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Research interests
David Coley is Professor of Low Carbon Design and head of the Energy and the Design of Environments research centre. His research focuses on minimising the energy use of buildings through a process of physical design and an understanding of occupant behaviour. He is also interested in citywide energy modelling.
David Coley received a BSc in Physics in 1985 and a PhD in theoretical nuclear physics in 1989 (both from Surrey University). During this time he also worked briefly for the UK Atomic Energy Authority. He joined the Centre for Energy and the Environment at Exeter University in 1998, where he worked until joining Bath as Professor of Low Carbon Design in 2011. Whilst at Exeter, his main interests were in low energy design (including Passivhaus), renewables, estimating the impact of climate change on the built environment and evolutionary computation. He was also a founding member of a London based hedge fund.
Research
David's main research interests are finding out why buildings use energy, how little they could use and where this energy might come from. In essence, this means teasing out whether the issue for the mass production of low carbon buildings is the building or the occupant.
He is a committee member of various national bodies on the built environment and on the editorial board of three journals.
Recent EPSRC projects include the production of future weather files to 2080 (PROMETHEUS) and advanced smart metering (ENLITEN), and the post occupancy elevation of buildings for TSB.
Alongside academic papers and reports for Government, David has written books on energy and climate change, genetic algorithms and rock climbing.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Interested in supervising students studying:
- Energy use in buildings
- Passivhaus
- Low energy/carbon design
- Climate change
- Post occupancy evaluation of buildings
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Projects
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ABC: Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Active Building Centre
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
3/09/18 → 30/09/22
Project: Research council
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Newton Fund - Zero Peak Building Energy Design for India
Natarajan, S., Coley, D. & McCullen, N.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/11/17 → 31/10/21
Project: Research council
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VSIMULATORS: Building Occupant Interaction Simulator
Darby, A., Coley, D., Du, J., Natarajan, S. & Walker, I.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/17 → 30/06/21
Project: Research council
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Healthy Housing for the Displaced
Coley, D., Adeyeye, K., Ball, R., Copping, A., Holley, J., Natarajan, S. & Orr, J.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research council
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Preparing the South African Built Environment for Climate Change Resilience (SABER)
Natarajan, S., Coley, D., Heath, A., Kershaw, T. & Maskell, D.
1/03/17 → 31/01/21
Project: UK charity
Research Output
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Analysing experiences and issues in self-built shelters in Bangladesh using transdisciplinary approach
Klansek, T., Coley, D., Paszkiewicz, N., Albadra, D., Rota, F. & Ball, R., 8 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Analytical Heat Wave Definition Based on the Impact on Buildings and Occupants
Ramallo-González, A., Eames, M., Natarajan, S., Fosas, D. & Coley, D., 1 Jun 2020, In: Energy and Buildings. 216, 109923.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Buildings as Energy Infrastructure, not Passive Consumers
Nikolaidou, E., Fosas, D., Roberts, M., Allen, S., Walker, I. & Coley, D., 11 Dec 2020Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Current and future test reference years at a 5 km resolution
Liu, C., Chung, W., Cecinati, F., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., 1 Jul 2020, In: Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 41, 4, p. 389-413 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates
Alotaibi, B., Lo, S., Southwood, E. & Coley, D., 29 Feb 2020, In: Building and Environment. 169, 106561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Dataset for "The importance of thermal modelling and prototyping in transitional shelter design"
Fosas, D. (Creator), Moran, F. (Creator), Natarajan, S. (Creator), Orr, J. (Creator) & Coley, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 22 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00668
Dataset
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Dataset for "The Potential for Computational IT Tools in Disaster Relief and Shelter Design"
Kuchai, N. (Creator), Coley, D. (Supervisor), Holley, J. (Supervisor), Shepherd, P. (Supervisor) & Copping, A. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 17 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00712
Dataset
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Dataset for "Mitigation versus adaptation: Does insulating buildings increase overheating risk?"
Fosas, D. (Creator), Fosas, D. (Researcher), Fosas, D. (Data Collector), Coley, D. (Creator), Coley, D. (Project Leader), Natarajan, S. (Creator), Natarajan, S. (Work Package Leader), Herrera, M. (Creator), Herrera, M. (Researcher), Fosas de Pando, M. (Creator), Fosas de Pando, M. (Researcher), Ramallo Gonzalez, A. (Creator) & Ramallo-González, A. (Related Person), University of Bath, 26 Jul 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00390
Dataset
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Dataset for "Evaluating the suitability of standard thermal comfort approaches for hospital patients in air-conditioned environments in hot climates"
Alotaibi, B. (Creator), Lo, S. (Supervisor) & Coley, D. (Editor), University of Bath, 11 Sep 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00678
Dataset
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Dataset for "A socio-mathematical approach to exploring conflicts between energy retrofit and perceived heritage character"
Coley, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 24 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00493
Dataset