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.
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Loughborough University celebrates another PhD success By emily jennings on 16th February 2022 -
UCL congratulates another PhD success By Mae Oroszlany on 15th February 2022 -
UCL congratulates another PhD Success By Mae Oroszlany on 15th February 2022 - Hygrothermal characterisation of in-situ solid brick walls and the impacts of internal wall insulation By Mae Oroszlany on 7th December 2020
- PhD Research in The political economy of electricity market reforms for the integration of renewables By Mae Oroszlany on 3rd December 2020
- 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 – Development of a Bayesian calibration framework for archetype-based building stock models of indoor temperature 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
- W7UP9 Heat pumps for domestic heating: A techno-economic exploration of comparative advantages of individual scale versus district level. By Zhikun Wang 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
UCL congratulates another PhD success
Read moreThe LoLo community congratulates Dr Frances Hollick on passing her viva (with minor corrections) in the Summer of 2020. Frances, like many of our LoLo students and staff, remained active in…
W5UP12 – Energy efficiency in the UK private rented sector: government policy and landlords’ practices
Read moreEnergy efficiency in the UK private rented sector: government policy and landlords’ practices Zareen Sethna, UCL Energy Institute Overview The context of energy efficiency in the private rented sector There…
W7UP8 How flexible is UK home heating demand?
Read moreHow flexible is UK home heating demand? Clare Hanmer, UCL Most future scenarios for decarbonising the UK energy system include a high proportion of homes with electric heat pumps. Shifting…
W2LP16 – How Smart are 2050 Energy Scenarios Expecting Households to be?
Read moreHow Smart are 2050 Energy Scenarios Expecting Households to be? Daniel Quiggin, Loughborough University The basic idea is to quantify the expectation we have as a society for households to…
PhD Research in The political economy of electricity market reforms for the integration of renewables
Read moreThe political economy of electricity market reforms for the integration of renewables in Italy, California and the UK Giulia Ragosa, UCL Energy Institute Overview Integrating a growing share of variable…
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…
W5UP9 – A novel method for the estimation of thermophysical properties of walls from short and seasonal-independent in-situ surveys
Read moreA novel method for the estimation of thermophysical properties of walls from short and seasonal-independent in-situ surveys Virginia Gori, UCL Several studies have shown a performance gap between the published…
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)…
W2UP12 – Error & Uncertainty in whole house heat loss (Co-Heating) measurements
Read moreError & Uncertainty in whole house heat loss (Co-Heating) measurements Samuel Stamp, UCL Project Abstract The so-called performance gap between designed and as-built building performance threatens to undermine carbon reduction…