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Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State (2023)
Journal Article
Nwachukwu, L., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2023). Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(9), Article 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16090411

Despite the shift to private sector-driven affordable housing in Nigeria for decades, the housing deficit has continued to increase to the disadvantage of low-income families. This paper explores the enabling strategies for stimulating private-driven... Read More about Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State.

Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation (2022)
Journal Article
Abram, S., Atkins, E., Dietzel, A., Jenkins, K., Kiamba, L., Kirshner, J., …Santos Ayllón, L. M. (2022). Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation. Climate Policy, 22(8), 1033-1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2022.2108365

Transition to a post-carbon economy implies changes that are both far-reaching and unprecedented. The notion that a decarbonization transition must encompass multiple forms of justice is gaining ground. In response, the concept of Just Transition has... Read More about Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., …Gillott, M. (2022). Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031890

In this paper, the authors examine how a community energy group in the Meadows area of Nottingham in the UK adopted a model of local energy generation and storage as a means of combatting climate change, improving energy efficiency, enhancing energy... Read More about Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures.

Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Thew, H., Graves, C., Reay, D., Smith, S., Petersen, K., Bomberg, E., …Worsfold, N. Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions

Key messages
• Mainstreaming Climate Change Education (CCE) across all learning and operational activities enables Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to better serve their core purpose of preparing learners for their roles in work and wider societ... Read More about Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions.

Community energy schemes: the role of public participation and engagement (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L. T., & Marsh, J. (2017). Community energy schemes: the role of public participation and engagement.

Faced by global challenges brought on by climate-change and over-reliance on fossil fuels, more people are looking towards developing energy systems characterised by renewables. Community energy groups have been identified as key stakeholders who cou... Read More about Community energy schemes: the role of public participation and engagement.

Tapping the potential for energy storage in community energy initiatives (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L. T., & Marsh, J. (2017). Tapping the potential for energy storage in community energy initiatives.

Driven by environmental concerns resulting from global warming, interest in renewable energy has grown in recent times. Similarly, improved efficiency and reliability in energy technologies have played a significant role in facilitating their adaptat... Read More about Tapping the potential for energy storage in community energy initiatives.

The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rodrigues, L. T., Marsh, J., Kiamba, L., Gillott, M. C., & O'Doherty, T. (in press). The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.

Localised energy generation, ownership and management provide a mechanism to address issues of affordability, energy security, infrastructure resilience and the need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. There is potential for the growth of community... Read More about The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities.

Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., & Lau, B. (2014, December). Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing. Presented at 30th International PLEA Conference: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward (PLEA 2014), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

© 2014 30th International PLEA Conference: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward - Proceedings. All rights reserved. Vernacular architecture is manifested by a large variety of forms that have a diversity of explanati... Read More about Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing.

SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mendes, G., Pinto, A. J., Marsh, J., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2017, June). SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites. Presented at 24th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, Glasgow, Scotland

In this study, the authors detail the community engagement strategies applied to the Évora and Nottingham demonstrators under the scope of the project SENSIBLE, taking into account the different phases of the project. Additionally, the first results... Read More about SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites.

Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haji Adenan, R., Rodrigues, L., Borsi, K., & Kiamba, L. (2014, December). Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam. Presented at 30th International PLEA Conference: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward, Ahmedabad, India

© Copyright: CEPT University, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy, Ahmedabad First Published 2014. All rights reserved. Land scarcity and rising population in developing countries, particularly in the urban parts of Asia, has... Read More about Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam.

An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kankipati, L. S., Rodrigues, L., & Kiamba, L. (2020, September). An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E. Presented at PLEA 2020 - Planning Post Carbon Cities Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, A Coruña, Spain

Daylight makes an important contribution to indoor quality and building occupants’ wellbeing and productivity. Although it is well known that different spaces need different lighting quality for tasks to be performed effectively, the issue of change... Read More about An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E.

An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pochampalli, P., Kaimba, L., & Rodrigues, L. (2022, August). An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham. Presented at SET2022: International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey

Hotels are one of the most energy intensive sectors of the tourism industry. Research indicates that hotels consume more than half of their overall energy consumption for space conditioning alone. The building fabric has a major influence on hotels s... Read More about An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham.