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Acknowled-mments<br />

This study was suggested <strong>by</strong> Dr SM Goodhew, <strong>to</strong> whom <strong>the</strong> author is<br />

grateful for <strong>the</strong> excellent<br />

levels <strong>of</strong> guidance and support provided.<br />

The ma<strong>in</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> work was <strong>in</strong>terwoven with a research project<br />

managed <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> author at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plymouth</strong> for, and with<br />

fund<strong>in</strong>g from, <strong>the</strong> Carbon Trust.<br />

Many o<strong>the</strong>r colleagues are deserv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> thanks, especially:<br />

Dr. Pieter deWilde for build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Voltra model, <strong>in</strong>putt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> data and<br />

return<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> results, as well as ongo<strong>in</strong>g lively, stimulat<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

explorative<br />

conversations.<br />

Dr. Richard Griffiths for help<strong>in</strong>g me get <strong>to</strong> grips with <strong>the</strong> physics and for<br />

provid<strong>in</strong>g frequent challenges <strong>to</strong> my work, which ensured careful<br />

check<strong>in</strong>g and revisions along <strong>the</strong> way.<br />

Keith S<strong>to</strong>tt for his technical help, especially <strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> field<br />

apparatus.<br />

Dr. Paul Hewson for <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g me <strong>to</strong> a variety <strong>of</strong> ma<strong>the</strong>matical s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

and help<strong>in</strong>g assess issues with data scatter and regression<br />

analyses.<br />

Dr. Hazel Shute for advis<strong>in</strong>g on complex equations conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g many<br />

exponential and logarithmic values.<br />

Graham Titley and all <strong>the</strong> team at <strong>the</strong> Interlibrary Loans department at<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plymouth</strong> for <strong>the</strong>ir unceas<strong>in</strong>g<br />

efforts, help and support <strong>in</strong><br />

f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g many obscure articles.<br />

Thanks go <strong>to</strong> Brian Anderson at BRE, Col<strong>in</strong> Pearson at BSRIA, Neil<br />

Lockmuller at NPIL and many o<strong>the</strong>rs who have shown an <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

work.<br />

Thanks also go <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> various build<strong>in</strong>g owners and Architects who<br />

allowed <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir build<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Eden Project, Mike<br />

McCrae, Chris Morgan, Tom Mor<strong>to</strong>n, Ralph Carpenter.<br />

http: //www. gordonengland. co. uk/conversion/x<strong>in</strong>dex. htm provided quick<br />

and convenient onl<strong>in</strong>e conversion calcula<strong>to</strong>rs which proved <strong>in</strong>valuable <strong>in</strong><br />

unravell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

his<strong>to</strong>ric units from early articles.<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ally, my heartfelt thanks go <strong>to</strong> Noreen, <strong>to</strong> whom this work is<br />

dedicated. She has never wavered <strong>in</strong> her support, despite my many<br />

periods <strong>of</strong> distraction and occasional patches <strong>of</strong> despair!<br />

"Heat, like gravity, penetrates every substance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> universe, its rays<br />

occupy a// parts <strong>of</strong> space. The object <strong>of</strong> our work is <strong>to</strong> set forth <strong>the</strong><br />

ma<strong>the</strong>matical laws which this element obeys. The <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> heat will<br />

hereafter form one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most important branches <strong>of</strong> general physics".<br />

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, 1768 1830, Analytical Theory - <strong>of</strong> Heat<br />

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