Book Section

Comfort, Health and Mortality in Real Buildings

Hansen, Alana and McGill, Grainne (2019) Comfort, Health and Mortality in Real Buildings. In: Comfort at the extremes 2019: Legacy of the 1st International Conference on Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate. Ecohouse Initative Ltd., pp. 1-38.

Health and Indoor Air Quality

McGill, Grainne (2018) Health and Indoor Air Quality. In: Design to thrive: Legacy Document. NCEUB. ISBN 978-0-9928957-7-8

An Investigation of indoor air quality in UK Passivhaus dwellings

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Oyedele, Lukumon, Keeffe, Greg and McAllister, Keith (2017) An Investigation of indoor air quality in UK Passivhaus dwellings. In: Smart Energy Control Systems for Sustainable Buildings. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 67 . Springer, Switzerland, pp. 245-268. ISBN 978-3-319-52074-2

Environmental quality in sustainable building design: Selective versus exclusive

McGill, Grainne and Keeffe, Greg (2015) Environmental quality in sustainable building design: Selective versus exclusive. In: Architecture and Sustainability: Critical Perspectives for Integrated Design. ACCO, Leuven (Belgium)/ Den Haag (Netherlands), pp. 153-160. ISBN 978-94-6292-088-0

Effectiveness of Sustainable Assessment Methods in Achieving High Indoor Air Quality in the UK

McGill, Grainne, Qin, Menghao and Oyedele, Lukumon (2013) Effectiveness of Sustainable Assessment Methods in Achieving High Indoor Air Quality in the UK. In: Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 367-372. ISBN 978-3-642-36644-4

Article

Influence of ventilation use and occupant behaviour on surface microorganisms in contemporary social housing

Sharpe, Tim, McGill, G., Dancer, S.J., King, M.F., Fletcher, L. and Noakes, C.J. (2020) Influence of ventilation use and occupant behaviour on surface microorganisms in contemporary social housing. Scientific Reports, 10 (11841). ISSN 2045-2322

Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro, Sharpe, Tim, McGill, Grainne and Musau, Filbert (2020) Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (13). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1660-4601

The Scales Project: a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

Schweiker, Marcel, Abdul-Zahra, Amar, Afonso de André, Maíra, Al-Atrash, Farah, Al-Khatri, Hanan, Risky Alprianti, Rea, Alsaad, Hayder, Amin, Rucha, Ampatzi, Eleni, Yacob Arsano, Alpha, Azadeh, Montazami, Azar, Elie, Bahareh, Bannazadeh, Batagarawa, Amina, Becker, Susanne, Buonocore, Carolina, Cao, Bin, Choi, Joon-Ho, Chun, Chungyoon, Daanen, Hein, Aisyah Damiati, Siti, Daniel, Lyrian, De Vecchi, Renata, Dhaka, Shivraj, Domínguez-Amarillo, Samuel, Dudkiewicz, Edyta, Prabha Edappilly, Lakshmi, Fernández-Agüera, Jesica, Folkerts, Mireille, Frijns, Arjan, Gaona, Gabriel, Garg, Vishal, Gauthier, Stephanie, Ghaffari Jabbari, Shahla, Harimi, Djamila, Hellwig, Runa, Huebner, Gesche, Jin, Quan, Jowkar, Mina, Kania, Renate, Kim, Jungsoo, King, Nelson, Kingma, Boris, Koerniawan, Donny, Kolarik, Jakub, Kumar, Shailendra, Kwok, Alison, Lamberts, Roberto, Laska, Marta, Lee, Jeffrey, Lee, Yoonhee, Lindermayr, Vanessa, Mahaki, Mohammadbagher, Marcel-Okafor, Udochukwu, Marín-Restrepo, Laura, Marquardsen, Anna, Martellotta, Francesco, Mathur, Jyotirmay, McGill, Grainne, Mino-Rodriguez, Isabel, Mou, Di, Moujalled, Bassam, Nakajima, Mia, Ng, Edward, Okafor, Marcellinus, Olweny, Mark, Ouyang, Wanlu, Ligia Papst de Abreu, Ana, Pérez-Fargallo, Alexis, Rajapaksha, Indrika, Ramos, Greici, Rashid, Saif, F. Reinhart, Christoph, Rivera, Isabel, Salmanzadeh, Mazyar, Suhendri, Suhendri, Schakib-Ekbatan, Karin, Schiavon, Stefano, Shooshtarian, Salman, Shukuya, Masanori, Soebarto, Veronica, Tartarini, Federico, Tahsildoost, Mohammad, Teli, Despoina, Tewari, Priyam, Thapa, Samar, Trebilcock, Maureen, Trojan, Jörg, Tukur, Ruqayyatu, Voelker, Conrad, Yam, Yeung, Yang, Liu, Zapata-Lancaster, Gabriela, Zhai, Yongchao, Zhu, Yingxin and Sadat Zomorodian, Zahra (2019) The Scales Project: a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Scientific Data, 6 (289). ISSN 2052-4463

