Staff Profile
Dr Mia Ben
Research Associate
- Email: mia.ben@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/hui-ben/
- Address: Urban Sciences Building, Newcastle University
Background
Dr Hui (Mia) Ben is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Power Systems Group, School of Engineering at Newcastle University. She currently works on the Net Zero Geordie project (https://newcastlehelix.com/in-depth/harnessing-the-heat-beneath-our-feet-to-transition-to-net-zero-emissions). She previously worked as PDRA at University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, and has been awarded Doctorate from Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge.
Research
Dr Hui (Mia) Ben's research interest and expertise include building energy efficiency, end use energy demand, energy retrofit, occupant behaviour and comfort.
Publications
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Articles
- Ben H, Steemers K. Modelling energy retrofit using household archetypes. Energy and Buildings 2020, 224, 110224.
- Ben H, Steemers K. Household archetypes and behavioural patterns in UK domestic energy use. Energy Efficiency 2018, 11(3), 761–771.
- Ben H, Steemers K. Tailoring domestic retrofit by incorporating occupant behaviour. Energy Procedia 2017, 122, 427-432.
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Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)
- Ben H, Mackie E, Parry I, Shuckburgh E, Hawker G, Gomez Jenkins M. Targeting building energy efficiency using thermal infrared earth observation telescopes. In: CISBAT 2021 Carbon-neutral cities - energy efficiency and renewables in the digital era. 2021, Lausanne: IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Ben H, Steemers K. Assessing the impact of a differentiated retrofit approach in UK domestic buildings. In: CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era. 2019, Lausanne: IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Ben H, Steemers K. Prioritising energy efficiency measures using household archetypes. In: 33rd International on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017. 2017, Edinburgh.
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Online Publications
- Ben H, Sunikka-Blank M. A socio-technical approach to thermal comfort and heating behaviour in UK homes. 2015.
- Ben H, Steemers K. Energy retrofit and occupant behaviour in protected housing: A case study of the Brunswick Centre in London. 2014.