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dc.contributor.authorBruce-Konuah, Adorkor
dc.contributor.authorJones, Rory
dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Alba
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-20T15:54:58Z
dc.date.available2021-09-20T15:54:58Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-20
dc.identifier.issn2398-4708
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17886
dc.description.abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for estimating scheduled and manual override heating events and heating settings from indoor air temperature and gas use measurements in UK homes. Design/methodology/approach Living room air temperature and gas use data were measured in ten UK homes built to low energy standards. The temperature measurements are used to establish whether the central heating system is turned on or off and to estimate the heating setpoint used. The estimated heating periods are verified using the homes' average daily gas consumption profiles. Findings Using this method, the average number of heating periods per day was 2.2 (SD = 0.8) on weekdays and 2.7 (SD = 0.5) on weekends. The weekday mean heating duration was 8.8 h and for weekends, it was 9.8 h. Manual overrides of the settings occurred in all the dwellings and added an average of 2.4 h and 1.5 h to the heating duration on weekdays and weekends respectively. The mean estimated setpoint temperatures were 21.2 and 21.4°C on weekdays and weekends respectively. Research limitations/implications Manual overrides of heating behaviours have only previously been assessed by questionnaire survey. This paper demonstrates an alternative method to identifying these manual override events and responds to a key gap in the current body of research that little is currently reported on the frequency and duration of manual heating overrides in UK homes. Practical implications The results could be used to better inform the assumptions of space heating behaviour used in energy models in order to more accurately predict the space heating energy demands of dwellings. Originality/value Manual overrides of heating behaviours have only previously been assessed by questionnaire survey. This paper demonstrates an alternative method to identifying these manual override events and responds to a key gap in the current body of research that little is currently reported on the frequency and duration of manual heating overrides in UK homes.

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dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subject7 Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.titleA method for estimating scheduled and manual override heating behaviour and settings from measurements in low energy UK homes
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.issueahead-of-print
plymouth.volumeahead-of-print
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalInternational Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/ijbpa-05-2021-0074
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/School of Art, Design and Architecture
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dcterms.dateAccepted2021-09-13
dc.rights.embargodate2021-9-22
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-09-20
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