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Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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/S

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..

The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015, September). The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings. Presented at 6th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability

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..

Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stinson, J., Willis, A., Williamson, J. B., Currie, J., & Smith, R. (2015). Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users. Energy Procedia, 78, 579-584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.015

We evaluate the changes to domestic electricity and gas consumption when the occupants have local access to a coloured real time in-home display (IHD). We report the preliminary six months findings of a three year research project involving 52 new bu... Read More about Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users.