Evaluating the building performance of an office building in London to improve indoor thermal comfort

Elsharkawy, Heba and Zahiri, Sahar (2018) Evaluating the building performance of an office building in London to improve indoor thermal comfort. In: PLEA 2018 : 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture : Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit; 10 - 12 Dec 2018, Hong Kong, China.

Abstract

This study evaluates the building performance of an office building in London, which had issues reported concerning thermal comfort of occupants. The research aims to assess the occupants’ thermal comfort, and building performance of this building during the winter season. The study undertakes field studies including a questionnaire-based survey, and on-site monitoring as well as building simulation modelling to evaluate the building performance and to validate a simulation model to be used in the second phase of the study concerning energy efficient and cost effective retrofit proposals.

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