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Indoor school environments, physical activity, sitting behaviour, pedagogy: scoping review
Indoor school environments, physical activity, sitting behaviour, pedagogy: scoping review. 5 March 2015. Physical activity levels in children are low and sitting time high, despite the health benefits of regular physical activity and limited sitting…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Defining Overheating - Detailed Evidence Review
Defining Overheating - Detailed Evidence Review. 1 March 2015. Defining Overheating - Detailed Evidence Review. Mylona, A., Mavrogianni, A., Davies, M., Wilkinson, P. (2015).…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 1: The interrelationships between thermal conditions, CO2 levels, ventilation rates and selected indoor pollutants
Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 1: The interrelationships between thermal conditions, CO2 levels, ventilation rates and selected indoor pollutants. Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 1: The…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Cortical hyperexcitability and sensitivity to discomfort glare
Cortical hyperexcitability and sensitivity to discomfort glare. 1 March 2015. It is well established that there are two main aspects to glare, the visual impairment and the discomfort, known as disability and discomfort glare, respectively. In…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 2: Health outcomes and perceived indoor air quality in relation to classroom exposure and building characteristics
Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 2: Health outcomes and perceived indoor air quality in relation to classroom exposure and building characteristics. Is CO2 a good proxy for indoor air quality in classrooms? Part 2:…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Understanding and mitigating overheating and indoor PM2.5 risks using coupled temperatures
Understanding and mitigating overheating and indoor PM2.5 risks using coupled temperatures. 1 March 2015. Indoor temperature and air quality in dwellings are closely coupled. Differences between the indoor temperature and the temperature outside and…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures on indoor PM2.5 concentrations
Impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures on indoor PM2.5 concentrations. 25 February 2015. As part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions in the UK, policies encouraging the energy-efficient retrofit of domestic properties are being…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Urban social housing resilience to excess summer heat
Urban social housing resilience to excess summer heat. 17 February 2015. IEDE staff contribute to special issue of BRI journal. and Dr Jonathon Taylor of UCL IEDE have contributed to the recently published Special Issue of Building Research &…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
What should the ventilation objectives be for retrofit energy efficiency interventions of dwellings?
What should the ventilation objectives be for retrofit energy efficiency interventions of dwellings? 30 January 2015. Major energy efficiency refurbishment of the UK housing stock is needed to help attain emission reduction targets of greenhouse…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
MSc FEM Singapore Graduation Ceremony
MSc FEM Singapore Graduation Ceremony. 22 January 2015. Dean of the Bartlett, Professor Alan Penn, presided over the graduation in Singapore of 37 students of the MSc in Facility and Environment Management on 19 January. Alexi Marmot, Professor of…
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