Research projects

zero emissions buildings

DEL carries out research at both the individual building and building stock scale. Activity at the individual building scale encompasses demand-side and supply-side sustainable energy design strategy, fabric, system, construction and operational issues. This work is supported by physical testing & monitoring suites and computer modelling tools. Activity at the building stock scale focuses on energy profiling, technology deployment, policy and environmental and socio-economic externalities.

• a reference model for ground coupled heat transfer

• development of a virtual building test platform

• driving energy efficiency hehaviour in the domestic sector
• energy and carbon profiling of the domestic building stock

• investigation and development of numerical methods for building energy simulation

• reducing life cycle impacts on 1980’s housing stock in Ireland

• validation of solution methods for building energy simulation

For further information on any of the above projects please contact Dr Kirk Shanks