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UCL’s Energy Institute in partnership with Worcester Bosch are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in ‘An exploration of the system implications of the large scale deployment of hybrid heat pumps in UK housing’ This project seeks to develop a strategic understanding of drivers of cost and performance of hybrid heat pumps, and of their impacts …

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The ERBE Summer School Event took place on 6th – 7th July in the inspiring location of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge. The Summer School is an annual event that has been running now for 12 years, initiated within the LoLo CDT and now incorporated as part of the ERBE CDT programme. This year was the first …

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ERBE and LoLo staff and students gathered in Galway, Ireland, for the first in-person student-led conference in almost three years. The event, ‘Striking the Balance: Demand Reduction vs Supply Decarbonisation’ has been praised by attendees for it’s organisation and networking opportunities, as well as the excellent presentations from our student speakers. The conference was held in Galway, …

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By Emily Jennings, CDT Manager at UCL Dr Dimitriou is a Lecturer in Digital Engineering at Loughborough University, and teaches Building Energy Modelling to ERBE students at Loughborough and UCL. Vanda previously worked as a Senior Consultant, acting as project manager for energy data mapping projects, focusing on fuel poverty, and retrofitting. I spoke to Vanda about her …

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LoLo CDT congratulates four alumni and numerous academic staff winning multiple awards at the CIBSE President’s Awards dinner earlier this month. The awards celebrated the most highly rated papers published in CIBSE’s Building Services Engineering Research and Technology journal (BSERT) through the presentation of bronze and silver medals. LoLo alumnus, Dr George Bennett, and Dr Cliff Elwell, …

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LGBT+ History month is an annual event which is observed in a number of countries across the world, including the UK and Ireland during the month of February. Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir, MaREI Centre Director, shares the following words in support of the month: The ERBE Centre for Doctoral Training is delighted to mark the …

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Name & Institution Dr David Allinson, Building Energy Research Group, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University. What is your research area? I combine measurement and modelling techniques to evaluate the energy, thermal, and moisture performance of buildings. What attracted you to working with the ERBE CDT? The ERBE CDT is addressing one …

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