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Low Carbon Comfort Centre

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 researchers

Dr Stephanie Gauthier MSc PhD FHEA

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Energy demand;
  • Built environment;
  • Behaviour change;
Connect with Stephanie

Email: S.Gauthier@soton.ac.uk

Professor Christina Vanderwel BSc, MASc, PhD

Professor
Research interests
  • Experimental Fluid Mechanics
  • Turbulence Measurements and Modelling
  • Building Aerodynamics and Urban Air Pollution
Connect with Christina

Email: C.M.Vanderwel@soton.ac.uk

Professor Sebastian Stein

Professor
Research interests
  • Citizen-Centric Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • Mechanism Design and Incentive Engineering in Multi-Agent Systems
  • Applications of AI in smart energy, transportation, electric vehicle charging and disaster re…
Connect with Sebastian

Email: ss2@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

A sensitivity analysis of insulation material and thickness in a timber frame external wall
Ghadah Altammam, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1337
Type: conference
Analysing carbon and cost of external wall materials and construction methods in the context of affordable housing in the UK
Deepsi Shah, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1350
Type: conference
Assessing the effectiveness of commercially available mould-removal products on indoor fungal growth under controlled laboratory conditions
Xingjian Wan, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1354
Type: conference
Balancing embodied and operational carbon through shading design in vertical extension retrofits
Zahra Ghenaat, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1340
Type: conference
Beyond occupant density : the influence of local bodily proximity on perceived thermal comfort during congregational prayer
Merve Kanidagli, Samuel Stamp, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1344
Type: conference
Climate responsive homes for Karachi : residential design for semi arid climates
Sadia Aaminah, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1335
Type: conference
Design strategies for achieving circular economy in buildings
Zahra Jahangiri, Kartikeya Rajput, Hector Altamirano, Luisa Brotas, Stephanie Gauthier, Fergus Nicol & Rosa Schiano-Phan, 2026
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1342
Type: conference