All Outputs (16)

Enabling Private Investment in Affordable Housing in Nigeria: Lessons from the Experience of the Millard Fuller Foundation Projects in Nasarawa State (2023)
Journal Article

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.

Transferring Vernacular Passive Cooling Strategies to Modern Dwellings in Warm Humid Regions to Reduce Thermal Discomfort (2022)
Presentation / Conference

Just Transition: Pathways to Socially Inclusive Decarbonisation (2022)
Working Paper

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 (2022)
Conference Proceeding

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.

A Review of Housing in Indonesia: A Case for the Integration of Sustainable Design Strategies in Low-cost Apartments (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation (2022)
Journal Article

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

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)
Working Paper

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.

An Investigation Of The Luminous Environment In Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (2020)
Conference Proceeding

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.

Effect of Façade Design on Visual and Thermal Comfort in a Passivhaus Laboratory Building (2020)
Conference Proceeding

SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Community energy schemes: the role of public participation and engagement (2017)
Conference Proceeding

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)
Conference Proceeding

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.

Kampong Ayer: A community living on water in Brunei Darussalam (2014)
Conference Proceeding

© 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.

Climate-responsive vernacular Swahili housing (2014)
Conference Proceeding

© 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.

The case for localised energy management to support resilient cities
Conference Proceeding

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.