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Dr Satish Bk
(he/him)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Satish Bk
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Tectonics & Senior Personal Tutor
Overview
I joined WAS in Feb 2022. I am an architect, and a researcher in the sustainable built environment. Before joining WSA, I was the Associate Head of the School, Teaching, Learning & Students experience at the school of Art, Design and Architecture, Plymouth University and I was also the Technology stream leader of BA Arch and M Arch programmes. Among other roles, I was Architectural Technology and Environment programme leader for three years.
I was a Tutor in architectural technology at the University of Edinburgh for 3 years (2009 – 2012) and before that, between 1995 – 2006 I was the associate professor at MSRIT School of Architecture, Bangalore, India and led my architectural practice and a team of consultants, where I have designed and executed around 120 projects. I am an Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Architects and the Indian Institute of Town Planners. I am also an Affiliate Member, Royal Institute of British Architects, UK and a Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK.
My PhD in Architecture from the University of Edinburgh (2014) is in the field of the sustainable built environment. I was awarded the College of Humanities and Social Science Research Studentship and Overseas Research Students Award of the University of Edinburgh (2008-2012) and the David Willis Prize for the session 2008/2009.
External activities:
PGT Programme validation Panel Member, Solent Universtiy (2023 - )
External examiner at the Cardiff Metropolitan University for BA Architecture programme (2020 - ).
External examiner at the University of East London for BA Architecture and M Arch Programmes (2020- 22).
'Accreditation Panel Member' of the Charted Institute of Architectural Technology (CIAT) (2014).
Publication
2025
- Maaith, N., Sharmin, T. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2025. Socio-technical dynamics of energy consumption in low-income housing in Amman, Jordan. Habitat International 163, article number: 103485. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103485)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Lannon, S. 2025. Cooking, culture, and clean air: a participatory approach to improving indoor air quality in energy-efficient homes. Presented at: UKIEG 2025 (UK Indoor Environmental Group) - The Impact of Net Zero on Health and the Environment, Leeds, UK, 19 June 2025.
2024
- Al-Hafith, O., BK, S. and de Wilde, P. 2024. Impact of the energy crisis on indoor temperatures and thermal comfort in UK houses during winter 2023. Energy and Buildings 323, article number: 114750. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114750)
- BK, S. and Lannon, S. 2024. User performance vs. building performance: Re/defining the impact of sociocultural values on CO2 levels in super-insulated homes.. Presented at: CIBSE 2024 Technical Symposium, Cardiff, UK, 11-12 April 20242024 Technical Symposium Papers. London, UK: CIBSE
- BK, S., Haddad, K., Jafar, R. and Lannon, S. 2024. Cooking up good air quality for better wellbeing. Project Report. Welsh School of Architecture.
- Al-Hafith, O., B. K., S., de Wilde, P. and Korsavi, S. S. 2024. Impact of energy-consuming air conditioning systems on people’s thermal comfort and preferences: Comparative study of Iraq and gulf cooperation council countries. Journal of Architectural Environment & Structural Engineering Research 7(1), pp. 1-19. (10.30564/jaeser.v7i1.6220)
- Li, Y., Du, H. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2024. Case-based reasoning approach for decision-making in building retrofit: A review. Building and Environment 248, article number: 111030. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111030)
- BK, S. 2024. Building resilience: Examining the impact of cultural behaviour on air quality in British Asian homes. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th PLEA Conference (Re)thinking resilience, Wroclaw, Poland, 25-28 June 2024 Presented at Widera, B. et al. eds.PLEA 2024: (Re)Thinking Resilience. The book of proceedings.. Wroclaw: Wrocław University of Science and Technology pp. 1561-1566.
