Homes are vital to our health and our economy, and are central to how people live. But our homes need to meet a growing list of changing and challenging demands.
From reducing energy usage and withstanding the impact of climate change, to accommodating the increase in working from home brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, to the adaptations required for an ageing society so people can continue to live in their homes for longer.
So how do we create homes that are fit for the future?
Northumbria University is proud of its academic expertise in this area and the innovative research collaborations with a range of industry partners. From state of the art virtual reality technology to visualise embodied carbon in homes and driving wellbeing of ageing and vulnerable citizens through sensor technology, to sustainable modular systems and retrofitting for NetZero, Northumbria is helping to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the housing market.
Find out more about our research and innovative projects below, and contact us to find out how you can get involved.
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DECARBONISING SOCIAL HOUSING IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Read our joint research report in collaboration with NEECCO, Northern Housing Consortium and North East and Yorkshire Energy Hub.
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Northumbria University academics have been awarded funding to design and develop a purpose-built home office within a prototype home.
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Northumbria KTP addressing the challenges of the UK housing crisis is rated outstanding.
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Dr Lucy Whalley: “Batteries are a critical piece of the jigsaw in our journey towards net zero.”
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Virtual reality tool that helps people to assess household carbon emissions goes on display at COP26
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See Northumbria's collaboration with BDN to produce homes for the ageing.
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Coronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever.
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Dr Zaid Alwan discusses with BIM Today Publication about harnessing digital tools to visualise carbon emissions.
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Senior Lecturer, Susan Dawson, talks to Womble Bond Dickinson about Modern Methods of Construction and the importance of skills for the future.
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Homes are vital to our health and our economy, and are central to how people live. But our homes need to meet a growing list of changing and challenging demands.
From reducing energy usage and withstanding the impact of climate change, to accommodating the increase in working from home brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, to the adaptations required for an ageing society so people can continue to live in their homes for longer.
So how do we create homes that are fit for the future?
Northumbria University is proud of its academic expertise in this area and the innovative research collaborations with a range of industry partners. From state of the art virtual reality technology to visualise embodied carbon in homes and driving wellbeing of ageing and vulnerable citizens through sensor technology, to sustainable modular systems and retrofitting for NetZero, Northumbria is helping to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the housing market.
Find out more about our research and innovative projects below, and contact us to find out how you can get involved.
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