UHI LOW CARBON BUILDING RESEARCH ENERGY ANALYSIS AND CERTIFICATION

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UHI LOW CARBON BUILDING RESEARCH ENERGY
ANALYSIS AND CERTIFICATION

• Dr. Neil Finlayson, Senior Researcher
• Donald Macritchie, Senior Energy Engineer
• Donald I Macdonald, Murdo Morrison, Donald
  Macaskill, John Macbeth
• Keith Murray, Iain Macpherson, Victoria Silver,
  Ioannis Rizos, Andre Martini, Malcolm Murray,
  James Morrison, Rachel Mackenzie, Anna
  Macritchie, David Maciver, Katherine Mackenzie,
  Daniel Macleod, Nicola Macleod, Brian Wilson
• John Kennedy
• Green Building Studio U.S.A

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UHI Research

• Major RD investment programme developing through
  Comhairle nan Eilean, HIE, and EU Structural
  Funds
• Energy is a key strategic theme of Research
  Hebrides
• UHI Lews Castle College working closely with UHI
  Thurso Environmental Research Institute on
  renewable energy research
• 12 M.Sc Research positions filled Sep 2006

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ECONOMICS POLICY GROUP

• Energy Summer School
• Low Carbon Highlands Islands

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GBS UK GROUP
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LOW CARBON RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
John

• Hydrogen in the built environment
• Low carbon Hebrides

Victoria
Andre
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DEMETER GROUP the SketchUp Green Building
Extension

• SketchUp most popular 3D CAD
• Owned by Google

Ioannis
Malcolm
David
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MATERIALS SENSORS GROUP

• electrochromic glazing
• solar opportunities

Keith
Anna
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ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS- MAINTAINS FLAT INTERNAL
TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE DOME
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MAPS GROUP
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Built Environment Energy Analysis

• Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
• UK implementation
• Products SBEM, IES, EDSL, Ecotect
• Green Building Studio and gbXML
• UK localization of GBS
• Add-ons Demeter (SketchUp client), Calasso
  (energy certificates)

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WHY EPBD? CLIMATE CHANGE
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Buildings are responsible for almost half of all
energy consumptionand greenhouse gas emissions.
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THE WORST ARE 10x WORSE THAN THE BEST
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ENERGY CERTIFICATES

• Energy certificates rate the energy performance
  of a building. The idea is similar to the
  well-established energy labels for the sale of
  white goods such as fridges and washing machines.
  
• 240,000 per year at 2000-4000 cost

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UK EPBD Timetable
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DISPLAY ENERGY CERTIFICATES

• Display Energy Certificates (DECs) show the
  actual energy usage of a building, the
  Operational Rating, and help the public see the
  energy efficiency of a building. This is based on
  the energy consumption of the building as
  recorded by gas, electricity and other meters.
  The DEC should be clearly displayed at all times
  in a prominent place clearly visible to the
  public. A DEC is always accompanied by an
  Advisory Report that lists cost effective
  measures to improve the energy rating of the
  building.
• Display Energy Certificates are only required for
  buildings that are occupied by a public authority
  or an institution providing a public service to a
  large number of persons that with a total useful
  area greater than 1000m2. Display Energy
  Certificates are valid for one year. The
  accompanying Advisory Report is valid for 7
  years.
• In the longer term, the Government has announced
  our intention to consult on whether this
  requirement should be extended to include private
  sector buildings occupied by commercial
  organisations where large numbers of members of
  the public regularly visit the building. Such an
  extension would be subject to separate
  legislation.
• The requirement for Display Energy Certificates
  comes into effect from 6 April 2008.

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GREENSPACE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN
SUPPORT OF EPBD
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DEMETER SKETCHUP GREEN BUILDING PLUG-IN
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GREEN BUILDING STUDIO UKLOCALISATION

• Conformance to UK Building Regulations
• Constructions, HVAC, schedules etc
• Validation vs competing products

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CONSTRUCTION TABLES
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gbXML
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GBS DESIGN SCENARIOS COST COMPARISON
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CALASSO ENERGY CERTIFICATES
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gbXML -gt SBEM transformation

• lt!-- Get the SBEM type corresponding to the
  gbXML type. --gt
• ltxsltemplate match"slookups"gt
• ltxslparam name"curr-AirLoop"/gt
• ltxslvalue-of select"key('gbxml-sbem-lookup',
  curr-AirLoop/_at_systemType)/ssbem_type"/gt
• lt/xsltemplategt
• ltxsltemplate name"AirLoopBoilerPowerTypeLookup
  "gt
• ltxslvariable name"hydronicLoopId"
  select"./AirLoopEquipment/HydronicLoopId/_at_hydroni
  cLoopIdRef"/gt
• ltxslapply-templates select"hvac-fueltype-look
  ups-top"gt
• lt!-- We choose the first Power --gt
• ltxslwith-param name"curr-Power"
  select"//HydronicLoop_at_id hydronicLoopId/Hydr
  onicLoopEquipment_at_equipmentType'Boiler'/Power1
  "/gt
• lt/xslapply-templatesgt
• lt/xsltemplategt
• lt!-- Get the SBEM fueltype corresponding to the
  gbXML powertype. --gt
• ltxsltemplate match"shvac_fueltype_lookups"gt
• ltxslparam name"curr-Power"/gt
• ltxslvalue-of select"key('gbxml-sbem-fueltype-l
  ookup', curr-Power/_at_powerType)/ssbem_fueltype"/gt
  

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DID WE PASS?NO
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THE FUTURE CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE
TECHNOLOGYCREATE EILEAN SIAR 3 YEAR PLAN 32
HIGH QUALITY INNOVATION POSTS

• Greenspace New Technology Research 8 posts
• Greenspace Spinout 8 posts
• Economics and Policy Group 4 posts
• Hydrogen/Renewable Technologies 8 posts
• Eilean Siar Energy Incubators 4 posts

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SUMMARY

• Greenspace Research at UHI-LCC is focused on the
  dynamic design and management of green buildings
• Hydrogen/Renewable Technology Lab strongly
  complementary to Greenspace
• Local partnership in action (UHI LCC, Comhairle,
  HISTP-ERDF, HIE)
• We are looking to build a top-class Renewable
  Energy Research Centre in the Outer Hebrides
  supporting 32 top quality jobs

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To paraphrase Alasdair GrayWork as if you live
in the early days of a low carbon nation.