Building Technology PhD

Building technology focus on the strategies and systems used in buildings to ensure the comfort and well-being of occupants are met in a manner that acknowledges the need to use energy and other resources in a responsible manner.<br/><br/>**Research areas**<br/>Subjects covered in this area of research include:<br/><br/><br/>- low/zero carbon buildings<br/><br/><br/>- eco-buildings; heat recovery systems<br/><br/><br/>- computer modelling and building physics<br/><br/><br/>- acoustics<br/><br/><br/>- lighting<br/><br/><br/>- heat transfer and 2-phase flow<br/><br/><br/>- building services (eg heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning)<br/><br/><br/>- indoor environmental quality (eg thermal comfort and air quality)<br/><br/><br/>- ventilation/natural ventilation<br/><br/><br/>- thermal modelling<br/><br/><br/>- post occupancy evaluation<br/><br/><br/>- biomimetics<br/>