Program Overview

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Research profile

The Resource Efficient Future Cities has current strengths in two streams of research:

energy use efficiency focuses on end-use energy demand by buildings and urban areas and its interactions with users

sustainable environmental development of buildings focuses on the theme of materials and construction methods.

We have substantial expertise in energy efficiency in buildings including natural ventilation and low energy cooling technologies, optimum integration of renewable and passive systems with active mechanical systems, the energy demand of urban buildings and mitigation/adaptation strategies, the use of natural, recyclable and smart materials in building construction and holistic approaches to sustainable development and infrastructure management. Investigations are carried out through a combination of field measurements and laboratory experimentation with the use of in-house and commercial software.

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Design and Manufacturing

Global Lives

Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering

Assessment of Structures and Materials under Extreme Conditions

Circular Food Forum

Flood, Coastal and Water Engineering

Experimental Techniques Centre

Flood Risk and Resilience

Equitable Development and Resilience

Institute of Communities and Society

Institute of Digital Futures

Resilient Structures and Construction Materials

Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains

Sustainable Plastics

Pollution Research and Policy

Resource Efficient Future Cities

Mechanics of Solids and Structures

Institute of Energy Futures

Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments

South Asia Studies

Institute of Materials and Manufacturing

Social Justice

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