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Dr Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster
PhD. Arch, MSc. Arch, BSc. Arch.
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Timau a rolau for Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster
Uwch Ddarlithydd
Trosolwyg
Mae prif ddiddordeb ymchwil Gabriela ym maes perfformiad ynni a chynaliadwyedd adeiladau. Mae ei gwaith yn canolbwyntio ar y ffactorau dynol (gweithredoedd pobl, ymddygiad) sy'n effeithio ar berfformiad adeiladau. Mae hi'n defnyddio technegau monitro, damcaniaethau gwyddorau cymdeithasol a dulliau ymchwil gwyddorau cymdeithasol i ymchwilio i'r cysylltiad rhwng agweddau technegol a dynol ar berfformiad.
Mae hi wedi ymchwilio i ffactorau dynol mewn perfformiad a chynaliadwyedd yn y broses ddylunio ac mewn adeiladau sy'n gweithredu. Mae ei gwaith ar adeiladau presennol yn edrych ar y cysylltiad rhwng ymddygiad/arferion preswylwyr, amgylchedd dan do (cysur thermol yn arbennig) a pherfformiad adeiladu. Nod hyn yw hysgogi ymddygiad/arferion i fynd i'r afael â heriau perfformiad. Mae ei gwaith ym maes dylunio yn edrych ar sut mae dylunwyr yn mynegi ac ymgorffori gofynion perfformiad a chynaliadwyedd yn y broses ddylunio. Nod hyn yw nodi gwersi o'r broses ddylunio i wella perfformiad mewn camau diweddarach o gylch bywyd yr adeilad. Mae ganddi ddiddordeb mewn gwaith rhyngddisgyblaethol sy'n edrych ar y materion hyn mewn prosesau dylunio ac mewn gwahanol fathau o adeiladau, yn enwedig adeiladau ysgol. Mae ganddi ddiddordeb mewn gweithio ar ymchwil sy'n canolbwyntio ar blant ac ymchwilio i sut mae pobl ifanc yn cymryd rhan mewn adeiladau cynaliadwy.
Cyfrifoldebau
- Arweinydd Modiwl: Y Ddaear a Chymdeithas
- Arweinydd Modiwl: Technoleg Bensaernïol 3
- Tîm Modiwl: Paratoi Ymchwil
- Goruchwyliaeth Traethawd Hir M Arch
- Darlithydd yn Dulliau Ymchwil Gwyddor Bensaernïol
- Aelod o'r tîm addysgu technoleg pensaernïaeth
Tiwtorialau, darlithoedd, gweithdai a gweithgareddau addysgu eraill mewn modiwlau israddedig a postraddedig mewn gwahanol raglenni yn WSA
- Arweinydd Modiwl: Safbwyntiau ar Berfformiad
- Arweinydd Modiwl:Gwerthusiad Ôl-ddefnydd ar gyfer Rheoli Adeiladau Cynaliadwy
- Arweinydd y Rhaglen: MSc mewn Gwerthuso Perfformiad Adeiladu Uwch
Adolygydd traethawd PhD rhyngwladol (Sbaen)
Gwaith arweinyddiaeth ar Gydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant a Moeseg Ymchwil Uniondeb
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Yn y gorffennol rwyf wedi bod yn Gadeirydd y pwyllgor Moeseg yn ARCHI.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Smith, T. A. 2026. Children’s perspectives on classroom environments: A participatory post-occupancy evaluation of thermal comfort and air quality. Building Research & Information 54 (6), pp.671-692. (10.1080/09613218.2026.2644939)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Parra-Ullauri, A. 2026. Indoor environmental quality assessment through participatory methods. Presented at: International Structural Engineering and Construction Quito, Ecuador 23 - 26 March 2026. Published in: Villacís, E. et al., Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction. Vol. 13.Vol. 1. ISEC Press. (10.14455/ISEC.2026.13(1).EPE-15)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Ionas, M. 2026. Balancing indoor CO2 concentration levels and thermal comfort: actions in primary school classrooms. Presented at: International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2022 Leeds, UK 31 August - 2 September 2022. Published in: Booth, C. et al., Sustainability Across the Built and Natural Environments: Selected Papers from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2022. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. , pp.89-102. (10.1007/978-3-031-94316-4_6)
2025
- Senaratne, S. et al., 2025. Global practices of net zero carbon building design and construction. Project Report.[Online].International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Available at: https://cibworld.org/vistas-2024-report/.
- He, M. et al. 2025. Gap filling crowdsourced air temperature data in cities using data-driven approaches. Building and Environment 271 112593. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112593)
2024
- Patel, H. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2024. Integrating views on building performance from different stakeholder groups. Journal of Corporate Real Estate 26 (1), pp.21-40. (10.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003)
2023
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. et al. 2023. Carbon dioxide concentration levels and thermal comfort in primary school classrooms: what pupils and teachers do. Sustainability 15 (6) 4803. (10.3390/su15064803)
2022
- Fernández Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Whitman, C. 2022. Operational emissions in prosuming dwellings: a study comparing different sources of grid CO2 intensity values in South Wales, UK. Energies 15 (7) 2349. (10.3390/en15072349)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. , Smith, T. and Ioanis, M. 2022. Indoor air quality in primary schools: final report.
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. , Smith, T. A. and Ionias, M. 2022. Indoor air quality in primary schools: First report. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Ionas, M. 2022. Balancing indoor CO2 concentration levels and thermal comfort: Actions in primary school classrooms. Presented at: International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS)International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Bristol, UK 31 August - 1 Sept 2022.
2020
- Fernandez Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Whitman, C. 2020. A framework for the study of householders’ engagement with low-carbon energy demand practices in dwellings with grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems. Presented at: World Sustainable Built Environment Conference: Beyond 2020 Online 2-4 November 2020. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 588.IOP Science. , pp.042012. (10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042012)
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2020. Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?. Energy and Buildings 211 109761. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109761)
- Fernandez Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Whitman, C. 2020. A framework for the study of householders' engagement with low-carbon energy demand practices in dwellings with grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 588 (4) 042012. (10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042012)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2020. Architects’ tactics to embed as-designed performance in the design process of low energy nondomestic buildings. Presented at: Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2019 Budapest, Hungary 4-5 July 2019. Published in: Littlewood, J. et al., Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. Vol. 163.Springer. , pp.383-393. (10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_33)
2019
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2019. Thermal comfort practices in non-domestic buildings within the organisational context. Facilities 38 (1/2), pp.114-131. (10.1108/F-01-2019-0010)
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2019. Contextual differences in the perception of thermal comfort scales – the data base from a large-scale international questionnaire study. OSF
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2019. The Scales Project: a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Scientific Data 6 289. (10.1038/s41597-019-0272-6)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2019. Intersection between architectural criticism and building performance analysis: current debates and future directions. Presented at: International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019 (IASDR) Manchester, England 2-5 September 2019. Published in: Evans, M. , Shaw, A. and Na, J. eds. Design revolutions:IASDR 2019 Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1.Manchester Metropolitan University. , pp.628-633.
2018
- Banteli, A. , Stevenson, V. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2018. Building Information Modelling (BIM) application in relation to embodied energy and carbon (EEC) considerations during design: A practitioner perspective. Presented at: Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment: Research in Practice London, UK 12-13 September 2018. Published in: Elsharkawy, H. , Zahiri, S. and Clough, J. eds. International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE 2018: Proceedings. , pp.224-234.
- Tweed, C. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2018. Interdisciplinary perspectives on building thermal performance. Building Research and Information 46 (5), pp.552-565. (10.1080/09613218.2018.1379815)
- Janahi, H. , Raman, S. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2018. Understanding the impact of the residential built environment design on inhabitants' wellbeing. Presented at: ARCC-EAAE 2018 International Conference Philadelphia, PA, USA 16-19 May 2018.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2018. Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions in two BREEAM excellent buildings. Presented at: RICS COBRA 2018 London, UK 23-24 April 2018. RICS COBRA 2018: The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
2017
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Tweed, A. 2017. Users in context: actions and practices in four BREEAM certified buildings. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Edinburgh, UK 3-5 Jul 2017. PLEA 2017 Proceedings. NCEUB
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2017. Users in context: actions and practices in low energy buildings. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA Conference 2017 Edinburgh, UK 2-5 July 2017.
- Vargas, G. , Tweed, C. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2017. Connecting householders with their homes using low-cost technological interventions. Presented at: Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017 Edinburgh, UK 3-5 July 2017. Published in: Brotas, L. , Roaf, S. and Nicol, F. eds. Design to thrive: Proceedings. Vol. II.Edinburgh: NCEUB. , pp.2983-2990.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2017. Architects’ use of tools for low energy building design: Methodological reflections from ethnography and philosophy of technology. Presented at: The Virtual and the Physical Between the representation of space and the making of space. Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales 26-28 April 2017. Published in: Spaeth, A. B. and Jabi, W. eds. The Virtual and the Physical: Between the representation of space and the making of space. Proceedings of the 5th eCAADe Regional Symposium. Vol. 1.Cardiff, UK: eCAADe Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Brussels and the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom. , pp.73-82.
2016
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Tweed, C. 2016. Tools for low-energy building design: an exploratory study of the design process in action. Architectural Engineering and Design Management 12 (4), pp.279-295. (10.1080/17452007.2016.1178627)
- Tweed, A. C. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2016. Smart people in stupid homes: the skill in creating preferred thermal environments. Presented at: DEMAND 2016 Lancaster, UK 13-15 April 2016.
2015
- Tweed, C. , Humes, N. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2015. The changing landscape of thermal experience and warmth in older people's dwellings. Energy Policy 84 , pp.223-232. (10.1016/j.enpol.2015.03.011)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. , Lannon, S. C. and Jenkins, H. G. 2015. Behaviors and adaptation of households living in an off-grid house. Presented at: 31th International PLEA Conference ARCHITECTURE IN (R)EVOLUTION Bologna, Italy 9-11 September 2015.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2015. Informal knowledge strategies while designing non-domestic buildings. Presented at: World Sustainable energy days Wels, Austria 24-26 february 2015.
2014
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2014. Designers' enactment of the policy intentions. An ethnographic study of the adoption of energy regulations in England and Wales. Energy Policy 72 , pp.129-139. (10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.033)
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2014. Official and informal tools to embed performance in the design of low carbon buildings. An ethnographic study in England and Wales. Automation in Construction 37 , pp.38-47. (10.1016/j.autcon.2013.10.001)
- Guerra Santin, O. , Tweed, A. C. and Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2014. Learning from design reviews in low energy buildings. Structural Survey 32 (3), pp.246-264. (10.1108/SS-08-2013-0030)
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2014. An investigation of the tools and situated learning in non-domestic low carbon building design. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2014. Low carbon non-domestic building design process.. Structural Survey 32 (2), pp.140-157. (10.1108/SS-07-2013-0029)
2013
- Crobu, E. et al. 2013. Simple simulation sensitivity tool. Presented at: BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Chambery, France 26-28 August 2013. Proceedings of BS2013:13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. Chambery: IBPSA. , pp.417-424.
- Crobu, E. et al. 2013. Simple simulation sensitivity tool. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association Chambéry, France 25-28 August 2013.
2012
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2012. Detailed design ethnography: Architects embedding low carbon performance. Presented at: ARCOM Edinburgh, UK 3-5 September 2012.
2011
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Alsaadani, S. 2011. Deciphering design process - Using qualitative methods to inform collaborative built environment research. Presented at: COBRA 2011 Salford, UK 12-13 September 2011. Published in: Ruddock, L. et al., COBRA 2011 Proceedings of RICS Construction and Property Conference. , pp.1065-1074.
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2011. From low carbon policy intent to design practice. Presented at: PLEA 2011: 27th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 13-15 July 2011. Published in: Bodart, M. and Evrard, A. eds. Plea 2011 - Architecture & Sustainable Development (vol 2): 27th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain. , pp.71-76.
Arall
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2019. Contextual differences in the perception of thermal comfort scales – the data base from a large-scale international questionnaire study. OSF
Cynadleddau
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Parra-Ullauri, A. 2026. Indoor environmental quality assessment through participatory methods. Presented at: International Structural Engineering and Construction Quito, Ecuador 23 - 26 March 2026. Published in: Villacís, E. et al., Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction. Vol. 13.Vol. 1. ISEC Press. (10.14455/ISEC.2026.13(1).EPE-15)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Ionas, M. 2026. Balancing indoor CO2 concentration levels and thermal comfort: actions in primary school classrooms. Presented at: International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2022 Leeds, UK 31 August - 2 September 2022. Published in: Booth, C. et al., Sustainability Across the Built and Natural Environments: Selected Papers from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2022. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. , pp.89-102. (10.1007/978-3-031-94316-4_6)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Ionas, M. 2022. Balancing indoor CO2 concentration levels and thermal comfort: Actions in primary school classrooms. Presented at: International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS)International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Bristol, UK 31 August - 1 Sept 2022.
- Fernandez Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Whitman, C. 2020. A framework for the study of householders’ engagement with low-carbon energy demand practices in dwellings with grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems. Presented at: World Sustainable Built Environment Conference: Beyond 2020 Online 2-4 November 2020. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 588.IOP Science. , pp.042012. (10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042012)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2020. Architects’ tactics to embed as-designed performance in the design process of low energy nondomestic buildings. Presented at: Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2019 Budapest, Hungary 4-5 July 2019. Published in: Littlewood, J. et al., Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. Vol. 163.Springer. , pp.383-393. (10.1007/978-981-32-9868-2_33)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2019. Intersection between architectural criticism and building performance analysis: current debates and future directions. Presented at: International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019 (IASDR) Manchester, England 2-5 September 2019. Published in: Evans, M. , Shaw, A. and Na, J. eds. Design revolutions:IASDR 2019 Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1.Manchester Metropolitan University. , pp.628-633.
- Banteli, A. , Stevenson, V. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2018. Building Information Modelling (BIM) application in relation to embodied energy and carbon (EEC) considerations during design: A practitioner perspective. Presented at: Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment: Research in Practice London, UK 12-13 September 2018. Published in: Elsharkawy, H. , Zahiri, S. and Clough, J. eds. International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE 2018: Proceedings. , pp.224-234.
- Janahi, H. , Raman, S. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2018. Understanding the impact of the residential built environment design on inhabitants' wellbeing. Presented at: ARCC-EAAE 2018 International Conference Philadelphia, PA, USA 16-19 May 2018.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2018. Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions in two BREEAM excellent buildings. Presented at: RICS COBRA 2018 London, UK 23-24 April 2018. RICS COBRA 2018: The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Tweed, A. 2017. Users in context: actions and practices in four BREEAM certified buildings. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Edinburgh, UK 3-5 Jul 2017. PLEA 2017 Proceedings. NCEUB
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2017. Users in context: actions and practices in low energy buildings. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA Conference 2017 Edinburgh, UK 2-5 July 2017.
- Vargas, G. , Tweed, C. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2017. Connecting householders with their homes using low-cost technological interventions. Presented at: Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017 Edinburgh, UK 3-5 July 2017. Published in: Brotas, L. , Roaf, S. and Nicol, F. eds. Design to thrive: Proceedings. Vol. II.Edinburgh: NCEUB. , pp.2983-2990.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2017. Architects’ use of tools for low energy building design: Methodological reflections from ethnography and philosophy of technology. Presented at: The Virtual and the Physical Between the representation of space and the making of space. Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales 26-28 April 2017. Published in: Spaeth, A. B. and Jabi, W. eds. The Virtual and the Physical: Between the representation of space and the making of space. Proceedings of the 5th eCAADe Regional Symposium. Vol. 1.Cardiff, UK: eCAADe Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Brussels and the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom. , pp.73-82.
- Tweed, A. C. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2016. Smart people in stupid homes: the skill in creating preferred thermal environments. Presented at: DEMAND 2016 Lancaster, UK 13-15 April 2016.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. , Lannon, S. C. and Jenkins, H. G. 2015. Behaviors and adaptation of households living in an off-grid house. Presented at: 31th International PLEA Conference ARCHITECTURE IN (R)EVOLUTION Bologna, Italy 9-11 September 2015.
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2015. Informal knowledge strategies while designing non-domestic buildings. Presented at: World Sustainable energy days Wels, Austria 24-26 february 2015.
- Crobu, E. et al. 2013. Simple simulation sensitivity tool. Presented at: BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Chambery, France 26-28 August 2013. Proceedings of BS2013:13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. Chambery: IBPSA. , pp.417-424.
- Crobu, E. et al. 2013. Simple simulation sensitivity tool. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association Chambéry, France 25-28 August 2013.
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2012. Detailed design ethnography: Architects embedding low carbon performance. Presented at: ARCOM Edinburgh, UK 3-5 September 2012.
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Alsaadani, S. 2011. Deciphering design process - Using qualitative methods to inform collaborative built environment research. Presented at: COBRA 2011 Salford, UK 12-13 September 2011. Published in: Ruddock, L. et al., COBRA 2011 Proceedings of RICS Construction and Property Conference. , pp.1065-1074.
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2011. From low carbon policy intent to design practice. Presented at: PLEA 2011: 27th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 13-15 July 2011. Published in: Bodart, M. and Evrard, A. eds. Plea 2011 - Architecture & Sustainable Development (vol 2): 27th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain. , pp.71-76.
Erthyglau
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Smith, T. A. 2026. Children’s perspectives on classroom environments: A participatory post-occupancy evaluation of thermal comfort and air quality. Building Research & Information 54 (6), pp.671-692. (10.1080/09613218.2026.2644939)
- He, M. et al. 2025. Gap filling crowdsourced air temperature data in cities using data-driven approaches. Building and Environment 271 112593. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112593)
- Patel, H. and Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2024. Integrating views on building performance from different stakeholder groups. Journal of Corporate Real Estate 26 (1), pp.21-40. (10.1108/JCRE-02-2023-0003)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. et al. 2023. Carbon dioxide concentration levels and thermal comfort in primary school classrooms: what pupils and teachers do. Sustainability 15 (6) 4803. (10.3390/su15064803)
- Fernández Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, M. and Whitman, C. 2022. Operational emissions in prosuming dwellings: a study comparing different sources of grid CO2 intensity values in South Wales, UK. Energies 15 (7) 2349. (10.3390/en15072349)
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2020. Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?. Energy and Buildings 211 109761. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109761)
- Fernandez Goycoolea, J. P. , Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Whitman, C. 2020. A framework for the study of householders' engagement with low-carbon energy demand practices in dwellings with grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 588 (4) 042012. (10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042012)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. 2019. Thermal comfort practices in non-domestic buildings within the organisational context. Facilities 38 (1/2), pp.114-131. (10.1108/F-01-2019-0010)
- Schweiker, M. et al., 2019. The Scales Project: a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Scientific Data 6 289. (10.1038/s41597-019-0272-6)
- Tweed, C. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2018. Interdisciplinary perspectives on building thermal performance. Building Research and Information 46 (5), pp.552-565. (10.1080/09613218.2018.1379815)
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. and Tweed, C. 2016. Tools for low-energy building design: an exploratory study of the design process in action. Architectural Engineering and Design Management 12 (4), pp.279-295. (10.1080/17452007.2016.1178627)
- Tweed, C. , Humes, N. and Zapata-Lancaster, G. 2015. The changing landscape of thermal experience and warmth in older people's dwellings. Energy Policy 84 , pp.223-232. (10.1016/j.enpol.2015.03.011)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2014. Designers' enactment of the policy intentions. An ethnographic study of the adoption of energy regulations in England and Wales. Energy Policy 72 , pp.129-139. (10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.033)
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. and Tweed, A. C. 2014. Official and informal tools to embed performance in the design of low carbon buildings. An ethnographic study in England and Wales. Automation in Construction 37 , pp.38-47. (10.1016/j.autcon.2013.10.001)
- Guerra Santin, O. , Tweed, A. C. and Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2014. Learning from design reviews in low energy buildings. Structural Survey 32 (3), pp.246-264. (10.1108/SS-08-2013-0030)
- Zapata-Lancaster, M. G. 2014. Low carbon non-domestic building design process.. Structural Survey 32 (2), pp.140-157. (10.1108/SS-07-2013-0029)
Gosodiad
- Zapata Poveda, M. G. 2014. An investigation of the tools and situated learning in non-domestic low carbon building design. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Monograffau
- Senaratne, S. et al., 2025. Global practices of net zero carbon building design and construction. Project Report.[Online].International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Available at: https://cibworld.org/vistas-2024-report/.
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. , Smith, T. and Ioanis, M. 2022. Indoor air quality in primary schools: final report.
- Zapata-Lancaster, G. , Smith, T. A. and Ionias, M. 2022. Indoor air quality in primary schools: First report. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
Ymchwil
Mae prif ddiddordeb ymchwil Gabriela ym maes perfformiad ynni a chynaliadwyedd adeiladau. Mae ei gwaith yn canolbwyntio ar y ffactorau dynol (gweithredoedd pobl, ymddygiad) sy'n effeithio ar berfformiad adeiladau. Mae hi'n defnyddio technegau monitro, damcaniaethau gwyddorau cymdeithasol a dulliau ymchwil gwyddorau cymdeithasol i ymchwilio i'r cysylltiad rhwng agweddau technegol a dynol ar berfformiad. Mae ei gwaith yn ystyried persbectif rhanddeiliaid lluosog i ddysgu o arferion ac ymddygiadau mewn camau dylunio a gweithredu i fynd i'r afael â heriau perfformiad.
Diddordebau ymchwil
- Safbwyntiau cymdeithasol-dechnegol a gwerthuso perfformiad adeiladau i ddadansoddi perfformiad amgylcheddol ac ynni mewn adeiladau a'r amgylchedd adeiledig, gyda ffocws ar safbwyntiau defnyddwyr
- Dulliau a theorïau gwyddorau cymdeithasol mewn ymchwil amgylchedd adeiledig, a gymhwysir yn arbennig i ymchwilio i(1) y cysylltiad rhwng preswylwyr a pherfformiad adeiladu sy'n deillio o hynny a (2) proses ddylunio ac ymarfer pensaernïol
- Dulliau cyfranogol a chreadigol i adfer adeiladau sy'n canolbwyntio ar bobl a heriau/cyfleoedd perfformiad mewn adeiladau, yn enwedig yng nghyd-destun amgylchedd dan do
- Astudiaethau defnyddwyr mewn camau dylunio a gweithredol (technolegau adeiladu preswylwyr; dylunwyr - perfformiad ynni/adeiladu, amgylchedd dan do, dadansoddi offer dylunio a phroses ddylunio)
- Mae astudiaethau proses ddylunio yn canolbwyntio ar berfformiad adeiladu, dylunio ynni isel, cynaliadwyedd mewn adeiladau, dylunio sy'n canolbwyntio ar y preswylydd
- Cyfranogiad plant a phobl ifanc yn y gwaith o greu a gweithredu adeiladau cynaliadwy
- Adeiladau ysgol fel safleoedd ymchwil i archwilio'r diddordebau ymchwil uchod
- Dylunio a gweithredu adeiladau sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddynol i gefnogi gwytnwch yn yr hinsawdd a hyrwyddo cynaliadwyedd (byw) - profiad mewn adeiladau addysgol, preswyl a swyddfa
Gweithgareddau ymchwil
'Ystafelloedd dosbarth cyfforddus ac ynni-efficent: Cynaliadwyedd trwy labordai byw' a ariennir gan Ymddiriedolaeth Leverhulme (05/2025- 04/2028). Byddwn yn cyd-ddylunio labordai Byw dan arweiniad plant mewn ysgolion cynradd ar gyfer disgyblion i gyd-gynhyrchu ymchwil, dadansoddi ac atebion cynaliadwy ar gyfer eu hysgolion eu hunain. Bydd plant yn arbrofi ac yn dysgu am y cysylltiadau rhwng amgylchedd dan do, eu gweithredoedd a pherfformiad adeiladu. Mae'r ymchwil yn integreiddio astudiaethau o berfformiad adeiladu a gweithgareddau dysgu plant i gyfoethogi dulliau addysgegol ar gyfer dysgu a byw cynaliadwyedd.
Interniaethau haf LTA (2025/2026) x 2 fyfyriwr yn ymwneud ag ymchwil a gweithgareddau effaith/ymgysylltu sy'n canolbwyntio ar y defnydd o ddata monitro, dulliau labordy byw, gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion ac efeilliaid digidol i greu dulliau dysgu diddorol i bobl ifanc ddysgu am adeiladau a'u perfformiad.
Prosiect cenhadaeth ddinesig 2025 'Gweithredu dinasyddion cynaliadwy', gan adeiladu ar waith cenhadaeth ddinesig llwyddiannus, byddwn yn ymgysylltu ag ysgolion i greu adnodd dysgu i athrawon a myfyrwyr ddefnyddio dulliau gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion a monitro i fyfyrio a chymryd camau i wella'r amgylchedd dan do a chynaliadwyedd eu hysgolion eu hunain
2 ysgoloriaethau PhD rhyngddisgyblaethol a ariennir sy'n gweithio ar gynaliadwyedd ac amgylchedd dan do ysgolion; un yn canolbwyntio ar dulliau platfform digidol a chyfrifiadureg i annog ymyriadau cynaliadwyedd (a ddechreuwyd ym mis Medi 2024 wedi'i gyd-oruchwylio gan GEOPLAN, ARCHI a COMSCI, wedi'i ariannu gan Ysgoloriaeth EPSRC); un yn canolbwyntio ar effaith rheoliadau ynni Rhan L 2010 ar amgylchedd dan do mewn adeiladau ysgol (a ddechreuodd ym mis Ebrill 2025 ARCHI a GEOPLAN, a ariennir gan Ysgoloriaeth ARCHI).
Aelod o'r rhwydwaith ymchwil rhyngwladol Dylunio ac adeiladu adeiladau carbon sero net gan CIB, yn archwilio heriau a chyfleoedd sy'n wynebu diwydiant adeiladu yn y DU i weithredu carbon sero net
Aelod o'r dasg Adeiladau sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddynol gan yr Asiantaeth Ynni Ryngwladol, sy'n ymchwilio i fonitro adeiladau addysgol a ffactorau sy'n canolbwyntio ar y defnyddiwr sy'n effeithio ar berfformiad
Aelod o'r gweithredu cost SHIFT, sy'n archwilio cyfraniad y celfyddydau a'r dyniaethau i hyrwyddo gweithredu cynaliadwyedd
Roedd prosiect cenhadaeth ddinesig 2024 'Plant fel dinasyddion cynaliadwy', yn hyrwyddo addysg gynaliadwyedd ymhlith disgyblion ysgol gynradd, gan gefnogi nodau Datblygu Cynaliadwy y Cenhedloedd Unedig ac agenda cynaliadwyedd Deddf Cenhedlaeth y Dyfodol Cymru. Roedd mwy na 500 o ddisgyblion yn ymwneud â gwyddoniaeth, cynaliadwyedd a dysgu profiadol; casglu data amgylchedd dan do yn eu hysgolion eu hunain. Fe wnaethom gyflwyno gweithgareddau mewn 10 ysgol yn Ninas-ranbarth Caerdydd. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/our-local-community-projects/innovation-for-all/civic-missiona-and-public-engagement-progression-fund/children-as-sustainable-citizens
Cyfrif cyflymu ESRC CROSS Impact (Ionawr 2025- Mawrth 2026) datblygu dulliau digidol a gwaith sy'n seiliedig ar y celfyddydau / dyniaethau ar gyfer ymgysylltu plant â dysgu a gweithredu adeiladau cynaliadwy yn eu hysgolion; gan gynnwys cymhwyso efeilliaid digidol.
Interniaethau haf LTA (2024/2025) x 2 fyfyriwr yn ymwneud ag ymchwil a gweithgareddau effaith/ymgysylltu mewn amrywiol ysgolion cynradd sy'n archwilio'r amgylchedd dan do.
Cyfrifon Cyflymu Effaith ESRC ac EPSRC yn gweithio gydag ysgolion cynradd i ymchwilio i ddulliau monitro addas i werthuso amgylchedd dan do ystafelloedd dosbarth (prosiectau amrywiol sy'n parhau ers 2021). Roedd y prosiectau'n archwilio sut i ddefnyddio data monitro ar gyfer adnoddau addysgol i gefnogi dysgu plant am amodau dan do mewn adeiladau ac yn fwy eang, defnydd adeiladau/perfformiad ynni a chynaliadwyedd. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2585187-cardiff-university-team-to-explore-indoor-air-quality-in-primary-schools
COST Camau GWEITHREDU ADFER Ailfeddwl Cynaliadwyedd Tuag at Economi Adfywiol, WP3 Adeiladau a gweithrediadau adferol
Aelod o'r fenter ymchwil ryngwladol 'Contextual differences in the perception of thermal comfort scales'
BREEAM gwirioneddol vs. perfformiad a ragwelir (wedi'i ariannu gan y Sefydliad Ymchwil Adeiladu). Ymchwilio i arferion defnyddwyr gan ddefnyddio dulliau ymchwil gwyddorau cymdeithasol mewn 4 adeilad annomestig, gan gynnwys 2 ysgol
Cyfrif Cyflymu Effaith (IAA) Pecynnau cymorth monitro ar gyfer cymdeithasau tai Cyngor Ymchwil Peirianneg a'r Gwyddorau Ffisegol (EPSRC) (Co-I)
Maes yr Onn- Perfformiad ac astudiaethau dynol o dŷ oddi ar y grid (a ariennir gan Adeiladu Rhagoriaeth Cymru)
Canfyddiadau cymdeithasol a defnydd o ddŵr mewn Seilwaith Gwyrdd - astudiaeth gymharol yn Indonesia, UDA, y DU (a ariennir gan Fenter Arloesi Fyd-eang, Sefydliad Addysg Ryngwladol (IIE, UDA)
Addysgu
Proffil addysgu
Egwyddorion a safbwyntiau ar theori ac ymarfer cynaliadwyedd (Y Ddaear a Chymdeithas)
Integreiddio technoleg a phensaernïaeth (Technoleg Bensaernïol 3)
Dulliau gwyddor cymdeithasol a gymhwysir i ymchwil pensaernïaeth ac amgylchedd adeiledig
Theori ac ymarfer gwerthuso perfformiad adeiladau, Polisïau, rheoliadau a safonau ynni i hyrwyddo effeithlonrwydd ynni a lleihau carbon, Safbwyntiau a ffyrdd o feddwl am berfformiad adeiladau gan dynnu o Theori Systemau, Damcaniaethau sy'n seiliedig ar berfformiad, Athroniaeth a Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (Safbwyntiau ar Berfformiad)
Dulliau cymdeithasol-dechnegol o ymchwilio i berfformiad adeiladau (Gwerthusiad Ôl-feddiannaeth ar gyfer Rheoli Adeiladau Cynaliadwy)
Cyfraniad at ddarlithoedd a thiwtorialau ar ddylunio goddefol, gwerthuso ôl-feddiannaeth, rheoliadau ynni, technoleg bensaernïol, cynaliadwyedd, dulliau ymchwil mewn modiwlau israddedig a postraddedig yn WSA
Goruchwyliwr traethawd hir ar gyfer MArch, prosiectau Meistr mewn Gwyddoniaeth
Goruchwyliwr prosiectau PhD rhyngddisgyblaethol sy'n cael eu goruchwylio yn ARCHI yn unig neu mewn cydweithrediad ag ysgolion eraill ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd (GEOPLAN a COMSCI)
Aelod o'r panel adolygu cynnydd PhD ac aseswr traethawd PhD
Bywgraffiad
Mae gan Gabriela PhD mewn Pensaernïaeth o Brifysgol Caerdydd (a ariennir gan ysgoloriaeth PhD yn y Sefydliad Ymchwil Adeiladu) a Gradd Meistr mewn Technolegau Adeiladu Pensaernïaeth o Sefydliad Technoleg Georgia, UDA (a ariennir gan grant Fulbright/Senacti). Mae ganddi brofiad ymchwil yn y DU, yn UDA ac yn Ecwador.
Mae hi'n bensaer sydd â diddordeb mewn cymhwyso dulliau cymdeithasol-dechnegol i ymchwilio i adeiladau cynaliadwy, perfformiad adeiladau, prosesau dylunio a gwybodaeth dylunwyr. Mae ganddi ddiddordeb yn y cysylltiad rhwng pobl a thechnoleg mewn gweithrediad ac mewn camau dylunio.
Mae prif ddiddordeb ymchwil Gabriela ym maes perfformiad ynni a chynaliadwyedd adeiladau. Mae ei gwaith yn ymchwilio i sut mae ffactorau dynol (gweithredoedd, ymddygiadau pobl) yn effeithio ar berfformiad adeiladau. Mae hi'n defnyddio technegau monitro, dulliau creadigol cyfranogol a theorïau/dulliau gwyddorau cymdeithasol i ymchwilio i'r cysylltiad rhwng agweddau technegol a dynol ar berfformiad. Mae ganddi brofiad ar werthuso perfformiad adeiladu (BPE) ac asesu cynaliadwyedd yn y camau dylunio a gweithredol. Mae ei gwaith yn y cyfnod gweithredol wedi edrych ar y berthynas rhwng cysur thermol ac effeithlonrwydd ynni, gan ganolbwyntio ar y cysylltiad rhwng arferion preswylwyr a pherfformiad adeiladu sy'n deillio o hynny. Mae ei gwaith ym maes dylunio yn ymchwilio i'r defnydd o offer a'r prosesau a ddeddfwyd gan ymarferwyr i ymgorffori ystyriaethau perfformiad mewn dylunio adeiladau.
Gweithgareddau allanol
Adolygydd Cyfnodolion yn:
- Ymchwil a Gwybodaeth Adeiladu
- Ymchwil Ynni a Gwyddor Gymdeithasol
- Amgylchedd Adeiledig Dan Do
- Cyfnodolyn Patholeg Adeiladu
- Peirianneg Bensaernïol a Rheoli Dylunio
- Polisi Ynni
Cyfrifoldebau eraill
- Aelod o gronfa adolygwyr Cronfa Newton ar gyfer y Cyngor Prydeinig, Newton UNESCO, Ysgoloriaethau y Gymanwlad, Taith
- Arholwr allanol ac adolygydd traethawd PhD yn rhyngwladol ac fel arholwr mewnol yn WSA
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Aelod o dîm sefydlu ac arwain rhwydwaith Prifysgol Caerdydd GRYMUSO i gefnogi PI benywaidd i ddod yn academyddion llwyddiannus
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
I am interested in supervising PhD students with an interest in applying socio-technical approaches to investigate:
- Design process for low energy performance and sustainability
- Human factors that affect the performance of buildings
- Energy and environmental performance of buildings using socio-technical approaches
- Nexus between thermal comfort and energy consumption in buildings
- People and technology interactions in the context of energy efficiency and/or performance-based requirements (in design and in operational phases)
- Connections between design process and operational performance
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
Contact Details
Adeilad Bute, Llawr Llawr, Ystafell 1.26B, Rhodfa'r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3NB
Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
- Gwyddoniaeth a thechnoleg bensaernïol
- Newid Ymddygiad
- Perfformiad adeiladu
- Pobl ifanc a chynaliadwyedd
- amgylchedd dan do