NEW Event: Thermal Comfort for Building Occupants

The building sector is under pressure with the current and the proposed legislations to reduce CO2 emissions associated with energy use. Maintaining thermal comfort in buildings will be a challenge, particularly in the light of global warming predictions.
This seminar will highlight various aspects that affect thermal comfort in buildings and provide guidance on how to achieve the recommended thermal conditions in buildings. The seminar will look at current legislation on achieving thermal comfort in buildings and will include presentations from both practitioners and researchers regarding the design, computer modelling and performance monitoring of thermal comfort in buildings. The seminar will also highlight future implementation of new knowledge and advanced technology that benefits the investigation of sustainable solutions to improve thermal comfort for building occupants.

Speakers:

Welcome
Prof. Derek Clements-Croome
NVG Chairman, School of Construction Management and Engineering, Reading University

Overview of design regulations for thermal comfort - reviews and highlights of latest thermal comfort standards
Prof. Ken Parsons
Dean of the Faculty of Science, Loughborough University

Thermal comfort assessments in public buildings - cross comparisons of natural, mechanical and HVAC systems
Dr. William Boardass
CEO, William Bordass Associates & Usable Buildings Trust

Thermal comfort experiments - experimental heated, breathing and sweating manikins
Prof. George Havenith
Human Thermal Environments Laboratory, Loughborough University

Detailed model of human heat transfer and thermal comfort - multi-node dynamic thermo-physiological model
Dr. Dusan Fiala
Deputy Director, Institute of Construction Economics, University of Stuttgart

Microclimate simulations in buildings - coupling system of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and human thermo-physiological models
Dr. Tong Yang
Research Fellow, Institute of Energy & Sustainable Development (IESD), De Montfort University

Post-occupancy performance of buildings with low energy ventilation strategies
Prof. Maria Kolokotroni
School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University

Intelligent control of building systems for thermal comfort - practical remedies for pleasant and inspiring indoor environment
Nick Hudleston
Natural Ventilation Solutions Division Manager, SE Controls

Climate change, thermal comfort and school design
Dr. David Coley
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Energy and the Environment, University of Exeter

Implementation of HVAC heat transfer research into CFD software                               Dr. Yehuda Sinai
CFD Projects Manager - Fire, Safety & HVAC, ANSYS UK Ltd

Further details about this event can be found here.