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Beauty and the beast: opportunities and threats arising from distorted global flows of materials
Beauty and the beast: opportunities and threats arising from distorted global flows of materials. 1 January 2014. Beauty and the beast: opportunities and threats arising from distorted global flows of materials. In Brattberg,, E.r.i.c., Hamilton,…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
100 Unintended consequences of policies to improve the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock
100 Unintended consequences of policies to improve the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock. 1 January 2014. As a major sector contributing to the UK's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, housing is an important focus of government policies to…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
The effectiveness of retrofitted green and cool roofs at reducing overheating in a naturally ventilated office in London: Direct and indirect effects in current and future climates
The effectiveness of retrofitted green and cool roofs at reducing overheating in a naturally ventilated office in London: Direct and indirect effects in current and future climates. 1 January 2014. Mitigating summertime overheating is increasingly…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
The impact of occupancy patterns, occupant-controlled ventilation and shading on indoor overheating risk in domestic environments
The impact of occupancy patterns, occupant-controlled ventilation and shading on indoor overheating risk in domestic environments. 1 January 2014. It is widely recognised that a major source of uncertainty in building performance simulation relates…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings
The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings. 1 January 2014. The risk of overheating in UK dwellings is predicted to increase due to anthropogenic climate change and local urban climate…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Using agent-based modelling to simulate occupants' behaviours in response to summer overheating
Using agent-based modelling to simulate occupants' behaviours in response to summer overheating. 1 January 2014. This paper presents a pilot investigation of an ongoing research to model detailed occupants' behaviours when dealing with summer…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Variation in ecosystem service values in response to land use changes in Zhifanggou watershed of Loess plateau: a comparative study
Variation in ecosystem service values in response to land use changes in Zhifanggou watershed of Loess plateau: a comparative study. 1 January 2014. Background: Anthropological activities could lead to various land use changes. This subsequently…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
India's CO2 emissions pathways to 2050: energy system, economic and fossil fuel impacts with and without carbon permit trading.
India's CO2 emissions pathways to 2050: energy system, economic and fossil fuel impacts with and without carbon permit trading. 1 January 2014. India’s CO2 emissions pathways to 2050: energy system, economic and fossil fuel impacts with and…
UCL Energy Institute
LEAPs and Bounds-an Energy Demand and Constraint Optimised Model of the Irish Energy System
LEAPs and Bounds-an Energy Demand and Constraint Optimised Model of the Irish Energy System. 1 January 2014. This paper builds a model of energy demand and supply for Ireland with a focus on evaluating, and providing insights for, energy efficiency…
UCL Energy Institute
Past trends for the UK Energy Scenarios: How close are their predictions to reality?
Past trends for the UK Energy Scenarios: How close are their predictions to reality? 1 January 2014. Past trends for the UK Energy Scenarios: How close are their predictions to reality?. Zafeiratou, E., Spataru, C. (2014). The full text of this…
UCL Energy Institute