The RESEARCH TEAM 

The Research Team provides the range of skills demanded by this project. It is led by AECOM, with key input from Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE), Four Walls, and Delta-EE.

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​aecom

pollard thomas edwards

​AECOM act as the Research Team’s project manager. They bring expertise in the design and construction of housing, modern methods of construction, delivering research for Government, low carbon housing, and innovation. Our social and market research team lead the qualitative and quantitative social research, framing the stakeholder engagement, carrying our interviews and arranging focus groups.

Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE) bring expertise in the design of housing including low carbon housing, modern methods of construction, delivering research and guidance to the industry on low carbon homes, undertaking on-site audits, assessing the performance gap, and conducting interviews with building professionals. The in-house communications team lead the traditional and innovative dissemination of the project results.

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four walls 

delta-ee

​Four Walls are experts in building performance evaluation, including monitoring equipment specification, advising on and testing of building fabric, undertaking monitoring, and analysis of dwellings with respect to energy and comfort performance. They lead this aspect of the project.

Delta-EE is a subscription research and consultancy specialising in “new energy” providing detailed insight into the energy sector, distributed energy markets, and consumer viewpoints. They work closely with Government and Industry analysing the impact of innovative energy solutions for housing on the energy supply chain.  They lead on these aspects.

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