Research

Our researchers work across four interacting research themes to complete world-class environmental design and engineering research projects. Our ultimate goal is to deliver interdisciplinary built environment research to improve health, wellbeing and sustainability. Our specialist expertise in temperature, moisture and air quality, light and lighting, and acoustics and soundscapes is underpinned by systems thinking to understand how different elements interact to create buildings and spaces where people can live healthy, fulfilling lives. We use a range of methods in our research, including performance modelling and analysis.
We have received three successive EPSRC Platform Grants, while in the last national Research Assessment Exercise our Faculty, The Bartlett, was awarded the most of 4* (world-leading) project ratings among architecture and built environment submissions from UK universities.
Themes
Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability

Energy, Moisture & Air Quality

Light & Lighting

Acoustics & Soundscapes

Systems Thinking

Methods
We employ four main types of research method across all our projects and themes:
Impact
Find out more about the impact of some of you research through our:
Project directory
Through our research we tackle some of the fundamental built environment issues facing society. Explore our project directory to discover the array of past and present research projects undertaken by the Institute.
