The Centre for Sustainable Technologies on the 15th of November is holding a workshop on “Pathways to Low Carbon Residential Buildings: the consumers’ role” as part of a UK Energy Research Council Project “Empowering female consumers to adopt low-carbon technologies”, developed by Ulster University in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast.
Pathways to Low Carbon Residential Buildings: the consumers’ role

The Centre for Sustainable Technologies on the 15th of November is holding a workshop on “Pathways to Low Carbon Residential Buildings: the consumers’ role” as part of a UK Energy Research Council Project “Empowering female consumers to adopt low-carbon technologies”, developed by Ulster University in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast.
UKERC Workshop - Empowering Female Consumers to Adopt Low-carbon Technologies
The Centre for Sustainable Technologies on the 15th of November is holding a workshop on “Pathways to Low Carbon Residential Buildings: the consumers’ role” as part of a UK Energy Research Council Project “Empowering female consumers to adopt low-carbon technologies”, developed by Ulster University in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast.
Programme
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9am to 9:30am | Arrival, registration and coffee |
9:30am to 9.50am | Welcome and introduction Dr. Caterina Brandoni, Lecturer in Energy, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, UU |
9:50am to 10:10am | Carbon Emissions Reduction in NIHE homes Mr Andy Frew, Technical Innovation Manager, NI Housing Executive |
10:10am to 10:30am | Can the transition to low carbon buildings help to address energy poverty in NI? Ms Pat Austin, Director National Energy Action |
10:30am to 11:10am | Low carbon building solutions: retrofitting innovative solutions Mr Chris Wilson, PhD Researcher, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, UU Mr Khoa Le, PhD Researcher, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, UU |
11:10am to 11:30am | The Utility Regulator’s Consumer Protection Strategy and the NISEP Mrs Sarah Brady, Head of Consumer Protection and Environmental Programmes |
11:30am to 11:50am | Coffee Break |
11:50am to 12pm | The women perspective in the transition to low carbon buildings Dr Ruchira Ghosh, Research Associate, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, UU |
12pm to 12:20pm | Implementation of low carbon solutions in existing and new buildings Mr Brian Rankin, Energy Manager, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd |
12:20pm to 1pm | Challenges and barriers to the implementation: open discussion |
1pm to 2pm | Lunch |
Please register your interest by email to Dr Ruchira Ghosh at r.ghosh@ulster.ac.uk.