Flagship Retrofit - Incentivising Building Occupants
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as PDF We recognise the critical role of human behaviour in determining the real-life efï¬ciency of buildings. For this retro-ï¬t proposal, our aim is to influence the behaviour of the occupants by providing them with specific information on how the building is performing, and energy / carbon saving advice based upon detailed analysis of their actual usage patterns. We believe that we can demonstrate an effective and scaleable whole-house solution that can be cost-effectively and rapidly deployed by RSLs. The main elements of our proposal are: * Physical building upgrade with minimal tenant disruption * Real-time data capture and analysis * Communication with occupants * Wider Incentives and Issues
Retrofit for the future ZA392F
Flagship Retrofit - Incentivising Building Occupants : Project images
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Energy and fuel use
Measured data from renewable generation is not yet available.
Fuel use
| Pre-development | Forecast | Measured | |
| Electricity use | 9313.3 kWh/yr | 2665.58 kWh/yr | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas use | - | - | - |
| Oil use | - | - | - |
| LPG use | - | - | - |
| Wood use | - | - | - |
| Other Fuel | - | - | - |
| Pre-development | Forecast | Measured | |
| Primary energy requirement | 370 kWh/m².yr | 106 kWh/m².yr | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual CO₂ emissions | 88 kg CO₂/m².yr | 25 kg CO₂/m².yr | - |
| Annual space heat demand | - | 43.11 kWh/m².yr | - |
Renewable energy
| Electricity generation | Forecast | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Renewables Technology | - | - |
| Other Renewables Tech | - | - |
| Electricity consumed by generation | - | - |
| Primary energy requirement offset by renewable generation | 106 kWh/m².yr | - |
| Annual CO₂ emissions offset by renewable generation | 25 kg CO₂/m².yr | - |
Calculation and targets
| Whole house energy calculation method | OTHER |
|---|---|
| Other whole house calculation method | DEMScot whole-house model, based on SAP 9.82 and BREDEM. |
| Energy target | Retrofit for the Future |
| Other energy targets | CO2 emissions 23.10kg/m2.yr |
| Forecast heating load | - |
Airtightness
| Date | Result | |
| Pre-development air permeability test | - | - |
|---|---|---|
| Final air permeability test | - | - |
Project description
| Stage | Under construction |
|---|---|
| Start date | 01 February 2010 |
| Occupation date | 01 February 2010 |
| Location | Martlesham, Ipswich Suffolk England |
| Build type | Refurbishment |
| Building sector | Public Residential |
| Property type | Mid Terrace |
| Construction type | Masonry Cavity |
| Other construction type | Filled cavity |
| Party wall construction | Solid brick |
| Floor area | 62.88 m² |
| Floor area calculation method | Treated Floor Area (PHPP) |
| Building certification |
Project Team
| Organisation | Carnego Systems Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project lead person | Carnego Systems Ltd |
| Landlord or Client | Flagship Housing Group |
| Architect | |
| Mechanical & electrical consultant | |
| Energy consultant | Cambridge Architectural Research |
| Structural engineer | |
| Quantity surveyor | |
| Consultant | |
| Contractor |
Design strategies
| Planned occupancy | Design occupancy level is as current: one adult and one child |
|---|---|
| Space heating strategy | Air source heat pump to wet radiator system. |
| Water heating strategy | Solar thermal with immersion boost. |
| Fuel strategy | Continue reliance on electricity, with conservation and use of solar thermal and ASHP to reduce load. |
| Renewable energy strategy | PV and other renewable generation strategies evaluated, but cost effectiveness considered too poor for widescale rollout . |
| Passive Solar strategy | Continued reliance on solar gain from large windows to habitable rooms - no special measures for control or utilisation due to high thermal mass of structure (no internal insulation). |
| Space cooling strategy | Natural ventilation and ad hoc shading. |
| Daylighting strategy | Continued reliance on daylighting from large windows to habitable rooms. |
| Ventilation strategy | Controlled ventilation to be incorporated in replacement window units. |
| Airtightness strategy | Improvement through replacement of windows and elimination or caulking of service entry points. |
| Strategy for minimising thermal bridges | Additional loft insulation, carefully installed to cover gaps in existing insulation; and perimeter insulation to edge of ground floor slab. The scheme does not envisage additional wall insulation, so it is inevitable that thermal bridges will remain. |
| Modelling strategy | DEMScot whole-house model, based on SAP 9.82 and BREDEM. |
| Insulation strategy | Additional insulation to loft, flat roof and slab perimter as described above. |
| Other relevant retrofit strategies | Carnego smart control system and strategies to influence user behaviour. |
| Contextual information |
Building services
| Occupancy | NULL |
|---|---|
| Space heating | NULL |
| Hot water | NULL |
| Ventilation | NULL |
| Controls | NULL |
| Cooking | NULL |
| Lighting | NULL |
| Appliances | NULL |
| Renewable energy generation system | NULL |
| Strategy for minimising thermal bridges | NULL |
Building construction
| Storeys | 0 |
|---|---|
| Volume | - |
| Thermal fabric area | - |
| Roof description | NULL |
| Roof U-value | 0.00 W/m² K |
| Walls description | NULL |
| Walls U-value | 0.00 W/m² K |
| Party walls description | NULL |
| Party walls U-value | 0.00 W/m² K |
| Floor description | NULL |
| Floor U-value | 0.00 W/m² K |
| Glazed doors description | NULL |
| Glazed doors U-value | 0.00 W/m² K - |
| Opaque doors description | NULL |
| Opaque doors U-value | 0.00 W/m² K - |
| Windows description | NULL |
| Windows U-value | 0.00 W/m² K - |
| Windows energy transmittance (G-value) | - |
| Windows light transmittance | - |
| Rooflights description | NULL |
| Rooflights light transmittance | - |
| Rooflights U-value | 0.00 W/m² K |