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Professor LUCELIA RODRIGUES's Outputs (58)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Retrofit Strategies for Pre-1930s Mid-Terrace Houses in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Pochampalli, P., Tubelo, R., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., & Nash, R. (2024). Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Retrofit Strategies for Pre-1930s Mid-Terrace Houses in the UK. Buildings, 14(12), Article 3849. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14123849

Buildings are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, with a large portion coming from energy use in housing. In the United Kingdom (UK), most of the housing stock was built before the introduction of building regulations that address energy... Read More about Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Retrofit Strategies for Pre-1930s Mid-Terrace Houses in the UK.

Healing Houses systematic review: design, sustainability, opportunities and barriers facing Soteria and peer respite development (2024)
Journal Article
Yeo, C., Charles, A., Lewandowski, F., Lichtenberg, P., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Slade, M., Tang, Y., Voronka, J., & Rodrigues, L. (2024). Healing Houses systematic review: design, sustainability, opportunities and barriers facing Soteria and peer respite development. Journal of Mental Health, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2361233

Background: Soteria houses and peer respites, collectively called Healing Houses, are alternatives to psychiatric hospitalisation. Aims: The aim of this research is to review Healing Houses in relation to design characteristics (architectural and ser... Read More about Healing Houses systematic review: design, sustainability, opportunities and barriers facing Soteria and peer respite development.

Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Semple, T., Harvey, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Figueredo, G., & Nica-Avram, G. (2024, May). Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma. Presented at 2nd Digital Footprints Conference: Linking Digital Data for Social Impact, Bristol, UK

Introduction & Background
Previous literature has found that financially vulnerable households often make involuntary spending trade-offs between necessities, particularly energy and food. This effect is especially pronounced during winter, when hom... Read More about Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma.

Exploring Opportunities for Vehicle-to-Grid Implementation through Demonstration Projects (2024)
Journal Article
Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., Deb, S., Gillott, M., Naylor, S., & Rimmer, C. (2024). Exploring Opportunities for Vehicle-to-Grid Implementation through Demonstration Projects. Energies, 17(7), Article 1549. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071549

Global warming, pollution, and increasing energy demand have compelled electrification of the transport sector. Electric vehicles are not only an attractive and cleaner mode of transport, but they also possess the capacity to offer flexible storage a... Read More about Exploring Opportunities for Vehicle-to-Grid Implementation through Demonstration Projects.

An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty (2024)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Rodrigues, L., Harvey, J., Figueredo, G., Nica-Avram, G., Gillott, M., Milligan, G., & Goulding, J. (2024). An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty. Energy Policy, 186, Article 114014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114014

Fuel poverty is a complex socioenvironmental issue of increasing global significance. In England, fuel poverty is assessed via the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator, yet concerns exist regarding the efficacy of this metric given its... Read More about An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty.

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.

Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico (2023)
Journal Article
Aguilar-Perez, Y., Rodrigues, L., Beccarelli, P., & Tubelo, R. (2023). Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico. Sustainability, 15(18), Article 13443. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813443

In Mexico, the national fund for disasters (FONDEN) spent up to USD 800 million yearly building low-income housing for victims of highly destructive disasters. Since 2002, a total of 34 thousand new houses have been built as a response to Hurricane I... Read More about Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico.

Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le, T. H. V., Gillott, M., & Rodrigues, L. Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Presented at XII International Scientific and Practical Forum “Environmentally Sustainable Cities and Settlements: Problems and Solutions” (ESCP-2023), Hanoi Capital, Vietnam

Overheating of premises is a typical thermal discomfort issue in naturally ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Several design parameters were shown to affect the indoor thermal environment. A parametric study was conducted and ba... Read More about Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le, T. H. V., Gillott, M., & Rodrigues, L. Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. Presented at VIII International Scientific and Technical Conference “Solving Environmental Problems in the Construction Industry” ESCI 2022, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Overheating of premises is a typical thermal discomfort issue in naturally ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Several design parameters were shown to affect the indoor thermal environment. A parametric study was conducted and ba... Read More about Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

A Rural Transport Implementation Index for Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles (2022)
Journal Article
Walters, J. G., Marsh, S., & Rodrigues, L. (2022). A Rural Transport Implementation Index for Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles. Future Transportation, 2(3), 753-773. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2030042

With connected, autonomous and electric vehicles (CAEV) developing rapidly, there is a need to better support their implementation into rural scenarios, where there are numerous transport challenges. The potential safety, efficiency and sustainabilit... Read More about A Rural Transport Implementation Index for Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles.

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)
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.

A decision support system to assess the feasibility of onshore renewable energy infrastructure (2022)
Journal Article
Beriro, D., Nathanail, J., Salazar, J., Kingdon, A., Marchant, A., Richardson, S., Gillet, A., Rautenberg, S., Hammond, E., Beardmore, J., Moore, T., Angus, P., Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., & Nathanail, P. (2022). A decision support system to assess the feasibility of onshore renewable energy infrastructure. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, Article 112771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112771

This article introduces a new web-based decision support system created for early-stage feasibility assessments of renewable energy technologies in England, UK. The article includes a review of energy policy and regulation in England and a critical e... Read More about A decision support system to assess the feasibility of onshore renewable energy infrastructure.

The Role of Electric Vehicle Charging Technologies in the Decarbonisation of the Energy Grid (2022)
Journal Article
Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Naylor, S., & Shipman, R. (2022). The Role of Electric Vehicle Charging Technologies in the Decarbonisation of the Energy Grid. Energies, 15(7), Article 2447. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072447

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) has been identified as a key technology to help reduce carbon emissions from the transport and energy sectors. However, the benefits of this technology are best achieved when multiple variables are considered in the process of c... Read More about The Role of Electric Vehicle Charging Technologies in the Decarbonisation of the Energy Grid.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., De Lillo, 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.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., de Lillo, 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.

Planning Perspectives on Rural Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Implementation (2022)
Journal Article
Walters, J. G., Marsh, S., & Rodrigues, L. (2022). Planning Perspectives on Rural Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Implementation. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1477. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031477

Connected, autonomous and electric vehicles (CAEV) are a powerful combined transport technology looking to disrupt the automotive sector and drive the transition to safe, accessible, clean and sustainable transport systems. The trialling of private,... Read More about Planning Perspectives on Rural Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Implementation.

Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Shipman, R., Roberts, R., Waldron, J., Rimmer, C., Rodrigues, L., & Gillott, M. (2021). Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic. Energies, 14(21), Article 7176. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217176

Vehicle-to-grid services make use of the aggregated capacity available from a fleet of vehicles to participate in energy markets, help integrate renewable energy in the grid and balance energy use. In this paper, the critical components of such a ser... Read More about Online machine learning of available capacity for vehicle-to-grid services during the coronavirus pandemic.

Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate (2021)
Journal Article
Zune, M., Tubelo, R., Rodrigues, L., & Gillott, M. (2021). Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate. Energy and Buildings, 253, Article 111521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111521

Due to the success of the energy-efficient Passivhaus building envelope and its principles in regulating indoor thermal comfort in European climates, the potential implementation of it in other climates has been subjected to much attention in recent... Read More about Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate.

Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK (2021)
Book Chapter
Tubelo, R., Naghiyev, E., Gillot, M., Rodrigues, L., & Shipman, R. (2021). Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK. In J. R. Littlewood, R. J. Howlett, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021 (45-55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_4

In March 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) government ruled that householders must stay home as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak to help flatten the curve of the epidemic and reduce the exponential growth of the virus. Commercial activities, workplace... Read More about Assessing the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 on the electricity consumption of a housing development in the UK.