The Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings is a dynamic community of experts dedicated to advancing sustainable, low-carbon building solutions. We foster innovation, research, and knowledge exchange to create comfortable, resilient, and energy-efficient environments.
Driving forward the understanding and application of net zero carbon principles alongside human thermal comfort in the built environment.
Advancing Sustainable Buildings: The Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings
Connecting researchers, consultants, designers, and manufacturers to innovate for a sustainable, comfortable, and energy-efficient future.
NCEUB stands as a pivotal network, uniting diverse professionals at the forefront of building energy performance, sustainability, net zero carbon strategies, and the critical aspect of human thermal comfort. Our core mission is to catalyse significant advancements in these fields, fostering research, driving innovation, and facilitating invaluable knowledge exchange across the industry.
We are committed to improving the environmental footprint of buildings whilst simultaneously ensuring they provide healthy, resilient, and highly comfortable spaces for their occupants. A particular focus lies in developing approaches that dramatically reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, enabling buildings to maintain comfort with significantly less dependence on continuous mechanical heating and cooling systems.
Our Core Engagement Activities
NCEUB actively supports collaboration and the dissemination of research and best practices. We organise impactful conferences, publish key findings, host insightful seminars, and facilitate various knowledge-sharing activities. These platforms bring together leading researchers and practitioners.
Meet Our Steering Committee
Meet the dedicated experts who guide our network’s mission.
Professor Fergus Nicol
Chair
Dr Luisa Brotas
Executive Secretary
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FAQs
What is the primary focus of NCEUB?
NCEUB focuses on the intersection of building energy, sustainability, net zero carbon strategies, and human thermal comfort. Our aim is to drive research, innovation, and knowledge exchange to improve the energy and environmental performance of buildings, creating comfortable, healthy and resilient environments for occupants.
Who can join the NCEUB network?
Our network welcomes a broad range of professionals, including researchers, consultants, designers, and manufacturers. Anyone working within the fields of building energy, sustainability, net zero carbon, or human thermal comfort who is interested in collaboration and knowledge sharing is encouraged to participate.
How does NCEUB promote its objectives?
NCEUB promotes its objectives through various activities designed to foster collaboration and disseminate information. These include organising conferences, publishing research, hosting seminars, and facilitating other knowledge-sharing initiatives. We aim to connect researchers and practitioners to advance sustainable building solutions.
What specific interests does NCEUB pursue?
We are particularly interested in approaches that significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions within the built environment. Our focus includes enabling buildings to provide optimal comfort with a reduced reliance on year-round mechanical heating and cooling systems, promoting passive design and innovative technologies.
Our Vision for the Built Environment
- Facilitating collaboration for groundbreaking research.
- Promoting innovative solutions for energy-efficient buildings.
- Championing comfortable and healthy indoor spaces.
