Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

We have 11 Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

School ventilation and indoor environment quality

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Children are a particularly vulnerable section of society. They are physiologically less able to regulate their temperature and are more vulnerable to exposure to air pollution than adults. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Yao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

The UK has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK's 29 million houses represent 14% of total emissions (CCC, 2019), with nearly 90% of these built more than 20 years ago before stricter energy efficiency standards came into force (Ince & Marvin, 2019). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Organisational implications of robotics and automation in construction supply chains

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Over the next 20 years around 50% of construction work could be automated using new and emerging technologies to support advancing automation in the construction sector. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Dowsett

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Adaptive thermal comfort in office buildings: an Adaptive Predict Mean Vote model

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

In recent years, adaptive thermal comfort studies played a positive role in sustainability in buildings. The exploration of thermal adaptation in different regions, different types of buildings, and different demographic groups are the research trend internationally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Yao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Modular and industrialised solutions for building retrofit

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

More than 85% of the 2050 building stock is already built and almost all will require some form of retrofit/renovation in order to meet global carbon emissions reductions goals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Fuertes

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Managing Risk in Projects with Digital Twins

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or a system, such as a built asset or a socio-technical system. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Dikmen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Quantity Surveying Practice: Using AI as an opportunity to improve Cost Certainty

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) often tends to go hand in hand for its propensity to mimic human cognitive functions such as problem solving, pattern recognition and respond to certain actions accordingly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U Madanayake

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Decarbonisation of the Food System

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

As the world transitions to a low carbon economic system, dramatic changes will be required across the all sectors. The food system, which is currently estimated to be responsible for 20-30% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is one where particular urgency is required. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb

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Human-centric, data-driven model predictive control strategies for buildings

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

There is significant potential for big data and data science (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Problem-solving in cross-sector collaboration between technology companies and the construction industry

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

New technology development within the construction sector often stems from the appeal of replicating efficiencies seen in other sectors such as automation and manufacturing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Dowsett

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Geographies of youth, cities and precarious livelihoods

University of Reading School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science

Enquiries and application invited for a PhD project on the geographies of youth, cities and precarious livelihoods. Project to encompass one or more of the following themes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Salvidge

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We have 11 Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

We have 11 Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Reading

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