Sustainable Built Environment
A strategic research cluster bringing together researchers from spatial planning, architecture and civil engineering to tackle some of the world's most pressing urban challenges.
- Fostering strategic partnerships with other leading research centres;
- Engaging with key research users and maximising impact;
- Supporting our best early career researchers.
Our research is guided by the challenges of:
- Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development;
- Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Prosperity and Opportunities for All;
- Technological Innovation; and
- … a need to meet Sustainable Development Goals for cities, climate, environment and communities.
Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Research Cluster - Staff and Projects
Academic Staff |
Key Interests |
Email Address |
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| Dr D. Adlakha | Healthy cities; active living; sustainable lifestyles; urban transformations | D.Adlakha@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr G. Boyd | Architectural design; militarization; infrastructure and architecture; the architecture of coal; architecture of the supermarket; economics and architecture | g.boyd@qub.ac.uk |
| Mrs T. Brooks | Social impact of policy on construction workers and organisations, looking at the unseen or hidden repercussions of taken for granted processes. Areas of research include digital construction, procurement, and quality management and its effectiveness in practice. | t.brooks@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr M. Campbell | mark.campbell@qub.ac.uk | |
| Prof G. Ellis | Health and built environment; energy transition; environmental policy | g.ellis@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr W. Flannery | Marine and coastal planning; stakeholder participation; flood risk management | w.flannery@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr L. Fox-Rogers | Power and politics of planning; neoliberalisation; flood risk preparedness; creative economy | L.Fox-Rogers@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr J. Gunning | ||
| Prof T. Jefferies | t.jefferies@qub.ac.uk | |
| Prof G. Keeffe | I’m interested in the productive city. A new city that is self-sufficient in energy food and water, where these resources are produced at a range of scales from the personal to the regional. | hos.snbe@qub.ac.uk |
| Prof A. Long |
Application of FlexiArch system to multi-span railway viaducts , In-situ testing of concrete |
a.long@qub.ac.uk |
| Mr K. McAllister | The built environment …. + autism; children; fear; health and well-being; inclusivity | k.mcallister@qub.ac.uk |
| Prof M. McEldowney | m.mceldowney@qub.ac.uk | |
| Prof M. McGarry | m.mcgarry@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr S. McKay | Regulation; practice; resilience | s.mckay@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr J. Mariotti | Energy efficient cities; socialist architecture and urban planning; urban governance; urban centralities | j.mariotti@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr X. Meng | x.meng@qub.ac.uk | |
| Mr C. Moore | c.moore@qub.ac.uk | |
| Mrs C. Mulholland | Architectural design and planning in contested societies, spatial practices, socio-spatial integration, intergroup mixing and community participation in the design process. | c.mulholland@qub.ac.uk |
| Prof B. Murtagh | Social economics; urban regeneration; contested cities | b.murtagh@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr S. Nanukuttan | Civil infrastructure management; testing and modelling | s.nanukuttan@qub.ac.uk |
| Miss R. O'Grady | r.ogrady@qub.ac.uk | |
| Prof W. Sha | Alkali activated binders/concretes; fly ash; ground granulated blast furnace slag; microstructure; durability | w.sha@qub.ac.uk |
| Alkali activated binders/concretes; fly ash; ground granulated blast furnace slag; microstructure; durability; high performance fibre reinforced concrete; impact and blast resistant structures; the effect of temperature on early age strength development (maturity functions) | m.soutsos@qub.ac.uk | |
| Mr N. Turner |
Architecture and media; cinema and space; computer vision and new visual research methodologies; augmented and mixed reality |
n.turner@qub.ac.uk |
Research Fellows
Researcher |
Key Interests |
Email Address |
| Dr S Cullen |
My research focuses on how the food-water-energy nexus shapes the contemporary city and how adapting and reimagining these systems can unlock new ways of living. The research visualises and communicates new spatial, social and economic opportunities for the city that mitigate and adapt to our changing climate. |
Sean.Cullen@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr L Ferguson | Research interests predominantly centre on natural and cultural heritage, including issues relating to governance, tourism, and community resilience and adaptation. | l.ferguson@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr A Grounds | Ethical property development; social economy; urban regeneration | a.grounds@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr A Jenkins | andrew.jenkins@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr C Kelly | christina.kelly@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr J Kwasny | Alternative binders; lightweight materials; CO2 curing of concrete; CO2 sequestration in cementitious materials; concrete mix design and rheology | j.kwasny@qub.ac.uk |
| Ms S Maatta | Renewable energy; social acceptance; governmentality; low carbon transition | S.Maatta@qub.ac.uk |
| Mr J Miller |
Policy processes; energy policy; low carbon energy transitions; climate change; environmental policy; environmental governanance; comparative politics; federalism; sustainable development.
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| Mr R Wade |
Examining the role of landownership and rent relations in wind energy production. Other research interests include philosophy of science (critical realism) and distributed generation/P2P energy systems. |
r.wade@qub.ac.uk |
Example Projects
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Re-Use and Recycling of Decommissioned Composite Material Wind Turbine Blades |
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| Reuse and Recycling of Materials and Structures in Energy Efficient Prefabricated Elements for Building Refurbishment and Construction | http://www.re4.eu/ |
| Low Carbon Footprint Precast Concrete Products for an Energy Efficient Built Environment |
https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/geopolymer/lowcoprecon/ |
| Geopolymer Research | https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/geopolymer/ |
| Blast and Impact Resistant Concrete | |
| By-Products for Building Materials | http://bybmproject.com/ |