ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the process of planning a research project, in translating precise research questions into protocols for monitoring temperature and energy; using building and occupant surveys. The purpose of monitoring is to collect sufficient data to provide information to address the research objectives. Governments have begun to recognise the scale and urgency of the challenge presented by climate change and that buildings can make a substantial contribution to reducing national carbon emissions. Building research is likely to focus increasingly on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies across the built stock. The general point is well illustrated by quantifying internal temperature in the dwelling, an essential part of most energy surveys. With the decline in the use of solid fuels in the United Kingdom domestic sector, monitoring for energy usage has been simplified in most urban settings by having just two sources of energy: gas and electricity.
