This document discusses insulating solid wall buildings and identifies several key findings and recommendations. It finds that traditional buildings perform differently than modern buildings and some modern assessment methods are inappropriate. It recommends a new, holistic and systemic approach to assessing and retrofitting traditional buildings to avoid unintended consequences. While fabric improvements can provide opportunities, a "fabric first" approach may not always be suitable for traditional buildings due to risks around thermal bridges and moisture. More research is needed to better understand solid wall performance and limits before retrofitting.
Housing Retrofit & Economic Growth - A Community Green Deal - Anne-Marie Simp...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses the benefits of housing retrofit programmes in addressing climate change goals and stimulating economic growth. [1] Housing accounts for 27% of UK carbon emissions, and retrofitting 26 million homes is needed to meet carbon reduction targets, requiring improvements to 10,000 homes per week. [2] There is an estimated £106 billion market for retrofitting in the UK that could generate £2-3 billion annually. [3] A "Community Green Deal" approach is proposed to bring partners together to deliver retrofitting at scale through a building block process involving identifying opportunities, developing plans, collaboration, and establishing reinvestment funds.
Green Deal Challenges & Opportunities - Steven Heath, Knauf InsulationsustainableCoRE
The document discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by the UK's Green Deal program. It notes that Europe spends €400 billion per year on energy, and €270 billion could be saved through existing cost-effective technologies. In the UK, more energy is used in buildings than in other sectors like transport or industry. Upgrading the UK's existing housing stock could cost between £7-11 billion per year over 15 years. The Green Deal aims to provide loans to fund home energy improvements, with repayments made through energy bills. Success will depend on developing the supply chain, gaining customer acceptance, and establishing workable business models for all stakeholders.
The document discusses the Green Deal tools used to assess homes and calculate potential energy savings from improvements. It provides an overview of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and BREDEM models, which estimate a home's energy performance and savings. It describes how occupancy data collected through a Green Deal assessment can provide more accurate, tailored estimates of savings compared to standard assumptions. In-use factors are applied to bridge the gap between predicted and actual performance. Non-domestic properties use a similar process but with assessments tailored to their varied characteristics.
Breathability, An Introduction - Natural Building TechnologiessustainableCoRE
This document provides an introduction to breathability in building materials. It discusses how demands on building shells have changed in recent decades due to factors like increased indoor living and improved energy efficiency. This affects building biology and human/building health. Breathable materials allow moisture to pass through them in vapor form, while non-breathable materials do not. Breathability is determined by vapor permeability, capillarity, and hygroscopicity. Breathable constructions help protect buildings from moisture issues and enhance indoor air quality by buffering humidity levels. Comparisons of breathable and non-breathable wall assemblies show breathable designs better regulate moisture content over time.
The document discusses internal wall insulation (IWI) options for older buildings in England. It summarizes a KTP project that tested 8 different IWI systems, including 4 breathable and 4 conventional systems. Monitoring and modeling showed that breathable insulation allowed walls to dry out faster by up to 22% compared to 8% for non-breathable insulation. The project aims to find a safe, effective solution for mainstream IWI application in typical 9-13" brick buildings, focusing on hygrothermal performance and moisture transport. More evidence is still needed regarding long-term performance and faults to ensure solutions are both safe and practical.
The National Refurbishment Centre (NRC) was established through collaboration between industry partners to guide stakeholders in refurbishment solutions. The NRC has achieved a high level of awareness and has brought together the largest dataset of refurbished UK properties. It has analyzed the data to develop solutions needed for mass property retrofits. The NRC operates on principles of partnership, collaboration, leadership, agreed standards, and independent reporting. It offers membership opportunities and conducts research projects to advance refurbishment initiatives.
The document provides an overview of the Green Deal awareness event being held at the Centre of Refurbishment Excellence in Stoke-on-Trent. It introduces Chris Broadbent, the director of BRE Training, and outlines the agenda for the event which includes discussions of what the Green Deal is, the Green Deal Advisor qualification, standards for advisors, and certification framework. It also briefly describes how BRE can help manage risks associated with the Green Deal.
