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: S.Gauthier@soton.ac.uk

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: C.M.Vanderwel@soton.ac.uk

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: ss2@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Climate change mitigation and adaptation of UK complex-to-decarbonise homes: building fabric vs. systems upgrade approaches
Maimai Prayongrat, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1196
Type: conference
Cooling architecture: Prototyping an optimised PDEC-integrated façade panel to enhance urban thermal comfort
Elisa Martini, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1195
Type: conference
Correlation analysis of health and mould in buildings: based on the Health Survey for England
Shiqi Yang, Hector Altamirano, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Luisa Brotas, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1204
Type: conference
Deployment of renewable energy in the province of Punjab – drivers and barriers
Muhammad Ummad Arif, Ayesha Athar, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1199
Type: conference
Evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs)' understanding of ‘Black Crusts’ predictive models for built heritage preservation
Wenrui Sun, Josep Grau-Bove, Daniela Reggio, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1206
Type: conference
How much do Large Language Models know about panel paintings preservation?
Fengjun Li, Daniela Reggio, Josep Grau-Bove, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1207
Type: conference
Integrating urban agriculture into residential building designs to address urban food deserts: A sustainable solution for food security
Stephanie Aghraghra, Victor Obitade Mayowa, Vanessa Emuan, Opeyemi Akinwalere Emmanuel, Ayanfeoluwa Balogun Prosper, Mukhtar Raheem Abolaji, Osereme Adejo Favour, Kennedy Okoroanyanwu Kenechukwu, Promise Udogwu Ebere, Victor Ayoade Kolade, Titilayo Adeniyi, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1203
Type: conference