Browsing Civil Engineering by Author "http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007601"
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Application of a staged automated calibration methodology to a partially-retrofitted university building energy model
Zuhaib, Sheikh; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier, 2019-07-10)Deep-retrofit planning for existing buildings demands high accuracy in energy modelling prediction that minimises the gap between actual and simulated scenarios. A large set of interacting variables and uncertainties in ... -
An automated standard-based life cycle quality inspection methodology for smart precast concrete solutions in buildings
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Goggins, Jamie; de la Torre, Oscar; Holleran, Dave; Keane, Marcus M. (Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-29)Built2Spec research project brought together a new and breakthrough set of tools in order to improve construction quality inspection processes. These can be put into the hands of construction stakeholders to help meet ... -
Can DEAP help us to predict the energy demand and indoor temperature of homes before and after renovation ? A case study from Dublin
Moran, Paul; Goggins, Jamie (Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI) and Cork Institute of Technology, 2020-08-27)Improving the energy efficiency of buildings via retrofitting is seen as one of the key mitigation measures to reducing the energy demand and carbon emissions of the built environment in Ireland. However, while energy ... -
Changing energy cultures? Household energy use before and after a building energy efficiency retrofit
Rau, Henrike; Moran, Paul; Manton, Richard; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier, 2019-12-03)Government- and community-initiated energy retrofits of existing residential buildings abound across Europe. This paper argues that retrofitting initiatives need to extend their current emphasis on technical-material changes ... -
Community engaged learning: A building engineering case study
Goggins, Jamie; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena (Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI), 2020-08-28)ABSTRACT: Community engaged learning is a form of experiential education with a civic underpinning. Community engaged learning is embedded with the civil engineering curriculum at NUI Galway and is framed by a research ... -
Dairy processing sludge and co-products: a review of present and future re-use pathways in agriculture
Shi, W.; Healy, Mark G.; Ashekuzzaman, S.M.; Daly, K.; Leahy, J.J.; Fenton, Owen (Elsevier, 2021-06-22)The dairy industry is one of the largest global producers of wastewater and generates huge volumes of dairy processing sludge (DPS). There are two main types of DPS, lime-treated dissolved air floatation sludge and ... -
Deep reinforcement learning for home energy management system control
Lissa, Paulo; Deane, Conor; Schukat, Michael; Seri, Federico; Keane, Marcus; Barrett, Enda (Elsevier, 2021-12-26)The use of machine learning techniques has been proven to be a viable solution for smart home energy management. These techniques autonomously control heating and domestic hot water systems, which are the most relevant ... -
Demand side detailed models
Sterling, Raymond; Bassani, Andrea; Costa, Andrea; De Cinque, Pietro; Passerini, Francesco; Febres, Jesús (INDIGO consortium, 2017-08-02)INDIGO is a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project carried out by 6 partners from across Europe and 1 from the United Arab Emirates that aims to develop a more efficient, intelligent and economical generation of District Cooling ... -
Developing and validating a decision support tool for media selection to mitigate drainage waters
Ezzati, Golnaz; Healy, Mark G.; Christianson, Laura E.; Feyereisen, Gary; Thornton, Steven; Daly, Karen; Fenton, Owen (Elsevier, 2019-07-26)The nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) and ammonium (NH4-N) and/or dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) load in drainage water from farms can be managed by reactive or biological media filters. The nutrient content of the drainage ... -
Development of a framework for activation of aggregator led flexibility
O’Connell, Sarah; Keane, Marcus M. (MDPI, 2021-08-12)This paper presents a novel framework architecture for an online, real¿time flexibility as¿ sessment and activation platform targeted at unlocking the flexibility potential of commercial build¿ ings and smaller industrial ... -
