{"id":548153,"date":"2023-02-05T14:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T14:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:48:18","slug":"uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future\/","title":{"rendered":"#UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a416c42bc3f4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future\/#%E2%80%9CUK_mega-lab_generates_weather_to_test_homes_of_future%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future\/#Replicating_weather\" >Replicating weather<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-mega-lab-generates-weather-to-test-homes-of-future\/#%E2%80%98Alexa_of_home_energy\" >&#8216;Alexa of home energy&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUK_mega-lab_generates_weather_to_test_homes_of_future%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/simulated-snow-covers.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/simulated-snow-covers.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Simulated snow covers a car and the walls of one of two houses built in a lab to develop future heating solutions that will use less energy and help meet climate goals.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/simulated-snow-covers.jpg\" alt=\"Simulated snow covers a car and the walls of one of two houses built in a lab to develop future heating solutions that will use \" title=\"Simulated snow covers a car and the walls of one of two houses built in a lab to develop future heating solutions that will use less energy and help meet climate goals.\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Simulated snow covers a car and the walls of one of two houses built in a lab to develop future heating solutions that will use less energy and help meet climate goals.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the icy conditions, the two energy-efficient homes remain cozy and warm due to their use of cutting-edge heating and insulation <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Energy House 2.0\u2014a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> experiment designed to help the world&#8217;s housebuilders slash carbon emissions, save energy and tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The project, based in a laboratory resembling a giant warehouse on Salford University campus near the center of Manchester, opened last month.<\/p>\n<p>Rain, wind, sunshine and snow can be recreated in temperatures ranging from 40 degrees Celsius to -20C, operated from a control center.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Replicating_weather\"><\/span>Replicating weather<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;ve tried to achieve here is to be able to replicate the weather conditions that would be experienced around 95 percent of the populated Earth,&#8221; Professor Will Swan, head of energy house laboratories at the university, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The facility, comprising two chambers that can experience different weather at the same time, will test types of housing from all over the world &#8220;to understand how we deliver their net-zero and energy-efficient homes&#8221;, he added.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/inside-the-massive-war.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/inside-the-massive-war.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Inside the massive warehouse-style lab, scientists can recreate rain, wind, sunshine, or snow.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/inside-the-massive-war.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the massive warehouse-style lab, scientists can recreate rain, wind, sunshine, or snow\" title=\"Inside the massive warehouse-style lab, scientists can recreate rain, wind, sunshine, or snow.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Inside the massive warehouse-style lab, scientists can recreate rain, wind, sunshine, or snow.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two houses, which are quintessentially British and constructed by firms with UK operations, will remain in place for a few years.<\/p>\n<p>Other builders will then be able to rent space in the lab to put their own properties under the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>The project&#8217;s first house was built by UK property firm Barratt Developments and French materials giant Saint-Gobain.<\/p>\n<p>It is clad with decorative bricks over a frame of wood panels and insulation, with solar panels on the roof.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists are examining the efficiency of several different types of heating systems, including air-source heat pumps.<\/p>\n<p>In the living room, a hot-water circuit is located along the bottom of the walls, while further heat is provided via infra-red technology in the molding and from a wall panel.<\/p>\n<p>Mirrors also act as infra-red radiators while numerous sensors monitor which rooms are in use.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/the-lab-can-test-heati.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/the-lab-can-test-heati.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The lab can test heating technologies that could significantly reduce energy bills.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/the-lab-can-test-heati.jpg\" alt=\"The lab can test heating technologies that could significantly reduce energy bills\" title=\"The lab can test heating technologies that could significantly reduce energy bills.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The lab can test heating technologies that could significantly reduce energy bills.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residents will be able to manage the technology via one single control system similar to Amazon&#8217;s voice-activated Alexa interface.<\/p>\n<p>Builders estimate the cutting-edge tech will mean that the energy bill will be just one quarter of what the average UK home currently pays, a boon to customers reeling from sky-high energy prices.<\/p>\n<p>It will also make an important contribution to Britain&#8217;s efforts to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050 to combat climate change.<\/p>\n<p>A parliamentary report found that, in 2019, 17 percent of heating emissions from buildings came from homes\u2014making their contribution similar to all the petrol and diesel cars driving on Britain&#8217;s roads.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental campaigners have long called on the UK government to increase energy efficiency and insulation support for existing homes across Britain.<\/p>\n<p>                                            <!-- Google middle Adsense block --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Alexa_of_home_energy\"><\/span>&#8216;Alexa of home energy&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;One of the key technologies that we&#8217;re trying on this house is almost like a building management system for residential buildings,&#8221; said Tom Cox, UK technical director at Saint-Gobain.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/uk-mega-lab-generates.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/uk-mega-lab-generates.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Scientists can test a year's worth of weather conditions in a week.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/uk-mega-lab-generates.jpg\" alt=\"UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future\" title=\"Scientists can test a year's worth of weather conditions in a week.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Scientists can test a year&#8217;s worth of weather conditions in a week.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s almost like the Alexa of the home energy system\u2014and that can be automated as much as the occupant wants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And now with their mega-laboratory, scientists and companies no longer have to wait for extreme swings in the weather.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can test a year&#8217;s worth of weather conditions in a week,&#8221; added Cox.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;ultimate goal is to create that environment which is comfortable and cost effective and commercially viable to deliver&#8221;, added Cox.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time (we are) addressing the sustainability issues that we have in construction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2023 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print 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