Please note the projects on the site have been developed by our current students. New students will develop a suitable PhD research proposal with help from the Centre Directors and Academic Managers at UCL and Loughborough University during the first MRes year.
- Exploring the interactions between people, ventilation and air quality in UK homes By Sebastian Junemann on 28th August 2019
- W8UP11 – Understanding Ventilation in Occupied Case Study Dwellings with Trickle Vents and Mechanical Extract Fans By Jessica Few on 30th November 2018
- W8UP10 An investigation of feedback and feedforward energy efficiency mechanisms from a UK school crowdsourced building stock model By Duncan Grassie on 26th July 2018
- W8UP9 – Calibration of building performance simulation tools for stock modelling and health impact assessment By Giorgos Petrou on 29th May 2018
- W7LP7 – PhD project “Predicting overheating risk in UK homes” By Matej Gustin on 1st November 2016
- W7LP6 – PhD project: Modelling of integrated community energy systems By Kostas Chasapis on 1st November 2016
- W7LP5 – PhD Project “Design and control of mixed-mode cooling and ventilation in low-energy residential buildings” By Charalampos Angelopoulos on 1st November 2016
- W7UP11 – Indoor Environmental Quality in Student Accommodation By Anthony Marsh on 18th October 2016
- W7UP10 – Experienced Temperature and Health By Harry Kennard on 18th October 2016
- W7UP8 How flexible is UK home heating demand? By Clare Hanmer on 18th October 2016
- W7UP7 – Developing a dynamic model to estimate whole building heat loss which requires minimal input measurements By Frances Hollick on 18th October 2016
- W5UP8 – Hygrothermal characterisation of in-situ solid brick walls and the impacts of internal wall insulation By Naomi Grint on 7th October 2016
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W5UP12 – Energy efficiency in the UK private rented sector: government policy and landlords’ practices By Zareen Sethna on 11th February 2016 - W6LP6 – Aggregated load profiles of domestic buildings: the implications of an all-electric future By Simon Watson on 22nd December 2015
- W6UP5 – Life in the gap: how does a construction company respond to the challenge of targets for energy and carbon in-use? By Catherine Willan on 22nd December 2015
- W7UP13 – “Everything you always wanted to know about SAP..but were afraid to ask” By George Bennett on 10th December 2015
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W3UP8 – Pre-1919 suspended timber ground floors in the UK: estimating in-situ U-values and heat loss reduction potential of interventions By Sofie Pelmakers on 22nd October 2015 - W3UP7 – Understanding hospital electricity use: an end-use(r) perspective By Paula Morgenstern on 22nd October 2015
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W2UP17 – Can Central Heating Installers Influence Householders’ Habitual Space Heating Practices? By Faye Wade on 22nd October 2015 - W2UP18 – Best practice in demand-side management policy By Peter Warren on 22nd October 2015
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W2UP15 – The spatiotemporal patterns of energy demand and supply in the UK By Robert Sharp on 22nd October 2015 -
W2UP13 – Whole-house ventilation systems in low energy UK housing; investigating user acceptance of innovative technologies By Carrie Behar on 22nd October 2015 - W4LP7 – Prediction of the Summertime Overheating Risk in UK Homes Using Descriptive Time Series Analysis By Argyris Oraiopoulos on 18th October 2015
- W4LP8 – The effect of internal wall insulation in solid wall dwellings on energy demand, thermal comfort and overheating By Vicki Tink on 18th October 2015
- W4LP6 Optimised Retrofit Strategies for Post-War Non-Domestic Buildings By Özlem Duran on 18th October 2015
- W3LP7 – A study of the economic incentives associated with UK household energy usage By Sven Hallin on 18th October 2015
- W2UP12 – Error & Uncertainty in whole house heat loss (Co-Heating) measurements By Samuel Stamp on 18th October 2015
- W2UP16 – Developing improved methods for measurement of ventilation rates in occupied dwellings By David Veitch on 18th October 2015
- W2LP16 – How Smart are 2050 Energy Scenarios Expecting Households to be? By Daniel Quiggin on 18th October 2015
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W2LP15 – Domestic Thermal Energy Storage: A study of the present and future benefits and impacts By Joynal Abedin on 18th October 2015 -
W2LP12 -System integration of micro-CHP for residential energy demand reduction By Alexandros Adam on 18th October 2015 -
W2LP11 – Picturing the invisible – what is the impact of thermal imaging on householder intentions to install thermal efficiency measures? By Charlie Morris-Marsham on 18th October 2015 - W2LP9 – Reducing Heat Demand of UK Schools: Maximising efficient use of heating controls. By James Hedger on 17th October 2015
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W1UP3 – Mapping thermal discomfort responses in residential environments By Stephanie Gauthier on 17th October 2015 -
W1LP6 – Monitoring and Modelling UK hospital energy consumption to identify optimal building-specific retrofit measures for a changing climate By Louis Fifield on 17th October 2015 -
W1LP4 – Offsite Modular Construction and Low Energy, Comfortable Homes By Ella Quigley on 17th October 2015 - W5UP9 – A novel method for the estimation of thermophysical properties of walls from short and seasonal-independent in-situ surveys By Virginia Gori on 2nd October 2015
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W3LP8 – Heating use in UK homes By Ashley Morton on 1st October 2015 -
W3LP6 – Assessing long-term actual daylighting performance of classrooms in-use By Nafsika Christa Drosou on 1st October 2015 - W5LP3 – Reducing the Operation Performance Gap – improving building simulation tools through data-driven and real-time approaches By George Papachristou on 1st October 2015
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W1UP4 – Understanding the interactions between occupants, heating systems and building fabric in the context of retrofit of social housing By Jennifer Love on 1st October 2015 -
W2LP13 – Building Diagnostics: Practical Measurement of the Fabric Thermal Performance of Houses By Richard Jack on 1st October 2015 - W4LP9 – Simulating the Impact of HVAC Control Strategies on Supermarket Energy Use By Alison Parker on 1st October 2015
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W3LP5 – Measuring and modelling the energy demand reduction potential of zonal space heating controls in a UK home By Arash Beizaee on 30th September 2015 -
W3UP5 – Taking Charge: Perceived control and acceptability of domestic demand-side response By Mike Fell on 30th September 2015
W5UP7 – The impacts of project scale, scope and risk allocation on financial returns for clients and contractors in Energy Performance Contracts – a stochastic modelling analysis
Read moreThe impacts of project scale, scope and risk allocation on financial returns for clients and contractors in Energy Performance Contracts – a stochastic modelling analysis Pamela Fennell, UCL Energy Institute Overview With a…
W2UP17 – Can Central Heating Installers Influence Householders’ Habitual Space Heating Practices?
Read moreCan Central Heating Installers Influence Householders’ Habitual Space Heating Practices? Faye Wade, UCL Context: This research investigates the installation process of central heating systems, and how this influences the adoption…
W6UP5 – Life in the gap: how does a construction company respond to the challenge of targets for energy and carbon in-use?
Read moreLife in the gap: how does a construction company respond to the challenge of targets for energy and carbon in-use? Catherine Willan, UCL Energy Institute Background to the research: Buildings…
W7UP10 – Experienced Temperature and Health
Read moreExperienced temperature and Health Harry Kennard, UCL Energy Institute Heating and hot water demand account for around 40% of total UK energy demand. Cutting emissions from heating is essential if the…
W2LP9 – Reducing Heat Demand of UK Schools: Maximising efficient use of heating controls.
Read moreReducing Heat Demand of UK Schools: Maximising efficient use of heating controls. James Hedger, Loughborough Space heating in school buildings accounts for 60% of their energy consumption. The UK school…
W3LP7 – A study of the economic incentives associated with UK household energy usage
Read moreA study of the economic incentives associated with UK household energy usage Sven Hallin, Loughborough Aim: To assess how price “formats” influence energy demand in residential property. Objectives: 1. a)…
W2LP11 – Picturing the invisible – what is the impact of thermal imaging on householder intentions to install thermal efficiency measures?
Read morePicturing the invisible – what is the impact of thermal imaging on householder intentions to install thermal efficiency measures? Charlie Morris-Marsham, UCL Domestic space and water heating are the second…
W5LP3 – Reducing the Operation Performance Gap – improving building simulation tools through data-driven and real-time approaches
Read moreReducing the Operation Performance Gap – improving building simulation tools through data-driven and real-time approaches George Papachristou, Loughborough University Project Summary The existing building stock continues to have high greenhouse…
W4LP6 Optimised Retrofit Strategies for Post-War Non-Domestic Buildings
Read moreOptimised Retrofit Strategies for Post-War Non-Domestic Buildings Ozlem Duran, Loughborough University The aim of the project is to optimise the retrofitprocess of post-war non-domestic modernist buildings focusing specifically on office…
W5UP11 What about demand-side response? Using behavioural economics to boost consumer switching rates to time-of-use electricity tariffs – evidence from field experiments
Read moreWhat about demand-side response? Using behavioural economics to boost consumer switching rates to time-of-use electricity tariffs – evidence from field experiments Moira Nicolson, UCL Energy Institute Overview My research involves…