Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
LE11 3TU
+44 (0)1509 263171

Civil and Building Engineering

Keyur Vadodaria
MSc Dip.Arch

Research Associate

Phone:	+44 (0)1509 222897
Email:	K.Vadodaria@lboro.ac.uk
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Background

Having studied architecture and subsequently practiced and taught in India for five years before coming to the UK to undertake postgraduate studies in Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Building. Have worked in architectural practices in the UK along with conducting post occupancy evaluation.

Professional Affiliations

Registered Architect, Council of Architecture, India

Broad Interests and Expertise

Sustainability, Energy Efficient Building, Vernacular Architecture

Research Interests

Sustainable Design, Energy Efficient Retrofit, Post Occupancy Evaluation

Research Group

Building Energy Research

Current Research Activities

Title(s): Project 'CALEBRE'

Summary:

Project 'CALEBRE' (Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building Retrofitting) is a £2million four year (2008-2012) project, funded by the EPSRC and E.ON UK. With Loughborough University as Principal Investigator, researchers at partner universities of Nottingham, Ulster, Heriot-Watt, Oxford and Warwick will conduct research on validated solutions for carbon reduction in UK solid wall housing that are acceptable and appealing to householders.

Methods:

Quantitative, qualitative, empirical, test house based field trials