2023
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Gall, A. and Shahzad, S. 2023. Impact of cultural behaviour on indoor comfort: examining the air quality in homes and exploring observational and experimental methods of representation through filmmaking. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings, Tokyo, Japan, 20-23 May 2023. EDP Open, (10.1051/e3sconf/202339602035)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and de Wilde, P. 2023. Assessing annual thermal comfort extent in central courtyards: Baghdad as a case study. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 12(3), pp. 660-681. (10.1108/SASBE-09-2021-0154)
2022
- Uduku, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Treacy, G. and Zhao, Y. 2022. Teaching comfort: critical approaches, digital interventions and contemporary choices. In: Nicol, F., Roaf, S. and Rijal, H. B. eds. Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort. London: Routledge, pp. 513-528., (10.4324/9781003244929-39)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2022. “Net Zero Visions – the Built Environment”. Presented at: Net-Zero Visions for the Devon Climate Emergency Workshop 1, ERDF Low Carbon Devon, Online/ Plymouth, 27 January 2022.
2021
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. A review of the Iraqi housing sector problems. Presented at: A Review of the Iraqi Housing Sector Problems, Cihan University 3nd Engineering Conference, 2021, Iraq, 30-31 July 2021. , (10.24086/aces2020/paper.203)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. The thermal performance prospects of courtyards in cold conditions. Presented at: International Conference on Architecture & Interior Design, Tishk International University, Iraq, 10-11 November 2021.
2020
- Shahzad, S., Disci, Z. N., Mody, S., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Calautit, J. K. 2020. Older people, thermal comfort behaviour and related energy use. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Energy 2020, Bangkok / Virtual, 1-10 Dec 2020.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Energy use behaviour of British Asian households: a contextual study of Plymouth, UK. Presented at: Webinar on Revolutions in Renewable Energy in 21st Century,, Online, 17 & 18 Nov 2020.
- Uduku, O., Treacy, G., Yiqiang, Z. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Comfort, cooling and critical accountability: a teaching tools and research odyssey. Presented at: 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient Comfort, Windsor, UK, 16-19 April 2020Windsor Conference 2020: Resilient Comfort Proceedings. pp. 1086-1095.
2019
- Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Rijal, H. B. 2019. Patterns of thermal preference and visual thermal landscaping model in the workplace. Applied Energy 255, article number: 113674. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113674)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2019. Beyond energy- efficient Built Environment – Examining the relationship between the users’ cultural values and energy consumption.. Presented at: SBE2019 International Sustainable Environment: Policy to Practice, Cardiff, UK, 24 - 25 September 2019Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019 Wales: Policy to Practice 24–25 September 2019, Cardiff, Wales, Vol. 329. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science IOP, (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012024)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2019. Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock. Sustainable Cities and Society 48, article number: 101542. (10.1016/j.scs.2019.101542)
- Al-Hafith, O., Satish, B. K. and de Wilde, P. 2019. Assessing housing approaches for Iraq: Learning from the world experience. Habitat International 89, article number: 102001. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102001)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2019. The impact of courtyard geometry on its mean radiant temperature. Presented at: CISBAT 2019 - Climate Resilient Cities - Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2019Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1343., (10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012022)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2019. An Adaptive Thermal Comfort Model for Residential Buildings in Iraq. Presented at: CATE 2019 – Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate, Dubai, UAE, 10-11 April 2019.
2018
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and de Wilde, P. 2018. A systematic assessment of architectural approaches for solving the housing problem in Iraq. Frontiers of Architectural Research 7, pp. 561-572. (10.1016/j.foar.2018.07.001)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Thermally comfortanle housing in Iraq - Prospects of the courtyard pattern in achieving energy efficiency. Presented at: 3rd International Sustainable Buildings Symposium (ISBS 2017), Dubai, 15-17 March 2017Proceedings of 3rd International Sustainable Buildings Symposium (ISBS 2017), Vol. 1. Springer, Cham pp. 904-917., (10.1007/978-3-319-63709-9_69)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Simulation of courtyard spaces in a desert climate. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE2017, Cardiff, 21-24 August 2017Energy Procedia, Vol. 142. pp. 1997-2002., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.401)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. The courtyard pattern’s thermal efficiency: Limits and significance of impact. Presented at: 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort, Windsor, 12th-15th April 2008Proceedings of 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort. NCEUB 2018 pp. 775-788.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2018. Two degree rise in indoor temperature: energy use behaviour of British Asians. Presented at: PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy within the 2 degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture; Dec 10-12, 2018. pp. 809-814.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Courtyards thermal efficiency during hot regions’ typical winter. Presented at: BEYOND ALL LIMITS 2018: International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, Ankara, 17th - 19th October 2018.
