Publications

EG-ICE 2025 : AI-Driven Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Built Environments Conference Proceedings

Moreno-Rangel Alejandro, Kumar Bimal

(2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093315

Net zero housing design in practice : evaluating infrared heating in Passivhaus

Moreno-Rangel Alejandro, Maguire Kirsty, Yong Tan Jia

EG-ICE 2025 EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093285

Optimising environmental sensor placement in residential settings : evaluating the Ei1025 for accurate indoor air quality monitoring

Farooq Muhammad Zaeem, Moreno-Rangel Alejandro, Nistor Silviu, Sharpe Tim, Sirimanne Praveen

EG-ICE 2025 EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093297

Integrating intelligent computing for optimized vertical farming systems in arid climates : a case study on wheat production in Algeria

Hallas Nour Elhouda, Moreno-Rangel Alejandro

EG-ICE 2025 EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093272

HESTIA: Home Environment Solutions through Technology and Innovation for All

Booker Douglas, Noakes CJ, Fisher Helen L, Gupta Rajat, Mavrogianni Anna, Bartington Suzanne, Doherty Ruth M, Moreno-Rangel Alejandro, Yeoman Amber

UKIEG Annual Conference: The impact of net-zero and climate change on health and indoor environments (2025)

How Warm is Warm Enough? Measuring Comfort with Radiant Heating in a Scottish Passive House

Moreno-Rangel Alejandro, Maguire Kirsty

UKIEG Annual Conference: The impact of net-zero and climate change on health and indoor environments (2025)

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Research Interests

Alejandro’s main research interests are net zero buildings, particularly Passivhaus homes, and its connections to health, urban and human behaviours. Through this, Alejandro explores the architectural design, energy efficiency methods, passive techniques and their impact on the indoor environment – indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort–, particularly in homes and their relation to the urban environment to create healthy homes. Architecture has well responded to climate change mitigating the effects of the built environment. However, its impact on health is usually left aside. Alejandro’s approach to architectural design seeks to improve the quality of life for all citizens in an ageing society, delivering sustainable interventions that take a “whole house” approach. Alejandro’s research uses design research methods to explore the interactions between resident behaviours and the built environment to deliver healthier indoor environments, considering the impact of bio-psychological-social aspects of health, climate change impacts, and energy efficiency methods interactions. Alejandro’s research interests also extend to the use of low-cost sensors as research tools and the effect that they could have on residential behaviour, design and human health & well-being.

Professional Activities

Low-Carbon Living: Design Pathways for Net Zero Heating in Scottish Homes

Chair

22/7/2025

Atmosphere (Journal)

Peer reviewer

12/7/2025

EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering

Chair

2/7/2025

EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering

Organiser

1/7/2025

EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering

Chair

1/7/2025

UKIEG Annual Conference: The impact of net-zero and climate change on health and indoor environments

Chair

19/6/2025

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Projects

Human-Centric, Healthy, Net-Zero Housing and the Role of Digitisation

McGill, Grainne (Principal Investigator) Dragojlovic-Oliveira, Sonja (Co-investigator) Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Co-investigator)

02-Jan-2024 - 02-Jan-2025

Optimising Environmental Sensor Placement in Residential Settings: AICO Ei1025 Environmental Sensors

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Principal Investigator) Sharpe, Tim (Co-investigator) Farooq, Muhammad Zaeem (Researcher)

The project will involve conducting real-world experiments and statistical analysis. To achieve this, multiple sensors will be placed strategically within a controlled residential room environment in the living room, bedroom and kitchen for one week at a time in each room. A maximum of 22 sensors (5 ceiling, 1 centre of the room and 16 walls) will be placed in each room. A maximum of 4 dwellings will be targeted. The data collected from these sensors will be analysed to identify trends and discrepancies in environmental readings based on the sensor's location. The monitoring would be carried out during a 3 to 4 week period within an agreed seasonal period.

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

Electric Wallpaper Evaluation via Cyber-Physical Systems for Clean Heating: A Pilot Study

Taha, Ahmad (Principal Investigator) Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Principal Investigator)

The UK's homes are among the oldest in the world and the worst insulated in Europe, which contributes to their high carbon footprint. The average UK home loses heat three times faster than, e.g., a German property. Heating in homes and buildings is a major contributor to carbon emissions in Scotland and the UK. In the UK, heating accounts for about 37% of the total carbon emissions, with three quarters of that coming from homes. In Scotland, occupied buildings account for 13% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions, and around 30% of its total energy consumption. Gas central heating is the most common type of heating in Scotland, with 84% of households using a gas or oil boiler as their primary source of heat. Mains gas is the most common fossil fuel used for heating homes. However, more than one million homes in Scotland are not connected to the gas grid and use electric heating or other alternative fuels. The Scottish New Build Heat Standard (NBHS) requires new buildings and limited conversions that apply for a building warrant from April 1, 2024, to use climate-friendly heating systems.
Electric Wallpaper (EWP) is gaining significant attention as an innovative replacement to gas central heating, Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP), and alternative clean heating mechanisms. West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) are piloting the use of NexGen EWP technology in 12 tenemental properties to test the effectiveness of this innovative new clean heating product. This project therefore aims to conduct a pilot study to evaluate the performance of EWP technology in pre 1919 tenements in Glasgow using cutting edge monitoring technology empowered by the Internet-of-Things and AI-enabled data analytics. Data will be collected via a smart sensor system from 12 tenemental properties, owned by WSHA, that already have EWP installed and advanced analytics and forecasting will be applied to generate insights on heating levels, heat retention, and energy consumption taking into account tenants’ comfort level and feedback.

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

Low Carbon Passport Programme

McElroy, Lori (Principal Investigator) Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Co-investigator)

15-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

U-value in situ test - Old Shettleston tenement buildings

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2024

An integrated typology-based approach to guide the future development of European historic buildings towards a clean energy transition (FuturHist)

Sharpe, Tim (Principal Investigator) Gonzalez-Longo, Cristina (Co-investigator) McElroy, Lori (Co-investigator) Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro (Co-investigator) Farooq, Muhammad Zaeem (Researcher)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027

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