Sukumar Natarajan &ndash; Research Output

2019

Can Passivhaus save the planet? Probably not

Shawa, B., Kershaw, T. & Natarajan, S., 11 Jun 2019, 6th Annual LoLo Conference for Early Career Researchers: Building Energy Resilience. Loughborough University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hygrothermal Performance of Vernacular Stone in a Desert Climate

Makhlouf, N., Maskell, D., Marsh, A., Natarajan, S., Dabaieh, M. & Afify, M., 17 May 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 216, p. 687-689 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Impact of sustainable building design on occupant experience: a human-centred approach

Darby, A., Natarajan, S., Coley, D., Maskell, D., Walker, I. & Brownjohn, J., 4 Apr 2019, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies . The International Committee of the SCMT Conferences, (Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mining Social Media to Identify Heat Waves

Cecinati, F., Matthews, T., Natarajan, S., McCullen, N. & Coley, D., 2 Mar 2019, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 5

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Infrared Rays

Social Media

mortality

heat

Mortality

Summer thermal comfort and overheating in the elderly

Hughes, C. & Natarajan, S., 24 Apr 2019, In : Building Services Engineering Research and Technology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

'The older I get, the colder I get' - older people's perspectives on coping in cold homes.

Hughes, C. & Natarajan, S., 10 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Housing for the Elderly.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

Adaptive Piecewise and Symbolic Aggregate Approximation as an Improved Representation Method for Heat Waves Detection

Ferreira, A. A., Herrera, M., Rameh Barbosa, I., de Aquino, R. R. B., Natarajan, S., Fosas, D. & Coley, D., 4 Jul 2018, p. 354. 362 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Time series

Discrete wavelet transforms

Finance

Hot Temperature

Discrete Fourier transforms

Advances in Thermal Comfort (Keynote)

Natarajan, S., 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Improving the thermal comfort in new shelters: Design recommendations for Azraq refugee camp

Fosas, D., Albadra, D., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., 2018, Bath. 43 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Mitigation versus adaptation: does insulating dwellings increase overheating risk?

Fosas, D., Coley, D., Natarajan, S., Herrera, M., Fosas de Pando, M. & Ramallo-González, A., 1 Oct 2018, In : Building and Environment. 143, p. 740-759 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

insulation

Insulation

mitigation

climate change

subversion

Normalising domestic space heating demand using post hoc models

Mitchell, R. & Natarajan, S., 18 Dec 2018, In : Building Services Engineering Research and Technology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Providing Passivhaus: Post occupancy evaluation of certified Passivhaus homes in the UK

Mitchell, R. & Natarajan, S., 9 Mar 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

File

2 Citations (Scopus)

Refugee housing through cyclic design

Fosas, D., Albadra, D., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., 2018, In : Architectural Science Review. 61, 5, p. 327-337

Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue

Monitoring

Testing

Hot Temperature

Weather files for remote places: Leveraging reanalyses and satellite datasets

Fosas, D., Herrera, M., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., 29 Jun 2018, p. 14-19. 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

weather

simulation

weather station

accessibility

resource

2017

19 Citations (Scopus)

A Review of Current and Future Weather Data for Building Simulation

Herrera, M., Natarajan, S., Coley, D., Kershaw, T., Ramallo Gonzalez, A. P., Eames, M., Fosas, D. & Wood, M., 1 Sep 2017, In : Building Services Engineering Research & Technology. 38, 5, p. 602-627 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Climate change

Uncertainty

Hot Temperature

Effect of a moderately warm environment on salivary cortisol level

Vellei, M., Zhang, M., Ben, L. & Natarajan, S., 2017, Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2017 Europe.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

File

Cortisol

Thermal comfort

Hot Temperature

Recovery

Experiments

4 Citations (Scopus)

High resolution mapping of overheating and mortality risk

Liu, C., Kershaw, T., Fosas, D., Ramallo Gonzalez, A., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., 30 Sep 2017, In : Building and Environment. 122, p. 1-14 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

mortality risk

heat

building

spatial variation

mortality

13 Citations (Scopus)

How smart do smart meters need to be?

Mogles, N., Walker, I., Ramallo Gonzalez, A., Lee, J., Natarajan, S., Padget, J., Gabe-Thomas, E., Lovett, T., Ren, G., Hyniewska, S., O'Neill, E., Hourizi, R. & Coley, D., 15 Nov 2017, In : Building and Environment. 125, p. 439-450 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Smart meters

literacy

Display devices

energy

Climate change

Overheating and health risks in refugee shelters: assessment and relative importance of design parameters

Fosas, D., Albadra, D., Natarajan, S. & Coley, D., Aug 2017, PLEA 2017 Proceedings: Design to Thrive. Brotas, L., Roaf, S. & Nicol, F. (eds.). NCEUB, p. 3746-3753 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

File

refugee

shelter

health risk

climate

parameter

10 Citations (Scopus)

Overheating in vulnerable and non-vulnerable households

Vellei, M., Ramallo Gonzalez, A. P., Coley, D., Lee, J., Gabe-Thomas, E., Lovett, T. & Natarajan, S., 2017, In : Building Research and Information. 45, 1-2, p. 102-118 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Air quality

Thermal comfort

Climate change

Ventilation

Temperature

SENSING AND SENSABILITY: THE CASE FOR LOW-COST ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS

McCullen, N., Russell, C., Vellei, M., Wismayer, A., Lovett, T., Gabe-Thomas, E., Natarajan, S., Brown, M. & Padget, J., 7 Dec 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Retrofitting

Sensors

Printed circuit boards

Energy efficiency

Costs

Sustainable Development (Session Keynote): Challenges and Opportunities in Buildings

Natarajan, S., 2017.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

19 Citations (Scopus)

The influence of relative humidity on adaptive thermal comfort

Vellei, M., Herrera, M., Fosas, D. & Natarajan, S., 1 Nov 2017, In : Building and Environment. 124, p. 171-185 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Thermal comfort

relative humidity

Atmospheric humidity

building

lack

6 Citations (Scopus)

Thermal inertia of heavyweight traditional buildings: Experimental measurements and simulated scenarios

Evola, G., Marletta, L., Natarajan, S. & Maria Patanè, E., 1 Oct 2017, In : Energy Procedia. 133, p. 42-52 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Basalt

Insulating materials

Brick

Ventilation

Computer simulation

2016

5 Citations (Scopus)

Designing sensor sets for capturing energy events in buildings

Lovett, T., Lee, J., Gabe-Thomas, E., Natarajan, S., Brown, M., Padget, J. & Coley, D., 1 Dec 2016, In : Building and Environment. 110, p. 11-22

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

building

sensor

energy

event

Sensors

Influence of overheating criteria in the appraisal of building fabric performance

Fosas de Pando, D., Natarajan, S., Coley, D., Ramallo Gonzalez, A. & Fosas de Pando, M., 7 Apr 2016, Making Comfort Relevant Proceedings 9th Windsor Conference. Brotas, L., Roaf, S., Nicol, F. & Humphreys, M. (eds.). NCEUB, p. 1078-1098 21 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

File

Ventilation

Infiltration

Climate change

Insulation

Heating

Investigating the overheating risk in refurbished social housing

Vellei, M., Ramallo Gonzalez, A., Kaleli, D., Lee, J. & Natarajan, S., Apr 2016, Proceedings of 9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

File

Kitchens

Temperature

Thermal comfort

Global warming

Ventilation

9 Citations (Scopus)

The effect of real-time context-aware feedback on occupants' heating behaviour and thermal adaptation

Vellei, M., Natarajan, S., Biri, B., Padget, J. & Walker, I., Jul 2016, In : Energy and Buildings. 123, p. 179-191

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Feedback

Heating

Thermal comfort

Smartphones

Radiators

2015

14 Citations (Scopus)

A field study of indoor thermal comfort in the subtropical highland climate of Bogota, Colombia

Natarajan, S., Rodriguez, J. & Vellei, M., 1 Dec 2015, In : Journal of Building Engineering. 4, p. 237-246

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Thermal comfort

Ventilation

Office buildings

Air conditioning

Impacts of uncertainty in energy modelling widely used in aggressive energy efficiency regulations

Jain, N., Lala, C. R., Chopra, M., Ramallo-González, A. P. & Natarajan, S., 2015, 14th International Conference of IBPSA - Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings. International Building Performance Simulation Association, p. 1344-1351 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Energy efficiency

Cooling

Personnel rating

Uncertainty analysis

Office buildings

4 Citations (Scopus)

PV in Historic Dwellings: the potential to reduce domestic CO2 emissions

Natarajan, S. & Moran, F., Sep 2015, In : Journal of Building Engineering. 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

File

Electricity

Roofs

Climate change

Carbon

The effect of real-time context-aware feedback on thermal comfort and heating energy use: A case study

