Dr Julie Gwilliam
MA(Cantab), BArch, MSc, PhD
Dean of Postgraduate Studies College of Physical Sciences & Engineering
- gwilliamja@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5977
- 2.34B, Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Responsibilities
MSc teaching – Holistic Sustainability
MA teaching – Research Methods and Techniques
MArch Dissertation supervisor MSc Dissertation supervisor
Higher degree (PhD / MPhil) supervision
Board of Studies member
External activities
Peer reviewer for several academic journals
Other information
WEST The Welsh Energy Sector Training Project was a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional project that developed and delivered pilot training modules arising from both industry need and research project outcomes from the allied LCRi Convergence Energy Programme. Courses were be delivered using a variety of methods to suit industry needs.
BEST The Built Environment Sustainability Training Programme aimed to develop and pilot strategic training to support people working with the sustainable energy and built environment sectors including architects, engineers, craftspeople and skilled workers. The Programme supported by ESF funding promoted the development of the existing workforce, and enabled the delivery of the Welsh Governments aspirations towards sustainable development.
‘Evaluating Sustainable Design in Stirling Prize Winning Buildings and their Architects”
A CUROP funded project that intends to explore and evaluate aspects of holistic sustainability as manifest in the winners of the Stirling Prize over the past 21 years, considering both building and architect.
2019
- Day, C. and Gwilliam, J. 2019. Living architecture, living cities: Soul nourishing sustainability. London and New York: Routledge. (10.4324/9780429488559)
- Whitman, C.et al. 2019. Heritage retrofit and cultural empathy; a discussion of challenges regarding the energy performance of historic UK timber-framed dwellings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (10.1108/IJBPA-02-2019-0023)
- Whitman, C.et al. 2019. Energy retrofit of historic timber-frame buildings- Hygrothermal monitoring of building fabric. Presented at: International WTA-PRECOM³OS Conference: Preventive Conservation: From Climate and Damage Monitoring to a Systemic and Integrated Approach, Leuven, Belgium, 3-5 April 2019.
- Whitman, C.et al. 2019. Energy retrofit of historic timber-frame buildings- hygrothermal monitoring of building fabric. WTA-PRECOM³0S
2018
- Gwilliam, J. and O'Dwyer, S. 2018. Delivering sustainable design excellence: The potential role of architectural precedent. Presented at: PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit: Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Vol. 2. PLEA pp. 694-700.
- Whitman, C.et al. 2018. Physical monitoring of replacement infill panels for historic timber-framed buildings in the UK: Comparing hygrothermal simulations and dual climate chamber testing. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2018, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018.
- Gwilliam, J. and O'Dwyer, S. 2018. Architectural design and/or sustainable building: A question of language?. International Journal of Contemporary Architecture ”The New ARCH“ 5(2), pp. 9-19. (10.14621/tna.20180202)
- Whitman, C.et al. 2018. The impact of modernization of a 16th century timber-framed farmhouse, Suffolk, UK. Presented at: Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings (EEHB 2018), Visby, Sweden, 26-27 October 2018.
- Akinwolemiwa, O.et al. 2018. Building community-driven vertical greening systems for people living on less than £1 a day: a case study in Nigeria. Building and Environment 131, pp. 227-287. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.022)
2017
- Whitman, C.et al. 2017. Improving the energy performance of historic timber-framed buildings in the UK.. Presented at: Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017, Edinburgh, UK, 3-5 July.
2016
- Naji, S. and Gwilliam, J. 2016. Neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools and water system adaption: A framework to analyse the adaptive capacity in the physical - social context. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 11(6), pp. 907-919. (10.2495/SDP-V11-N6-907-919)
- Naji, S. and Gwilliam, J. 2016. Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools: a conceptual framework for their use in building adaptive capacity to climate change. Presented at: ICST 2016 : 18th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies, Dubai, UAE, 25-26 February 2016.
2015
- Hopkinson, L. and Gwilliam, J. 2015. Driving education for sustainable development potential within professional curricula: Built environment sustainability training and training development for professionals in Wales. Local Economy 30(3), pp. 280-291. (10.1177/0269094215579014)
- Hopkinson, L. and Gwilliam, J. 2015. Assisting sustainability through achievement of an Integrated Health, Safety and Environmental Management System at Cardiff University. In: Filho, W. L. ed. Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities., Vol. 2. World Sustainability Series Switzerland: Springer, pp. 349-363., (10.1007/978-3-319-08837-2_24)
2014
- Stevenson, E. V. and Gwilliam, J. A. 2014. Welsh energy sector training: A case study of research informing education. Educational Alternatives 12, pp. 132-144.