Indoor Fine Particle (PM2.5) Pollution and Occupant Perception of the Indoor Environment During Summer of the First Passivhaus Certified Dwelling in Latin America

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro, Sharpe, Tim, Musau, Filbert and McGill, Grainne (2018) Indoor Fine Particle (PM2.5) Pollution and Occupant Perception of the Indoor Environment During Summer of the First Passivhaus Certified Dwelling in Latin America. Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 8. pp. 78-90. ISSN 0719-2452

Building Performance and End-user Interaction in Passive Solar and Low Energy Housing Developments in Scotland

Sharpe, Tim, McGill, Grainne, Menon, Rosalie and Farren, Paul (2018) Building Performance and End-user Interaction in Passive Solar and Low Energy Housing Developments in Scotland. Architectural Science Review, 61 (5). pp. 280-291. ISSN 0003-8628

Place, Time and Architecture: The Growth of New Traditions

Roaf, Sue and McGill, Grainne (2018) Place, Time and Architecture: The Growth of New Traditions. Architectural Science Review, 61 (5). pp. 267-271. ISSN 0003-8628

Field evaluation of a low-cost indoor air quality monitor to quantify exposure to pollutants in residential environments

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro, Sharpe, Tim, Musau, Filbert and McGill, Grainne (2018) Field evaluation of a low-cost indoor air quality monitor to quantify exposure to pollutants in residential environments. Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, 7 (1). pp. 373-388. ISSN 2194-8771

The UK is putting IAQ and health on the agenda again

McGill, Grainne and Sharpe, Tim (2017) The UK is putting IAQ and health on the agenda again. The REHVA European HVAC Journal, 54 (3). pp. 45-49. ISSN 1307-3729

Meta-analysis of indoor temperatures in new-build housing

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Robertson, Lynette, Gupta, Rajat and Mawditt, Ian (2016) Meta-analysis of indoor temperatures in new-build housing. Building Research & Information, 45 (1-2). pp. 19-39. ISSN 0961-3218

Indoor air quality and ventilation in modern airtight homes

Roaf, Sue and McGill, Grainne (2016) Indoor air quality and ventilation in modern airtight homes. RIAS Practice Note.

Effective Indoor Air Quality for Energy Efficient Homes: A Comparison of UK Rating Schemes

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon, McAllister, Keith and Qin, Menghao (2015) Effective Indoor Air Quality for Energy Efficient Homes: A Comparison of UK Rating Schemes. Architectural Science Review, 59 (2). pp. 159-173. ISSN 0003-8628

Case study investigation of indoor air quality in mechanically ventilated and naturally ventilated UK social housing

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon and McAllister, Keith (2015) Case study investigation of indoor air quality in mechanically ventilated and naturally ventilated UK social housing. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 4 (1). pp. 58-77. ISSN 2212-6090

Indoor air quality and the suitability of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems in energy efficient social housing projects: Perceptions of UK building professionals

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon, Keeffe, Greg and Keig, Peter (2015) Indoor air quality and the suitability of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems in energy efficient social housing projects: Perceptions of UK building professionals. International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, 5 (4). pp. 240-249. ISSN 2093-761X

