Volume 55

Analysing the Effects of Common Passive Cooling Strategies in UK Homes Lloyd Corcoran, Carlos E. Ugalde-Loo, Louise King, Christina Demski, Richard Lowes

Abstract

With rising summer temperatures and the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, the risk of overheating in the UK is becoming a larger problem. During the heatwave affecting the country in July 2022, temperatures in London reached over 40C for the first time in recorded history. With only 2% of homes in the UK having active cooling, most residents must rely on passive strategies to combat heat. Using information obtained from deliberative workshops conducted within the EPSRC-funded ‘Flex-Cool-Store’ project, this paper makes use of a commercial building modelling software, IES VE, to simulate the effects of common passive cooling strategies and assesses the effects of each one.

Keywords passive cooling strategies, IES VE, heatwaves