Sustainable refurbishment at scale - By Stephen Passmore, Energy Saving TrustsustainableCoRE
This document discusses strategies for achieving wide-scale sustainable refurbishment of homes in the UK. It notes that home energy use accounts for over a quarter of UK carbon emissions and targets have been set to cut carbon emissions from homes by 29% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. To achieve these targets, all homes will need to reach a high energy performance rating. The document then outlines approaches to housing retrofit including whole-house projects and area-based approaches. It also describes the mission and aims of the National Refurbishment Centre partnership to support green refurbishment through demonstration projects.
Housing Retrofit & Economic Growth - A Community Green Deal - Anne-Marie Simp...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses the benefits of housing retrofit programmes in addressing climate change goals and stimulating economic growth. [1] Housing accounts for 27% of UK carbon emissions, and retrofitting 26 million homes is needed to meet carbon reduction targets, requiring improvements to 10,000 homes per week. [2] There is an estimated £106 billion market for retrofitting in the UK that could generate £2-3 billion annually. [3] A "Community Green Deal" approach is proposed to bring partners together to deliver retrofitting at scale through a building block process involving identifying opportunities, developing plans, collaboration, and establishing reinvestment funds.
Green Deal Challenges & Opportunities - Steven Heath, Knauf InsulationsustainableCoRE
The document discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by the UK's Green Deal program. It notes that Europe spends €400 billion per year on energy, and €270 billion could be saved through existing cost-effective technologies. In the UK, more energy is used in buildings than in other sectors like transport or industry. Upgrading the UK's existing housing stock could cost between £7-11 billion per year over 15 years. The Green Deal aims to provide loans to fund home energy improvements, with repayments made through energy bills. Success will depend on developing the supply chain, gaining customer acceptance, and establishing workable business models for all stakeholders.
The document discusses the Green Deal tools used to assess homes and calculate potential energy savings from improvements. It provides an overview of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and BREDEM models, which estimate a home's energy performance and savings. It describes how occupancy data collected through a Green Deal assessment can provide more accurate, tailored estimates of savings compared to standard assumptions. In-use factors are applied to bridge the gap between predicted and actual performance. Non-domestic properties use a similar process but with assessments tailored to their varied characteristics.
Breathability, An Introduction - Natural Building TechnologiessustainableCoRE
This document provides an introduction to breathability in building materials. It discusses how demands on building shells have changed in recent decades due to factors like increased indoor living and improved energy efficiency. This affects building biology and human/building health. Breathable materials allow moisture to pass through them in vapor form, while non-breathable materials do not. Breathability is determined by vapor permeability, capillarity, and hygroscopicity. Breathable constructions help protect buildings from moisture issues and enhance indoor air quality by buffering humidity levels. Comparisons of breathable and non-breathable wall assemblies show breathable designs better regulate moisture content over time.
The document discusses internal wall insulation (IWI) options for older buildings in England. It summarizes a KTP project that tested 8 different IWI systems, including 4 breathable and 4 conventional systems. Monitoring and modeling showed that breathable insulation allowed walls to dry out faster by up to 22% compared to 8% for non-breathable insulation. The project aims to find a safe, effective solution for mainstream IWI application in typical 9-13" brick buildings, focusing on hygrothermal performance and moisture transport. More evidence is still needed regarding long-term performance and faults to ensure solutions are both safe and practical.
The National Refurbishment Centre (NRC) was established through collaboration between industry partners to guide stakeholders in refurbishment solutions. The NRC has achieved a high level of awareness and has brought together the largest dataset of refurbished UK properties. It has analyzed the data to develop solutions needed for mass property retrofits. The NRC operates on principles of partnership, collaboration, leadership, agreed standards, and independent reporting. It offers membership opportunities and conducts research projects to advance refurbishment initiatives.
The document provides an overview of the Green Deal awareness event being held at the Centre of Refurbishment Excellence in Stoke-on-Trent. It introduces Chris Broadbent, the director of BRE Training, and outlines the agenda for the event which includes discussions of what the Green Deal is, the Green Deal Advisor qualification, standards for advisors, and certification framework. It also briefly describes how BRE can help manage risks associated with the Green Deal.
Sustainable refurbishment at scale - By Stephen Passmore, Energy Saving TrustsustainableCoRE
This document discusses strategies for achieving wide-scale sustainable refurbishment of homes in the UK. It notes that home energy use accounts for over a quarter of UK carbon emissions and targets have been set to cut carbon emissions from homes by 29% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. To achieve these targets, all homes will need to reach a high energy performance rating. The document then outlines approaches to housing retrofit including whole-house projects and area-based approaches. It also describes the mission and aims of the National Refurbishment Centre partnership to support green refurbishment through demonstration projects.
Fabric first and refurbishment; green deal and beyond - By Peter Bonfield, BREsustainableCoRE
The document discusses the need for retrofitting existing homes in the UK to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. It notes that over 70% of UK homes will still be standing in 2050, and retrofitting presents an opportunity to create jobs and improve health outcomes. The document then outlines the steps taken in a retrofitting demonstration project, including air tightness testing, infrared scans, energy modeling, and specifying packages of improvements. Packages presented savings of up to 30% in energy costs and CO2 emissions. The BRE aims to provide holistic training and learning on retrofitting techniques to support the industry through their programs.
Knowledge and skills for a low carbon uk - By Lynne Sullivan, SustainableByDe...sustainableCoRE
1) The document discusses approaches to retrofitting existing buildings in the UK to meet climate change targets through a holistic, stepped approach. It provides a case study of retrofitting a 1960s tower block in phases to an EnerPHit standard.
2) Initial measures included cavity wall insulation, window replacement, and roof insulation to reduce heating demands from over 200 kWh/m2 to around 150 kWh/m2.
3) Subsequent phases involved external wall insulation, ground floor insulation, and balcony glazing to further reduce demands to around 100 kWh/m2.
4) Final measures such as triple glazing windows and MVHR ventilation aim to achieve demands under 25 kWh/
Maximising the impact of Green Deal and ECO - By Jane Forshaw, Stoke-on-Trent...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses Stoke-on-Trent's plans to become energy self-sufficient through decentralized energy production and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. It proposes generating 550 MW of energy from sources like gas, electricity, transport, and developing projects in areas like energy from waste, biomass, and district energy. It also talks about the Green Deal program and Stoke-on-Trent's role in maximizing its impact by engaging customers and supporting local jobs.
Gearing up for the green deal - By Pat Bowen, Construction SkillssustainableCoRE
The document discusses the skills needed by installers to work under the UK's Green Deal program, which aims to retrofit homes to improve energy efficiency. It outlines the Green Deal Skills Alliance between sector skills councils and programs to develop competency frameworks, qualifications, and training to ensure installers have the proper skills for insulation and building fabric work. Standards like PAS 2030 will require installers to be certified and take responsibility for quality in order to participate in the Green Deal.
CoRE skills gap research - by Andy Ainsworth, room4 consultingsustainableCoRE
The document discusses establishing a 'Fabric First' model for building refurbishment in the UK. It reviews the rationale for refurbishment due to climate change targets and the age of the UK housing stock. Legislative drivers like the Climate Change Act and Green Deal are outlined. A Fabric First approach focuses on insulating major elements like walls and roofs as an effective way to improve energy performance. Case studies show reductions in CO2 emissions from this approach. However, no single solution fits all building types. There are skills gaps across the refurbishment supply chain for approaches like solid wall insulation. The document recommends areas where CoRE could provide training and establish best practices like for assessment methods and achieving refurbishment excellence.
A natural materials fabric first approach to retrofit - by fran bradshaw, ann...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses refurbishing a home in Bristol, England to meet Passivhaus standards. The original home had poor insulation, was drafty, and inefficiently heated. The refurbishment included adding insulation to the walls, roof, floors and windows to meet Passivhaus standards. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery was also installed. These fabric-first retrofits reduced the home's heating demand by 97% and are expected to lead to significant savings on energy bills.
The document discusses several priorities and opportunities for governments and businesses in responding to resource trends and economic changes. It recommends that governments take a more active role as a catalyst, customer, and investor to facilitate innovation. For businesses, it suggests focusing on resource productivity to gain competitive advantages through lower costs, new markets, and risk management. Resource trends can guide investment and portfolio decisions to pursue growth opportunities around efficiency, new products, and sustainable operations.
The Green Deal in Stoke-on-Trent - by Iain PodmoresustainableCoRE
The document discusses Stoke-on-Trent's plans to deliver the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programs. It notes that nearly half of private sector homes in Stoke-on-Trent fail to meet decent home standards and over 25,000 have solid walls in need of insulation. The city aims to offer solutions to all 112,000 properties by taking an area-based approach and maximizing ECO funding through partnerships. The local authority will de-risk investment by coordinating community engagement, planning, and negotiating high levels of ECO funding from multiple sources to support large-scale home retrofitting.
