Yr Athro Joanne Patterson

PhD

2026

• Patterson, J. et al. 2026. Transforming homes illustrated storybook. University of Exeter.
• Bleil De Souza, C. et al., 2026. The smart retrofit transition: integrating digital solutions in social housing. [Online].Build Up. Available at: https://build-up.ec.europa.eu/en/resources-and-tools/articles/smart-retrofit-transition-integrating-digital-solutions-social-housing?from=03.
• Arslan, D. et al., 2026. Transforming 1920-1940s housing to minimise energy use and optimise comfort. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026 Loughborough, UK 26-27 March 2026. CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026, March 2026. CIBSE.
• Morewood, J. , Patterson, J. and Perisoglou, E. 2026. Planning whole house energy retrofits in social housing – investigating stakeholder needs to ensure effective and efficient decision making. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026 Loughborough, UK 26-27 March 2026.
• Patterson, J. , Perisoglou, E. and Ionas, M. 2026. From design to reality: Long term performance of new build, low-carbon affordable homes. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff University. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18695688.
• Bleil de Souza, C. et al. 2026. Smart social housing: Ideal smart solutions vs. real-world compromises. Zenodo(10.5281/zenodo.18661384)
• Tadrak, W. , Chatzivasileiadi, A. and Patterson, J. 2026. Evaluating retrofit simulation accuracy: A case study of six Welsh homes [Abstract]. Presented at: Eighteenth IAMC Annual Meeting 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11-13 Nov 2025.

2025

• Patterson, J. 2025. Interdisciplinary research: more than just a good idea. Environmental Scientist 35 (3), pp.10-19.
• Shaddick, G. et al. 2025. Data science and AI for sustainable futures: Opportunities and challenges. Sustainability 17 (5) 2019. (10.3390/su17052019)
• Perisoglou, E. , Patterson, J. and Ionas, M. 2025. Evaluating the performance of six 1970s off-gas deep retrofit bungalows. Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 46 (1), pp.9-25. (10.1177/01436244241287111)
• Fernández Goycoolea, J. , Perisoglou, E. and Patterson, J. 2025. Operational carbon dioxide emissions from a retrofitted social home: assessing the impact of grid carbon intensity factors. Presented at: CIBSE IBPSA-England Technical Symposium 2025 London, UK 24-25 April 2025.
• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2025. Deep retrofitting: carbon vs cost payback. Presented at: CIBSE IBPSA-England Technical Symposium 2025 London, UK 24-25 April 2025. CIBSE

2024

• Tweed, A. and Patterson, J. 2024. Retrofitting in context: Pushing the boundaries of building performance evaluation in UK housing. In: Bobic, N. and Haghighi, F. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics, Volume II. Vol. 2, Routledge(10.4324/9781003112471-25)
• Al Qaed, A. A. and Patterson, J. 2024. Investigating the impact of passive cooling strategies on energy consumption and thermal performance: A case study of courtyard housing in a hot arid climate. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th PLEA Conference (Re)thinking resilience Wrocław, Poland 25-28 June 2024. Published in: Widera, B. et al., PLEA 2024: (Re)thinking Resilience. The book of proceedings. Wroclaw, Poland: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej. , pp.711-716. (10.37190/PLEA_2024)
• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2024. Solid wall end-terrace retrofit. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University 11-12 April 2024. Fit for 2050 Delivering buildings and defining performance for a net zero built environment. Cardiff, UK: CIBSE Symposium
• Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. 2024. The impact of greenery on improving thermal performance of historic housing in hot-arid climate. Presented at: 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment University of Nottingham, UK 3 - 5 July 2024. Published in: Al Qaed, A. and Patterson, J. eds. Proceedings 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. University of Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham. , pp.1-8.
• Hou, S. et al. 2024. A case study of modelling informing whole house energy systems-based retrofit in the UK. Presented at: Zero Carbon Built Environment Conference Nottingham, UK 03-05 July 2024.
• Patterson, J. and Perisoglou, E. 2024. Challenges building service engineers can help overcome to assist the large-scale delivery of whole house energy retrofitting to achieve Net Zero. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University Cardiff, UK 11-12 April 2024.
• Patterson, J. et al. 2024. Three solid wall owner-occupied domestic retrofits. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium Cardiff, UK 11-12 April 2024.
• Patterson, J. et al. 2024. Six 1970s off-gas bungalow retrofits. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium Cardiff, UK 11-12 April 2024.
• Patterson, J. et al. 2024. Five domestic retrofits in South Wales. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University Cardiff, UK 11-12 April 2024.
• Patterson, J. et al. 2024. Six 1990s domestic low carbon retrofits. Presented at: CIBSE Technical Symposium Cardiff, UK 11-12 April 2024.

