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

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
Passivhaus building and health
Qinwen Liu, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1200
Type: conference
Recommended mosquito risk assessment criteria for urban environment in London, UK - targeting mosquito-borne diseases
Chenchen Ma, Hector Altamirano, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Luisa Brotas, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1205
Type: conference
Residential air source heat pump deployment at scale and UK electricity substation limits during critical cold event
Rundong Liao, Patrick James, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1194
Type: conference