.


The conference is open to all current students of appropriate Masters courses or those who have graduated in the last two years.

Suggested subject areas

Organised by

Prof Fergus Nicol & Dr Luisa Brotas
London Metropolitan University

Scientific group

Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Brian Ford, Maria Kolokotroni, Susan Roaf, Andy Ford, Jake Hacker, Michael Humphreys, Adrian Pitts, Paul Tuohy, Fionn Stevenson, Malcolm Cook, Christopher Tweed, Mary Hancock



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PROCEEDINGS MC2011 - papers and presentations downlowdable herein

09:30 Registration and coffee reception

10:00 OPENING TALK by Professor Maria Kolokotroni from Brunel University

Thermal and visual experience as a deliberate element of architectural design

BREEAM, LEED, Comfort standards, policy and building regulations, passivhaus

Passive and hybrid strategies for heating and cooling, shading and natural ventilation

12:44 to 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Energy consumption assessment via simulation and measurement, energy audit and energy efficiency

Measuring comfort: Post occupancy evaluation, indoor air quality, thermal, visual and other subjective surveys

Other aspects of low energy architecture

16:08 to 16:30 TEA BREAK

Integrated renewable energy, low carbon cooling, solar panels, daylighting and low energy artificial light

Simulation of occupied buildings, measuring and modelling human behaviour in buildings, embodied energy and thermal mass

18:00 to 18:20 AWARDS and closure of the conference

Organised by

NCEUB  

Assisted by

ARUP     LEARN     LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Sponsored by

IEE  USE  

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