Lecturer in Building Physics: measurement and modelling
David Allinson
Lecturer in Building Physics: measurement and modelling
Loughborough University
D.Allinson@lboro.ac.uk
Biography
Background
Mechanical engineering graduate with a background in large scale experimental research and testing. Worked in the Private, Government and University sectors before embarking on a PhD at The University of Nottingham in 2003. Involved with building modelling ever since and particuarly interested in the energy performance of houses, especially the challenge of how to refurbish current UK housing stock to meet the requirements of the future.
Broad Interests and Expertise
Building modelling with sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
Experimental thermal and moisture characterisation of buildings and building materials
Measurement of energy use in buildings
GIS mapping, databases and secondary data sources for modelling energy use in houses
Refurbishing the UKs housing stock to meet the needs of the future
Projects
W8LP2 – Predicting Household Electricity Demand Profiles from Measurements (MRes project)
W4LP5 – A parametric analysis of the energy savings predicted by different thermal models: implications for the UK Green Deal
W4LP1 Can dynamic thermal models reliably predict home energy demands; empirical validation and uncertainty analysis?
W6LP3 – Energy from artificial sports pitches – modelling surface temperatures and the effect of extracting heat
W7LP3 – MRes project “High surface temperatures on artificial sport pitches: Potential for design improvement”
W7LP2 – MRes project: ‘Smart’, remote monitoring of house fabric thermal performance: is it feasible?
W4LP8 – The effect of internal wall insulation in solid wall dwellings on energy demand, thermal comfort and overheating
W2LP14 – Energy efficiency refurbishment in UK owner-occupied dwellings: The occupant’s perspective
W1LP6 – Monitoring and Modelling UK hospital energy consumption to identify optimal building-specific retrofit measures for a changing climate
