New research from our Energy House Labs team has taken Heat3D beyond the laboratory, testing an innovative approach to measuring building performance across 22 occupied homes and providing new insights into how buildings perform in real-world conditions. The second Heat3D paper, published in Buildings MDPI’s special issue “The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings”, takes the research […]
Energy House Labs has been featured in a new article by The Big Issue, showcasing how research at the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0 facility is helping to understand how homes can perform in a changing climate. The feature takes readers inside Energy House 2.0, where our full-sized homes are tested in controlled environments that […]
Energy House Labs Research Fellow Grant Henshaw recently appeared on BBC Morning Live to discuss the importance of quality installation when it comes to air source heat pump performance. The segment followed the experience of a homeowner whose air source heat pump, installed by an MCS-certified installer, was found to be undersized for the property […]
Energy House Labs is contributing to a new policy position paper exploring how Britain’s smart metering infrastructure could be used to monitor and manage indoor warmth and comfort across homes. The proposed Smart Meter Enabled Environmental Sensing approach sets out how existing infrastructure could be used to deliver consistent, trusted indoor environmental data across millions of properties. […]
Here at Energy House Labs at the University of Salford, we are seeing first-hand how rising temperatures are impacting homes across the UK. As the country experiences record-breaking heat this June, our research is helping to understand how buildings respond—and what people can do to stay comfortable. The UK has already recorded its hottest June […]
Our researchers Xinyi Zhang and Richard Fitton have been featured in the CIBSE Journal for their latest work exploring how ventilation systems will perform under the upcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS), marking a significant contribution to the evolving field of low-carbon housing design. In their article, “HEM unlocked: modelling ventilation under the Future Homes Standard,” […]