Dr Rory Jones

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Associate Professor
Office
150Building location
Chancellor's buildingAreas of interest
My research addresses the overarching areas of energy use in buildings and indoor environmental quality. I have a specific interest in people and building interactions, which investigates how people effect the performance of buildings through their interactions with the building services and passive architectural elements and also how buildings affect the comfort, health and productivity of people inside buildings. The ultimate goal of my research is to achieve future buildings with high quality indoor environments with reduced energy consumption.
More widely, my research addresses digital tools for energy efficiency, overheating, retrofit of existing buildings, indoor air quality, low energy building design, building performance simulation, energy use in developing countries, and the gap between predicted and actual performance of buildings.
Research centres and groups
Research projects
- Sustainability Hub: Low Carbon Devon (Co-I). European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), 2019 – 2023
- Energy Game for Awareness of energy efficiency in social housing communities (EnerGAware) (Co-I). European Union Horizon 2020, 2015 – 2018
- Post Occupancy Evaluation of energy use, environmental parameters and occupant behaviour on the new build low energy Beechfield View housing estate in Torquay, UK (Co-I). Sovereign Housing Association, 2013 – 2016
- Expert advice on the design of a hypothetical randomised control trial on smarter heating controls (PI at UOP). Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2013 – 2014
- eViz: Energy Visualisation for Carbon Reduction (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow). EPSRC, 2012 – 2015
- 4M: Measurement, Modelling, Mapping and Management: An Evidence-based Methodology for Understanding and Shrinking the Urban Carbon Footprint (PhD Researcher). EPSRC, 2009 – 2014
- An investigation of the socio-economic, technical and appliance related factors affecting high electrical energy demand in UK homes (PhD Researcher). EPSRC, 2009 – 2014
Background
- Associate Professor. School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, UK (2023 – Present)
- Lecturer. School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, UK (2022 – 2023)
- Lecturer. Department of Built Environment, University of Plymouth, UK (2017 – 2022)
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Department of Built Environment, University of Plymouth, UK (2012 – 2017)
- PhD Researcher. School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Building Energy Research Group, Loughborough University, UK (2009 – 2014)
Academic qualifications
- PhD, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Building Energy Research Group, Loughborough University, UK, 2014
- PGCert in Academic Practice, University of Plymouth, UK, 2019
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Affiliate Region England
- Member of The UK Indoor Environments Group (UKIEG)
- Editorial Board Member of Intelligent Buildings International
Publications
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Tete, K.
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Soro, Y.
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Sidibé, S.
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 (2023) Urban domestic electricity consumption in relation to households’ lifestyles and energy behaviours in Burkina Faso: findings from a large-scale, city-wide household survey. Energy and Buildings , 285 ISSN: 1872-6178 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.112914
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Tete, K.
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Soro, Y.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8608-1803 , Sidibé, S. , Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 (2023) Assessing energy security within the electricity sector in the West African economic and monetary union: inter-country performances and trends analysis with policy implications. Energy Policy , 173 ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113336
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Bruce-Konuah, A.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2023) A method for estimating scheduled and manual override heating behaviour and settings from measurements in low energy UK homes. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation , 41 (1). pp. 25-44. ISSN: 2398-4708 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-05-2021-0074
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Tete, K.
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Soro, Y.
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Sidibe, S.
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 (2022) Interactions between residential electricity consumption and urban households' lifestyle and behaviour in Burkina Faso: Findings from a survey. 2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC) | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/irec56325.2022.10001866
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Korsavi, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2022) Factors influencing the state of blinds and lights in primary schools: behavioural models and opportunities to improve children's visual environment. Journal of Building Engineering , 61 ISSN: 2352-7102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105303
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Korsavi, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2022) Operations on windows and external doors in UK primary schools and their effects on indoor environmental quality. Building and Environment , 207 (Part B). ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108416
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Korsavi, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2021) The gap between automated building management system and office occupants' manual window operations: towards personalised algorithms. Automation in Construction , 132 ISSN: 0926-5805 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103960
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Butt, B.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2021) Opportunities and barriers to business engagement in the UK domestic retrofit sector: an industry perspective. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology , 42 (3). pp. 293-305. ISSN: 1477-0849 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624420975640
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Korsavi, S.
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Jones, R.
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Bilverstone, P.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2021) A longitudinal assessment of the energy and carbon performance of a Passivhaus university building in the UK. Journal of Building Engineering , 44 ISSN: 23527102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103353
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Hafner, R.
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Pahl, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2020) Energy use in social housing residents in the UK and recommendations for developing energy behaviour change interventions. Journal of Cleaner Production , 251 ISSN: 0959-6526 ISBN: 9596526 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119643
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Casals, M.
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Gangolells, M.
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Macarulla, M.
