Journal Articles

Burnside, G, Cheyne, CP, Leeming, G, Humann, M, Darby, A, Green, MA, Crozier, A, Maskell, S, O’Halloran, K, Musi, E, Carmi, E, Khan, N, Fisher, D, Corcoran, R, Dunning, J, Edmunds, WJ, Tharmaratnam, K, Hughes, DM, Malki-Epshtein, L, Cook, M, Roberts, BM, Gallagher, E, Howell, K, Chand, M, Kemp, R, Boulter, M, Fowler, T, Semple, MG, Coffey, E, Ashton, M, consortium, TCGUKCOG-UK, García-Fiñana, M, Buchan, IE (2023) COVID-19 risk mitigation in reopening mass cultural events: population-based observational study for the UK Events Research Programme in Liverpool City Region, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 117(1), pp.11-23, ISSN: 0141-0768. DOI: 10.1177/01410768231182389.

Roberts, BM, Beizaee, A, Onyenokporo, N, Oyinlola, M (2023) Upcycled construction materials to reduce dwelling overheating in tropical climates: The bottle house, Building and Environment, 234(2023), 110183, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110183.

Malki-Epshtein, L, Adzic, F, Roberts, BM, Hathway, EA, Iddon, C, Mustafa, M, Cook, M (2022) Measurement and rapid assessment of indoor air quality at mass gathering events to assess ventilation performance and reduce aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 44(2), pp.113-133, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI: 10.1177/01436244221137995.

Adzic, F, Roberts, BM, Hathway, EA, Matharu, RK, Ciric, L, Wild, O, Cook, M, Malki-Epshtein, L (2022) A post-occupancy study of ventilation effectiveness from high-resolution CO₂ monitoring at live theatre events to mitigate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Building and Environment, 223(2022), 109392, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109392.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Lomas, K (2021) Evaluating methods for estimating whole house air infiltration rates in summer: implications for overheating and indoor air quality, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(1), pp.45-72, ISSN: 2398-4708. DOI: 10.1108/IJBPA-06-2021-0085.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Diamond, S, Abel, B, Das Bhaumik, C, Khatami, N, Lomas, K (2019) Predictions of summertime overheating: comparison of dynamic thermal models and measurements in synthetically occupied test houses, Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 40(4), pp.512-552, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI: 10.1177/0143624419847349.

Howarth, C and Roberts, BM (2018) The role of the UK Green Deal in shaping pro-environmental behaviours: Insights from two case studies, Sustainability, 10(6), ISSN: 1937-0695. DOI: 10.3390/su10062107.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Lomas, K (2018) A matched pair of test houses with synthetic occupants to investigate summertime overheating, Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research, 6(1), pp.29-38, ISSN: 2009-549X. DOI: 10.21427/D70N8S.

Conferences

Roberts, BM, Abel, B, Crowley, J, Macchi, J, Highton, I (2024) A new algorithm for predicting overheating in predominantly naturally ventilated houses using dynamic thermal models. In CIBSE Technical Symposium 2024; CIBSE Technical Symposium 2024, Cardiff, UK.

Swan, M, Beizaee, A, Roberts, BM, Bennett, G, Lomas, K (2024) The impact of uncertain input parameters in Dynamic Thermal Models on overheating assessment. In CIBSE Technical Symposium 2024, Cardiff, UK.

Roberts, BM, Lomas, K, Gough, KV, Kasei, R, Manu, FW, Spentzou, E, Wilby, R (2023) Designing dwellings to cope with extreme heat in low-income communities. In Comfort At The Extremes 2023; Comfort At The Extremes 2023 conference, Ahmedabad, India.

Roberts, BM, Adzic, F, Hathway, EA, Iddon, C, Jones, B, Cook, M, Malki-Epshtein, L (2023) Measurement of ventilation effectiveness and indoor air quality in toilets at mass gathering events. In 43rd AIVC-11th TightVent & 9th venticool Conference; 43rd AIVC-11th TightVent & 9th venticool Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Roberts, BM, Abel, B, Allinson, D, Crowley, J, Das Bhaumik, C, Diamond, S, Lomas, K (2023) Identifying the causes of discrepancy between measured and modelled indoor temperatures in two synthetically occupied test houses. In CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium 2023; CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium 2023, Glasgow, UK.

Eastwood, M, Roberts, BM, Li, M, Allinson, D (2023) A method for quantifying the variability of the heat transfer coefficient due to inter-dwelling heat transfer using a matched pair of test houses. In CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium 2023; CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium 2023, Glasgow, UK.

