Space heating is only on during the heating season, which is typically from the end of Sept/Oct to the end of April (dependant upon prevailing weather).
Employees with a medical condition, illness or other impairment that are experiencing continuous difficulty with their thermal comfort, despite best efforts to keep warm, should contact Occupational Health for additional support and advice. Students in Halls of Residence should contact their Hall Manager.
Unauthorised portable heaters should not be brought into the University as these can pose a significant health and safety risk.
All of Oxford Brookes buildings have hot water enabled 24/7.
The typical heating schedule and associated set points for Gipsy Lane, Headington Hill, Marston Road, Wheatley and Harcourt are as follows:
Academic and office spaces (without 24/7 access)
Indoor temperature set point of 19oC between the hours of 08:00 to 19:00 Mon to Fri to account for core teaching hours. Outside of occupied hours, if the average internal space temperature falls below 10°C our heating systems will provide heat until all the internal space temperatures are above 12°C (for fabric/frost protection).
Academic and office spaces (with 24/7 access)
Indoor temperature set point of 19oC 24/7
If there is a special event, or activity, which requires a temporary extension of the heating schedule this can be requested by raising an ECS work order and providing details of the duration of the event.
During the heating season, 19oC is delivered between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week.
Tips for managing comfort:
The wall mounted Prefect heating controller is used to operate the electric panel heater in your room. By selecting one of the settings below you can better manage your thermal comfort:
Idle - If you select this option the electric heater in your room will only come on during very cold weather conditions. It is recommended that you choose this option if you are leaving your room for an extended duration (e.g. away for the weekend) to save energy, or if you prefer your room cooler.
Eco - If you are comfortable enough to do so, the Eco option will reduce the delivered temperature by one degree centigrade which could reduce the amount of energy you use by upto 10%, helping to reduce global warming. The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests 18 degrees as the ideal bedroom temperature for healthy people.
Standard - selecting this option will deliver 19 degrees centigrade which is the normal profile for bedrooms.
Heating is delivered between 7am and 11pm 7-days a week, and if the temperature in your room falls beneath the heating controllers setting then heat will be provided. Please note that heat will not be delivered if the room is already at the temperature you have selected.
The Prefect heating system is monitoring remotely in real time, so any faults or problems should be picked up automatically. If there are any issues please contact your hall office in the first instance and they will be able to advise you of the current temperature in your room.
19oC is provided between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week during the heating season.
Occupants in Scott House can adjust the level of heating by using the radiator thermostatic valve provided in each room. This useful guidance from the energy saving trust provides an overview of their use.
Occupants in Westminster Halls heating is controlled via presence detection and will only come on if the room is colder than 19oC and if presence is detected.
Paul Kent and Harcourt Hill N-Block use radiators to provide heat and the heat output is controlled by a wall mounted Prefect heating controller. By selecting one of the settings below you can better manage your thermal comfort:
Idle - If you select this option the radiator in your room will only come on during very cold weather conditions. It is recommended that you choose this option if you are leaving your room for an extended duration (e.g. away for the weekend) to save energy, or if you prefer your room cooler.
Eco - If you are comfortable enough to do so, the Eco option will reduce the delivered temperature by one degree centigrade which could reduce the amount of energy you use by upto 10%, helping to reduce global warming. The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests 18 degrees as the ideal bedroom temperature for healthy people.
Standard - selecting this option will deliver 19 degrees centigrade which is the normal profile for bedrooms.
Heating is delivered between 7am and 11pm 7-days a week, and if the temperature in your room falls beneath the heating controllers setting then heat will be provided. Please note that heat will not be delivered if the room is already at the temperature you have selected.
The Prefect heating system is monitoring remotely in real time, so any faults or problems should be picked up automatically. If there are any issues please contact your hall office in the first instance and they will be able to advise you of the current temperature in your room.
Do not attempt to adjust temperature on radiators using the radiator valve. It is fixed and cannot be adjusted. This valve can only be controlled remotely using the room heating controller as pictured above.
Twisting the radiator valve is likely to cause damage.
Outside of the heating season the boilers are typically turned off, so heat will not be delivered even if you request higher temperatures via the local controller.
With the exception of gym spaces which have mechanical cooling and temperature control, 19oC is typically delivered between 05:00 to 22:00 7 days per week.
During the heating season:
19oC is delivered between 07:00 to 21:00 Monday to Friday, and between 08:00 to 13:30 on Saturday.
19oC is delivered between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week during the heating season.
Tips for managing comfort: