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EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING RESEARCH UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS AT ENERGY HOUSE LABS
THURSDAY 16 JANUARY 2025 11:00 – 12:00 UK TIME - VIRTUAL WEBINAR / ZOOM
THURSDAY 16 JANUARY 2025 11:00 – 12:00 UK TIME - VIRTUAL WEBINAR / ZOOM
Presented by Professor Lubo Jankovic, Professor of Energy & Buildings | Energy House Labs,
School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester
In-situ measurement of building physics properties is essential for improving design methods, tools and control approaches. Field trials of the performance of completed buildings are typically carried out over a two-year period, representing a considerable lead time and cost before the results can become available and can be fed back into design process. As buildings contribute 40% towards overall carbon emissions, it has become apparent that an accelerated approach towards building performance research is needed to achieve net-zero targets by 2050.
Such a new accelerated approach was introduced in 2012, when Energy House 1, a two bedroom house within an environmental chamber, opened at the University of Salford. This paved the way towards the opening of Energy House 2.0 in January 2023, a unique £16 million research facility, consisting of two environmental chambers, where each chamber can accommodate two detached houses under controlled conditions, and recreate a wide variety of weather conditions with temperatures ranging between -20˚C to +40˚C, and simulate wind, rain, snow and solar radiation.
WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTS:
The talk will overview experimental research at Energy House Labs, investigating the ways for accelerating the progress towards net zero housing design. The presentation will include examples of:
In-situ measurement of building fabric and systems performance under controlled conditions;
Computer modelling of building performance and model calibration using experimental data;
Experimental measurement of building physics properties;
Machine learning for advanced control algorithms.
PRESENTER'S BIO:
Professor Lubo Jankovic is Professor of Energy & Buildings at Energy House Labs at the University of Salford, where he has a wide research agenda on improving building energy performance and reducing carbon emissions. His work on Designing Zero Carbon Buildings has contributed to the industry with book editions in 2012, 2017, and 2024. His outputs in sustainable retrofitting, based on design and experimental performance evaluation, are widely cited and his work on non-invasive experimental measurement of building physics properties has introduced a new method for quality control of building retrofit. His work on reducing simulation performance gap of hempcrete buildings has earned him a unique reputation in industry.
He holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, and is a Chartered Engineer, a Member of CIBSE, a Member of ASHRAE, a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and a Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association. In 2024 he was selected as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer.
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