Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites

J. R. Littlewood; D. Waldron; G. Newman; D. Hedges; F. Zaccaro

doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_62

Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites

J. R. Littlewood^*
, D. Waldron
, G. Newman
, D. Hedges
, F. Zaccaro

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper introduces the pan-Wales (UK) Home-Grown Homes (HGH) project (2018 to 2020) which focusses on three areas of improvement for delivering high performance, affordable and healthy homes. The HGH project is funded by Powys County Council, through the European Regional Development Fund’s Agricultural Stream. The HGH project is being delivered by Woodknowledge Wales in a consortium with Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU), TRADA and Coed Cymru, with seven work packages. ‘More and Better Homes from Wood’ (work package (WP) WP3) focusses on the assessment of building performance for dwellings using timber, and is being delivered by a multi-disciplinary team at CMU through the Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment (SuRBe) group. This paper discusses the context and need for the HGH project as Wales launched its low carbon agenda in March 2019. The focus of this paper on introducing the building performance assessment (BPA) protocol to be implemented by SuRBe across several housing case studies in Wales, through the design, in-construction and occupancy phases, to address thermal and fire (TaF) performance issues, and impacts on occupants’ quality of life, comfort and safety. Preliminary results of in-construction testing on a live construction site are presented, with the challenges of conducting thermography tests whilst construction is in progress and weather conditions in spring in the UK (April 2019). This paper will be useful for academics, architects, building contractors, housing developers and professionals undertaking building performance assessment and evaluation on live construction sites.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019
Editors	John Littlewood, Robert J. Howlett, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain, Alfonso Capozzoli, Lakhmi C. Jain, Lakhmi C. Jain, Lakhmi C. Jain
Publisher	Springer
Pages	735-745
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9789813298675
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_62
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2019
Event	11th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2019 - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 4 Jul 2019 → 5 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	163
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2019
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	4/07/19 → 5/07/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Building performance assessment
Construction
Dwelling
The performance gap
The safety gap
Thermography
Timber
Wales

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Littlewood, J. R., Waldron, D., Newman, G., Hedges, D., & Zaccaro, F. (2019). Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites. In J. Littlewood, R. J. Howlett, R. J. Howlett, L. C. Jain, A. Capozzoli, L. C. Jain, L. C. Jain, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019 (pp. 735-745). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 163). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_62

Littlewood, J. R. ; Waldron, D. ; Newman, G. et al. / Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites. Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019. editor / John Littlewood ; Robert J. Howlett ; Robert J. Howlett ; Lakhmi C. Jain ; Alfonso Capozzoli ; Lakhmi C. Jain ; Lakhmi C. Jain ; Lakhmi C. Jain. Springer, 2019. pp. 735-745 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Littlewood, JR, Waldron, D, Newman, G, Hedges, D & Zaccaro, F 2019, Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites. in J Littlewood, RJ Howlett, RJ Howlett, LC Jain, A Capozzoli, LC Jain, LC Jain & LC Jain (eds), Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol. 163, Springer, pp. 735-745, 11th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2019, Budapest, Hungary, 4/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_62

Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites. / Littlewood, J. R.; Waldron, D.; Newman, G. et al.
Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019. ed. / John Littlewood; Robert J. Howlett; Robert J. Howlett; Lakhmi C. Jain; Alfonso Capozzoli; Lakhmi C. Jain; Lakhmi C. Jain; Lakhmi C. Jain. Springer, 2019. p. 735-745 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 163).

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Littlewood JR, Waldron D, Newman G, Hedges D, Zaccaro F. Building performance assessment protocol for timber dwellings—conducting thermography tests on live construction sites. In Littlewood J, Howlett RJ, Howlett RJ, Jain LC, Capozzoli A, Jain LC, Jain LC, Jain LC, editors, Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of SEB 2019. Springer. 2019. p. 735-745. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies). doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_62

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