IDCOP: Innovation in design construction and operation of buildings for people

IDCOP: Innovation in design construction and operation of buildings for people

“Innovation in Design, Construction & Operation of Buildings for People” (IDCOP) is a multi institutional research programme funded under the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Sustainable Urban Environment (SUE) programme. The aim of the IDCOP consortium is to find new ways to improve the performance of building envelopes over the whole building life cycle.

IMPETUS: Domestic Water Demand and Drought

IMPETUS: Domestic Water Demand and Drought

Development of a novel, practices-based approach to hot water demand estimation ‘under normal conditions’ using microsimulation to forecast seasonal demand at the household level under various water/energy conservation scenarios.