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University of Cambridge Decarbonisation Network

 
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The Built Environment (BE) SIG covers decarbonisation of buildings and focuses on collaborations that equally engage industry and the public sector.

 

University of Cambridge Academic Team 

SIG Lead Job Title
Ruchi Choudhary Professor in Architectural Engineering
Academic Team Members   
Ian Leslie  Professor of Computer Science
Koen Steemers  Professor of Sustainable Design
John Miles  Director of Research in Transitional Energy Strategies
John Orr  University Lecturer in Concrete Structures
Allan McRobie  Professor of Structural Engineering
Srinivasan Keshav  Professor of Computer Science
Jennifer Schooling  Director of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure
Shaun Fitzgerald  Director of Research in the Centre for Climate Repair
Ajith Kumar Parlikad  Professor of Asset Management
Kristen MacAskill  Assistant Professor in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development

 

Meeting Reports

Links to the meeting reports can be found in the table below:

Topic Date
Circular Economy in the Built Environment 31 Mar 2023

Decarbonising the Heating of the University Estate

15 Mar 2023
Scaling up Retrofit and Funding Mechanisms 14 Dec 2022
Demolish or Retain Buildings without Heritage Value? 02 Dec 2022
Data and its role in decarbonisation of the built environment - Session 2/2 11 May 2022
Data and its role in decarbonisation of the built environment - Session 1/2 2 Feb 2022
Cambridge geothermal heat networks, a collective pathway to decarbonisation of heat? - Session 2/2 24 Nov 2021
Cambridge geothermal heat networks, a collective pathway to decarbonisation of heat? - Session 1/2 27 Oct 2021

Some links provided within the reports and in 'related resources' are external to the University. We are not responsible for their content. 

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