Birmingham Energy Savers - preparing for the Green Deal - by Dave AllportsustainableCoRE
The document discusses Birmingham Energy Savers (BES), a Birmingham City Council program to improve building efficiency through the Green Deal. BES aims to deliver the Green Deal by procuring a delivery partner, promoting the program to households, and arranging energy assessments and financing for efficiency upgrades. BES has a goal of upgrading 15,000 homes in a pathfinder project and 45,000 additional homes using public and private funds totaling £1.5 billion. The presentation outlines BES's procurement of a delivery partner through a competitive dialogue process and its Aim High project to field test innovative products in hard to treat homes.
Welcome....Small Scale Renewables - by David TerrysustainableCoRE
This document summarizes a workshop on opportunities in small scale renewable energy supply chains. The workshop included presentations on the CoRE approach to retrofitting, the Green Deal and ECO policy changes, and the business strategy implications. It also provided time for networking and one-on-one discussions. The RESCO program aims to support supply chains in renewable energy and housing retrofit through services like market assessments, graduate internships, and university research support. Participation is free for eligible West Midlands companies.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Fabric first and refurbishment; green deal and beyond - By Peter Bonfield, BREsustainableCoRE
The document discusses the need for retrofitting existing homes in the UK to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. It notes that over 70% of UK homes will still be standing in 2050, and retrofitting presents an opportunity to create jobs and improve health outcomes. The document then outlines the steps taken in a retrofitting demonstration project, including air tightness testing, infrared scans, energy modeling, and specifying packages of improvements. Packages presented savings of up to 30% in energy costs and CO2 emissions. The BRE aims to provide holistic training and learning on retrofitting techniques to support the industry through their programs.
Knowledge and skills for a low carbon uk - By Lynne Sullivan, SustainableByDe...sustainableCoRE
1) The document discusses approaches to retrofitting existing buildings in the UK to meet climate change targets through a holistic, stepped approach. It provides a case study of retrofitting a 1960s tower block in phases to an EnerPHit standard.
2) Initial measures included cavity wall insulation, window replacement, and roof insulation to reduce heating demands from over 200 kWh/m2 to around 150 kWh/m2.
3) Subsequent phases involved external wall insulation, ground floor insulation, and balcony glazing to further reduce demands to around 100 kWh/m2.
4) Final measures such as triple glazing windows and MVHR ventilation aim to achieve demands under 25 kWh/
Maximising the impact of Green Deal and ECO - By Jane Forshaw, Stoke-on-Trent...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses Stoke-on-Trent's plans to become energy self-sufficient through decentralized energy production and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. It proposes generating 550 MW of energy from sources like gas, electricity, transport, and developing projects in areas like energy from waste, biomass, and district energy. It also talks about the Green Deal program and Stoke-on-Trent's role in maximizing its impact by engaging customers and supporting local jobs.
Gearing up for the green deal - By Pat Bowen, Construction SkillssustainableCoRE
The document discusses the skills needed by installers to work under the UK's Green Deal program, which aims to retrofit homes to improve energy efficiency. It outlines the Green Deal Skills Alliance between sector skills councils and programs to develop competency frameworks, qualifications, and training to ensure installers have the proper skills for insulation and building fabric work. Standards like PAS 2030 will require installers to be certified and take responsibility for quality in order to participate in the Green Deal.
CoRE skills gap research - by Andy Ainsworth, room4 consultingsustainableCoRE
The document discusses establishing a 'Fabric First' model for building refurbishment in the UK. It reviews the rationale for refurbishment due to climate change targets and the age of the UK housing stock. Legislative drivers like the Climate Change Act and Green Deal are outlined. A Fabric First approach focuses on insulating major elements like walls and roofs as an effective way to improve energy performance. Case studies show reductions in CO2 emissions from this approach. However, no single solution fits all building types. There are skills gaps across the refurbishment supply chain for approaches like solid wall insulation. The document recommends areas where CoRE could provide training and establish best practices like for assessment methods and achieving refurbishment excellence.