2023

• Tadrak, W. , Patterson, J. and Chatzivasileiadi, A. 2023. Exploring the potential of scaling up Smart Local Energy Systems to transform clusters of housing: Insights from a case study in Wales, UK. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2600 (2) 022011. (10.1088/1742-6596/2600/2/022011)
• Patterson, J. , Cui, Z. and Coma-Bassas, E. 2023. Developing a practical retrofit early-stage survey tool to inform the decision-making process for existing homes. Project Report.Cardiff: Welsh Government.
• Hou, S. et al. 2023. Investigation of architects’ needs for upskilling to enable efficient and effective whole house systems-based retrofit in the UK. Presented at: Association Of Architectural Educators Conference 2023 12-15 July 2023. Published in: McVicar, M. ed. AAE Conference 2023: Productive-Disruptive: Spaces of exploration in-between architectural pedagogy and practice. Cardiff: , pp.274-284.
• Patterson, J. et al. 2023. How interdisciplinary collaborative research can enable a better transition towards a Net Zero future. Technical Report.
• Farooq, F. et al. 2023. An investigation of MVHR system performance based on health and comfort criteria in bedrooms of low-carbon social housing in Wales. Presented at: 43rd AIVC, 11th TightVent, 9th venticool Conference Copenhagen, Denmark 4-5 October 2023. Proceedings 43rd AIVC - 11th TightVent - 9th venticool Conference. Air infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC). , pp.686-695.

2022

• Ionas, M. et al. 2022. Whole house energy system retrofit of six off-gas bungalows in South Wales. Presented at: CABE Research Forum Newport 13 October 2022.

2020

• Jones, P. et al. 2020. Energy-positive house: performance assessment through simulation and measurement. Energies 13 (18) 4705. (10.3390/en13184705)
• Green, E. et al. 2020. Decarbonising the Welsh housing stock: from practice to policy. Buildings and Cities 1 (1), pp.277-292. (10.5334/bc.19)
• Coma Bassas, E. , Patterson, J. and Jones, P. 2020. A review of the evolution of green residential architecture. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 125 109796. (10.1016/j.rser.2020.109796)

2019

• Li, X. , Jones, P. and Patterson, J. 2019. Modelling and developing a renewable energy system for the cold stores of a food park in the UK. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1343 (1) 012102. (10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012102)
• Green, E. et al. 2019. Understanding the decarbonisation of housing: Wales as a case study. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 329 012001. (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012001)
• Li, X. et al. 2019. A feasibility study to evaluate the potential replication of an energy positive house in the UK. Presented at: Sustainable Built Environment Conference Cardiff 24-25 Sept 2019. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 329.Vol. C1. IOP Publishing(10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012049)
• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2019. Building monitoring protocol development for deep energy retrofit. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 329 012038. (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012038)
• Ionas, M. and Patterson, J. 2019. Monitoring the built environment: Developing a dynamic tool to optimise renewable energy use and energy efficiency at a community scale using GIS. Presented at: International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE 2018) London, UK 12-13 Sep 2018. International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE 2018): Proceedings.
• Hou, S. S. et al. 2019. Investigating the energy and thermal implications of installation of an air curtain and an automatic door in convenience stores in Wales. Presented at: 16th IBPSA International Conference Rome 2-4 September 2019. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA. Vol. 7.International Building Performance Simulation Association. , pp.5053-5059. (10.26868/25222708.2019.210822)
• Li, X. et al. 2019. Modelling and developing a neighbourhood low carbon system for five dwellings in the U.K.. Presented at: The 16th IBPSA International Conference Rome 2-4 September 2019. Published in: Corrado, V. et al., Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA. Vol. 5.International Building Performance Simulation Association. , pp.3318-3325. (10.26868/25222708.2019.210434)
• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2019. Evaluation of building and systems performance for a deep domestic retrofit. Presented at: Climate Resilient Cities - Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era (CISBAT 2019) Lausanne, Switzerland 4-6 September 2019. Vol. 1343.Vol. 012176. IOP Publishing. , pp.012176. (10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012176)

2018

• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2018. Steady state and dynamic modelling of residential transpired solar collectors performance. Presented at: 4th Building Simulation and Optimization Conference Cambridge, UK 11-12 September 2018. , pp.-.
• Green, E. et al. 2018. Homes of today for tomorrow: Decarbonising Welsh Housing between 2020 and 2050. Project Report.Welsh Government.

