Professor Buswell has more than 35 years’ experience of building systems engineering in both industry and academia. His multi-disciplinary research addresses engineering problems in building performance and digital manufacturing.

He began his career in the construction sector after leaving school, working for Sir Robert McAlpine for a number of years, managing and coordinating work packages,  with a specialisation inin mechanical and electrical engineering works.

He pursued the UK’s National Certificate programme, before undertaking a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Loughborough University. He continued his studies with a PhD and postdoctoral research, before accepting a Lectureship in 2006 and achieving his Chair in 2019.

He is best known for his work in 3-D concrete printing, developing the first offsite additive manufacturing process in the mid-2000s, co-founding the start-up company Concrenetics in 2018 and through continued participation in the global research community through RILEM.