Adaptive Smart Retrofitting for Historical Buildings: Innovative Integration of Sustainable Wall Technologies with Energy AI-based feedback system. ​​

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Location: Coleraine, NORTHERN IRELAND

These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.

Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.

Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).

This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.


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​Nair, G., Verde, L., & Olofsson, T. (2022). A Review on Technical Challenges and Possibilities on Energy Efficient Retrofit Measures in Heritage Buildings. Energies, 15(20), 7472. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15207472

​Peiris, S., Lai, J. H. K., Kumaraswamy, M. M., & Hou, H. (C.). (2023). Smart Retrofitting for Existing Buildings: State of the Art and Future Research Directions. Journal of Building Engineering, 76, 107354. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107354



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