The RESEARCH TEAM 

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

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pollard thomas edwards

AECOM acted as the Research Team’s project manager. They brought expertise in the design and construction of housing, modern methods of construction, delivering research for Government, low carbon housing, and innovation. The social and market research team led the qualitative and quantitative social research, framing the stakeholder engagement, carried out interviews and arranged focus groups. 

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

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four walls 

LCP Delta

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

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

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