2017
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2017. The impact of courtyard parameters on its shading level an experimental study in Baghdad, Iraq. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Chania, Greece, 5-7 July 2017The Impact of Courtyard parameters on its shading level an experimental study in Baghdad, Iraq, Vol. 134. Elsevier pp. 99-109., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.539)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., De Wilde, P. and Bradbury, S. 2017. The impact of courtyard compact urban fabric on its shading: case study of Mosul city, Iraq. Presented at: CISBAT 2017 International Conference – Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, 6-8 September 2017Energy Procedia, Vol. 122. Elsevier pp. 889-894., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.382)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2017. Modelling energy use behaviour of British Asian households. Presented at: International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE 2017), London, 20 -21 December 2017 Presented at Elsharkawy, H., Zahiri, S. and Clough, J. eds.International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE 2017: Proceeedings. Sustainable Design of the Built Environment pp. 390-401.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2017. Determining the courtyard thermal efficiency and its impact on urban fabric: A contextual study of Baghdad, Iraq. Presented at: PLEA 2017 Edinburgh: Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, UK, 2-5 July 2017.
2015
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Humphreys, A. 2015. Integrating technology in design studios - research led and practice based approach. Presented at: Architectural Technology: Design Futures Reflecting and Projecting, London, UK, 10-11 December 2015.
2012
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2012. Sustainable housing strategies for the growing Indian demographics: contextual study of Mysore, India. Presented at: The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, Osaka, 3rd - 6th May 2012The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment. Edinburgh: pp. 13-29.
2011
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Brennan, J. and Pedreshi, R. 2011. Influence of affluence on sustainable housing in Mysore, India. Engineering Sustainability 164(4), pp. 249-260. (10.1680/ensu.2011.164.4.249)
2010
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2010. Harmonising middle-class aspirations for low-carbon housing: contextual study of Mysore, India. Presented at: International conference: Sustainable Architecture & Urban Design, Penang, 3rd - 4th March 2010Proceedings of 1st international conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design 2010. pp. 880-887.
2009
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2009. Shifting barriers around the sustainable built environment: a study of Mysore, India. Presented at: Transilient boundaries in/of architecture, Edinburgh, 30-31 March 2009. Edinburgh:, (10026.1/5513)
Articles
- Maaith, N., Sharmin, T. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2025. Socio-technical dynamics of energy consumption in low-income housing in Amman, Jordan. Habitat International 163, article number: 103485. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103485)
- Al-Hafith, O., BK, S. and de Wilde, P. 2024. Impact of the energy crisis on indoor temperatures and thermal comfort in UK houses during winter 2023. Energy and Buildings 323, article number: 114750. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114750)
- Al-Hafith, O., B. K., S., de Wilde, P. and Korsavi, S. S. 2024. Impact of energy-consuming air conditioning systems on people’s thermal comfort and preferences: Comparative study of Iraq and gulf cooperation council countries. Journal of Architectural Environment & Structural Engineering Research 7(1), pp. 1-19. (10.30564/jaeser.v7i1.6220)
- Li, Y., Du, H. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2024. Case-based reasoning approach for decision-making in building retrofit: A review. Building and Environment 248, article number: 111030. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111030)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and de Wilde, P. 2023. Assessing annual thermal comfort extent in central courtyards: Baghdad as a case study. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 12(3), pp. 660-681. (10.1108/SASBE-09-2021-0154)
- Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Rijal, H. B. 2019. Patterns of thermal preference and visual thermal landscaping model in the workplace. Applied Energy 255, article number: 113674. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113674)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2019. Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock. Sustainable Cities and Society 48, article number: 101542. (10.1016/j.scs.2019.101542)
- Al-Hafith, O., Satish, B. K. and de Wilde, P. 2019. Assessing housing approaches for Iraq: Learning from the world experience. Habitat International 89, article number: 102001. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102001)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and de Wilde, P. 2018. A systematic assessment of architectural approaches for solving the housing problem in Iraq. Frontiers of Architectural Research 7, pp. 561-572. (10.1016/j.foar.2018.07.001)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Brennan, J. and Pedreshi, R. 2011. Influence of affluence on sustainable housing in Mysore, India. Engineering Sustainability 164(4), pp. 249-260. (10.1680/ensu.2011.164.4.249)
Book sections
- Uduku, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Treacy, G. and Zhao, Y. 2022. Teaching comfort: critical approaches, digital interventions and contemporary choices. In: Nicol, F., Roaf, S. and Rijal, H. B. eds. Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort. London: Routledge, pp. 513-528., (10.4324/9781003244929-39)
Conferences
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Lannon, S. 2025. Cooking, culture, and clean air: a participatory approach to improving indoor air quality in energy-efficient homes. Presented at: UKIEG 2025 (UK Indoor Environmental Group) - The Impact of Net Zero on Health and the Environment, Leeds, UK, 19 June 2025.
- BK, S. and Lannon, S. 2024. User performance vs. building performance: Re/defining the impact of sociocultural values on CO2 levels in super-insulated homes.. Presented at: CIBSE 2024 Technical Symposium, Cardiff, UK, 11-12 April 20242024 Technical Symposium Papers. London, UK: CIBSE
- BK, S. 2024. Building resilience: Examining the impact of cultural behaviour on air quality in British Asian homes. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th PLEA Conference (Re)thinking resilience, Wroclaw, Poland, 25-28 June 2024 Presented at Widera, B. et al. eds.PLEA 2024: (Re)Thinking Resilience. The book of proceedings.. Wroclaw: Wrocław University of Science and Technology pp. 1561-1566.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Gall, A. and Shahzad, S. 2023. Impact of cultural behaviour on indoor comfort: examining the air quality in homes and exploring observational and experimental methods of representation through filmmaking. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings, Tokyo, Japan, 20-23 May 2023. EDP Open, (10.1051/e3sconf/202339602035)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2022. “Net Zero Visions – the Built Environment”. Presented at: Net-Zero Visions for the Devon Climate Emergency Workshop 1, ERDF Low Carbon Devon, Online/ Plymouth, 27 January 2022.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. A review of the Iraqi housing sector problems. Presented at: A Review of the Iraqi Housing Sector Problems, Cihan University 3nd Engineering Conference, 2021, Iraq, 30-31 July 2021. , (10.24086/aces2020/paper.203)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. The thermal performance prospects of courtyards in cold conditions. Presented at: International Conference on Architecture & Interior Design, Tishk International University, Iraq, 10-11 November 2021.
- Shahzad, S., Disci, Z. N., Mody, S., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Calautit, J. K. 2020. Older people, thermal comfort behaviour and related energy use. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Energy 2020, Bangkok / Virtual, 1-10 Dec 2020.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Energy use behaviour of British Asian households: a contextual study of Plymouth, UK. Presented at: Webinar on Revolutions in Renewable Energy in 21st Century,, Online, 17 & 18 Nov 2020.
