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‘Energy House: Whole House Testing'

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• About Energy House Labs
• Key Benefits
• Main Projects
• Energy House 2.0

Introduction

Labs

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Controlled Conditions

Controlled conditions means that we can repeat tests and remove noise. These are not perfect, but do go some way to reflecting exterior conditions

• Temp -13C to 30C
• Rain
• Solar
• Wind
• Snow
• Human Activity – doors, windows, appliances

and incidental gains

Granularity and Reliability of Data

Much greater depth of sensoring when compared to field trials as well as reliability and quick resolution of issues.

• T and rh – 20+ per room and in chamber
• Flow and return heat meters
• All circuits
• All sockets
• Smart metering
• Comforts rig
• Cross sectional testing – coheating, U values,

air tests, thermography

Ability to Make Changes

Complexity of field trials is well known. In the Energy House we can be as disruptive as we like!

• Whole house retrofits
• Rapid demonstrators
• Iterative improvements – test and change

Full Retrofit Full Retrofit without Floor Insulation Solid Wall Insulation Performance Glazing Loft Insulation Reference Acoustic Test Full Retrofit Full Retrofit without Floor Insulation Solid Wall Insulation Performance Glazing Loft Insulation Reference Acoustic Test

Energy Efficiency – Saint Gobain (2013-4)

Methods for Building Performance

Controlled conditions means that we are able to test different building performance methods

• Rapid U Values
• Quantitative Thermography
• Coheating
• QUBe
• Pulse
• SMETERS

Smart Energy Systems – HAVEN (2019)

• Smart Energy System within the

Energy House

• Multiple assets under control
• Generating, storing, and

consuming energy

• Rapid demonstrator impossible

to pull together and test in the time anywhere else

Energy House 2

• New facility - £16m part funded by

European Regional Development Fund

• 2 large-scale chambers
• Green field sites
• Weather conditions covering 95% of

world’s population

• Multiple building types
• Space for parking in chamber V2G
• New energy vectors

Conclusions

• Has represented a step change in innovation for the

sector

• Does not replace field trials, but lets you know if it is

worth doing

• Provides advantage for UK for rapid prototyping
• Where building performance methods can be tested
• Energy House 2.0 will be ready June 2021

Questions?

w.c.swan@Salford.ac.uk 0161 295 0073 – to get in touch