The methodology has been tested by a team of industry modellers, who not only tested a standardised model in IES, TAS and Energy Plus software, but also used it on live residential projects. The point is for designers to understand limits better, and be mindful not to contradict acousticians’ recommendations.’
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Diamond says: ‘If windows need to be opened as part of the mitigation strategy, but the air quality is bad or it’s a noisy neighbourhood, this could affect how the building is ventilated. The TM urges designers to carry out noise and pollution assessments before assuming a building will be naturally ventilated. ‘If a building passes under the conditions specified, it will thermally perform independent of occupancy profiles or, indeed, if people use the building during the day.’ The methodology is intended to be a robust test of the architecture and design, not how the building will be occupied, adds Dr Anastasia Mylona, CIBSE research manager.
‘Lifestyles change – it is now reasonable to assume that people might be at home during the day, so the design needs to be fit for purpose and acceptable at all times,’ says TM59 co-author and founding partner at Inkling, Susie Diamond. TM59 requires designers to run simulations based on 24-hour occupancy. The second criterion is CIBSE Guide A’s number of hours exceeding 26 oC in bedrooms at night – the temperature above which research shows sleep patterns are disturbed.Īlso contained in TM59 are other input parameters for assessing overheating, including prescribed occupancy profiles, internal gains and window-opening profiles.
TM59 methodology shares its first criterion with that of the earlier TM52 The limits of thermal comfort: avoiding overheating in European buildings – the percentage of hours that cannot exceed the target temperature, based on the running mean. The authors of TM59 Design methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in homes believe it should become an essential item in the designer’s toolbox. The way people experience temperature is subjective too it can depend on what they’re doing, how they’re dressed, their health and fitness, and whether they are male or female.ĬIBSE’s new technical memorandum aims to address the complex way buildings respond to external temperatures and present the industry with a standardised methodology to assess overheating risk. The Committee on Climate Change estimates that deaths arising from overheating could rise from 2,000 per year in 2015 to 7,000 per year by the 2050s. The health and wellbeing impacts of overheating can be significant for residents, resulting in stress, anxiety, sleep deprivation and even early deaths in heatwaves, especially for vulnerable occupants. Buildings that cannot dissipate heat gains are also at risk. Many factors contribute to overheating risk in new or refurbished homes, including: high proportions of glazing thermally insulating and single-aspect designs community heating systems and inadequate natural ventilation strategies. Heatwaves of this nature are no longer a thing of the past, and temperatures – especially in cities that suffer the urban heat island effect – are set to rise. In June, the UK experienced its hottest temperatures since the 1976 heatwave, when the mercury hit 35 oC in Southampton.
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