Environment, Sustainability and Technology in Architecture (ESTA) Research Group

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The research activities of the Environment, Sustainability and Technology in Architecture (ESTA) Research Group are centred around a range of topics, including low and zero carbon architecture, circular economy, soil-structure interactions, and the use of innovative material technologies in architecture. Other areas of research include life cycle analysis, climate change impacts, financial aspects of sustainable design, structural integrity, digital design and construction techniques, and sustainable architectural design using emergent materials and technologies.

The group consists of researchers and approximately 35 PhD and MSc students.

ESTA has received funding from a range of sources, including EPSRC, RIBA, the UK government, the European Regional Development Fund, and international and commercial organisations. The group's research is interdisciplinary in nature and involves a wide range of projects, including the analysis of occupant window opening behaviour in Chinese offices, sustainable energy technologies in buildings, and developing the world's first Zero Carbon Safari Park.

The group's work involves both analytical and experimental research methods, with software such as DesignBuilder, ENVI_MET, IES, Revit, and One Click LCA being used for analytical research, and the measurement of environmental parameters in buildings and urban environments for experimental research. The outputs from ESTA are widely published in leading international research journals and presented at major international conferences.

In addition to research, academic staff in ESTA are also involved in teaching and research supervision for the one-year MSc programme Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability in Architecture (CRESTA). Much of ESTA's work, especially that of its PhD researchers, is international and examines sustainability and built environment issues in countries such as China, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Mexico, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia.

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University of Liverpool
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