Indoor air quality investigation in code for sustainable homes and passivhaus dwellings

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon and Keeffe, Greg (2015) Indoor air quality investigation in code for sustainable homes and passivhaus dwellings. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 12 (1). pp. 39-60. ISSN 2042-5945

An investigation of indoor air quality, thermal comfort and Sick Building Syndrome symptoms in UK energy efficient homes

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon and McAllister, Keith (2015) An investigation of indoor air quality, thermal comfort and Sick Building Syndrome symptoms in UK energy efficient homes. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 4 (3). pp. 329-348. ISSN 2046-6099

A comparison of the estimated natural ventilation rates of four solid wall houses with the measured ventilation rates and the implications for low-energy retrofits

Keig, Peter, Hyde, Trevor and McGill, Grainne (2014) A comparison of the estimated natural ventilation rates of four solid wall houses with the measured ventilation rates and the implications for low-energy retrofits. Indoor and Built Environment. pp. 1-11. ISSN Print: 1420-326X; Electronic: 1423-0070

A Case Study Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in UK Passivhaus Dwellings

McGill, Grainne, Qin, Menghao and Oyedele, Lukumon (2014) A Case Study Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in UK Passivhaus Dwellings. Energy Procedia, 62. pp. 190-199. ISSN 1876-6102

Conference or Workshop Item

Research challenges and state of the art in indoor air quality, health and the built environment

McGill, Grainne (2020) Research challenges and state of the art in indoor air quality, health and the built environment. In: UKRI SPF Clean Air Scoping Workshop, 11 February 2020, Radisson Blu, Birmingham.

Home Ventilation Performance in Practice

McGill, Grainne (2020) Home Ventilation Performance in Practice. In: State-of-the-Art ventilation solutions: Meeting of the Low Energy Ventilation Network, 9 - 10 January 2020, Leeds University.

Indoor air quality and ventilation in homes

McGill, Grainne (2019) Indoor air quality and ventilation in homes. In: Evidence in Policy Fortnight 2019, 4 November 2019, Victoria Quay Edinburgh, Scottish Government.

Towards healthy and energy efficient new homes: current issues and future directions

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim and Devereux, Graham (2019) Towards healthy and energy efficient new homes: current issues and future directions. In: Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate, 10th - 11 April 2019, Heriot Watt University, Dubai.

What is the microbiome of the human home?

Dancer, Stephanie, McNally, Louise, McLaren, Janice, McGill, Grainne, Fletcher, Louise, Noakes, Cath and Sharpe, Tim (2018) What is the microbiome of the human home? In: Healthcare Infection Society Conference, 26-28 November 2018, ACC, Liverpool.

Post Occupancy Analysis of nZEB Implementation via the PH Standard

Colcough, Shane, McGill, Grainne, Kinnane, Oliver, Grffiths, Philip and Hewitt, Neil (2018) Post Occupancy Analysis of nZEB Implementation via the PH Standard. In: PLEA 2018, Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit, 10 - 12th December 2018, Hong Kong, China.

What's inside our homes: the impact of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air quality

McGill, Grainne (2018) What's inside our homes: the impact of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air quality. In: Better Homes Conference, 2018, 8 November 2018, Alex Hotel, Dublin.

Indoor Home Environment: UK Perspectives

McGill, Grainne (2018) Indoor Home Environment: UK Perspectives. In: Children's Health and Home Seminar, 22 October 2018, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China.

The role of architectural design and environmental exposure on childhood respiratory disease: Multidisciplinary perspectives

McGill, Grainne (2018) The role of architectural design and environmental exposure on childhood respiratory disease: Multidisciplinary perspectives. In: 2018 Researcher Links Workshop on Childhood Respiratory Disease in UK and China, 14-18 October 2018, Chongqing, China.

Ventilation Performance and Hygrothermal Conditions in New-build UK Housing

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Robertson, Lynette, Gupta, Rajat and Mawditt, Ian (2018) Ventilation Performance and Hygrothermal Conditions in New-build UK Housing. In: Indoor Air Conference, 22-27 July 2018, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Research into Making Healthy and Safe Buildings

McGill, Grainne and Woolley, Tom (2018) Research into Making Healthy and Safe Buildings. In: The Truth about Grenfell - Research into Making Healthy and Safe Buildings, 8 May 2018, PLACE Built Environment Centre, 7-9 Lower Garfield Street, Belfast.