Roberts, BM, Kasei, R, Codjoe, SNA, Amankwaa, EF, Gough, KV, Abdullah, K, Mensah, P, Lomas, K (2022) Comparing indoor air quality in naturally ventilated and air-conditioned hospitals in the tropics. In 42nd AIVC-10th TightVent & 8th Venticool Conference, 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Roberts, BM, Abel, B, Allinson, D, Crowley, J, Rashid, T, Salehi, B, Lomas, K (2022) A dataset from synthetically occupied test houses for validating model predictions of overheating. In CIBSE Technical Symposium 2022, London, UK.

Malki-Epshtein, L, Cook, M, Hathway, A, Adzic, F, Iddon, C, Roberts, BM, Mustafa, M (2022) Application of CO₂ monitoring methods for post-occupancy evaluation of ventilation effectiveness to mitigate airborne disease transmission at events. In CIBSE Technical Symposium 2022, London, UK.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Lomas, K (2018) Overheating in dwellings: a matched pair of test houses with synthetic occupants. In CIBSE Technical Symposium, London.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Lomas, K, Porritt, S (2017) The effect of refurbishment and trickle vents on airtightness: the case of a 1930s semi-detached house. In 38th AIVC - 6th TightVent - 4th venticool Conference, Nottingham, UK, pp.369-380.

Chapters

Aladawi, A, Roberts, BM, Hogervorst, E, Cook, M (2023) Indoor environmental quality studies. In Halsall, B, Riley, M, Hogervorst, E (ed) Design for Dementia, Routledge, pp.138-153, ISBN: 9781003306054. DOI: 10.1201/9781003306054-8.

Reports

Allinson, D, Roberts, BM, Lomas, K, Loveday, D, Gorse, C, Hardy, A, Thomas, F, Miles-Shenton, D, Johnston, D, Glew, D, Rakhshanbabanari, K, Fylan, F, Farmer, D, Elwell, C, Crawley, J, Hollick, F, Wingfield, J, Roberts, G, Reevell, L (2022) Technical evaluation of SMETER technologies (TEST) project, pp.1-183, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Thesis/Dissertation

Roberts, BM (2020) Ventilation and shading to reduce overheating in UK homes: an evaluation using matched pair test houses with synthetic occupants.

Datasets

Eastwood, M, Roberts, BM, Li, M, Allinson, D (2024) Measured indoor air temperatures, heat flux and power consumption in two unoccupied, electrically heated dwellings during two winters, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.26048944.

Allinson, D, Crawley, J, Elwell, C, Farmer, D, Fylan, F, Glew, D, Gorse, C, Hardy, A, Hollick, F, Johnston, D, Lomas, KJ, Loveday, DL, Miles-Shenton, D, Parker, J, Rakhshanbabanari, K, Reevell, L, Roberts, B, Roberts, G, Thomas, F, Wingfield, J (2024) Technical Evaluation of SMETER Technologies Project, Phase 2 Data: Heat Transfer Coefficients, In-Use Temperature and Energy Data, Local Weather, Dwelling Information, and Occupancy Surveys From 30 English Dwellings, 2019-2021, DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856978.

Roberts, B, Allinson, D, Crawley, J, Li, M, Elwell, C, Lomas, K (2023) Technical Evaluation of SMETER Technologies Project Phase 1 Data: Simulated Co-heating Tests and In-use Data from 110 Dwellings, 2019, DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856292.

Eastwood, M, Roberts, BM, Li, M, Allinson, D (2022) Measured indoor temperature in two unoccupied dwellings and weather data during the summer with the hottest UK temperature on record, 2022, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.21617505.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Abel, B, Lomas, K (2022) Measured indoor temperature, weather, infiltration, and ventilation in synthetically occupied test houses: summer 2021, UK, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.19308299.

Allinson, D, Crawley, J, Elwell, C, Farmer, D, Fylan, C, Glew, D, Gorse, C, Hardy, A, Hollick, F, Johnston, D, Lomas, KJ, Loveday, DL, Miles-Shenton, D, Parker, J, Reevell, L, Roberts, BM, Roberts, G, Thomas, F, Wingfield, J (2021) Technical Evaluation of SMETER Technologies Project Phase 2 Data: Temperature, Relative Humidity, Dwelling Information, and Local Weather, 2019-2020, DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-854701.

Roberts, BM, Allinson, D, Lomas, K (2019) Prediction of overheating in synthetically occupied UK homes: dataset for validating dynamic thermal models of buildings, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.8094575.