Investigating thermal performance and climate resilience of the winter garden in an educational building

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The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry is one of the UK's first laboratories to achieve carbon neutrality and net-zero carbon emissions. In this paper, the researchers investigate the risk of overheating and climate resilience of the winter garden in the GSK building. The study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods via on-site measurements, occupant surveys, and dynamic building simulations using IESVE. The initial findings indicated that overheating was a significant issue during the summer season in both the current climate and future climate scenarios. Design recommendations to mitigate overheating included optimising the extensive glazing and improving ventilation and shading devices. The study concludes that optimising extensive glazing is essential to address overheating in similar building types.

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ORCID for Stephanie Gauthier: orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-1736

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