Implications of climate change and occupant behaviour on future energy demand in a zero carbon house

The Birmingham Zero Carbon House is a retrofitted Victorian house that has achieved carbon negative performance.! Future predictions of temperatures are showing an increase in Cooling Degree Days (CCD), even under a low carbon emissions scenario.! This paper aims to investigate the human behaviour effect on maintaining indoor thermal comfort in future weather, in various models of cooling in the Zero Carbon House. As a result, evaluating the implications of climate change on energy consumption, and the extent to which the occupant behaviour can minimise the growing demand in energy are investigated.