Dataset for "An Analytical Heat Wave Definition Based on the Impact on Buildings and Occupants"

These data support the publication "An Analytical Heat Wave Definition Based on the Impact on Buildings and Occupants". This paper provides novel methods and data for the generation of heat wave signatures for the testing of current and future resilience of buildings to extreme heat events. The main novelty of the work lies in the fact that it generates these events by considering the impact on the internal environment, where most of the heat related morbidities and mortalities occur.

Several data sets are included in this deposit to aid the use of the method in the paper and the data we have produced. This includes some data on the real homes used in the paper as well as the EnergyPlus input data files (IDF) used in the simulation. In addition, example weather files including those for the future, are included. Please see the README file for further information.

Subjects:
Civil engineering and built environment

Cite this dataset as:
Ramallo-González, A., Natarajan, S., Coley, D., Eames, M., Fosas, D., 2020. Dataset for "An Analytical Heat Wave Definition Based on the Impact on Buildings and Occupants". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00775.

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Data

Data HW form.mat
application/octet-stream (702kB)
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MATLAB file containing the real heat waves that were used to investigate the heat wave form in Section 2.6 of the paper

FutureWeatherFiles.zip
application/zip (57MB)
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Future weather files that were used to generate the graphs in Section 3 of the paper

IDFs.zip
application/zip (103kB)
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EnergyPlus input data files (IDF) used to perform the validation in Section 4 of the paper

SSHWB3_Nottingham.epw
text/plain (1MB)
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Weather data generated with the methodology to make the evaluation in Section 5 of the paper

Creators

David Coley
University of Bath

Matt Eames
University of Exeter

Daniel Fosas
University of Bath

Contributors

University of Bath
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Documentation

Data collection method:

Full details of the data collection method may be found in the associated manuscript.

Technical details and requirements:

EnergyPlus input data files (IDF) and weather files (.epw) are plain text documents that may be processed with EnergyPlus (https://energyplus.net/) or EPx (https://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/) software. The formats are documented in the Input Output Reference and Auxiliary Programs documentation accompanying the software, respectively.

Methodology link:

Ramallo-González, A., Eames, M., Natarajan, S., Fosas, D., and Coley, D., 2020. An Analytical Heat Wave Definition Based on the Impact on Buildings and Occupants. Energy and Buildings, 216. Available from: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/an-analytical-heat-wave-definition-based-on-the-impact-on-buildin.

Documentation Files

Readme.txt
text/plain (710B)
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Funders

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

COLBE - The Creation of Localized Current and Future Weather for the Built Environment
EP/M021890/1

Publication details

Publication date: 9 March 2020
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00775

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/775

Related papers and books

Ramallo-González, A. P., Eames, M. E., Natarajan, S., Fosas-de-Pando, D., and Coley, D. A., 2020. An analytical heat wave definition based on the impact on buildings and occupants. Energy and Buildings, 216, 109923. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109923.

Contact information

Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: Sukumar Natarajan

Departments:

Faculty of Engineering & Design
Architecture & Civil Engineering

Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Energy and the Design of Environments (EDEn)