leicester | Tempcon Instrumentation

For this research - carried out by Lomas KJ and Kane T from the School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University - Hobo Data loggers supplied and calibrated by Tempcon Instrumentation were used to examine internal summertime temperatures in the living and bedrooms of 282 homes in the UK city of Leicester.

This being a statistically representative sample of the city's housing stock. The monitoring period, whilst generally cool, included a short period of hot weather.

Abstract
Internal summertime temperatures measured in 268 homes in the UK city of Leicester are reported. The hourly data was collected from living rooms and bedrooms during the summer of 2009, which was generally cool but with a short hot spell. Some household interviews were conducted. The

Hobo data loggers were calibrated and provided by Tempcon Instrumentation Ltd as part of a research programme aimed at identifying where energy efficiency initiatives should be targeted. This information is key for the accurate prediction of CO2 savings so that Government can ensure that targets are met.

Data were collected during a large-scale city-wide housing survey carried out in Leicester, UK in 2009-2010. The Living in Leicester (LIL) Survey was designed by the 4M project - Measurement, Modelling, Mapping and Management (4M): An Evidence-Based Methodology for Understanding and Shrinking the Urban Carbon Footprint – a collaboration between four Universities funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC). 4M is studying CO2 emission sources and sinks in urban areas and has collected data from households within Leicester including indoor air temperatures in domestic buildings. Households were randomly selected.

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MEASURING INTERNAL SUMMERTIME TEMPERATURE OF LEICESTER HOMES

WHERE ENERY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES SHOULD BE TARGETED?