Architectural Science Group (ASG)

For over 25 years, the Architectural Science Group have undertake research on the development and application of principles for sustainable, and sustainable management of the built environment on scales from the individual component, through whole buildings, to communities. The Group has pioneered research on low energy, low carbon design and sustainability in the built environment, developing an infrastructure of research methods and tools, including computer models, an environmental laboratory and building measurement and social survey procedures.

The ASG undertakes interdisciplinary research projects at national and international level and already has an international reputation demonstrated by its overseas collaborative links and research projects. ASG aims to achieve international excellence and outstanding quality of outputs from its research activities and to continues to develop research led teaching.

ASG seeks to encourage individual and interdisciplinary team based research, with clear agenda setting and high impact in relation to current issues in architecture and in response to government, industry and society needs. Research is closely linked with international and national targets for carbon reduction, waste minimisation, reducing pollution in an attempt to improve quality of life for all.

The work of the Group falls into three main themes:

Building and systems design and performance

  • Responsive facades
  • Passive design
  • Naturally ventilated buildings
  • Low energy and passive cooling
  • Design for sustainable housing


  • Modelling daylight and sunlight
  • Indoor air quality
  • Dynamic building energy modelling
  • Adaptation of buildings for climate change
  • Efficient building services
  • Building Application in the Design Process

Urban scale sustainability research

  • Urban planning for sustainability
  • Health and comfort in buildings and settlements
  • Alternative and renewable energy supplies
  • Regional and settlement modelling
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Physical scale modelling

Waste minimisation and environmental management systems

  • Construction waste minimisation
  • Building construction processes

To see a timetable of current research seminars at the wsa click here

Links

Cardiff University Built Environment Sustainability Training:
http://www.cf.ac.uk/archi/state_aid.html

ASG Staff

Donald Alexander, Eleni Ampatzi, Clarice Bleil De Souza, Kelly Butt, Janice Coyle, Enrico Crobu, Dylan Dixon, Kruti Gandhi, Aliki Georgakaki, Julie Gwilliam, Nick Hacking, Claire Hobbs, Huw Jenkins, Helen John, Ian Knight, Angela Langley, Simon Lannon, Katrina Lewis, Joanne Patterson, Andrew Roberts, Ibanez Suau, Debbie Taylor, Christopher Tweed, Diana Waldron, Yangang Xing, Kenan Zhang