This paper outlines the results and lessons derived from monitoring the Elizabeth Fry Building at the University of East Anglia (UEA) for a period of 18 months in use. The monitoring, carried out as part of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Region's Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme, sought to examine the performance of the building as a whole rather than focusing on one particular element.
The paper describes the possible role of monitoring activities in the study of passive cooling concepts. Special attention goes to monitoring activities for post-implementation performance analysis on real buildings. Various aspects of the monitoring method, the set-up of a monitoring campaign, accuracy aspects of monitoring results as well as their extrapolation are discussed.
Many ambient pollutants are in particulate form arid there is a need to sample them for a variety of reasons. A wide range of samplers is available for different purposes but, unfortunately, there does not seem to be a very good understanding of the reasons governing the choice of samplers for different tasks. The present paper attempts to address some of these problems by reviewing briefly the types of sampler used for collecting airborne dust in the ambient atmosphere and the reasons for their choice.
The BRE has carried out monitoring tests to measure the winter ventilation performance of the Portland Building, the recentlycompleted low energy building at the University of Portsmouth
This paper sets out the monitoring results of the York Energy Demonstration Project (YEDP), carried out under the UK Government's Greenhouse Programme. Energy savings of up to 50% were observed as a result of incorporating energy efficiency measures into housing modernisation programmes. The project also provided insights into a number of replication issues.