Energy efficiency facets: Innovative district cooling systems
Passerini, Francesco; Sterling, Raymond; Keane, Marcus M.; Klobut, Krzysztof; Costa, Andrea (Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, 2017-03-31)Cooling demand in buildings is globally increasing, therefore developing more efficient cooling systems is important for the sustainability of European cities. Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the ... -
Evaluation of the fertiliser replacement value of phosphorus-saturated filter media
Arenas-Montaño, V.; Fenton, O.; Moore, B.; Healy, Mark G. (Elsevier, 2021-01-12)The use of filter media to adsorb phosphorus (P) from nutrient-rich waters is an effective, simple and low-cost method to recover and reuse P as an inorganic fertiliser replacement. Although it is assumed that the saturated ... -
An examination of maximum legal application rates of dairy processing and associated STRUBIAS fertilising products in agriculture
Shi, W.; Fenton, Owen; Ashekuzzaman, S. M.; Daly, K.; Leahy, J. J.; Khalaf, N.; Hu, Y.; Chojnacka, K.; Numviyimana, C.; Healy, Mark G. (Elsevier, 2021-10-09)The dairy industry produces vast quantities of dairy processing sludge (DPS), which can be processed further to develop second generation products such as struvite, biochars and ashes (collectively known as STRUBIAS). These ... -
Highly innovative building control tools tackling the energy performance gap
Noris, Federico; Caboni, Omar; Pehse, Anne; Messervey, Thomas; Lopez, Maria; Ruffini, Sara (HIT2GAP Consortium, 2018-10-31)The deliverable D6.1 is part of Work Package (WP) 6 with focus on ‘Innovative services definition and market exploitation’. More specifically, it belongs to Task (T) 6.1 named ‘New generation of services based on intelligent ... -
Impact of P inputs on source-sink P dynamics of sediment along an agricultural ditch network
Ezzati, Golnaz; Fenton, Owen; Healy, Mark G.; Christianson, Laura E.; Feyereisen, Gary; Thornton, S. F.; Chen, Qing; Fan, Bingqian; Ding, J.; Daly, Karen (Elsevier, 2019-12-19)Phosphorus (P) loss from intensive dairy farms is a pressure on water quality in agricultural catchments. At farm scale, P sources can enter in-field drains and open ditches, resulting in transfer along ditch networks and ... -
Impact of source variability on flexibility for demand response
O'Connell, Sarah; Reynders, Glenn; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2021-08-05)This paper assesses the quality of the services provided for demand response by analysing the results of experimental work activating flexible sources in buildings, while evaluating the impacts on occupant comfort and ... -
Integrated demand response solution towards energy positive neighbourhoods: Demand response programs overview
Seri, Federico; Lissa, Paulo; Keane, Marcus M. (RESPOND Consortium, 2017)Purpose: this reports presents an analysis of the contemporary demand response (DR) programs and solutions, already applied at European and Worldwide level. The document is divided into two main parts: the first one ... -
Key considerations in the design of a one-stop-shop retrofit model
McGinley, Orlaith; Moran, Paul; Goggins, Jamie (Civil Engineering Research Assiciation of Ireland (CERAI) and Cork Institute of Technology, 2020-08-27)The Irish Government’s Climate Action Plan emphasizes the need for increased retrofit activity within the built environment. As such, the plan has set targets for the completion of 500,000 energy efficient retrofits by ... -
Lifecycle environmental and economic performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in Ireland
Goggins, Jamie; Moran, Paul; Armstrong, Alan; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2016-01-16)Directives in the European Union are ensuring that buildings in this region are moving towards nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB). For countries like Ireland, which has a temperate oceanic climate, a key to achieving NZEB ... -
Mineral fertiliser equivalent value of dairy processing sludge and derived biochar using ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Shi, W.; Healy, Mark G.; Ashekuzzaman, S. M.; Daly, K.; Fenton, Owen (Elsevier, 2022-08-20)As supply chains of chemical fertilisers become more precarious, raw or derived bio-based fertilisers (herein referred to as bio-fertilisers) from the dairy processing industry could be good alternatives. However, their ...