Dr. Jill Zhao's Outputs (22)

Build it and they will come? - A case study of a ‘softer landings’ approach in creating a low-carbon community (2024)
Journal Article

This paper explores an emerging low-carbon construction business model through a case study of a low-carbon community supported by a private Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in Lincolnshire. The study highlights the developer’s extended aftercare and... Read More about Build it and they will come? - A case study of a ‘softer landings’ approach in creating a low-carbon community.

A ‘passive’ approach to Net Zero for New Zealand social housing – preliminary findings (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

New Zealand's first emissions reduction plan sets out goals to achieve Net Zero for all GHG and a 24-47% reduction in biogenic methane by 2050. Buildings contribute to 10-15% of overall domestic emissions in New Zea-land (NZ). Reducing operational em... Read More about A ‘passive’ approach to Net Zero for New Zealand social housing – preliminary findings.

Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM Excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces. This research focuses on winter conditions and the ou... Read More about Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies.

Comfort, fashion, home and sustainability: How (/not) to live your life in a jumper (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation makes link between architecture and fashion, examining the socially constructed idea of comfort, modernity presented in both the built environment and garment industry.
Comfort is a socially constructed, ‘fashionable’ concept. It i... Read More about Comfort, fashion, home and sustainability: How (/not) to live your life in a jumper.

Hanging onto the ladder - The impact of biased Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) on Early Career Researchers (ECRs) (2024)
Report

This article looks at the EDI issues and the impact of bias from Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) on the career development of Early Career Researchers. The study summarised previous literature on SET bias that disadvantaged female, non-native En... Read More about Hanging onto the ladder - The impact of biased Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) on Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

Implementing net zero affordable housing — towards a human-centred approach (2023)
Journal Article

This paper reviews the UK Net Zero Strategy in conjunction with the decarbonisation of the affordable housing sector, with a focus on the key stakeholders involved in the decar-bonisation process. Viewing it from a socio-technical perspective, this p... Read More about Implementing net zero affordable housing — towards a human-centred approach.

Written evidence submission to the Environmental Audit Committee’s Inquiry into Heat resilience and sustainable cooling (2023)
Report

This is an evidence submission based on my research, published by the UK Parliament committee.

Creating social value by building extreme low carbon homes (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The construction industry is facing numerous demands. For example, a contractor will have to ensure they achieve their cost targets and time and quality contractual obligations whilst also meeting any social value and environmental expectations. Soci... Read More about Creating social value by building extreme low carbon homes.

Handover, soft landings and POE (2023)
Other

How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Passivhaus standard as a social housing model in the UK: Barriers and opportunities (2023)
Book Chapter

The reliance on fossil fuels and the high amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions remain to be the most critical barriers for the European region to achieve its net-zero targets. Energy used in the household sector contributes to more than a quarte... Read More about Passivhaus standard as a social housing model in the UK: Barriers and opportunities.

Post-Pandemic study spaces: Post occupancy evaluation of BREEAM excellence rated university building (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents preliminary findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces under a post-pandemic teaching and learnin... Read More about Post-Pandemic study spaces: Post occupancy evaluation of BREEAM excellence rated university building.

A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Is Passivhaus the future of the UK social housing scheme? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In order to meet the SDGs, new buildings, as well as retrofitted buildings, are developed to an increasingly higher environmental performance standard in both private and social sectors. This has been reflected in a higher standard for thermal perfor... Read More about Is Passivhaus the future of the UK social housing scheme?.

Effects of landscape patterns on the summer microclimate and human comfort in urban squares in China (2021)
Journal Article

This research uses empirical data and supplementary computer simulation result to study the summertime cooling effect of different landscape patterns in urban areas in China. It employs field monitoring to collect hourly air temperatures and relative... Read More about Effects of landscape patterns on the summer microclimate and human comfort in urban squares in China.

The impact of multimedia effect on art learning: Eye movement evidence from traditional Chinese pattern learning (2021)
Journal Article

At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic continued to spread and became a global pandemic. Affected by the epidemic, online teaching has become the new normal. As the main form of online education, multimedia learning has attracted more and mo... Read More about The impact of multimedia effect on art learning: Eye movement evidence from traditional Chinese pattern learning.

Enhancing learning performance and motivation of cultural heritage using serious games (2020)
Journal Article

In recent years, more serious games are used in different learning areas to improve the process of knowledge acquisition and learning outcomes. This study discusses a game mode based on a jigsaw puzzle with scaffolding-aid for cultural heritage learn... Read More about Enhancing learning performance and motivation of cultural heritage using serious games.

Do passive houses need passive people? Evaluating the active occupancy of Passivhaus homes in the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article

The Passivhaus model emphasises a high standard of building fabric insulation and controlled ventilation with heat recovery in order to achieve comfort and reduce energy use. The implication is that environmental control is achieved by the building f... Read More about Do passive houses need passive people? Evaluating the active occupancy of Passivhaus homes in the United Kingdom.

SoundMapp: Participatory design in museum space (2018)
Journal Article

This article explores the possibility of creating alternative user experience in exhibition spaces while using audience interactivity as medium for generating sonic material. We are investigating participatory art in museum space, ways for redefining... Read More about SoundMapp: Participatory design in museum space.

Passivhaus: The architectural typology of low energy housing (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The growing number of Passivhaus buildings in the UK suggests an increasing acceptance of the low energy design methodology. Post occupancy evaluation shows that the energy use in Passivhaus homes are generally very low, and that running costs are co... Read More about Passivhaus: The architectural typology of low energy housing.