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Forcada, N.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Hafner, R. , Jones, R. (2020) Assessing the effectiveness of gamification in reducing domestic energy consumption: lessons learned from the EnerGAware project. Energy and Buildings , 210 ISSN: 0378-7788 ISBN: 3787788 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109753
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Hafner, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Pahl, S. , Jones, R. , Boomsma, C. , Gangolells, M. , Casals, M. (2020) Results and insight gained from applying the EnergyCat energy-saving serious game in UK social housing. International Journal of Serious Games , 7 (2). pp. 27-48. ISSN: 2384-8766 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v7i2.333
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Bruce-Konuah, A.
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 , Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , de Wilde, P. (2019) Central heating settings and heating energy demand in low energy social housing in the United Kingdom. Energy Procedia , 158 pp. 3658-3663. ISSN: 1876-6102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.895
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Bruce-Konuah, A.
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 , Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , de Wilde, P. (2019) Central heating settings in low energy social housing in the United Kingdom. Energy Procedia , 158 pp. 3399-3404. ISSN: 1876-6102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.941
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Bruce-Konuah, A.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2019) Physical environmental and contextual drivers of occupants’ manual space heating override behaviour in UK residential buildings. Energy and Buildings , 183 pp. 129-138. ISSN: 0378-7788 ISBN: 3787788 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.10.043
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Boomsma, C.
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Jones, R.
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Pahl, S.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2019) Do psychological factors relate to energy saving behaviours in inefficient and damp homes? A study among English social housing residents. Energy Research and Social Science , 47 pp. 146-155. ISSN: 2214-6296 ISBN: 22146296 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.09.007
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Bruce-Konuah, A.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Messi, L. , Giretti, A. (2018) The role of thermostatic radiator valves for the control of space heating in UK social-rented households. Energy and Buildings , 173 pp. 206-220. ISSN: 0378-7788 ISBN: 3787788 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.023
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Boomsma, C.
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Hafner, R.
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Pahl, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2018) Should we play games where energy is concerned? Perceptions of serious gaming as a technology to motivate energy behaviour change among social housing residents. Sustainability , 10 (6). ISSN: 2071-1050 ISBN: 20711050 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10061729
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Giretti, A.
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Vaccarini, M.
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Casals, M.
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Macarulla, M.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Jones, R. (2018) Reduced-order modeling for energy performance contracting. Energy and Buildings , 167 pp. 216-230. ISSN: 0378-7788 ISBN: 3787788 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.049
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 , Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Goodhew, S. , de Wilde, P. (2017) The actual performance of aspiring low energy social houses in the United Kingdom. Energy Procedia , 105 pp. 2181-2186. ISSN: 1876-6102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.615
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Boomsma, C.
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Pahl, S.
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 (2017) “Damp in bathroom. damp in back room. it's very depressing!” exploring the relationship between perceived housing problems, energy affordability concerns, and health and well-being in UK social housing. Energy Policy , 106 pp. 382-393. ISSN: 0301-4215 ISBN: 3014215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.04.011
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Gregori, E. , Giretti, A. (2017) Stochastic behavioural models of occupants' main bedroom window operation for UK residential buildings. Building and Environment , 118 pp. 144-158. ISSN: 0360-1323 ISBN: 3601323 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.03.033
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 and Lomas, K. (2016) Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: appliance ownership and use. Energy and Buildings , 117 pp. 71-82. ISSN: 1872-6178 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.02.020
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 , Goodhew, S. , de Wilde, P. (2016) Measured indoor temperatures, thermal comfort and overheating risk: post-occupancy evaluation of low energy houses in the UK. Energy Procedia , 88 pp. 714-720. ISSN: 1876-6102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.06.049
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Boomsma, C.
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Goodhew, J.
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Pahl, S.
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 (2016) The feasibility of saving energy in challenging organisational contexts: testing energy visualisation in a social services office in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science , 15 pp. 58-74. ISSN: 2214-6296 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.02.004
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Boomsma, C. , Pahl, S. (2016) Space heating preferences in UK social housing: a socio-technical household survey combined with building audits. Energy and Buildings , 127 pp. 382-398. ISSN: 0378-7788 ISBN: 3787788 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.006
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Jones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2716-9872 and Lomas, K. (2015) Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: socio-economic and dwelling characteristics. Energy and Buildings , 101 pp. 24-34. ISSN: 1872-6178 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.04.052
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Jones, R.
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Fuertes, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6224-1489 , Lomas, K. (2015) The socio-economic, dwelling and appliance related factors affecting electricity consumption in domestic buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 43 pp. 901-917. ISSN: 1364-0321 ISBN: 13640321 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.084
- Wei, S. , Jones, R. , De Wilde, P. (2014) Driving factors for occupant-controlled space heating in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings , 70 pp. 36-44. ISSN: 1872-6178 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.001