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.