DEFINING OVERHEATING LEAFLET

The Chartered Institution for in 2014 to gather evidence and information on the affected and the issue is likely to become IMPACTS OF OVERHEATING Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) current and possible future extent and impact of more prevalent in future. [...] to which the housing sector is already gearing up to OVERHEATING RISK MAPPING change there is an increased risk of tackle the issue and what further action could be by AECOMIn contrast, the health sector tends to think overheating in buildings.” required to manage the risk of future overheating.about overheating in terms of the DRIVERS OF CHANGE – ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE consequences for peo. [...] The SAP Appendix P is a simplified check of temperature, depending upon the the Zero Carbon Hub raised many concerns construction and use of the building. [...] The model needs to be fully road-tested in Within the housing sector, the desire is to ENVIRONMENTAL Occupants of non air conditioned buildings the domestic sector, in particular, to confirm design dwellings in which the occupants will experience ‘thermal comfort’. [...] bands for different categories of buildings, High night-time temperatures can lead to depending upon the ability of the occupants The Chartered Institution of Building Services disrupted sleep and impair a person’s ability to to modify and adapt to their environments.