As house prices increase, more people in the UK are converting lofts into additional rooms. However, overheating is a serious issue. This research asked three important questions:
- Are converted lofts more likely to overheat than other rooms in a house?
- What are the best adaptations for reducing loft overheating without using air conditioning?
- How do these adaptations compare in terms of cost-effectiveness?
Using building physics, researchers simulated indoor temperatures in a semi-detached London dwelling under current and future climate scenarios.
Energy and housing trajectories: Narratives of vulnerability in self-help housing processes
Research from the Bartlett's Dr Rita Lambert and Dr Julia Tomei explores the interconnections between housing and energy as intersecting social challenges in informal settlements.
10 Apr 2026
A Mission-Aligned World Bank: From ambition to delivery
Authored by Mariana Mazzucato and Lara Merling
08 Apr 2026
A Queer Lens for Planning History
In this chapter, Michael Short seeks to understanding what planning history is (and what it could be), we define the benefits of a queer understanding of our planning past.
31 Mar 2026