Supervisors - Dr. Fan Wang, Heriot-Watt University and Prof. Miles Glendinning, University of Edinburgh
PhD Student - Shashwat Ganguly, Heriot-Watt University
Status - Closed
Under the theme of “Energy Utilisation in Buildings”, this project extends an established collaboration of research in the fields of energy uses in buildings and sustainable development into a new and challenge area: energy efficiency for quality gallery environment in historical buildings. Combine various methods, including post-occupancy evaluation, statistical analysis, monitoring and computer modelling, it is to find a reliable green solution to an urgent problem that conservation industry is facing in battle against carbon reduction and sustainable development in refurbishing their historical buildings and upgrading their energy intensive operation. It is also to bridge the gap widely existing between design targets and the actual operation in the green renovation practice[1]. The outcomes could be also used in the historical buildings with the similar use, including libraries, archives, and museums.
The aim is to develop a set of methods for optimise energy use through management and guidelines for renovation of galleries housed in historical buildings to achieve a quality indoor environment satisfying various needs in galleries and high energy efficiency in system operation and to further the sustainable practice within the organisation and other similar institutions such as museums and libraries.