2017

• Jones, P. et al. 2017. Five energy retrofit houses in South Wales. Energy and Buildings 154 , pp.335-342. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.032)
• Jones, P. et al. 2017. The SOLCER energy positive house: whole system simulation. Presented at: Building Simulation 2017: 15th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association San Francisco, CA, USA 7-9 August 2017. Published in: Barnaby, C. S. and Wetter, M. eds. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2017: 15th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, San Francisco, USA, August 7-9, 2017. (10.26868/25222708.2017.341)
• Li, X. , Jones, P. J. and Patterson, J. 2017. Building and community energy retrofit housing in Wales. Presented at: World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 Hong Kong Transforming Our Built Environment through Innovation and Integration: Putting Ideas into Action Hong Kong, China 5-7 June 2017.
• Perisoglou, E. et al. 2017. Investigating the application of small scale transpired solar collectors as air preheaters for residential buildings. Presented at: International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings Chania, Greece 5-7 July 2017.

2016

• Patterson, J. L. 2016. Evaluation of a regional retrofit programme to upgrade existing housing stock to reduce carbon emissions, fuel poverty and support the local supply chain. Sustainability 8 (12) 1261. (10.3390/su8121261)
• Patterson, J. L. 2016. Traffic modelling in cities – validation of space syntax at an urban scale. Indoor and Built Environment 25 (7), pp.1163-1178. (10.1177/1420326X16657675)
• Patterson, J. 2016. Evaluation of a regional scale retrofit programme to upgrade existing housing stock to reduce fuel poverty, reduce carbon emissions and support the supply chain. Presented at: Smart Energy Regions Conference 2016 Cardiff, Wales, UK 11-12 February 2016. Published in: Patterson, J. and Varriale, F. eds. Proceedings of the International Conference 'Smart Energy Regions'. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. , pp.132-142.
• Calzada, J. R. et al., 2016. Smart Energy Regions – skills, knowledge and supply chains. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture.
• Condurat, M. and Patterson, J. 2016. Welsh and Romanian policies for transition towards low carbon mobility. Presented at: Smart Energy Regions Conference 2016 Cardiff, Wales, UK 11-12 February 2016. Proceedings of the International Conference 'Smart Energy Regions'. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. , pp.59-69.
• Jones, P. J. et al. 2016. Preparation for an energy positive community in the UK: modelling-led innovative housing practice in Wales. Presented at: PLEA 2016 - 32nd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments Los Angeles, USA 11-13 July. Published in: La Roche, P. and Schiller, M. eds. PLEA 2016 - 32nd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments. Vol. 2.PLEA. , pp.1095-1101.
• Patterson, J. L. , Coma Bassas, E. and Varriale, F. 2016. Systems based approach to replicable low cost housing: renewable energy supply, storage and demand reduction.. In: Roset Calzada, J. et al., Smart Energy Regions - Skills, knowledge, training and supply chains. [Smart Energy Regions - Skills, knowledge, training and supply chains]. Cardiff: Weslh School of Architecture. , pp.239-245.

2014

• Patterson, J. L. 2014. Urban scale modelling of traffic and cycling flow using spatial analysis and an assessment of factors that influence cyclist behaviour. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
• Jones, P. et al. 2014. Smart energy regions. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
• Jones, P. J. 2014. Introduction. In: Jones, P. J. et al., Smart Energy Regions. Cardiff: The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. , pp.v-xii.
• Jones, P. J. , Patterson, J. and Varriale, F. 2014. United Kingdom. In: Jones, P. et al., Smart Energy Regions. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. , pp.267-280.

2013

• Jones, P. J. , Lannon, S. C. and Patterson, J. L. 2013. Retrofitting existing housing: how far, how much?. Building Research and Information 41 (5), pp.532-550. (10.1080/09613218.2013.807064)

2012

• Patterson, J. L. 2012. Arbed 1 Scheme: Evaluation of the Warm Wales Programme. Project Report.Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
• Zhang, K. , Patterson, J. and Liang, L. 2012. Sustainable school projects as the education tool for sustainability. Journal of Chongqing University (English Edition) 11 (2), pp.74-83.

