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

Study on space utilization rate of teaching building
Rongjing Xu, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1201
Type: conference
The digital twin in urban planning and management: A key asset in addressing the challenges presented by on-going climate changes
Pedro Rattes Pascoli, Marcelo de Matos Bezerra, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1193
Type: conference
The impact of regenerative design solutions on indoor temperature and daylight access in a medium-rise residential building in a tropical city - A case study in Jakarta, Indonesia
Muhamad Rendy Abdillah, Anna Mavrogianni, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1197
Type: conference
Vegetation and cool materials on building envelopes: Impacts on indoor temperature and energy use in Indonesian tropical residential buildings
Salsabila Adela Putri, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1198
Type: conference
What is the effect of Ramadan on domestic occupancy patterns and energy- use in Muslim households in London compared to Pre-Ramadan
Hanaa Yakoub, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol, Luisa Brotas & Hector Altamirano, 2024
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1202
Type: conference