- Uduku, O., Treacy, G., Yiqiang, Z. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Comfort, cooling and critical accountability: a teaching tools and research odyssey. Presented at: 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient Comfort, Windsor, UK, 16-19 April 2020Windsor Conference 2020: Resilient Comfort Proceedings. pp. 1086-1095.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2019. Beyond energy- efficient Built Environment – Examining the relationship between the users’ cultural values and energy consumption.. Presented at: SBE2019 International Sustainable Environment: Policy to Practice, Cardiff, UK, 24 - 25 September 2019Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019 Wales: Policy to Practice 24–25 September 2019, Cardiff, Wales, Vol. 329. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science IOP, (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012024)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2019. The impact of courtyard geometry on its mean radiant temperature. Presented at: CISBAT 2019 - Climate Resilient Cities - Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2019Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1343., (10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012022)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2019. An Adaptive Thermal Comfort Model for Residential Buildings in Iraq. Presented at: CATE 2019 – Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate, Dubai, UAE, 10-11 April 2019.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Thermally comfortanle housing in Iraq - Prospects of the courtyard pattern in achieving energy efficiency. Presented at: 3rd International Sustainable Buildings Symposium (ISBS 2017), Dubai, 15-17 March 2017Proceedings of 3rd International Sustainable Buildings Symposium (ISBS 2017), Vol. 1. Springer, Cham pp. 904-917., (10.1007/978-3-319-63709-9_69)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Simulation of courtyard spaces in a desert climate. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE2017, Cardiff, 21-24 August 2017Energy Procedia, Vol. 142. pp. 1997-2002., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.401)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. The courtyard pattern’s thermal efficiency: Limits and significance of impact. Presented at: 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort, Windsor, 12th-15th April 2008Proceedings of 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort. NCEUB 2018 pp. 775-788.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2018. Two degree rise in indoor temperature: energy use behaviour of British Asians. Presented at: PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy within the 2 degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture; Dec 10-12, 2018. pp. 809-814.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2018. Courtyards thermal efficiency during hot regions’ typical winter. Presented at: BEYOND ALL LIMITS 2018: International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, Ankara, 17th - 19th October 2018.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2017. The impact of courtyard parameters on its shading level an experimental study in Baghdad, Iraq. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Chania, Greece, 5-7 July 2017The Impact of Courtyard parameters on its shading level an experimental study in Baghdad, Iraq, Vol. 134. Elsevier pp. 99-109., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.539)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., De Wilde, P. and Bradbury, S. 2017. The impact of courtyard compact urban fabric on its shading: case study of Mosul city, Iraq. Presented at: CISBAT 2017 International Conference – Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, 6-8 September 2017Energy Procedia, Vol. 122. Elsevier pp. 889-894., (10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.382)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2017. Modelling energy use behaviour of British Asian households. Presented at: International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE 2017), London, 20 -21 December 2017 Presented at Elsharkawy, H., Zahiri, S. and Clough, J. eds.International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE 2017: Proceeedings. Sustainable Design of the Built Environment pp. 390-401.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and De Wilde, P. 2017. Determining the courtyard thermal efficiency and its impact on urban fabric: A contextual study of Baghdad, Iraq. Presented at: PLEA 2017 Edinburgh: Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, UK, 2-5 July 2017.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Humphreys, A. 2015. Integrating technology in design studios - research led and practice based approach. Presented at: Architectural Technology: Design Futures Reflecting and Projecting, London, UK, 10-11 December 2015.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2012. Sustainable housing strategies for the growing Indian demographics: contextual study of Mysore, India. Presented at: The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, Osaka, 3rd - 6th May 2012The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment. Edinburgh: pp. 13-29.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2010. Harmonising middle-class aspirations for low-carbon housing: contextual study of Mysore, India. Presented at: International conference: Sustainable Architecture & Urban Design, Penang, 3rd - 4th March 2010Proceedings of 1st international conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design 2010. pp. 880-887.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2009. Shifting barriers around the sustainable built environment: a study of Mysore, India. Presented at: Transilient boundaries in/of architecture, Edinburgh, 30-31 March 2009. Edinburgh:, (10026.1/5513)
Monographs
- BK, S., Haddad, K., Jafar, R. and Lannon, S. 2024. Cooking up good air quality for better wellbeing. Project Report. Welsh School of Architecture.
