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Research interests
Francis Moran is a Research Associate within the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering. His research focus is developing experimental research techniques related to minimising the energy use of buildings and associated construction materials.
Francis is also a part time lecturer delivering Low carbon Design techniques on a range of post graduate courses.
Francis Moran received a BSc in Building in 1984 from the then Southbank Polytechnic and an MSc in 2009 from the Centre for Alternative Technology. He received a PhD centred on the Energy Efficiency of Historic Buildings in 2014 from the University of Bath.
Research
Francis's main research interests are energy use in historic buildings; retrofiting renewable energy technology in domestic dwellings and Passive House retrofit design and implementation.
Recent projects include SIMPod, HEMPSEC , ECO-SEE and Healthy Housing for the Displaced
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Improving thermal comfort in refugee shelters in desert environments
Moran, F., Fosas, D., Coley, D., Natarajan, S., Orr, J. & Ahmad, O. B., 30 Apr 2021, In: Energy for Sustainable Development. 61, p. 28-45 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reduced-Parameter Wind Loading Methodology, Tool, and Test Protocol for Refugee Shelter Deployment
Coley, D., Kuchai, N., Wang, J., Moran, F. & Adeyeye, K., 6 Oct 2021, The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 16, 1, p. 25-49 25 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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ShelTherm: An aid-centric thermal model for shelter design
de Castro, M., Kuchai, N., Natarajan, S., Adeyeye, K., Fosas, D., Moran, F., McCullen, N., Wang, Z. & Coley, D., 31 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 44, 102579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Practice before theory: An approach for testing sequencing effects in pedagogical design
Natarajan, S., McCullen, N., Lo, S., Coley, D., Ali Arja, O. & Moran, F., 19 Apr 2020, In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The importance of thermal modelling and prototyping in shelter design: Transforming shelter design for the displaced
Fosas, D., Moran, F., Natarajan, S., Orr, J. & Coley, D., 18 May 2020, In: Building Research and Information. 48, 4, p. 379-400 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 "Improving Thermal Comfort in Refugee Shelters in Desert Environments"
Moran, F. (Creator), Fosas de Pando, D. (Creator), Coley, D. (Creator), Natarajan, S. (Creator) & Orr, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 20 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00768
Dataset
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Shelter Assessment Matrix (SAM)
Kuchai, N. (Creator), Lo, S. (Creator), Albadra, D. (Creator), Coley, D. (Creator), Natarajan, S. (Creator), Hart, J. (Creator), Paszkiewicz, N. (Creator), Adeyeye, K. (Creator), Moran, F. (Creator), Ball, R. (Creator), Calabria A, J. (Creator), Orr, J. (Creator) & de Castro, M. (Creator), University of Bath, 19 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00937
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ShelTherm: A Simple Shelter Thermal Design Assistant
Kuchai, N. (Creator), Natarajan, S. (Creator), Coley, D. (Creator), Castro, M. (Creator), Fosas, D. (Creator), Adeyeye, K. (Creator), Moran, F. (Creator) & Wang, Z. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00935
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Thesis
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Benchmarking the energy use of historic dwellings in Bath and the role for retrofit and LZC technologies to reduce CO2 emissions
Author: Moran, F., 1 Aug 2013Supervisor: Natarajan, S. (Supervisor), Nikolopoulou, M. (Supervisor) & D'Ayala, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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