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University of Reading, School of the Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 15 University of Reading, School of the Built Environment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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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
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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
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Impacts of oversizing on the performance of energy and environmental systems

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Heating, cooling, and ventilation systems in buildings are often sized at capacities exceeding the demand for these services. This can result in inefficient operation, higher initial and operational costs, and larger environmental impacts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Shahrestani
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Decarbonisation of heating and cooling systems for net zero carbon future

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Decarbonisation of heating and cooling in buildings can be achieved through switching fuels and transferring the demand from Natural Gas to low-carbon electricity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Shahrestani
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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
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Controlling airborne infectious disease transmission in indoor environment

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Infectious disease pandemics are brutal killers in human history. The recent COVID-19 outbreak in China has killed over 2.4K people globally, and more than 78K people are infected across 28 countries (As of 22th Feb 2020). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Shao
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Improving community engagement in renewable energy developments

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Many of UK’s renewal energy developments that obtain government sanctioned approval to proceed, but not ’community approval’, are compounding the NIMBY oppositions that often lead to protracted conflicts between communities, industries and governments which in turn results in significant social, political and economic costs to the interests of all concerned. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Phua
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Understanding and managing cultural diversity on UK construction sites

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Despite stringent health and safety regulations, the construction industry continues to suffer the highest proportions of fatalities and injuries of all major UK industries. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Phua
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