CIBSE Energy Performance Group
To improve energy performance of buildings by increasing awareness amongst all building professionals and supporting the implementation of relevant legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions in buildings
Case Studies
In this area of the website we present case studies of building projects and the application of engineering technology. It is always useful to learn from the experience of others and we hope that they inform, educate and assist you in the application of appropriate design strategies, techniques and resources for enhancing energy performance in the built environment. Please note that CIBSE takes no responsibility for the accuracy of claims made by others with respect to the performance of buildings or engineering technologies indicated in the case studies below or on any website referred to.
The CIBSE Energy Performance Group is seeking case studies of low energy buildings and technologies to add to the website. We are also interested in case studies regarding EPCs, DECs and your experiences in carrying them out. If you have a building project or engineering technology case study that you would like to submit please contact casestudies@cibse-epg.org
Submitted case studies will be reviewed prior to posting in relation to their technical content. If submitting information about a building project, please note whether it is in design, construction or operation at the time of submission.
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- Residential
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| Prince Charles Hospital | Dulas | This is a study of the feasibility of installing a solar hot water system on an accommodation block of a hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. | Download |
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| North West Skills Academy | Cundall | This is a brief introduction to some of the ways in which sustainable design principles were integrated into a higher education facility | Download |
| Otago University Information Services Building | Baird, G. et.al. | The 20,000 m² Information Services Building at Otago University has won both architectural and engineering awards for its design. This paper sets out to investigate the nature of its environmental design, and report on its performance in practice. | Download |
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| Irish Office of Public Works | IES | This vendor case study introduces the carbon-reduction measures that were modeled using IES software. | Download |
| Prototype low-carbon building | IES | This vendor case study introduces a low-carbon office building in Thorpe Park for which IES was used to provide energy consumption modeling. | Download |
| Landcare Research HQ, Auckland | Baird, G. & Purdie, N. | The three-storey 4,400 m² Landcare Research building in Auckland, New
Zealand has won several awards since its completion in 2004. Following an outline of the overall design philosophy, the systems of environmental control adopted are
described - these were intended to reduce the need for mechanical cooling and heating, promote the use of daylighting and minimise water consumption. | Download |
| Beaufort Court | None (website) | Beaufort Court is an award winning low-carbon head office for Renewable Energy Systems (RES). The basic project requirement was the conversion and extension of the former Ovaltine Egg Farm to provide 2,665 m² of headquarters office accommodation using, so far as economically practical, a range of renewable energy energy measures and employing “best practise” sustainable strategies. Design principles and details of live energy generation, including an interactive virtual tour of the energy trail can be viewed at their website. | Visit |
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| Hockerton Housing Project | None (website) | The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK’s first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. Project members live a holistic way of life in harmony with the environment, in which all the ecological impacts have been considered and accounted for. The residents of the five houses generate their own clean energy, harvest their own water and recycle waste materials causing no pollution or carbon dioxide emissions. Design principles, data monitoring and an interactive virtual tour can be viewed at their website. | Visit |