A natural materials fabric first approach to retrofit - by fran bradshaw, ann...sustainableCoRE
This document discusses refurbishing a home in Bristol, England to meet Passivhaus standards. The original home had poor insulation, was drafty, and inefficiently heated. The refurbishment included adding insulation to the walls, roof, floors and windows to meet Passivhaus standards. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery was also installed. These fabric-first retrofits reduced the home's heating demand by 97% and are expected to lead to significant savings on energy bills.
The document discusses several priorities and opportunities for governments and businesses in responding to resource trends and economic changes. It recommends that governments take a more active role as a catalyst, customer, and investor to facilitate innovation. For businesses, it suggests focusing on resource productivity to gain competitive advantages through lower costs, new markets, and risk management. Resource trends can guide investment and portfolio decisions to pursue growth opportunities around efficiency, new products, and sustainable operations.
The Green Deal in Stoke-on-Trent - by Iain PodmoresustainableCoRE
The document discusses Stoke-on-Trent's plans to deliver the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programs. It notes that nearly half of private sector homes in Stoke-on-Trent fail to meet decent home standards and over 25,000 have solid walls in need of insulation. The city aims to offer solutions to all 112,000 properties by taking an area-based approach and maximizing ECO funding through partnerships. The local authority will de-risk investment by coordinating community engagement, planning, and negotiating high levels of ECO funding from multiple sources to support large-scale home retrofitting.
Birmingham Energy Savers - preparing for the Green Deal - by Dave AllportsustainableCoRE
The document discusses Birmingham Energy Savers (BES), a Birmingham City Council program to improve building efficiency through the Green Deal. BES aims to deliver the Green Deal by procuring a delivery partner, promoting the program to households, and arranging energy assessments and financing for efficiency upgrades. BES has a goal of upgrading 15,000 homes in a pathfinder project and 45,000 additional homes using public and private funds totaling £1.5 billion. The presentation outlines BES's procurement of a delivery partner through a competitive dialogue process and its Aim High project to field test innovative products in hard to treat homes.
Welcome....Small Scale Renewables - by David TerrysustainableCoRE
This document summarizes a workshop on opportunities in small scale renewable energy supply chains. The workshop included presentations on the CoRE approach to retrofitting, the Green Deal and ECO policy changes, and the business strategy implications. It also provided time for networking and one-on-one discussions. The RESCO program aims to support supply chains in renewable energy and housing retrofit through services like market assessments, graduate internships, and university research support. Participation is free for eligible West Midlands companies.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
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Insulating solid wall buildings risks, opportunities, and the need for a new approach - By Neil May, NBT
1. Insulating Solid Wall Buildings
Risks, opportunities and the need
for a new approach
Neil May
NBT
UCL
STBA
2. STBA research for DECC
Key Findings
•Traditional buildings perform differently in some
respects from modern buildings, both in their existing
state and in retrofit
•There is a lack of understanding of traditional building
performance.
•Some modern methods for assessing traditional
buildings are inappropriate and give incorrect results
•Traditional buildings often perform better in terms of
heat loss through fabric than as stated in standard
models and assessment methods. This means that the
likely paybacks from some retrofit measures may be less
than assumed
•Traditional buildings require different assessment and
practice in regards to the control of moisture in buildings,
which is vital for fabric and human health
3. • A systemic approach ( ie a holistic approach
considering interactions rather than an approach
based upon individual measures, building elements or
technologies) is necessary in regard to assessment
and retrofit of traditional buildings if rebound effects
and unintended negative consequences are to be
avoided. This process should include the whole
supply chain and users. This is relevant also to
modern buildings but in a different way, with different
effects and risks.
• There are good opportunities for the development of
safe, robust, energy efficient and cost-effective retrofit
measures in many areas of traditional buildings.
However this will have to be on a different basis and
structure from some current Green Deal proposals.
4. Recommendations
• Policy issues
– New conventions
– New standards
– New assessment and training
• Delivery issues
– A new approach based on learning and systemic
thinking
– Training and skills
– A guidance structure and knowledge centre
• Development issues
– A wide ranging research programme
– Action based research and feedback
5. Conclusion
• If these recommendations are taken up, then
some of the main risks to traditional buildings
of the Green Deal policy may be averted.
Furthermore it is believed by the STBA that, if
these recommendations are carried through,
the Green Deal and other retrofit policies
could be undertaken with more financial,
energy and environmental benefit than
previously envisaged, and be a driver for
significant positive change in industry (both in
terms of employment and skills), in user
behaviour and in terms of public
understanding and engagement.
6. Fabric First?
• Is fabric first the correct approach for traditional
buildings and particularly when it comes to
insulating solid walls?
• What are the risks and where?
– The known, the known unknowns and the unknown
unknowns
• What are the opportunities and where? As
above!
• How can we manage risks, and seize
opportunities in order to move forward
positively and quickly for the broadest and
7. The problem of false certainty
• The difficulty of multiple factor complexity
• The complexity of situations where people
are involved
• The failure of single focus solutions to deal
with multi-causal problems
• The pressures to deliver and meet
unrealistic targets or milestones.
• Commercial pressure to sell, sell, sell!
8. The opportunity of uncertainty
• The acceptance of a situation where there
are no easy answers or perhaps no
answers at all is liberating
• Uncertainty requires care, open-
mindedness, and humility
• Uncertainty can lead to a different kind of
success, perhaps a better one than we
could imagine
9. Solid walls
• Thermal and energy performance
• Moisture
• Health
• Community and culture?
10. Thermal and Energy
Performance
• Background issue of U values of
traditional walls and calculation methods
• Thermal Limits?
• Application in reality?
• User response
11. Old walls bad – new walls good
SAP energy assessment of dwellings based on age of stock.
Review of Sustainability of Existing Buildings, DCLG, 2006.
12. Thermal issues: Traditional walls
• Do not conform to type of wall suited to BR 443
(using BS 9496) – ie discreet layers of known
materials
• Also no robust material data for traditional
materials
• So are the Rd SAP values correct?
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Thermal performance of traditional walls underestimated by BR 443 in
73% of cases (2009 – 2011, 59 samples)
14. Average in situ U-value for stone & brick walls
Appendix S SAP 2009 – Stone 2.1 & 2.4 W/m2K, Brick 2.1 W/m2K
In situ U-value Stone & Brick = 1.48 W/m2K (average)
15. Trinity College results - monitoring
• Walls bone dry (extensive heating)
• Some very wet joists (one façade at ground level)
• Better thermal performance of the wall than modelled
under modified BR443
U-Value (W/m2K)
RdSAP 2009 default 2.1
Calculated (BuildDesk) 1.46
Measured (Heat Flux) 0.69 (average)
External lime render (20mm), natural stone (600mm), internal lime plaster (20mm)
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16. Trinity College results -monitoring
• Very different material properties between the two brick
samples
• Initial monitoring of RH and Temperature fails
• Initial tests of in situ U values and air permeability
completely different from second tests
Test 1 Test 2
In situ U values 1.4 0.7
Air Permeability 22m3/m2/hr 11m3/m2/hr
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17. Consequences
• We need more research and better
understanding of solid wall thermal
performance
• We need to be careful of modelling and
monitoring. These require a lot of skill
• We need to be aware that the forecast
energy and financial payback will almost
certainly not be as good as predicted when
buildings are retrofitted
18. Practical limits: Thermal Bridges
Refurbishment of a traditional stone wall with 60 mm insulation on the
inside
Reveal not insulated
a Reveal now insulated with 40 mm insulation
20. Thermal Bridges: Party Wall Issues
Before After
13,1 °C 13,1 °C 12,6 °C
15 °C
Partial fixed internal wall insulation:
t Displacement of isotherms, surface temperature sinks on the non-
insulated side of the wall
Risk of mould / mildew
21. External Insulation versus Internal?
Energy loss through external wall in %
External
Thickness of internal insulation in cm insulation
26. Assessing the execution of retrofitted external wall insulation for
pre-1919 dwellings in Swansea (UK); Joanne Hopper et al
2011
27. Assessing the execution of retrofitted external wall
insulation for pre-1919 dwellings in Swansea (UK); Joanne
Hopper et al 2011
28. Detail in BBA Certificate As applied on site
Assessing the execution of retrofitted external wall insulation for pre-1919
dwellings in Swansea (UK); Joanne Hopper et al 2011
30. Energy principles
Every home is different
Parity Projects
analysis of 40 homes
in London, built within
5 years of each other
around 1900, within
one mile of each
other, unusual houses
removed
31. Moisture: more unknowns
• Material data
• Weather data
• Moisture physics
• Durability of fabric over time
• Construction fault modelling
What we do know is that moisture is the
main cause of building decay and one of
the main causes of human health
problems in buildings
33. Conflicting understanding of mould
risk?
