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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 researcher

Dr Stephanie Gauthier MSc PhD FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Energy demand;
  • Built environment;
  • Behaviour change;

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Our group undertakes research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.

Agents, Interaction and Complexity

We research the science and engineering of complex areas. We focus on areas including human-machine teams and human-in-the-loop interaction.

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Research outputs

Rethinking comfort profiles in adaptive building energy management systems
Jennifer Williams,
Elnaz Shafipour Yourdshahi,
Gongwei Shi,
& Sebastian Stein
, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22811324.v1
Type: conference
Simulation of outdoor air pollution in Southampton
Bryan Ming De Gan,
Christina Vanderwel,
& Matthew Loxham
, 2023
DOI: 10.55066/proc-icec.2022.103
Type: conference
Privacy-Preserving Occupancy Estimation
Jennifer Williams,
Vahid Yazdanpanah,
& Sebastian Stein
, 2023
Type: conference
Incentivising owner occupiers and residential landlords to undertake retrofit in the UK
Tom Handford,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1097
Type: conference
Residential heat pump operation in the UK (LATENT project) and deferral situation with air conditioning operation in Indonesia
Berth Phileinta Ginting,
Stephanie Gauthier,
Fergus Nicol,
Luisa Brotas,
Rosa Schiano-Phan,
Nichaphat Sukontason,
& Philip Turner
, 2022
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1087
Type: conference