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The Institute is focused on close-to-market, collaborative research and demonstration projects. Independent measurement and monitoring is fundamental to every Institute project to provide credible evidence of the effectiveness of technologies, systems and services developed.
This involves the development and demonstration of practical, economic, and socially acceptable retrofit solutions for both social and owner occupied housing. The three phase project covers single housing units through to large communities and aims to reduce energy and water consumption as well as change behaviour:
The project team will establish the best materials and methods for installing green roofs on 40% of the 11,000 homes at the new Barking Riverside development in east London. Specifically, the team is investigating how flora and fauna perform on different substrates installed on green roofs.
The aim is to deliver a commercially acceptable green roofing system able to support and enhance sustainability and biodiversity in the Thames Gateway and beyond.
The Institute for Sustainability is working with 12 European partners to map and share best practice in low carbon and sustainable construction and development. The FRESH (Forwarding Regional Sustainable Hierarchies) project is being delivered on behalf of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and aims to accelerate the delivery of innovative sustainability projects by disseminating best practice from across the continent.
This three-year project, funded by the Technology Strategy Board is investigating the use of ceramic aqueous paints to stabilise the temperature and reduce in-use energy consumption of buildings. It will include detailed and extensive laboratory research as well as practical site trials across the Thames Gateway.
The Institute is involved in a feasibility study to assess the potential carbon emissions savings that could be generated at the Dartford bridge and tunnel.
The research team is using data containing automated traffic counts, journey times and manual survey data as well as feedback from Dartford Borough Council, The Highways Agency, and Department for Transport to make its assessments.