Projects per year
Overview
Organisation profile
Research Group Lead: Professor Steve Goodhew
The main research concentrations of this group are in the fields of innovative natural building materials, measuring/assessing building performance including indoor air quality, construction management/building defects, and the ethics of construction. Individual researchers also work in specific domains like cost management in ecological architecture alongside the refurbishment and retrofitting of historic buildings. Funded projects deal with a breadth of sub-topics, like thermography, laboratory and in-situ measurements of thermal and humidity properties of building materials, building operational conditions and control (including occupant behaviour and climate change), and values and attitudes regarding sustainability.
Research Areas
- Innovative natural building materials
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
- Construction management/Building defects
- Ethics of construction
- In-situ measurements of thermal and humidity properties of building materials
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Profiles
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Dr Joao Alencastro
- School of Art, Design and Architecture - Lecturer in Built Environment
- Environmental Building Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Dr Omar Al-Hafith
- School of Art, Design and Architecture - Lecturer in Architecture
- Environmental Building Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Professor Alessandro Aurigi
- School of Art, Design and Architecture - Professor of Urban Design
- Environmental Building Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Urban microclimate-aware retrofitting framework for climate-resilient energy demand reduction (UMAR)
Goodhew, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Alencastro, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Oladinrin, O. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Xie, X. (PI - Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/25 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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One hundred factories for ten thousand homes
Veliz Reyes, A. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Bazazian, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Various UK Government Sponsors
1/08/23 → 27/03/25
Project: Research
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SPF Entrepreneurial Futures: Immersive Technologies
Willis, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Veliz Reyes, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/03/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
Research output
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AI-Driven Life Cycle Valorisation of Deconstruction Waste: A DfD Framework for Developing Economies.
Wewewatta, D., Guruge, R. & Alencastro, J., 20 Feb 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review
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Biochar to improve the thermal performance of living wall systems: laboratory assessment of three planting substrates
Alencastro, J., Murphy, T., Morewood, J. & Goodhew, S., 10 Jan 2026, In: Biochar. 8, 1, 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regenerating Publics - Developmental Inclusion: Neighborhood opportunities and public realm obstacles in Plymouth, UK
Aurigi, A., 30 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) Designing Signals of Inclusion: A Framework for Fostering Shared Neighborhoods. Hatuka, T. & Vale, L. (eds.). New York: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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Brazilian Council of Architects and Urban Planners (CAU) (External organisation)
Alencastro, J. (Member)
2000 → …Activity: Membership › Member of board, committee or council
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Brazilian Institute of Architects (External organisation)
Alencastro, J. (Member)
1999 → …Activity: Membership › Member of network
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Design of the CobBauge Building
Fox, M. (Consultant)
20 Jun 2019 → 23 Sept 2022Activity: Consultancy and contribution to enterprise › Consultancy
Press/Media
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Futures Implied: How Media Architecture shapes our cities
24/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
Media story
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University of Plymouth Researcher Adds New Data to Research in Technology (Smart Home Technologies to Facilitate Ageing-in-Place: Professionals Perception)
Alencastro, J. & Oladinrin, O.
27/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Media story