Research projects
- 2019: what is holistic sustainable Nordic architecture? With Dr Jyrki Tarpio
- 2019- present: Member of transnational research collective 'Nordic Sustainable Architecture', with Elizabeth Donovan and Urszula Kozminska.
- Book in preparation: Kimpian, J., Hartman, H., Pelsmakers, S., Energy, People Buildings: Architecture for a Changing World, due 2020), Riba Publishing
- 2018- 2019: part of the 'Emerging Architectures and Sustainability' group at AAA, investigating the role and value of architecture and architects in climate contingency, adaptation and our role in design, architectural design pedagogy and performance validation to support a more resilient world.
- 2017 – present: suspended timber ground floor heat loss; floor void conditions and unintended consequences of building upgrades.
- 2016-2017: Primary investigator of Innovate UK (government) funded projects with an industry partner in London
- UK patent-pending with industry partner (GB17101780.7, April 2017)
- 2016-2019: Occupant thermal comfort implications of cold floors (with Salford University & SHS/Airex industry partner)
- 2016-2017: co-investigator of inter-disciplinary pilot study: the public perception of eco-materials, working with architects, engineers and social scientists from Leeds, Sheffield and York university. White Rose funded.
- 2016-2017: Technical advisor and educational lead on Erasmus+ funded EU NET-Learning project (London, Rome, Turin + Prague): on-line learning course for young architects in Europe on low energy retrofit.
- 2011-2015: 4 year EPSRC research scholarship awarded for MRes and PhD research at UCL, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
- 2012: Contributing Researcher for STBA/DECC publication 'Responsible Retrofit of Traditional Buildings'''and floor expert for the Retrofit Guidance Wheel
