Journal Articles

Lomas, K, Morgan, K, Haines, V, Hartescu, I, Beizaee, A, Barnes, J, Zambelli, Z, Ravikumar, MR, Rossi, V (2024) Homes Heat Health protocol: an observational cohort study measuring the effect of summer temperatures on sleep quality, BMJ Open, 14(7), e086797, ISSN: 2044-6055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086797.

Onyenokporo, NC, Beizaee, A, Adekeye, OF, Oyinlola, MA (2024) The Bottle House: Upcycling Plastic Bottles to Improve the Thermal Performance of Low-Cost Homes, Sustainability, 16(4), 1360, DOI: 10.3390/su16041360.

Badiei, A, Jadowski, E, Sadati, S, Beizaee, A, Li, J, Khajenoori, L, Nasriani, HR, Li, G, Xiao, X (2023) The energy-saving potential of air-side economisers in modular data centres: analysis of opportunities and risks in different climates, Sustainability, 15(14), 10777, DOI: 10.3390/su151410777.

Bhadra, J, Beizaee, A, Lomas, K, Hartescu, I (2023) 0219 Experimental study on thermal comfort and sleep quality of sleeping people in overheated bedroom conditions in the UK [Abstract], SLEEP, 46(Supplement_1), ISSN: 0161-8105. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0219.

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.

Messahel, B, Onyenokporo, N, Takyie, E, Beizaee, A, Oyinlola, M (2023) Upcycling agricultural and plastic waste for sustainable construction: a review, Environmental Technology Reviews, 12(1), pp.37-59, ISSN: 2162-2515. DOI: 10.1080/21622515.2023.2169642.

Vázquez-Torres, CE, Bienvenido-Huertas, D, Beizaee, A, Bassam, A, Torres, MJ (2022) Thermal performance of historic buildings in Mexico: an analysis of passive systems under the influence of climate change, Energy for Sustainable Development, 72, pp.100-113, ISSN: 0973-0826. DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2022.12.002.

Vázquez-Torres, CE, Beizaee, A, Bienvenido-Huertas, D (2022) The impact of human occupancy in thermal performance of a historic religious building in sub-humid temperate climate, Energy and Buildings, 259, 111912, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111912.

Lomas, K, Allinson, D, Watson, S, Beizaee, A, Haines, V, Li, M (2021) Energy savings from domestic zonal heating controls: Robust evidence from a controlled field trial, Energy and Buildings, 254, 111572, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111572.

Vázquez-Torres, CE, Gómez-Amador, A, Bojórquez-Morales, G, Beizaee, A, Elías-López, PD (2021) Natural ventilation strategy in a social housing with sub-humid warm climate based on thermal comfort, Environmental and Climate Technologies, 25(1), pp.508-524, ISSN: 1691-5208. DOI: 10.2478/rtuect-2021-0037.

Beizaee, A, Morey, J, Badiei, A (2021) Wintertime indoor temperatures in social housing dwellings in England and the impact of dwelling characteristics, Energy and Buildings, 238, 110837, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110837.

Morey, J, Beizaee, A, Wright, A (2020) An investigation into overheating in social housing dwellings in central England, Building and Environment, 176(June 2020), 106814, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106814.

Lomas, K, Beizaee, A, Allinson, D, Haines, V, Beckhelling, J, Loveday, D, Porritt, S, Mallaband, B, Morton, A (2019) A domestic operational rating for UK homes: concept, formulation and application, Energy and Buildings, 201, pp.90-117, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.07.021.

Lomas, K, Oliveira, S, Warren, P, Haines, V, Chatterton, T, Beizaee, A, Prestwood, E, Gething, B (2018) Do domestic heating controls save energy? A review of the evidence, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 93, pp.52-75, ISSN: 1364-0321. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.002.

Beizaee, A, Allinson, D, Lomas, K, Foda, E, Loveday, D (2015) Measuring the potential of zonal space heating controls to reduce energy use in UK homes: the case of un-furbished 1930s dwellings, Energy and Buildings, 92, pp.29-44, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.040.

Beizaee, A, Lomas, K, Firth, S (2013) National survey of summertime temperatures and overheating risk in English homes, Building and Environment, 65, pp.1-17, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.03.011.

Conferences

Bhadra, J, Beizaee, A, Hartescu, I (2025) Impact of overheated bedroom conditions on sleep thermal comfort and sleep quality based on an experimental study. In Fernández-Agüera, J, Domínguez-Amarillo, S, Roaf, S (ed) Comfort At The Extremes; Comfort at the Extremes: Investing in Well-being in a Challenging Future, Seville, Spain, pp.215-223, ISBN: 9781916187689.

Todeh Kharman, H, Roberts, BM, Beizaee, A, De Grussa, Z (Accepted for publication) Developing a method to measure the effects of external shading devices on summertime indoor temperatures in naturally ventilated dwellings. In CIBSE Technical Symposium 2025; CIBSE Technical Symposium Papers 2025, London, UK.

Beizaee, A, Lomas, K, Rossi, V, Morgan, K, Hartescu, I, Ravikumar, MR, Haines, V, Barnes, J, Zambelli, Z (2024) Investigating the effect of bedroom temperatures on thermal comfort and sleep quality in natural settings. In Fernández-Agüera, J, Domínguez-Amarillo, S, Roaf, S (ed) Comfort at the Extremes (CATE) 2024; Proceedings of the conference Comfort at the Extremes (CATE) 2024, Seville, Spain,ISBN: 9781916187672.

Ravikumar, MR, Hartescu, I, Lomas, K, Beizaee, A, Rossi, V, Haines, V, Barnes, J, Zambelli, Z, Morgan, K (2024) Operationalising “temperature-related sleep disturbance” in a warming climate [Abstract]. In Sleep Europe Congress: The 27th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society; Journal of Sleep Research: Volume 33, Issue S1. Abstracts for the 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 24 – 27 September 2024, Seville, Spain, Seville, Spain, pp.61-62, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14290.

Bhadra, J, Beizaee, A, Hartescu, I, Lomas, K (2024) Impact of overheated bedroom conditions on occupant thermal comfort and sleep quality: an experimental study. In 18th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR 2024), pp.1109-1111, ISBN: 9798331306816.

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.

Drury, P, Beizaee, A, Lomas, K (2024) Evaluating the summertime overheating signature of domestic buildings using synthetic temperature data. In Pisello, AL, Pigliautile, I, Lau, SSY, Clark, NM (ed) International Conference on “Health & Environmental Resilience and Livability in Cities -The challenge of climate change (HERL 2022); Building Resilient and Healthy Cities: A Guide to Environmental Sustainability and Well-being, Perugia, Italy, pp.93-103, ISBN: 9783031338625. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33863-2_7.

Bhadra, J, Beizaee, A, Lomas, K, Hartescu, I (2023) Assessing the self-rated sleep quality in UK homes, based on an online survey. In CISBAT International Conference 2023; Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Lausanne, Switzerland. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/14/142004.

Bhadra, J, Beizaee, A, Hartescu, I, Lomas, K (2023) P49 Assessing sleep quality and thermal comfort in real bedrooms: towards a standardised methodology. In BSS Sleep 2023 – Biennial Scientific Meeting of the British Sleep Society; BMJ Open Respiratory Research, Leeds, UK. DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-bssconf.58.

Messahel, B, Onyenokporo, N, Beizaee, A, Oyinlola, M (2022) Thermal characterisation of composite walls made from waste materials. In Meyer, JP (ed) 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT2022-ATE); Conference Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT2022-ATE), Virtual, pp.959-963, ISBN: 9780797218864.

Pilechiha, P, Mahdavinejad, M, Beizaee, A (2020) Simulation assisted design exploration to evaluate view and energy performance of window shading. In Howard, B, Oraiopoulos, A, Brembilla, E (ed) 5th IBPSA-England Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization; Proceedings of the 5th IBPSA-England Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization, Loughborough, UK (Virtual).

Beizaee, A, Firth, S, Vadodaria, K, Loveday, D (2012) Assessing the ability of PMV model in predicting thermal sensation in naturally ventilated buildings in UK. In .

Beizaee, A and Firth, S (2011) A comparison of calculated and subjective thermal comfort sensation in home and office environment. In .

Posters

Dawes, G, Lomas, K, Beizaee, A (Accepted for publication) Energy Flexibility in a Planning Context: A Pilot Project.

Dawes, G, Beizaee, A, Firth, S (Accepted for publication) Should We Regulate for Energy Flexibility?.

Zambelli, Z, Rossi, V, Haines, V, Barnes, J, Hartescu, I, Morgan, K, Lomas, K, Beizaee, A, Ravikumar, MR (Accepted for publication) The impact of urban transportation noise and bedroom temperatures on sleep quality during summertime.

Hartescu, I, Morgan, K, Lomas, K, Haines, V, Beizaee, A, Barnes, J, Zambelli, Z, Ravikumar, MR, Rossi, V (Accepted for publication) Summertime bedroom overheating in un-airconditioned UK urban apartments: factors influencing subjective and objective sleep outcomes.

Reports

Lomas, K, Haines, V, Beizaee, A (2016) Heating controls scoping review project, pp.1-80.

Thesis/Dissertation

Beizaee, A (2016) Measuring and modelling the energy demand reduction potential of using zonal space heating control in a UK home.

Presentations

Dawes, G, Beizaee, A, Firth, S (2024) Exploring the Thermal Demand Response Potential of UK Homes - ERBE CDT Annual Colloquium Slides.

Datasets

Mourkos, K, Allinson, D, Lomas, K, Beizaee, A, Mantesi, E (2025) Dataset of Improved Weather Files for Building Simulation, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28608554.

Lomas, K, Oliveira, S, Warren, P, Haines, V, Chatterton, T, Beizaee, A, Prestwood, E, Gething, B (2019) Supplementary information files for "Do Domestic Heating Controls Save Energy? A Review of the Evidence".

Lomas, K, Beizaee, A, Allinson, D, Haines, V, Loveday, D (2019) Domestic Operational Rating; Excel data tables for the D114 homes. Supplementary Information to ‘‘A Domestic Operational Rating for UK homes: Concept, Formulation and Application, Energy and Buildings, Lomas KJ, et.al. 2019”, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7836326.

Lomas, K and Beizaee, A (2019) Calculating the Domestic Operational Rating of gas-fired, centrally-heated homes: equations and results for example homes and the D114 sample. Supplementary Information to ‘‘A Domestic Operational Rating for UK homes: Concept, Formulation and Application, Energy and Buildings, Lomas KJ, et.al. 2019”, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7836320.

Beizaee, A, Allinson, D, Lomas, K, Foda, E, Loveday, D (2019) Measuring the potential of zonal space heating controls to reduce energy use in UK homes: The case of un-furbished 1930s dwellings - dataset, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.8677766.

Haines, V, Allinson, D, Loveday, D, Beckhelling, J, Mallaband, B, Beizaee, A, Morton, A, Porritt, S, Li, M, Wright, D, Foda, E, Hallin, S, Lomas, K (2019) The DEFACTO Field Trial: Methodology and Data Sets, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7837940.