Experience

Oxford Brookes University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Researcher

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  In an acknowledged reality, where improving the energy performance of existing housing stock provides the greatest potential to energy savings and achieving national and global carbon reduction targets, different cases of unsuccessful retrofitting activities have indicated multiple barriers, even when they are technical and financial viable. Often, they are associated with relatively high levels of uncertainty of their acceptance or successful outcome because of different perspectives on the goals and the way to achieve them from different stakeholders due to different backgrounds, knowledge, position, objectives and interests. Therefore, the retrofits that take place need to be considered in a wider context than purely technical and must include occupants’ behaviours and practices in the housing. Against this context, this PHD study aims to investigate the most effective retrofitting strategies to achieve energy and emission reductions, which are not only technically feasible and affordable but also acceptable to people. This research will bring monitoring, energy modelling and people's perceptions together to develop feasible measures for energy retrofits. Treating households as in-depth case studies and developing better energy modelling informed by reality and pre-retrofit surveys that creates a full picture of the actual performance of the houses, will be central to predicting energy savings. Show less



Self-employed

• Brighton, United Kingdom

• Freelance Architect

  • Oct 2011 - Present



University of Brighton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  'Waste House" project 'Waste House" project



"Smart" Studio

• Tirana, Albania

• Architect

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2011