Dr Kenneth Ip CEng, MCIBSE
Principal Lecturer
contact:
Environment and Technology
Moulsecoomb
Brighton
BN2 4GJ
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 642381
Email: K.Ip@brighton.ac.uk
Teaching
- Indoor environmental quality
- Building services engineering
- Environmental life cycle performance of buildings
- Energy assessment of buildings
- Sustainable energy for buildings
- Sustainable construction
Research
- Life cycle environmental performance of facades
- Double Skin Façade for refurbishment of commercial buildings
- Design and practice of monitoring thermal and environmental performance of new and refurbished buildings
- Performance of dynamic shading devices - bioshaders and external movable shaders
- Thermal storage using latent and sensible heat technologies
- Environmental performance of sustainable materials – hemp and timber base products
- Building Information Modelling of life cycle environmental performance of buildings
- Computer modelling and performance optimisation of buildings and services
Biography
- Chartered Building Services Engineer with professional experience in design, contract, operation and maintenance in the UK and overseas
- Teaches design and practice of indoor environmental quality, building services engineering, energy and sustainability of buildings
- Has undertaken a number of funded industrial projects in the UK and research collaborations with universities across Europe, Malaysia and China
- Joined the University of Brighton in 1992
Research Publications
YLITALO, HANNA, IP, KENNETH and Marshall, David (2012) Thermal performance of external roller blinds retrofit for offices in the United Kingdom In: UNSPECIFIED, University of Brighton, UK.
IP, KENNETH and Miller, Andrew (2012) Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of hemp–lime wall constructions in the UK Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 69 . ISSN 0921-3449
IP, KENNETH (2010) Energy payback of conservatories: offsetting the energy embodied in the materials with solar gains In: Sustainable Building 2010 Western Europe, 11-13 October 2010, Maastricht.
IP, KENNETH (2010) Accounting for the life-cycle carbon emissions of new dwellings in the U.K. In: 12th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies, 21-23 September 2010, Cairo, Egypt.
Khalfallaoui, S., Seguin, D., Abdelghani-Idrissi, M.A., Mouhab, N., Miller, A. and Ip, Kenneth (2010) Theoretical and experimental unsteady-state thermal behaviour of domestic solar water heating International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 30 (3). pp. 129-148. ISSN 1478-6451
Ip, Kenneth, Lam, Marta and Miller, Andrew (2010) Shading performance of a vertical deciduous climbing plant canopy Building and Environment, 45 (1). pp. 81-88. ISSN 0360-1323
Ahmed, Abdullahi, Ip, Kenneth, Miller, Andrew and Gidado, Kassim (2009) Simulated performance of Earthtubes for cooling of office buildings in the Southeast of UK In: 1st International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 29 April -1 May 2009, Brighton, UK.
Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2009) Thermal behaviour of an earth-sheltered autonomous building – The Brighton Earthship Renewable Energy, 34 (9). pp. 2037-2043. ISSN 0960-1481
Ahmed, A., Ip, K., Miller, A. and Gidado, K.I. (2009) Thermal performance of earth-air heat exchanger for reducing cooling demand of office buildings in the United Kingdom In: International Building Performance Simulation Association conference (IBSPA), 27 - 30 July 2009, Glasgow, UK.
Ip, K., Abdullahi, A. and Miller, A. (2008) Application of ground-air heat exchanger to reduce cooling energy demand of low-rise office building in South East England In: World Sustainable Building Conference, 21 - 25 Sept 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Ip, Kenneth, Lam, Marta and Miller, Andrew (2008) Solar reduction of a vertical deciduous climbing plant canopy In: World Sustainable Building Conference, 21 - 25 Sept 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Ip, Kenneth, Dyball, Dianne and Miller, Andrew (2008) Thermal behaviour of a wall-lining containing phase change materials In: World Sustainable Building Conference, 21 - 25 Sept 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Miller, Andrew and Ip, Kenneth (2008) Thermal storage - an evaluation of the thermal performance of the Brighton Earthship In: World Sustainable Building Conference, 21 - 25 Sept 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Ip, Kenneth, Lam, Marta and Miller, Andrew (2007) Assessing the shading performance of climbing plant canopies In: 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA2007, 22-24th November 2007, Singapore.
Ahmed, Abdullahi, Miller, Andrew and Ip, Kenneth (2007) The potential of earth-air heat exchanger for cooling buildings in the UK In: the third Scottish conference for postgraduate researchers of the built and natural environment (PRoBE), 20-22 Nov 2007, Glasgow, UK.
Ahmed, Abdullahi, Miller, Andrew and Ip, Kenneth (2007) The potential of earth-air heat exchangers for low energy cooling of buildings In: 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA2007, 22-24th November 2007, Singapore.
Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2007) Thermal behaviour of an earth sheltered autonomous building - the Brighton Earthship In: International Conference on Sustainable Development of Building and Environment, 26 -27 Sept 2007, Chongqing, China.
Shaw, Katherine, Krall, Sybille, Miller, Andrew, Ip, Kenneth and Bench, Matt (2007) Education for sustainable production: teaching methods for incorporating life cycle thinking into product design and engineering In: 5th International Conference on Design and manufacture for Sustainable Development, 10 - 11 July, Loughborough, UK.