Vellei, M., Natarajan, S., Biri, B., Padget, J. & Walker, I., 2015, Proceedings of the 31th International PLEA Conference: ARCHITECTURE IN (R)EVOLUTION.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Thermal comfort

Students

Feedback

Heating

Smartphones

Understanding the Effect of Aggressive Energy Efficiency Regulation on an Unprepared Building Sector Using Uncertainty Analysis

Jain, N., Ramallo Gonzalez, A. & Natarajan, S., 2015.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

File

2014

2 Citations (Scopus)

Designing sensor sets for capturing energy events in buildings

Lovett, T., Gabe-Thomas, E., Natarajan, S., Brown, M. & Padget, J., 2014, e-Energy 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems. New York, U. S. A. : Association for Computing Machinery, p. 229-230 2 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Sensors

Constrained optimization

Costs

Atmospheric humidity

Electricity

Designing sensor sets for capturing energy events in buildings

Lovett, T. R., Gabe-Thomas, E., Natarajan, S., Brown, M. & Padget, J. A., Jan 2014, (Unpublished) 12 p.

Research output: Working paper

File

Sensors

Costs

Constrained optimization

Atmospheric humidity

Electricity

Effects of Aggressive Energy Efficiency Regulations on an Unprepared Building Sector using Uncertainty Analysis

Jain, N., Ramallo Gonzalez, A. & Natarajan, S., Dec 2014, PLEA 2014. Ahmedabad

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

File

Uncertainty analysis

Energy efficiency

Cooling

Personnel rating

Computational methods

23 Citations (Scopus)

Inducing [sub]conscious energy behaviour through visually displayed energy information: A case study in university accommodation

Chiang, T., Mevlevioglu, G., Natarajan, S., Padget, J. & Walker, I., Feb 2014, In : Energy and Buildings. 70, p. 507-515 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Display devices

Experiments

Students

Feedback

Laboratory and real-world tests of smart meter (In-Home Display) design interfaces

Walker, I., Chiang, T. & Natarajan, S., Jul 2014, Twenty-Eighth International Conference on Applied Psychology. Paris, France

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Smart meter roll-out strategy and its effect on energy savings at community level

McCullen, N., Walker, I., Natarajan, S. & Padget, J., 3 Sep 2014, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

File

28 Citations (Scopus)

The use of Passive House Planning Package to reduce energy use and CO emissions in historic dwellings

Moran, F., Blight, T., Natarajan, S. & Shea, A., Jun 2014, In : Energy and Buildings. 75, p. 216-227 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Planning

Energy efficiency

Energy conservation

Energy utilization

Decision making

Using semantic annotation in building databases to improve information and energy modelling: a use-case of UK domestic time-series data

Mevlevioglu, G., Natarajan, S. & Padget, J. A., 2014, (Unpublished) 28 p.

Research output: Working paper

File

Time series

Semantics

Ontology

Data structures

Demonstrations

2013

Environmental attitudes and self-identity can influence perceptions of new appliances using renewable energy sources

Walker, I., Thomas, G. & Natarajan, S., Sep 2013, 10th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology. Magdeburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

6 Citations (Scopus)

'Just enough' sensing to ENLITEN: A preliminary demonstration of sensing strategy for the 'ENergy LIteracy Through an intelligent home ENergy advisor' (ENLITEN) project

Lovett, T., Gabe-Thomas, E., Natarajan, S., O'neill, E. & Padget, J., 2013, e-Energy '13: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Future Energy Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 279-280 2 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

File

Demonstrations

Sensors

Carbon

Visualization

2012

30 Citations (Scopus)

A laboratory test of the efficacy of energy display interface design

Chiang, T., Natarajan, S. & Walker, I., Dec 2012, In : Energy and Buildings. 55, p. 471-480 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Display devices

Feedback

Smart meters

Color

User interfaces

Deriving and using future weather data for building design from UK climate change projections: an overview of the COPSE Project

Levermore, G. J., Watkins, R., Cheung, H., Parkinson, J., Laycock, P., Natarajan, S., Nikolopoulou, M-H., Mcgilligan, C., Muneer, T., Tham, Y. W., Underwood, C., Edge, J., Du, H., Sharples, S., Kang, J., Barclay, M. & Sanderson, M., 2012, Manchester: University of Manchester. 52 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

Open Access

File

21 Citations (Scopus)

Developing a database of energy use for historic dwellings in Bath, UK

Moran, F., Natarajan, S. & Nikolopoulou, M-H., Dec 2012, In : Energy and Buildings. 55, p. 218-226 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

21 Citations (Scopus)