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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 researcher

Dr Stephanie Gauthier MSc PhD FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Energy demand;
  • Built environment;
  • Behaviour change;

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

Flow: Social housing for the fishing community of Kerala, India.
Amritha MaryAnn Thomas,
Joana Soares Goncalves,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1085
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
Embodied carbon comparison between vernacular architecture and modern techniques in Albania
Aurora Baba,
Gjergj Islami,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1093
Type: conference
Occupant behaviours and environmental preferences in home-office environments versus conventional office environments; reflections from the pandemic.
Barah Rababa,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1090
Type: conference
An experimental investigation of how human activities affect the behaviour of indoor airborne particles
Yiming Qi,
Spyros Efthymiopoulos,
Hector Altamirano,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1089
Type: conference