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Sustainability expertise informs Government policy
Clients
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Expertise
Ergonomics, design, civil and building engineering, renewable energy
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) called upon a multi-disciplinary team of experts at the University as it faces the challenge of reducing carbon emissions. The team undertook a Consultancy Project to help the DECC understand how and why we generate carbon emissions.
Whilst information about the efficiency of domestic systems and usage trends exists, the DECC sought a deeper understanding in these areas to assess the level of change required to meet carbon reduction targets.
The Loughborough team included experts in sustainable design, consumer behaviour and building simulation, renewables and flexible demand.
Impact
- Our research is being used to inform policy, to create a new household model to predict future energy use and to identify gaps in data where more research is needed.