• Driven rain is not so important in Germany as
UK
• IBP sees presence of oxygen as critical
• RH limits in IBP
– Max RH with air = 85%
– Max RH without air = 95%
• Part F limits
– 1 day 85%
– 1 week 75%
– 1 month 65%
34. Modelling Protocols
• BS EN 13788 (BS 5250) versus EN 15026
EN 13788 EN 15026
Steady state Dynamic
Monthly (averaged) Hourly
Limited materials Full materials criteria
criteria
No driven rain Driven rain
No orientation Orientation
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35. Driven rain and internal VCLs: Average
water content of an external (German)
wall
water content in kg/m2
Driven rain absorption 100% Variant 1:
without VCL
Driven rain absorption 50% Variant 2:
with VCL
Driven rain absorption 0%
Insulation thickness (k-value 0.040) in mm
Source: Dr. A. Worch: Innendämmung: Bauphysikalische Aspekte, Probleme und Grenzen und Lösungswege für die Praxis
(engl: Dr. A. Worch: Internal insulation: structural-physical aspects, problems and limits and solutions for the practice)
40. Problems with Modelling
• Human error
• Manipulation
• Data errors/ unknowns (ie OSB µ = 30/175)
– Material data
– Weather data
• Simplification of complex structures
• Problems at junctions/ bits you can’t model
• Issue of how to model bad application
• False certainty
42. What is the reality?
• How do things happen in reality?
• What happens when things are not done
right?
• What about users? Old, young, disabled?
43. Health Performance?
IGT on Low Carbon Construction
Recommendation 8.3:
“that, to avoid the risk of a new generation of
sick buildings, the promotion of the health and
well-being of occupiers should be placed on an
equal footing with the current emphasis on
carbon reduction.”
Is anyone listening?
44. Health – VERY complex
• Interaction insulation, airtightness and
ventilation with fabric moisture, living
conditions and human health… Umm
• Research work sees known risks with dust
mites, overheating, and even obesity of
thermally better housing.
• What about unknowns?
45. Real Dangers of Bad Energy
Efficient Building Envelopes
• Increased Cardio-Respiratory illness
(Lancet)
• UCL research found an increase in dust
mites in beds of 2500 x base case house
when air permeability 10m/hr was
decreased to 3m/hr.
• Decrease by 60% at 20m/hr
• Also 350 x increase over base case when
one type of MVHR was installed
46. Modern ventilation?
• Work by AECOM for Part F 2010
• Airtightness in new buildings was better than
predicted (on completion – no long term analysis).
• Ventilation of all type fails to provide sufficient air
changes in majority of cases.
• Out of 22 dwellings assessed with natural ventilation
70% fail to have sufficient air changes. 4 exceed
safe mould levels and 11 exceed safe VOC levels.
• Out of 9 houses with mechanical ventilation 8 fail to
have sufficient air changes, one by 63%.
• BSRIA report 95% failure rate in MVHR system air
quality
47. Big UNKNOWNS
• Effect on community
• Effect on culture
• Effect on relationship with the natural
environment
48. Radical retrofit requires
rethinking
• Is fabric the best place to start?
• How do buildings relate to lifestyle and
community?
• How do we encourage learning and
engagement?
• Do we start with buildings or with food, or
childcare, or something else? Or do we
several things together?
• What is sustainability for?
• What are humans for?
49. Why not fabric first?
• People first
• Buildings don’t use energy, people do
• Its highly complicated and we don’t know
most of it
• We need to prioritise learning in all we do
• Ensure that processes are simple and
have integrity, relevance and meaning in
order to allow learning
50. STBA proposal
We need to accept our current lack of
knowledge and the possibly unresolvable
complexity of this situation and turn it to good.
This led to a specific proposal for
– Learning based approach, based on a guidance
structure: iterative, open, contextual, systemic,
holistic, with feedback mechanisms
– Linked to public knowledge centre to guide
research, training, and to log, analyse and
integrate feedback
54. Solid wall buildings
• Different in some details from all other
buildings, but principles and the necessary
approach are the same
• An opportunity for a holistic and fully
human programme of research, work and
enjoyment