Planning

Week 1-4

·         Literature research on

§         Accommodation design

§         Standards and legislations

§         Historical site set-up and 4D CAD systems for site set-up

§         Principles of energy efficiency in buildings

·         Meeting with industrial contact

·         1^st site visit of Xscape construction site

·         Identification of current situation, issues and concerns

·         Brain storming session to come up with ways of improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort of construction villages

·         Define project objectives

·         ESP-r modelling of ‘portacabins’

·         Start of web page development

Week 5-8

·         2^nd site visit of Xscape site

·         Detailed study of improving insulation, lighting, heating and ventilation

§         Research energy-efficient strategies

§         Contact manufacturers and suppliers

§         ESP-r modelling and simulation

§         Steady state calculations to back-up simulation results

§         Investment calculations

§         Fair research on grants

·         Summarise all results of demand study

·         Formulate methodology

·         Xscape Site study – Demand site

§         Identify target areas and appropriate demand reducing measures

§         Detailed Esp-r simulation and demand calculation

·         Start investigation of supply options

·         Update web page

Week 9-12

·         Meeting with industrial contact to present results of demand study on Xscape site

·         Finalise methodology

·         Study of supply options

§         Energy efficiency

§         Environmental impact

§         Feasibility

·         Xscape study – Supply side

§         Identify supply appropriate options

§         Match supply and demand

·         Finalise web page

·         Preparation for final presentation