- Banteli, A. and Gwilliam, J. A. 2014. Linking Higher Education training and industry in the Welsh low carbon sector. Journal of International Scientific Publications 12, pp. 277-288.
- Ruiz Del Portal Sanz, A. and Gwilliam, J. 2014. WEST LCBE Course Suite. A blended-learning approach to addressing the low carbon educational needs of the Welsh built environment sector. Presented at: iBEE 2014. Innovation in Built Enviroment Education. Collaborative Futures: Practice, Places and Professionals, Nottingham, UK, 15 - 16 May 2014.
2013
- Sun, L.et al. 2013. Sustainable peri-urban residential settlement development in China: evaluation of three cases in Tianjin. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 8(4), pp. 449-463.
- Ampatzi, E., Fedeski, M. H. and Gwilliam, J. A. 2013. I know that I know nothing; the need for scepticism in environmental design education. Presented at: Architectural Education and the Reality of the Ideal: Environmental Design for Innovation in the Post-Crisis World, Naples, Italy, 3-5 October 2013.
2012
- Shahidan, M. F.et al. 2012. An evaluation of outdoor and building environment cooling achieved through combination modification of trees with ground materials. Building and Environment 58, pp. 245-257. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.07.012)
2009
- Wang, L., Gwilliam, J. A. and Jones, P. J. 2009. Case study of zero energy house design in UK. Energy and Buildings 41(11), pp. 1215-1222. (10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.07.001)
- Schiellerup, P. and Gwilliam, J. A. 2009. Social production of desirable space: an exploration of the practice and role of property agents in the UK commercial property market. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 27(5), pp. 801-814. (10.1068/c08102)
2007
- Fedeski, M. H. and Gwilliam, J. A. 2007. Urban sustainability in the presence of flood and geological hazards: the development of a GIS-based vulnerability and risk assessment methodology. Landscape and Urban Planning 5(12), pp. 1-12. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.05.012)
- Gwilliam, J. A. 2007. Analysis of the potential impact of climatic change on risks to health and comfort for housing occupants in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2006
- Gwilliam, J. A.et al. 2006. Methods for Assessing Risk from Climate Hazards in Urban Areas. Municipal Engineer 159(4), pp. 245-255. (10.1680/muen.2006.159.4.245)
- Gwilliam, J. A.et al. 2006. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Pedagogy of Sustainability: Architecture, Landscape and Building Management Professionals. Presented at: 2006 GBEN ConferenceGlobal Built Environment: towards an Integrated Approach for Sustainability, Preston, United Kingdom,.
2002
- Gwilliam, J. A. and Jones, P. J. 2002. Potential Health and Comfort Implications of Climate Change In The Built Environment. Presented at: presented at the Tyndall / CIB International Conference on Climate Change and the Built Environment, UMIST, Manchester, UK.
Teaching profile
Module leader:
- Earth and Society: core module to the suite of three MSc courses
- Research Methods and Techniques – MA Urban Design
Dissertation supervisor:
- PhD, MPhil, MSc & MAUD schemes
Past teaching responsibilities included:
Leader for 10 years of the MSc in Theory and Practice of Sustainable Design.
- Including delivery of 3 Specialist modules for the MSc TPSD
- Sustainable Building Module
- Building Procurement and Performance Module
- Sustainable Design Practice Module
Research interests
Julie’s interests in recent years have focused on the role of education and continuing professional development in the delivery of a transition towards sustainable development; the study and teaching of environmental design and sustainability as applied to the built environment. She is also interested in the social production of buildings, collaborative practices, the investigation of professional working practices in the delivery of built environment sustainability. She is currently focussing on an emerging piece of research to understand what is required in terms of leadership from built environment professions in order to enable transition towards holistic sustainable practices and a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable future.
As a first phase of this work she is undertaking a piece of work to “Evaluate Sustainable Design in Stirling Prize Winning Buildings and their Architects” which intends to explore and evaluate aspects of holistic sustainability as manifest in the winners of the Stirling Prize over the past 21 years, considering both building and architect. As such this project will provide an excellent opportunity to develop an intimate familiarity with some of the most iconic buildings of the past two decades.
Main expertise
Sustainability in the Built Environment.
Supervision experience
3 PhD and 2 MPhil to completion; currently supervising 5 PhDs.
Additional supervision interests
Happy to consider all architectural sustainability and environmental design topics, especially those in the context of furthering the understanding of what is required in terms of leadership from built environment professions in order to enable transition towards holistic sustainable practices and a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable future.