Monitoring Homes as Power Stations (HAPS)
Overview
HAPS helps households install and use low carbon technologies to:
- cut energy demand
- generate renewable energy
- store energy
The programme runs in Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
Monitoring programme
Cardiff University's Centre for a Low Carbon Built Environment (CLCBE) is measuring the impacts of HAPS solutions. The monitoring programme will run for five years between 2022 and 2027.
The CLCBE has been modelling and applying integrated low carbon technologies for more than 15 years.
What we measure
Both new build and retrofit homes across the 4 counties included within the HAPS programme will be part of the monitoring programme.
We measure the impact of HAPS solutions against six aims:
- technology performance
- environmental conditions
- energy costs and fuel poverty
- energy savings
- resident behaviour
- resident health and wellbeing
The data to be monitored includes:
- weather and climate
- occupancy details
- indoor temperature and humidity
- building fabric (insulation/U values, air tightness, thermographic imaging)
- energy use
How we collect the data
Residents' surveys
Residents’ surveys will be carried out to understand what it is like to live in the home.
One-off performance tests
These will be done to understand the condition of the house, such as:
- the level of insulation
- air tightness
- areas of heat loss
Long-term monitoring
The home will be monitored long-term to understand the indoor environment conditions like:
- temperature and humidity
- how much energy is generated, used and stored
- the performance of the heating and other systems
Contact
To find out more, contact the Centre for a Low Carbon Built Environment (CLCBE) at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
