Outputs (20)

Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings (2020)
Report
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. (2020). Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings. Edinburgh: Historic Environment Scotland

Over the last decade, there has been an increased awareness of the need to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of Scotland’s building stock and to fulfl obligations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Since approximately 20% of... Read More about Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings.

Offsite Ready Booklets (2020)
Report
Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., Henquel, V., Leitch, K., Stinson, J., Plant O'Toole, E., …Ferriz-Papi, J. A. (2020). Offsite Ready Booklets. Edinburgh: Construction Industry Training Board

Discrepancies between theoretical and actual heating demand in Scottish modern dwellings (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. (2017). Discrepancies between theoretical and actual heating demand in Scottish modern dwellings. In PLEA 2017 Proceedings - Design to Thrive (361-368)

The study reports on the differences between the actual heat consumption profiles of twelve dwellings monitored for four years and their predicted heat demand profiles as calculated by the UK Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). This mon... Read More about Discrepancies between theoretical and actual heating demand in Scottish modern dwellings.

Fife Local Energy Masterplan (2017)
Report
Payne, C., Bell, C., Steen, P., Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., & Muschamp, H. (2017). Fife Local Energy Masterplan. Burntisland: Fife Council

The way we generate and use energy has constantly changed. In recent decades it has become the role of the National Grid, gas network, and multinational energy companies to deliver nearly all the energy: heat, electricity and transport fuels. We inte... Read More about Fife Local Energy Masterplan.

Energy Behaviour Change by Coloured In-Home Display (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Stinson, J., Reid, A., Bros-Williamson, J., & Currie, J. (2016). Energy Behaviour Change by Coloured In-Home Display. In 41st IAHS WORLD CONGRESS: Conference Proceedings

It is estimated that by 2020 some 53 million, next-generation gas and electricity meters, commonly known as ‘smart meters’, will be installed in approximately 30 million homes and small businesses across the UK. A significant feature of the smart met... Read More about Energy Behaviour Change by Coloured In-Home Display.

Innovative refurbishment strategies for poorly performing housing stock in Scotland, UK (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bros-Williamson, J., Stinson, J., Reid, A., & Gravrand, D. (2016). Innovative refurbishment strategies for poorly performing housing stock in Scotland, UK. In 41st IAHS WORLD CONGRESS Conference Proceedings

Scotland is currently increasing its housing stock at a rate of less than 1% per year. With 174,000 households registered on local authority waiting lists for new or improved housing, the energy-efficient retrofit of derelict and dilapidated housing... Read More about Innovative refurbishment strategies for poorly performing housing stock in Scotland, UK.

Bridging the Building Performance Gap (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Currie, J., & Stinson, J. (2016, August). Bridging the Building Performance Gap. Presented at The Energy Agency and Ayrshire Housing CPD event

Ayrshire Housing, in collaboration with the Scottish Energy Centre (SEC) at Edinburgh Napier University, have worked over the last 4 years to define the practicality of integrating energy efficient retrofit measures into a portfolio of hard-to-treat... Read More about Bridging the Building Performance Gap.

The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015). The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings. In W. F. Florez-Escobar, C. A. Brebbia, F. Chejne, & F. Mondragon (Eds.), Energy and Sustainability VI (317-326). https://doi.org/10.2495/ESUS150271

This paper documents research undertaken to evaluate the thermal transmittance of building elements – walls, windows and ceilings – both before and after the addition of insulation in traditionally constructed Scottish buildings. Thirteen different t... Read More about The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings..

Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015). Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement. In Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV (633-642). https://doi.org/10.2495/STR150531

This paper documents research undertaken by the Scottish Energy Centre at Edinburgh Napier University to refurbish a historic library building by means of thermal improvements. The interventions selected were specifically chosen to minimalise any imp... Read More about Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement..

Energy Performance of homes using Modern Methods of Construction. (2015)
Report
Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., & Stinson, J. (2015). Energy Performance of homes using Modern Methods of Construction. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Napier Univeristy

The Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS), developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) comprised of twenty seven dwellings of varying size and form, using ten different Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) techniques; twelve flats with communal garden... Read More about Energy Performance of homes using Modern Methods of Construction..