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Understanding and mitigating overheating and indoor PM2.5 risks using coupled temperatures
Understanding and mitigating overheating and indoor PM2.5 risks using coupled temperatures. 1 March 2015. Indoor temperature and air quality in dwellings are closely coupled. Differences between the indoor temperature and the temperature outside and…
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Impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures on indoor PM2.5 concentrations
Impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures on indoor PM2.5 concentrations. 25 February 2015. As part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions in the UK, policies encouraging the energy-efficient retrofit of domestic properties are being…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Urban social housing resilience to excess summer heat
Urban social housing resilience to excess summer heat. 17 February 2015. IEDE staff contribute to special issue of BRI journal. and Dr Jonathon Taylor of UCL IEDE have contributed to the recently published Special Issue of Building Research &…
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What should the ventilation objectives be for retrofit energy efficiency interventions of dwellings?
What should the ventilation objectives be for retrofit energy efficiency interventions of dwellings? 30 January 2015. Major energy efficiency refurbishment of the UK housing stock is needed to help attain emission reduction targets of greenhouse…
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MSc FEM Singapore Graduation Ceremony
MSc FEM Singapore Graduation Ceremony. 22 January 2015. Dean of the Bartlett, Professor Alan Penn, presided over the graduation in Singapore of 37 students of the MSc in Facility and Environment Management on 19 January. Alexi Marmot, Professor of…
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UCL IEDE Research Associate writes on counter-terrorism, design and the built environment
UCL IEDE Research Associate writes on counter-terrorism, design and the built environment. 22 January 2015. Dr Claire McAndrew has contributed to a new publication on counter terrorism, design and the built environment:. Dalton, B., Martin, K.,…
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3x4: Exploring metaspace platforms for inclusive future cities
3x4: Exploring metaspace platforms for inclusive future cities. 22 January 2015. UCL IEDE's Dr Claire McAndrew contributed to the interactive telepresent installation, 3x4. During Unbox Festival, held between the 12th and 14th December 2014, public…
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Third stakeholder workshop on ‘Integrated decision-making about Housing, Energy and Wellbeing (HEW)’
Third stakeholder workshop on ‘Integrated decision-making about Housing, Energy and Wellbeing (HEW)’. 22 January 2015. On 13 November 2014, the BSEER’s Complex Built Environment Systems (CBES) Group held its third workshop on housing, energy…
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Annual MSc EDE trip to Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales
Annual MSc EDE trip to Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales. 19 January 2015. The annual MSc Environmental Design and Engineering trip to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Machynlleth, Wales this November was once again a great…
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UCL IEDE Lecturer gives talk at Smart Green City + Buildings conference in Seoul, South Korea
UCL IEDE Lecturer gives talk at Smart Green City Buildings conference in Seoul, South Korea. 19 January 2015. On Wednesday 26 November 2014 Dr Ben Croxford spoke on Green Remodelling (as retrofit is known in South Korea) at the Smart Green City…
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