Professor Mahroo Eftekhari

Programme Director

Expert in control and optimum operation of HVAC systems to provide better indoor air quality. She is the president of BISPA and the UK ASHRAE Midlands Chapter, as well as the Regional Vice Chair of the CTTC for the ASHRAE Region XIV.

Dr Steven Firth

Reader in Building Performance Modelling

Expert in building energy modelling, occupant behaviour methods and open science research. He teaches Building Simulation and Renewable Energy.

Professor Richard Buswell

Professor of Building Energy Systems

He specialises in multi-disciplinary research in building energy performance and construction manufacturing, and leads the Building Thermal Loads and Systems module.

Professor Jonathan Wright

Professor of Building Optimisation

Chartered Engineer with over 30 years of experience in Building Services Engineering, focusing on the computational design optimisation of buildings. He leads the Wellbeing and Indoor Environment module.

Dr David Allinson

Reader in Building Physics

Expert in building physics, particularly interested in the use of passive design strategies to reduce building energy demand. He leads the Low Energy Building Design module.

Professor Malcolm Cook

Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Building Performance Analysis

Leading expert of low energy building design and ventilation with over 25 years of experience in modelling natural ventilation air flows using advanced, computational fluid dynamics techniques.