Innovative refurbishment strategies for poorly performing housing stock in Scotland, UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bros-Williamson, J., Stinson, J., Reid, A., & Gravrand, D. (2016, September). Innovative refurbishment strategies for poorly performing housing stock in Scotland, UK. Presented at 41st IAHS World Congress: Sustainability and Innovation for the Future, Albufeira, Portugal

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.

Digital Lighting for the Analogue Museum (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2015, October). Digital Lighting for the Analogue Museum. Presented at Professional Lighting Design Convention 2015

Exhibition lighting in museums and galleries usually strives to render the true nature of the surface of the exhibits. This would normally include using light sources that provide the most accurate rendering of colour and tone - white light sources w... Read More about Digital Lighting for the Analogue Museum.

Madlener House. (2015)
Other
Burton, K. (2015). Madlener House. [PDF Score]. Chicago, USA

A work for violin and cello commissioned by Access Contemporary Music and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. The work explores the relationship between music and architecture, specifically that of Madlener House, Chicago, home to the Graham Foundat... Read More about Madlener House..

Lighting Design as a Second Language. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2015, October). Lighting Design as a Second Language. Presented at LES RENCARDS DE L’ACETYLÈNE 2015

Lighting Education for Non-Specialists:

How does anyone end up working as a lighting designer? We have all discovered the joy of lighting design through different routes. When friends in kindergarten wanted to be firemen and astronauts, I did not... Read More about Lighting Design as a Second Language..

Etched in the Memory. (2015)
Journal Article
Forster, A. M., Vettese-Forster, S., & Borland, J. (2015). Etched in the Memory. RICS Building Conservation Journal, 28-29

Alan Forster, Samantha Vettese-Forster and John Borland explore the cultural value of preserving historic graffiti.

External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A (2015)
Other
Levermore, G., Dixon, J., Eames, M., Hanby, V., Junaidi, H., Muneer, T., Sanders, C., & Virk, D. (2015). External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A

This chapter provides the basic weather and solar data required for manual calculation of heating and cooling loads in the UK and Europe. For building simulation purposes, hourly data for CIBSE-defined Test Reference Years (trys) and Design Summer Ye... Read More about External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A.

Solar Energy Measurements (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Tham, Y. W. (2015). Solar Energy Measurements. In Mechanical Engineers' Handbook (1-34). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118985960.meh423

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recommended a standard terminology for various radiation fluxes and the classification of the associated instruments. The units have been chosen on the basis of standard use and ease of physical interpr... Read More about Solar Energy Measurements.

The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods (2014)
Journal Article
Sidawi, B., Deakin, M., & Al-Hariri, M. T. A. (2016). The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods. Indoor and Built Environment, 25(3), 495-508. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326x14556909

Abstract
Many studies have demonstrated the adverse effect built environments have on health and differentiated between their direct and indirect impacts. In the case of diabetes and other chronic diseases, such studies concentrate on the direct imp... Read More about The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods.

An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh (2014)
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S., Gowans, S., Case, J., & Maciej, K. (2014). An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh. European Academic Research, 1, 3218-3247

The surfeit of generic and place-specific sounds that exist in the urban environment contribute to what has been referred to as the soundscape. Within the built environment sound has the potential to create thresholds and acoustic territories that de... Read More about An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh.

Is there a Right White for Museum and Gallery Lighting? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2013, November). Is there a Right White for Museum and Gallery Lighting?. Presented at Professional Lighting Design Convention 2013

For the last two decades, the choice of light source for gallery lighting seemed straightforward. Specifying spotlights for a conservation gallery almost always meant using low voltage tungsten halogen.

Now the go-to technology in gallery lighting... Read More about Is there a Right White for Museum and Gallery Lighting?.

A Future Direction for Lighting Education? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2013, October). A Future Direction for Lighting Education?. Presented at Professional Lighting Design Convention

For several years a momentum has been building behind efforts to provide some measure of the professional competence of lighting practitioners. This move is a natural progression towards the kind of professional recognition afforded to architects and... Read More about A Future Direction for Lighting Education?.

The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2013, October). The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting. Presented at National Galleries of Scotland Research Conference

Sight is the principal sense used by most gallery visitors, hence light is an essential element required for visitors to appreciate the exhibits, but light can also damage the precious objects it allows us to see. Therefore, light itself reflects the... Read More about The Dichotomy of Gallery Lighting..

Albedo Modifications as Global Mitigation and Local Adaptation Strategy in (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Susca, T., & Creutzig, F. (2013, September). Albedo Modifications as Global Mitigation and Local Adaptation Strategy in. Presented at Italian Society for Climate Sciences (SISC)First Annual Conference. Climate change and its implications on ecosystem and society

No abstract available.

Lighting for Interior Design. (2012)
Book
Innes, M. (2012). Lighting for Interior Design. Laurence King Publishing

Without light, interior architecture cannot be fully designed and experienced. It is one of the key tools for an interior designer, but can be a dauntingly technical subject for students.

Part One, Theory, looks at the physics and technology behi... Read More about Lighting for Interior Design..

Energy cooperatives as a means of achieving sustainability within the housing sector. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Borthwick, S., & Muneer, T. (2011, June). Energy cooperatives as a means of achieving sustainability within the housing sector. Presented at CIC Start Online Conference 2011 - Resilience of Buildings, Neighbourhoods and Cities

TRI members Sarah Borthwick and Prof Tariq Muneer have presented a video entitled "Energy Co-operatives as a Means of Achieving Sustainability within the Housing Sector" as part of a 4-day online conference on the "Resilience of Buildings, Neighbourh... Read More about Energy cooperatives as a means of achieving sustainability within the housing sector..

Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa (2011)
Journal Article
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2011). Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa. The Built and Human Environment Review, 4, 41-55

As the knowledge and understanding of environmental impacts associated with buildings increase, methods of assessing the impacts are also improving in building research. This paper attempts to analyse how applicable the conventional and improved proc... Read More about Applicability of inventory methods for embodied energy assessment of buildings in Sub-Sahara Africa.

Learning about Light, How lighting educators are contributing to the professionalisation of lighting design. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2011, October). Learning about Light, How lighting educators are contributing to the professionalisation of lighting design. Presented at Professional Lighting Design Convention 2011

The professional status of architectural lighting design varies in different parts of the world. Those of us practicing in countries with a long history of independent lighting design like to think we are working within an established profession. Yet... Read More about Learning about Light, How lighting educators are contributing to the professionalisation of lighting design..

Why is it so dark in here? Perception of Brightness at Low Light Levels in Museum Environments. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2012, October). Why is it so dark in here? Perception of Brightness at Low Light Levels in Museum Environments. Presented at Professional Lighting Design Convention 2011

Many museum and gallery exhibits are fragile objects that would not survive repeated handling. Even where this is not the case, it is generally frowned upon for visitors to touch exhibits. As a result, vision is by far the most important sense for mu... Read More about Why is it so dark in here? Perception of Brightness at Low Light Levels in Museum Environments..

Solar radiation related climate change projections for the UK (2011)
Thesis
Tham, Y. W. Solar radiation related climate change projections for the UK. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4577

Estimation of hourly averaged solar irradiation: evaluation of models. (2010)
Journal Article
Tham, Y. W., Muneer, T., & Davison, B. (2010). Estimation of hourly averaged solar irradiation: evaluation of models. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 31, 9-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624409350547

Hourly solar radiation data are required in many building services applications. These are also reported in the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Guides A & J. Data from 16 locations in the UK were used to evaluate the so called Li... Read More about Estimation of hourly averaged solar irradiation: evaluation of models..