Low Carbon Built Environment

Project Aims

1. Reduce CO2 emissions associated with the built environment by bringing Welsh academics & industry together.
2. Targeting the built environment sector at all scales, from component to building to region.
3. Including all stages of the built environment process, from planning to design to construction to operation.

Research Areas

1. Sustainable Building Envelopes: working with Tata to develop energy generating facades & construct the Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC) in North Wales.
2. Lighting: Design and Implementation of Solid-State Energy Efficient Lighting Solutions, led by Swansea University, in collaboration with a Welsh SME, Enfis.
3. Use of timber in building construction: using Welsh timber & working with BRE & Wood Knowledge Wales.
4. Low carbon design solutions: combining energy demand reduction with innovative service solutions & renewables.  Led by WSA, input from industry & social landlord organisations.
5. Urban scale demand and supply: balancing energy demand reduction & renewable energy supply, led by WSA, working with Warm Wales.
6. Monitoring the performance of low carbon technologies in domestic & non-domestic buildings in Wales: Led by WSA, with UWIC as academic partner.
7. Innovation, technology deployment & market development

Project led by Prof. Phil Jones (Cardiff University)

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