Project overview

Within the net-zero transition, buildings need to completely decarbonise comfort by 2050 yet deep retrofit at scale is unlikely. LCCC aims to understand how low-carbon comfort can be delivered at scale at least cost.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Stephanie Gauthier MSc PhD FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Energy demand;
  • Built environment;
  • Behaviour change;
Connect with Stephanie

Email: [email protected]

Professor Christina Vanderwel BSc, MASc, PhD

Professor

Research interests

  • Experimental Fluid Mechanics
  • Turbulence Measurements and Modelling
  • Building Aerodynamics and Urban Air Pollution
Connect with Christina

Email: [email protected]

Professor Sebastian Stein

Professor

Research interests

  • Citizen-Centric Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • Mechanism Design and Incentive Engineering in Multi-Agent Systems
  • Applications of AI in smart energy, transportation, electric vehicle charging and disaster response
Connect with Sebastian

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Our group undertakes research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.

Agents, Interaction and Complexity

We research the science and engineering of complex areas. We focus on areas including human-machine teams and human-in-the-loop interaction.

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Research outputs

Assessing the effectiveness of passive cooling design strategies to reduce overheating in epilepsy care homes in the UK
Siva Sai Varsha Kakuturu, Zoe Upton, Lisa Clayton, Sanjay Sisodiya, Anna Mavrogianni, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1083
Type: conference
Comparative analysis of thermal comfort surveys with CFD simulations
Hassan Safdar Malik, Waqas Khalid, Absaar ul Jabbar, Adnan Munir, Adeel Waqas, Jawad Aslam, Hafiz Ali Haider Sehole, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1086
Type: conference
Comparative analysis of wall materials toward improved thermal comfort, reduced emission, and construction cost in tropical buildings
Mark Alegbe, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1094
Type: conference
Design strategies for future residential buildings in Delhi, India
Bhawana Chaudhary, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1091
Type: conference
Effect of indoor lights on development of Aspergillus versicolor in buildings
Borui Chen, Edward Barrett, Spyros Efthymiopoulos, Hector Altamirano, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1100
Type: conference