Sunspaces and their performance - Energy and Amenity

McGill, Grainne (2018) Sunspaces and their performance - Energy and Amenity. In: Scottish Solar Energy Group Talk, Reid Principal Seminar Room, Glasgow School of Art.

Characterising the actual performance of domestic mechanical ventilation and heat recovery systems

Gupta, Rajat, Gregg, Matt, Sharpe, Tim, McGill, Grainne and Mawditt, Ian (2017) Characterising the actual performance of domestic mechanical ventilation and heat recovery systems. In: AIVC 2017, 6th TightVent Conference, 13-14 September 2017, University of Nottingham, UK.

Health Effects of Modern Airtight Construction: Research Needs and Future Directions

McGill, Grainne and Sharpe, Tim (2017) Health Effects of Modern Airtight Construction: Research Needs and Future Directions. In: Healthy Buildings Asia, 2-6th September 2017, Tainan, Taiwan.

Ventilation performance and end-user interaction: Comparison of natural and mechanical strategies in new-build social housing

McGill, Grainne and Sharpe, Tim (2017) Ventilation performance and end-user interaction: Comparison of natural and mechanical strategies in new-build social housing. In: Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017, 3-5 July 2017, Edinburgh, Scotland.

The effects of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air quality

McGill, Grainne (2017) The effects of energy efficient design strategies on indoor air quality. In: Vision 2017: The future of the built environment (Building health and wellness session), 6-7t June 2017, Olympia, London.

Case study investigation of Indoor Air Quality during summer of the first PassivHaus in Mexico City

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro, Sharpe, Tim, Musau, Filbert and McGill, Grainne (2017) Case study investigation of Indoor Air Quality during summer of the first PassivHaus in Mexico City. In: Innovation Match MX 2016-2017 Conference, 31 May - 02 June 2017, Mexico City, Mexico.

Build Tight Ventilate Right in the 21st Century

McGill, Grainne (2016) Build Tight Ventilate Right in the 21st Century. In: RIBA Guerrilla Tactics Conference: Super Models, 8-9th November 2016, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London.

Building Performance Evaluation of a Retrofitted Dwelling in Scotland

McGill, Grainne and Sharpe, Tim (2016) Building Performance Evaluation of a Retrofitted Dwelling in Scotland. In: PLEA 2016: Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, 11-13 Jul 2016, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Technologically dependent ventilation in a temperate climate- A UK case study

McGill, Grainne and Sharpe, Tim (2016) Technologically dependent ventilation in a temperate climate- A UK case study. In: Indoor Air 2016, The 14th International Conference of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 3-8 Jul 2016, Ghent, Belgium.

Bedroom environmental conditions in airtight mechanically ventilated dwellings

McGill, Grainne, Oyedele, Lukumon, Keeffe, Greg, McAllister, Keith and Sharpe, Tim (2015) Bedroom environmental conditions in airtight mechanically ventilated dwellings. In: Healthy Buildings Conference, Europe, 18-20th May, Eindhoven.

Airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations in airtight contemporary dwellings

McGill, Grainne, Moore, John, Sharpe, Tim, Downey, Damian and Oyedele, Lukumon (2015) Airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations in airtight contemporary dwellings. In: Healthy Buildings America.

Comparison of indoor air quality in mechanically and naturally ventilated social housing- A case study

McGill, Grainne, Qin, Menghao and Oyedele, Lukumon (2014) Comparison of indoor air quality in mechanically and naturally ventilated social housing- A case study. In: Indoor Air Conference, 7-12 July 2014, Hong Kong.

Housing Association and design team attitudes towards indoor air quality in social housing projects- A UK case study

McGill, Grainne, Qin, Menghao and Oyedele, Lukumon (2014) Housing Association and design team attitudes towards indoor air quality in social housing projects- A UK case study. In: UKIEG Conference: Low Carbon Buildings- What About Health and Well-being, 18th June, 2014, University of Leeds.

Measuring Emissions and their Impact in Energy Efficient Houses

McGill, Grainne (2013) Measuring Emissions and their Impact in Energy Efficient Houses. In: Healthy Housing and Buildings, 13th June 2013, CITB Construction Skills NI, Nutts Corner Training Centre.

An investigation of indoor air quality in UK energy efficient homes- A case study

McGill, Grainne, Qin, Menghao and Oyedele, Lukumon (2013) An investigation of indoor air quality in UK energy efficient homes- A case study. In: ASHRAE IAQ 2013: Environmental Health in Low Energy Buildings, 15-18th October 2013, Vancouver.

An assessment of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in sheltered accommodation in Belfast

McGill, Grainne and Hadjri, Karim (2012) An assessment of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in sheltered accommodation in Belfast. In: 10th International Healthy Buildings Conference, 8 - 12 July 2012, Brisbane, Australia.

Monograph

Ability of decentralised mechanical ventilation to act as ‘whole-house’ ventilation systems in new-build dwellings

Sharpe, Tim, McGill, Grainne, McQuillan, Jonathan, Lantschner, Barbara, Morgan, Chris and Tuohy, Paul (2019) Ability of decentralised mechanical ventilation to act as ‘whole-house’ ventilation systems in new-build dwellings. Technical Report. Scottish Building Standards Directorate.

Health effects of Modern Airtight Construction: HEMAC Multidisciplinary Network Summary Report

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Devereux, Graham and Turner, Steve (2017) Health effects of Modern Airtight Construction: HEMAC Multidisciplinary Network Summary Report. Project Report. HEMAC Network.

Building Performance Evaluation: Croftfoot Road / Marfield Street

McGill, Grainne (2017) Building Performance Evaluation: Croftfoot Road / Marfield Street. Project Report. MEARU.

Building Performance Evaluation: Huntershill Court

McGill, Grainne (2016) Building Performance Evaluation: Huntershill Court. Project Report. MEARU.

Characteristics and performance of MVHR systems A meta study of MVHR systems used in the Innovate UK Building Performance Evaluation Programme

Sharpe, Tim, Mawditt, Ian, Gupta, Rajat, McGill, Grainne and Gregg, Mat (2016) Characteristics and performance of MVHR systems A meta study of MVHR systems used in the Innovate UK Building Performance Evaluation Programme. Technical Report. Innovate UK.

Lynn Crescent Passivhaus: Building Performance Evaluation

McGill, Grainne (2016) Lynn Crescent Passivhaus: Building Performance Evaluation. Technical Report. Orkney Housing Association, Robert Potter and Partners.

Thesis

Indoor Air Quality in Selected New-build Airtight Dwellings: A UK Case Study

McGill, Grainne (2016) Indoor Air Quality in Selected New-build Airtight Dwellings: A UK Case Study. PhD thesis, Queen's University Belfast.

Other

Evidence presented in the House of Commons at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and Buildings

McGill, Grainne (2017) Evidence presented in the House of Commons at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and Buildings. APPG Healthy Homes and Buildings.

Conference organised on behalf of the UK Indoor Environments Group on Indoor Environments and Health in Buildings

McGill, Grainne and Ucci, Marcella (2017) Conference organised on behalf of the UK Indoor Environments Group on Indoor Environments and Health in Buildings. n/a.

Sandpit organised at GSA with the HEMAC Network on 25th April 2017

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Devereux, Graham and Turner, Steve (2017) Sandpit organised at GSA with the HEMAC Network on 25th April 2017. N/A.

Workshop organised at GSA with the HEMAC Network on 30th November 2016

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Devereux, Graham and Turner, Steve (2016) Workshop organised at GSA with the HEMAC Network on 30th November 2016. n/a.

Symposium organised at GSA on Health Effects of Modern Airtight Housing, with the HEMAC network

McGill, Grainne, Sharpe, Tim, Devereux, Graham and Turner, Steve (2016) Symposium organised at GSA on Health Effects of Modern Airtight Housing, with the HEMAC network. n/a.