Jahnkassim, Puteri and Ip, Kenneth (2006) Linking bioclimatic theory and environmental performance in its climatic and cultural context – an analysis into the tropical highrises of Ken Yeang In: International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA 2006, 6 - 8 Sept 2006, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ip, Kenneth, Gates, J and Miller, Andrew (2005) Enhanced thermal storage capacity of water storage cylinders with phase change materials In: CIB World Sustainable Building Conference, 27 - 29 September 2005, Tokyo, Japan.
Ip, Kenneth, Corner, T, Dyball, D. T. and Miller, A (2005) Development of Phase Change Thermal Storage Wallcoverings in Buildings In: Smart & Sustainable Built Environment. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, pp. 95-102. ISBN 1-4051-2422-9
Dyball, Dianne, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2005) Development of phase change wall-linings to improve the thermal performance of buildings In: CIB 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, 27 - 29 2005, Tokyo, Japan.
Ip, Kenneth, Dyball, Dianne and Miller, Andrew (2005) Smart and sustainable built environment In: Yang, J., Brandon, P.S. and Sidwell, A.C., eds. Development of phase change thermal storage wall coverings in buildings. Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp. 95-102. ISBN 1405124229
Lam, Marta, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2005) Thermal performance of deciduous climbing plants on glazed facades In: CIB 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, 27 - 29 Sept 2005, Tokyo, Japan.
Kiani, Mohamed, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2005) The whole life environmental impact of glass in fully glazed commercial buildings In: CIB 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, 27 - 29 Sep 2005, Tokyo, Japan.
Ip, Ken (2004) Bioshaders for sustainable buildings In: CIB World Building Congress 2004. Building for the Future, Toronto, Canada..
Ip, Kenneth, Marta, L and Miller, A (2004) Bioshaders for sustainable buildings In: CIB 2004 World Building Congress, 1 - 7 May 2004, Toronto, Canada.
Haynes, P., Ip, K., Saintas, P., Stanier, S., Palmer, H., Thomas, N., Reast, G., Barlow, J. and Maillardet, F.J. (2004) Responding to technological change: IT skills and the academic teaching profession Active Learning in Higher Education, 5 (2). pp. 152-165. ISSN 1741-2625
Ip, Kenneth, Miller, Andrew and Ellis, Jo (2003) Criteria and measurement of indoor air quality in sustainable buildings In: Association of Researchers in Construction Management 19th annual conference, 3 - 5 Sept 2003, Brighton, UK.
Ellis, Jo, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2003) Developing an indoor air quality standard for office buildings In: CIB Student Chapters International Symposium - Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, 26-27 Sept 2003, Hong Kong.
Jahnkassim, J.S., Ip, K. and Muhammad, A.E. (2003) Energy performance studies of selected 'regional' features in highrise architecture in the tropical Asian context In: First International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Architecture, Energy, Climate and Responsive Buildings, 8 - 10 Oct 2003, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kiani, Mohamed, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2003) Environmental impact of light weight building structures in glazed envelope In: First Scottish conference for postgraduate researchers of the built environment (PRoBE), 18 - 19 Nov 2003, Glasgow, UK.
Ip, Kenneth, Miller, Andrew and Shum, Franky (2003) Evaluation of indoor air quality and energy use in air conditioned office buildings In: Association of Researchers in Construction Management 19th annual conference, 3 - 5 Sept 2003, Brighton, UK.
Gates, Jon, Ip, Kenneth and Miller, Andrew (2003) A review of the use of phase change materials for energy storage in buildings In: CIB Student Chapters International Symposium - Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, 26-27 Sept 2003, Hong Kong.
Ip, Kenneth, Gates, Jonathan and Miller, Andrew (2002) Experimental modelling of a solar thermal storage system for sustainable space heating of residential buildings In: Third International Conference in Sustainable Building, 23 - 25 September 2002, Oslo, Norway.
Ip, Ken (2002) Experimental Modelling of a Solar Thermal Storage System for Sustainable Space Heating of Residential Buildings In: Sustainable Building 2002 International Conference, Oslo, Norway.
Yao, Runming, Miller, Andrew and Ip, Kenneth (2001) Innovative use of computer tools and IT in building services engineering In: First International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, 18-20 July 2001, Loughborough, UK.
Ip, Kenneth and Gates, Jon (2001) Solar thermal storage using phase change materials for space heating of residential buildings In: RICS Foundation Construction and Building Research Conference, 3 - 5 Sept 2001, Glasgow, UK.
Evans, J.S., Ip, K. and Miller, A. (2000) The deciduous roof: a performance prediction model In: Sustainable Building 2000, 22-25 Oct 2000, Maastricht, Netherland.
Ip, K. and Jahnkassim, S. (2000) Environmental and architectural impacts of the 'bioclimatic' highrises in the tropics In: Sustainable Building 2000, 22-25 Oct 2000, Maastricht, Netherland.
Jahnkassim, S. and Ip, K. (2000) Optimising for sun and light - the environmental performance of bioclimatic high-rise offices by Malaysian Architect Kenneth Yeang In: World Renewable Energy Congress - VI, 1-7 July 2000, Brighton, UK.
Ip, Kenneth and Gates, Jon (2000) The potential of solar thermal storage using phase change materials in the UK In: World Renewable Energy Congress - VI, 1-7 July 2000, Brighton, UK.
Ip, Kenneth and Gates, Jon (2000) Thermal Storage for Sustainable Dwellings In: Sustainable Building 2000, 22-25 Oct 2000, Maastricht, Netherland.
IP, KENNETH and Miller, Andrew (1996) Environmental attitude of students in higher education in five European countries In: Environmental engineering education and training. Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK. ISBN 1853123935

