Newcastle University’s Urban Science Building as a Power Plant

This work investigates how adaptive thermal comfort and deep borehole geothermal strategies can further decarbonise office buildings that are already well insulated with the building fabrics. The case study utilises Urban Sciences Building at Newcastle University, and the adjacent borehole - Newcastle Science Central Deep Geothermal Wellbore - for an exploration using modelling simulation. Overall, this study shows that using a DBHE and adaptive thermal comfort approach to well-insulated buildings presents an innovative and low-cost opportunity for buildings to significantly lower building thermal demand and carbon emissions.

Speaker's name: Dr Hui Ben

Speaker's biography : Research Fellow at University of Birmingham. Prior to this, she has been a Research Associate at Newcastle University and University of Cambridge. She holds a doctorate in Architecture from the University of Cambridge, looking at domestic energy retrofit. With a background in sustainable architecture, she focuses on the interactions between occupants and building energy retrofit. Her research aims to enhance understanding of energy retrofit adoption, supporting industry and policy-makers in promoting energy efficiency.

Speaker's name: Mark Ireland

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