Research
Research Interest
My research interests lie in how homeowners' aspirations can inform sustainable strategies in architectural design. My research goes beyond measuring technical performance in the building and examines how the behaviour of buildings is qualified to represent this in the wider social and cultural contexts. More recently, I am working on the impact of culturally informed choices on the health and well-being of users in indoor spaces. I am examining the user behaviour and choices surrounding the way we use space and its impact on the indoor air quality and thermal comfort of ethnic minority households.
I am happy to receive enquiries and applications from potential PhD students interested in any of the above themes.
Ongoing and Completed Projects
|
Project Title |
Team |
Funder |
Value |
Duration |
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Dynamic Lighting Optimization for Enhanced Occupant Health and Wellbeing: A Digital Twin Approach Integrating Behavioral Insights |
Satish BK, Yacine Rezgui |
European Commission – HORIZON MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship |
£235,000 |
Aug 2025 – July 2027 |
|
Ventilation Matters: Framework to Create Mould-Free, Healthier Homes for Housing Associations and the Third Sector |
Satish BK, Simon Lannon |
EPSRC – IAA |
£20,000 |
April 2025 – Feb 2026 |
|
Developing Good Practice Guide for the Implementation of BS40102 Part1 |
Emmanouil Perisoglou, Fernando Loizides, Simon Lannon, Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster, Satish BK |
EPSRC – IAA |
£15,000 |
April 2025 – Oct 2025 |
|
Assessing Kitchen Ventilation Strategies in the Context of Net Zero Homes: Nexus Between User Behaviour and Indoor Air Quality |
Satish BK, Simon Lannon, Aikaterini Chatzivasileiadi, Colin Biggs |
EPSRC – DTP Studentship (PhD) |
3.5-year studentship |
From April 2025 |
|
Systematic Review: Occupant Behaviour Impact on Performance of Low Carbon Housing Retrofit |
Satish BK, Simon Lannon |
Cardiff University – LTA Summer Internship |
200 hours |
June – Aug 2025 |
|
CAMPUS – Cardiff and Wyoming Collaboration for Advancing Modern Practices in Urban Sustainability |
Aikaterini Chatzivasileiadi, Aysegul Demir Dilsiz, Satish BK, Simon Lannon, Emmanouil Perisoglou, Anthony Denzer |
Cardiff–Wyoming Strategic International Partnership Seed Fund |
£9,654 + $7,980 |
Jan 2025 – June 2025 |
|
H2O-STEP – Approaching Climate Resilience through Revitalising Historic Stepwells and Blue Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation |
Tania Sharmin, Camilla Pezzica, Juliet Davis, Magda Sibley, Satish BK, Riyaz Tayyibi, Shreya Banerjee |
AHRC–DCMS: Cultural Heritage & Climate Change |
£60,000 |
Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 |
|
Good Practice Guide to Raise Awareness of Indoor Air Quality on the Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minorities |
Satish BK, Simon Lannon |
EPSRC – IAA |
£20,000 |
Nov 2023 – Oct 2024 |
|
Systematic Review: Occupant Behaviour and Low Carbon Housing Retrofit |
Shan Shan Hou, Satish BK |
Cardiff University – LTA Summer Internship |
200 hours |
July – Sep 2024 |
|
My House, My Rules: Examining Cultural Behaviour and Air Quality in Super-Insulated British Asian Homes |
Satish BK, Allister Gall |
RIBA Research Fund |
£8,000 |
Dec 2021 – Dec 2023 |
Teaching
I am involved in teaching Technology across the BSc and MArch programmes.
I supervise MArch, PG dissertations and doctoral research relevant to my research subject areas.
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (awarded 2022).
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of Sustainable Built environment, currently, with a specific focus on:
- Indoor thermal Comfort; Overheating and Indoor air quality
- Lifestyle adaptation: culture-informed choices on the health and well-being of users in indoor spaces.
- Indoor air quality and thermal comfort of ethnic minority households.
Current supervision
Contact Details
Satish.BK@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 79400
Bute Building, Room 1.31, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
+44 29208 79400
Bute Building, Room 1.31, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB