Building Futures

Jane Powell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. She teaches and has research interests in the energy efficiency of buildings and low-carbon energy, in addition to environmental evaluation methodologies such as lifecycle assessment. Jennifer Monahan is an Associate Tutor in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. She has research interests in energy efficiency of buildings and low-carbon construction.Chris Foulds is a Senior Research Fellow in the Consumption & Change theme of Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute. He is an environmental social scientist with a keen interest in the role of building occupants and professionals in the transition to a low-carbon building stock.

"This book is a must read for anyone planning a career in the built environment. It accurately captures the complexities of energy demand through focusing on interdisciplinarity and astutely assesses the opportunities of smart energy in homes, retrofits and new builds. Importantly, the book puts people right at the centre of its thinking." –Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust"We are on the threshold of a ‘next generation’ of design thinking. This book explores some of the shortcomings in current approaches and provides blueprints for designing genuinely better buildings in which we can successfully and comfortably survive in a warming and resource challenged future." – Sue Roaf, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

• 1. Energy use in the built environment 2. Reducing energy demand 3. Lifecycle energy and carbon in buildings 4. Energy performance gap 5. Retrofitting buildings 6. The Passivhaus energy efficiency standard 7. Ventilating the building stock 8. Building futures