Research at Leeds Beckett
Dr Jim Parker
Dr Jim Parker
Reader
School of Built Environment & Engineering
0113 81 21976 J.M.Parker@leedsbeckett.ac.ukAbout Dr Jim Parker
James specialises in building performance simulation modelling with a particular interest in natural ventilation and summer overheating. He is involved in a range of externally funded research and consultancy projects as well as supervising DEng and BSc students.
Dr James Parker is a Research Fellow in the Leeds Sustainability Institute. His doctoral research evaluated the environmental and financial performance of large scale retrofit in airport terminal buildings. This work used detailed calibrated dynamic thermal simulation models to analyse deep retrofit strategies and received a CIOB Digital Innovation Merit award in 2014. James is currently expanding this work to evaluate and analyse the performance of non-domestic facilities within the Leeds Metropolitan University Estate. His work with the Estates department is investigating overheating scenarios, energy and carbon performance and the role that dynamic thermal simulation can play in long-term facility management.
James has a BSc in Construction Management with first class honours, an MSc in Sustainable Architecture which was awarded with distinction and a wide range of construction industry experience, having been a company Director with organisations working in the sustainable architecture and regeneration sectors.
Research Interests
James is responsible for leading a number of externally funded projects including: a project examining and managing the energy performance of building stock owned and operated by a major UK retailer; a large scale solid-wall retrofit consortium project with major commercial partners aimed at reducing energy consumption and capital costs; and a project aimed at developing a blueprint for an innovative off-site manufactured, thermally efficient building system. He has also worked on various consultancy projects all of which have involved the detailed evaluation of building energy performance.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (3)
- Parker JM; Farmer D; Johnston D; Fletcher M; Thomas F; Gorse C; Stenlund S (2019), Measuring and modelling retrofit fabric performance in solid wall conjoined dwellings. Energy and Buildings
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.12.010
View Repository Record - Parker JM; Hardy A; Glew D; Gorse C (2017), A methodology for creating building energy model occupancy schedules using personal location metadata. Energy and Buildings
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.06.014
View Repository Record - Parker JM; Glew DW; Fletcher M; Thomas F; Gorse C (2016), Accounting for refrigeration heat exchange in energy performance simulations of large food retail buildings. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology: an international journal
https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624416675389
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Conference proceedings (peer reviewed) (6)
- Parker JM; Farmer D; Fletcher M (2015) Calibrating whole house thermal models against a coheating test. In: System Simulation in Buildings 2014 Liege 20141210. : Atelier des Presses, pp. P21 1-P21 19.
View Repository Record - Parker JM (2014) Predicting the energy performance impacts of a timetable linked building energy management system. In: Building Simulation and Optimisation 2014 University College London 20140623. London: The Bartlett, UCL Faculty of the Built Environment, pp. .
- Parker J; Oates M; Cropper P; Shao L (2012) Comparison of EPC, DEC and dynamic thermal simulation results at Birmingham Airport. In: First Building Simulation and Optimization Conference Loughborough, UK 20120910. : International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 27-34.
- Parker JM; Cropper P; Shao L (2012) A calibrated whole building simulation approach to assessing retrofit options for Birmingham Airport. In: First Building Simulation and Optimization Conference Loughborough 20120910. : International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 49-56.
- Parker JM; Cropper P; Shao L (2012) Retrofit of airport terminals: using building simulation to evaluate environmental and economic impacts. In: Retrofit 2012 Manchester 20120124. : University of Salford, pp. .
- Parker JM; Cropper P; Shao L (2011) Using building simulation to evaluate low carbon refurbishment options for airport buildings. In: Building Simulation 2011 Sydney 20111114. : International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 554-561.
