All Outputs (5)

Build it and they will come? - A case study of a 'softer landings' approach in creating a low-carbon community (2024)
Journal Article

This paper explores an emerging low-carbon construction business model through a case study of a low-carbon community supported by a private Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in Lincolnshire. The study highlights the developer's extended aftercare and... Read More about Build it and they will come? - A case study of a 'softer landings' approach in creating a low-carbon community.

Offsite Construction for Mass-Retrofit: Barriers and Opportunities (2024)
Book Chapter
Duran, O. (2024). Offsite Construction for Mass-Retrofit: Barriers and Opportunities. In Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry (185-197). Routledge

UK housing is one of the most energy inefficient in Europe. Energy-efficient retrofit is one of the key mitigations to housing crises, fuel poverty, and reducing carbon emissions. The UK housing stock is aimed to be decarbonised by 2050 and this requ... Read More about Offsite Construction for Mass-Retrofit: Barriers and Opportunities.

Post Occupancy Evaluation in Educational Spaces The Impact of Seasonal Discrepancies (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM Excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces. This research focuses on winter conditions and the ou... Read More about Post Occupancy Evaluation in Educational Spaces The Impact of Seasonal Discrepancies.

Post Occupancy Evaluation in Educational Spaces: The Impact of Seasonal Discrepancies (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM Excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces. This research focuses on winter conditions and the ou... Read More about Post Occupancy Evaluation in Educational Spaces: The Impact of Seasonal Discrepancies.

Collaborative Approach to Design: Case-study of Future-Proofing A Paragraph 80 House (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper demonstrates future-proofing preliminary design phase of a Paragraph 80 (DLUHC, 2021) housing case study by using Building Performance Simulation. Paragraph 80 is about the design of new isolated homes in the countryside defined as outstan... Read More about Collaborative Approach to Design: Case-study of Future-Proofing A Paragraph 80 House.