Conclusions
It is reassuring to know that there are practices, professionals and academics who are dedicated to understanding how our buildings work, and are willing to share this information – as is evident from the breadth of case studies and essays in this book. However, the case studies; Innovate UK research programme; and discussions with contributing authors, architects and engineers make clear that there are also a number of emerging themes and areas of concern.
Firstly and most alarmingly there are some practical issues that recur regularly, including:
- the industry’s failure to establish clear protocols for setting up and commissioning building management systems
- the frequent issues with sub-metering
- in the domestic sector, the unfamiliarity ...
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