Consultancy services to industry include modelling studies in support of design decision-making, laboratory tests to characterise the behaviour of new products, and field monitoring to determine the performance of buildings and new/renewable energy plant in use.

Issues that may be studied include, but are not limited to, the following:

Energy

• Heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting of buildings
• Energy supply and demand at the local or regional level

Hybrid systems

• Critical component sizing within hybrid energy supply systems
• Control system performance prediction

Renewable energy scheme deployments

• Grid and building-integrated systems design
• Passive technologies for demand reduction

Airflow

• Natural ventilation approaches and heat recovery
• Indoor and outdoor air movement and emissions

Materials

• Advanced glazings and insulation products
• Photovoltaic components integration
• Equipment assessment (heat pumps, combined heat and power, wind turbines etc.)

Comfort and health

• Thermal, visual and acoustic
• Indoor air quality
• Daylighting and glare avoidance

Air quality

• Surface and interstitial condensation
• Mould growth alleviation
• Contaminants

Please contact us to discuss your consultancy needs.