Improving the Accuracy of Performance Models for School Buildings

Top-down and bottom-up analysis of energy performance trends in schools: Insights for achieving net-zero performance in use

Summary of the talk:

This talk investigates the recent energy use characteristics of primary and secondary school buildings delivered under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), as well as the trends observed between 2018 and 2023 through statistical analysis of Display Energy Certificate (DEC) data. Meanwhile, to provide representative insights, a primary school and a secondary school were selected from the PSBP Programme as case studies. Multiple scenario tests were identified to investigate the feasibility of further improving the energy performance of school buildings.

Speaker biography:

Jingxuan Yang is a Doctoral Researcher and Research Assistant in indoor environmental modelling at the Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London. She also serves as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent, where she provides support in building performance modelling and model calibration. With a background in Building Services Engineering, her PhD research explores different modelling approaches and aims to improve the reliability of building performance models for school buildings. She has extensive experience in building energy simulation, model calibration, and performance validation during operation, and is a co-author of several research publications.

CIBSE Privacy Notice

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers ('CIBSE') is committed to protecting your privacy, and takes its responsibilities regarding the security of members' and customers' information very seriously. For the purpose of registering you for this event and providing you with further information in relation to this event we will process your personal data within our customer database. On the basis of legitimate interest we may use your data to inform you of similar events in the future and to promote services, activities and commercial objectives that are designed to support the science, art and practice of building services engineering . For more information about how we process any personal information that we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy please view our privacy notice.

CIBSE Event Behavioural Policy

CIBSE wants all attendees to feel welcome and included at our events. We ask attendees to keep in mind that they are within a professional environment when at CIBSE events and they are expected to always demonstrate professional behaviour modelling high standards of ethical conduct, honesty and integrity to protect the reputation and standing of CIBSE. CIBSE will not tolerate or allow any discriminatory or disrespectful behaviours by any person during CIBSE events, including bullying, harassment or sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes at our events. Where alcohol is provided, attendees are expected to know their limits and drink responsibly. The provision of alcohol should not be taken as an endorsement by CIBSE for attendees to drink excessively nor for any resulting improper conduct or activity.

By registering for this event, you agree to abide by the CIBSE Event Behavioural Policy.