Prof Lubo Jankovic's Outputs (74)

Designing Zero Carbon Buildings: Embodied and Operational Emissions in Achieving True Zero (2024)
Book

In this significantly revised third edition, Designing Zero Carbon Buildings combines embodied and operational emissions into a structured approach for achieving zero emissions by a specific year with certainty.

Simulation and quantitative methods... Read More about Designing Zero Carbon Buildings: Embodied and Operational Emissions in Achieving True Zero.

Cumulative Embodied and Operational Emissions of Retrofit in Birmingham Zero Carbon House (2022)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L., & Christophers, J. (2022). Cumulative Embodied and Operational Emissions of Retrofit in Birmingham Zero Carbon House. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8, Article 826265. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.826265

Birmingham Zero Carbon House was retrofitted and extended from an 1840 end of terrace house to an award-winning house with negative operational emissions, receiving a RIBA Award for Architecture in 2010. In addition to a super-insulated envelope, the... Read More about Cumulative Embodied and Operational Emissions of Retrofit in Birmingham Zero Carbon House.

Experiments with Self-Organised Simulation of Movement of Infectious Aerosols in Buildings (2020)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L. (2020). Experiments with Self-Organised Simulation of Movement of Infectious Aerosols in Buildings. Sustainability, 12(12), Article 5204. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125204

The ultimate aim of sustainability in buildings gained an additional new dimension as the start of the year 2020 saw a rapid worldwide spread of the infectious disease caused by a coronavirus named COVID-19. There is evidence that, in addition to per... Read More about Experiments with Self-Organised Simulation of Movement of Infectious Aerosols in Buildings.

Improving Building Energy Efficiency through Measurement of Building Physics Properties Using Dynamic Heating Tests (2019)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L. (2019). Improving Building Energy Efficiency through Measurement of Building Physics Properties Using Dynamic Heating Tests. Energies, 12(8), Article 1450. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081450

Buildings contribute to nearly 30% of global carbon dioxide emissions, making a significant impact on climate change. Despite advanced design methods, such as those based on dynamic simulation tools, a significant discrepancy exists between designed... Read More about Improving Building Energy Efficiency through Measurement of Building Physics Properties Using Dynamic Heating Tests.

A simulation method for measuring building physics properties (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Designing building energy performance with confidence requires accurate information on the properties of building materials and on assemblies of these materials. However, thermal properties of the building in use are rarely compared to manufacturers’... Read More about A simulation method for measuring building physics properties.

A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This study investigates the relative benefits of solar thermal (ST) and photovoltaic (PV) systems integrated with air-source heat pumps for domestic hot water production in newly built residential buildings. Using calibrated DesignBuilder simulations... Read More about A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions.

Heat Transfer Coefficient of a Building: A Constant with Limited Variability or Dynamically Variable? (2025)
Journal Article

The heat transfer coefficient, or the HTC, is an industry-standard indicator of building energy performance. It is predicated on an assumption that it is of a constant value, and several different methods have been developed to measure and calculate... Read More about Heat Transfer Coefficient of a Building: A Constant with Limited Variability or Dynamically Variable?.

Dataset for article: "Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions" (2025)
Data

This supplementary information dataset contains detailed technical data to support the paper “Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions”. This information will e... Read More about Dataset for article: "Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies in Controlled Conditions".

Experimental testing of heat pump systems for domestic hot water use in a Future Homes Standard house under controlled environmental conditions (2025)
Report

This paper reports on experimental testing of two different heat pump systems installed in eHome2, constructed in collaboration between Saint-Gobain and Barratt Developments within Energy House 2, which is part of Energy House Labs at the University... Read More about Experimental testing of heat pump systems for domestic hot water use in a Future Homes Standard house under controlled environmental conditions.

A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New-Build Future Homes Standard House in Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This paper aims to determine the optimal construction strategies for new-build houses in the UK to minimize heating energy demand and discomfort hours. This research utilizes a previously calibrated model of “The Future Home” in Energy House 2.0’s en... Read More about A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New-Build Future Homes Standard House in Controlled Conditions.

A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article
Tsang, C., Jankovic, L., Fitton, R., & Henshaw, G. (in press). A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions. Sustainability, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/su17020724

This paper aims to determine the optimal construction strategies for new-build houses in the UK to minimize heating energy demand and discomfort hours. This research utilizes a previously calibrated model of “The Future Home” in Energy House 2.0’s en... Read More about A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a New Build Future Home Standard House in Controlled Conditions.

Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible? (2022)
Other
Jankovic, L. (2022). Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible?

Editorial: Pathways to resilient zero carbon cities (2022)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L., & Carta, S. (2022). Editorial: Pathways to resilient zero carbon cities. Frontiers in Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.978167

Emergence and Urban Analysis (2022)
Book Chapter

Cities of the future are cities of today that have undergone multiple transformations as a result of intended or unintended interventions. City Analysis Simulation Tool (CAST) has the main objective to increase the understanding of the complexities o... Read More about Emergence and Urban Analysis.

Novel biodesign enhancements to at-risk traditional building materials (2022)
Journal Article
Booth, P., & Jankovic, L. (2022). Novel biodesign enhancements to at-risk traditional building materials. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.766652

Extreme weather conditions increase the frequency of regular maintenance on heritage buildings and cause erosion of traditional materials. Developments in bio-enhanced self-repair materials provide an opportunity to improve building performance and r... Read More about Novel biodesign enhancements to at-risk traditional building materials.

How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets? (2021)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L., Bharadwaj, P., & Carta, S. (2021). How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets?. Built Environment, 7, Article 754733. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.754733

Numerous local authorities are committed to constructing buildings to net-zero carbon emissions performance, and have declared carbon emergency, striving to reach carbon neutrality well before 2050. However, buildings in the UK are currently being de... Read More about How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets?.

COP26: here's how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges (2021)
Other
Fly, A., Wilson, G., & Jankovic, L. (2021). COP26: here's how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges. London

The UK is hosting the 26th annual UN climate summit in Glasgow. Boris Johnson’s government boasts of having the most ambitious climate change targets in the world.

But how is the country’s progress to net zero emissions by 2050 going? We asked thr... Read More about COP26: here's how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges.

Proceedings of Pathways to Resilient Zero Carbon Cities Conference, 12-13th July 2021 (2021)
Book Chapter
Jankovic, L. (2021). Proceedings of Pathways to Resilient Zero Carbon Cities Conference, 12-13th July 2021. In Pathways to Resilient Zero Carbon Cities

Due to the increasing risks from global warming, optimising our cities to cut carbon emissions to zero before 2050 is seen as one of the prerequisites for a sustainable world. In response to this challenge, a number of world cities have declared carb... Read More about Proceedings of Pathways to Resilient Zero Carbon Cities Conference, 12-13th July 2021.

Resilience Potential, Robustness, and Edge of Collapse (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper

Despite a body of work investigating different types of resilience in the contexts of engineering, ecology, disaster risk reduction and social science, there is no simple way of enumerating resilience in these contexts. This working paper attempts to... Read More about Resilience Potential, Robustness, and Edge of Collapse.

Architecture of Biologically Grown Buildings (2020)
Journal Article
Jankovic, L. (2020). Architecture of Biologically Grown Buildings

Despite the current challenges of climate change and overuse of natural resources, with buildings contributing to 30% of global carbon dioxide emissions, buildings are still designed or retrofitted using old and inefficient processes in a “business a... Read More about Architecture of Biologically Grown Buildings.