2011

• Zhang, K. , Patterson, J. L. and Liang, L. 2011. The Flagship effect - sustainable schools projects as the education tool for sustainability. Presented at: International Conference of WREC-Asia & SuDBE 2011 Chongqing, China 28-31 October 2011.

2010

• Brandão Alves, F. , Cortesão, J. and Patterson, J. L. 2010. Bioclimatic urban renewal in compact urban fabrics. Presented at: XXXVII IAHS World Congress on Housing Science Santander, Spain 26-29 October 2010.

2009

• Jones, P. J. et al. 2009. European carbon atlas. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
• Brandão Alves, F. et al., 2009. Investigation of potential bioclimatic interventions for a Portuguese city. ISOCARP Review 05 5 , pp.160-174.
• Jones, P. J. et al. 2009. L-CUBE European carbon atlas. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: ESF and Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://www.lcube.eu.com/Euro_Carbon_Atlas/C23%20European%20Carbon%20Atlas.pdf.

2008

• Patterson, J. L. 2008. Evaluation of an energy efficiency scheme to upgrade the existing domestic building stock of a local authority region. [Report to Warm Wales]. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/images/projects/WW-evaluationreport.pdf.

2007

• Jones, P. J. and Patterson, J. L. 2007. The development of a practical evaluation tool for urban sustainability. Indoor and Built Environment 16 (3), pp.255-272. (10.1177/1420326X07079446)
• Jones, P. J. , Lannon, S. C. and Patterson, J. L. 2007. Energy and environmental report for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Technical Report.
• Jones, P. J. , Patterson, J. L. and Lannon, S. C. 2007. Modelling the built environment at an urban scale - Energy and health impacts in relation to housing. Landscape and Urban Planning 83 (1), pp.39-49. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.05.015)
• Thomas, H. et al. 2007. Mental health and quality of residential environment. British Journal of Psychiatry 191 (6), pp.500-505. (10.1192/bjp.bp.107.039438)

2006

• Lyons, R. A. et al. 2006. Injuries in homes with certain built forms. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30 (6), pp.513-520. (10.1016/j.amepre.2006.02.007)
• Lyons, R. A. et al. 2006. Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 18 (4) CD003600. (10.1002/14651858.CD003600)

2005

• Dunstan, F. D. J. et al. 2005. An observation tool to assist with the assessment of urban residential environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology 25 (3), pp.293-305. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2005.07.004)
• Jones, P. J. and Patterson, J. L. 2005. Tools for urban sustainability. Presented at: Conference on Sustainable Buildings 2004 - South-East Asia (SB04-SEA) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11-13th April 2005.
• Newcombe, R. G. et al. 2005. Home injuries and built form – methodological issues and developments in database linkage. BMC Health Services Research 5 12. (10.1186/1472-6963-5-12)
• Patterson, J. L. 2005. PETUS: practical evaluation tools for urban sustainability. Scala News: construction and architecture news for the public sector , pp.23-24.
• Patterson, J. L. 2005. Sustainable urban infrastructures. The Parliament Magazine
• Patterson, J. L. 2005. Urban sustainability in practice. MADE at wsa 2 , pp.55.

2004

• Jones, P. J. et al. 2004. Modelling the built environment to assist with planning for sustainable development. Presented at: Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: Approaches, Solutions, Methods, COST C8, Best Practice in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Trento, Italy 6-8 November 2003. Published in: Zanon, B. ed. Sustainable urban infrastructure: Approaches, Ssolutions, methods. Trento: Temi Editrice. , pp.416-426.

2002

• Weaver, N. et al. 2002. Taking STOX: developing a cross disciplinary methodology for systematic reviews of research on the built environment and the health of the public. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 56 (1), pp.48 - 55. (10.1136/jech.56.1.48)

2001

• Jones, P. J. , Lannon, S. C. and Patterson, J. L. 2001. Modelling building energy use at urban scale. Presented at: Seventh International IBPSA Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13-15 August 2001. Published in: Lamberts, R. , Ribeiro Negrão, C. O. and Hensen, J. eds. Proceedings of the Seventh International IBPSA Conference: Building Simulation '01. [College Station, Tex.]: Organizing Committee of Building Simulation '01, IBPSA Brazil. , pp.175-180.