EPSRC and SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment
ERBE is delighted to congratulate Adria Martin-Vilaseca who studied at UCL and passed his viva in late April 2024. We spoke to Adria, the first UCL ERBE student to reach the viva, about his experiences in studying for a PhD. What was your thesis title? Exploring home heating practices: A social and technical analysis of …
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A team of ERBE students put on an excellent student-led conference in April 2024, hosted by Loughborough University. The theme, how models can inform policy, both showcased the span of modelling approaches used by ERBE students and challenged us in how we use, critique and communicate the results of our models. George Dawes and Marlena …
ERBE is delighted to congratulate our first PhD viva success! Nima Najadi Ziarani who studied at Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork, Ireland passed his viva in December 2023. We spoke to Nima about his experiences studying for a PhD. What was your Thesis title: “Improving the Performance of Single-Sided Natural Ventilation Using Airflow Guiding …
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The 14th annual LoLo – ERBE Colloquium will take place this year on Thursday 9th November 2023 at The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT. The whole day in-person conference showcases the Centre’s research, which focuses on the latest findings in energy demand, to an audience of over 100 stakeholders across industry, government …
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At the end of September, we welcomed our new cohort of ERBE CDT students to Loughborough, to commence their PhD journey with a weeklong residential course in Energy Resilience and the Global Built Environment. In addition to setting the scene for the training they will undertake during their time with the CDT, this immersive “block …
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Please join us in London for this years in-person conference to showcase our research. Register your attendance for free here to secure your place. Thursday 9th November 2023, 10:00 – 19:00 The Building Centre, Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT Keynote speaker: Julian Leslie – Chief Engineer, National Grid ESO What is the Colloquium? The annual Colloquium …
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UCL’s Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with Architype are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in ‘Empirical assessment of health and wellbeing in low energy buildings’ This project will research key relationships between occupant health and wellbeing and low energy buildings. Firstly, how active building monitoring can ensure ongoing performance-gap-free energy performance. Secondly, …