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

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
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
Green facade features for office buildings in the future climate
Wilanda Rachbuakhao, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1092
Type: conference
Hacking the street - regenerative design principles for the existing urban street section and public realm
Marie H Haase, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1099
Type: conference
How can a façade design enhance daylight in office environments in temperate climates?
Mohit Attri, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Nichaphat Sukontason & Philip Turner, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1098
Type: conference