All Outputs (4)

How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J. (2023, June). How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour. Presented at Un/Building the Future: The Country and The City in the Anthropocene, University of Warwick

Buildings are the UK’s second-largest source of emissions. The household sector in particular, contributes to more than a quarter of the overall energy consumption and GHG emission, with space heating contributing to 63% of household energy consumpti... Read More about How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour.

A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2022, September). A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector. Paper presented at Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-22), Split, Croatia

The social housing sector is lacking in both quantity and quality of new build and existing homes. The existing design and development of social housing are also in urgent need of review in terms of energy efficiency as the cost of living crisis deep... Read More about A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector.

Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Carter, K., & Zhao, J. (2018, December). Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet. Paper presented at PLEA 2018, Hong Kong

The ideology of Passivhaus is clear. It is a building standard associated with a really well insulated and airtight building that saves energy – in both hot and cold climates. There is evidence from that shows how important this approach to building... Read More about Passivhaus lived experience: More than a spreadsheet.

The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J. (2015, March). The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment. Paper presented at The Second Construction History Society Conference, University of Cambridge Department of Architecture at Queens' College, Cambridge

The project for the new Houses of Parliament in London was commissioned at the beginning of the 19th century, when the boom in science allowed new technologies and associated social groups to be involved in many established industries, forcing a para... Read More about The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment.