Energy and Engineering Design Projects               Research Demonstration Dissemination Projects

MAJOR CONSULTANCY CONTRACTS - Research, Development and Dissemination

1982-83

Technical Editor, "Energy in Buildings"

1983-84

Working part-time for Energy Technology Support Unit on Passive Solar R & D Programme

1984-85

Working part-time for DHSS/University of York on "Energy Conscious Design For Health Care Buildings"

1985-90

Working with Welsh Health Common Services Authority on "Energy Efficient Buildings - Learning through design" programme. Developing energy efficient health care buildings

1986-87

Working with Univ of York on BRECSU sponsored workshops for Local Authorities on Energy Efficient Housing. (see Building Services Nov 1990)

1986

Assisting ECD Partnership with BSI publication "A Designer's Manual for the Energy Efficient Refurb' of Housing"

1986-90

Designing and running a major "Training for Energy Efficiency" initiative for Gloucestershire County Council. Involved training many hundreds of staff responsible for running the County's buildings. (Won TEAM Energy Conservation Award)

1986-87

Assisting with the development of a prototype computer based energy advice program

1988

Preparing Case Studies for International Energy Agency book "Passive and Hybrid Solar Commercial Buildings"

1988-90

Running regional briefing seminars for ETSU Passive Solar Design Studies

1988-93

Energy Consultant/Manager for Cheltenham Borough Council

1988-90

Energy Consultant for Apollo 2000 plc (a "white goods" retailer with a chain of stores in the South West and Midlands)

1990->

Preparing training material and running courses for the National Home Energy Rating Scheme

1990-91

Running workshops for Local Authorities on Energy Efficient Housing Refurbishment (with BRECSU and York Univ) (see Bldg Serv Nov 1990 p63)

1992

Speaking at 14 RIBA/EEO/BRECSU Regional seminars: "Energy in the Market Place". (See RIBA J Feb 1992 pp 58 - 59)

1993

Running BRECSU/EEO/NFHA Regional seminars and workshops "Affordable Low Energy New Housing"

1993

Energy policy development with Anchor Housing Association

1993

Policy development and energy stock profiling for Malvern Hills District Council

1994

Contribution to BRECSU Guide on energy efficient design of student residences

1994-95

Designing and running workshops for Institute of Building Control / BRECSU on 1995 Building Regulations

1994-95

Designing and running EDAS workshops on Energy Efficient New Housing

1994-95

Carried out major review of Ultra Low Energy Houses for BRECSU

1995

Developing workshop material on housing refurbishment for University of the West of England

1995-96

Speaker at BRECSU conferences on Energy Management in Further Education

1995

Assisting with one day BRECSU workshops for Local Authorities on Energy Policy

1996

Wrote and designed BRECSU Case Study on Environmental Award Housing

1997

Wrote and designed BRECSU lecturers’ resource pack on Environment Issues in Housing

1997

Assited Hga with study on combined heat and power

1997

Assisting John Palmer producing material to assist Energy Managers in HE establishments

1997

Co-researcher on Sustainable Technologies project with Peter Warm. Major project for BRECSU looking at walls, doors, heating and solar water heating; including market studies

1998

Designing and running SAP workshops for Scottish Building Control Officers

1998

Speaker and workshop leader on BRECSU events ‘Towards Sustainable Housing’

1998

Speaker at Baxi seminar on ‘Energy Efficient Ventilation’ at Edgbaston

1998

Speaker at series of BRECSU ‘Advanced Housing’ events

1998

Research study for BRECSU on Advanced Window Procurement included fact-finding trip to Sweden

1999

Speaker at 8 BRECSU events on ‘Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century’

1999

Prepared, organised and delivered five workshops on SAP in Northern Ireland

1999

Expert commentary on BAe Energy Conscious Design Code of Practice

1999

Completed slide-tape presentation for Association for Environment Conscious Building

1999

Wrote article for CADDET newsletter

1999

Delivered ten BRECSU CPD events on ‘Selecting Energy Efficient Windows’

1999

Prepared and delivered workshop on ‘Sustainable Housing’ at NHER bi-annual conference

2000

Carried out surveys of condensing boiler installations for EST cash back scheme

2000

Helped to develop and deliver new training course for new HEES grant assessors

2000

Major project working with Gloucestershire Rural Community Council on EESoP funded project to save electricity use in village halls

2000

Carried out major review of EEBPp Housing Publications

2001

 Manned BRECSU Energy Efficiency advice stand at Homebuilders and Renovators show at NEC

2001

Speaker and workshop leader at major BRECSU event on ‘Towards Sustainable Refurbishment’ at 12 UK-wide venues.

2001

Contributed to refurbishment guide for City of Westminster council

2001

Wrote articles for Tarmac on the benefits of thermal mass in housing

2001

Carried out a survey of condensing combi boilers (see Publications)

2001

Technical consultant on evaluation of the effectiveness of BRECSU ‘Saving Energy at Leisure’ events series (with Metra Martech Ltd)

2001

Major review of Housing Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme energy standards

2001

Editor of chapter on Insulation in Plant Engineers Reference Book (Butterworth Heinemann)

2002

Speaker at Low Energy Housing 2002 Conference in Wigan

2002

Review of web guide for sustainable housing design for Housing Corporation

2002

Manned Energy Efficiency stand and gave talks at Homebuilders and Renovators show at NEC

2002

Assisted with GIL 70 on changes in Building Regulations affecting existing homes

2002

Prepared and delivered tailor-made training day on energy efficient housing for Architecton

2002

Delivered 15 Heating Installers workshops on energy efficient heating systems for HEEBPp

2002

Working with Sustainable Homes on 'Green Street' web site

2002

Keynote speaker at conference in Belfast on Integrated New and Renewable Energy in Buildings

2002

Strategic advice to INREB Faraday Partnership

2003 - 4

Employed as part-time Technology Translator for INREB Faraday Partnership

2003

Major project for BRE/EST reporting on housing refurbishment projects which employ standards in excess of current Best Practice guidelines. Report and slide show led to recommendations for the development of Best Practice refurbishment guidelines

2003

Speaker at Severn Wye Energy Agency conference 'From Strategy to Practical Action'

2003

Housing refurbishment workshop for Plus Group in Liverpool

2003

Speaker at 'Energy Efficiency for Beginners' seminar at BRE

2004

Wrote strategic paper for BRE/EST on 'Indexes and Targets for Low Carbon Housing Refurbishment' (with Jake Chapman) Work was to inform Sustainable Buildings Task Force

2004

Contributed to study of costs of steel frame houses to different energy efficiency standards

2004

Ran seminar and workshop with SWEA and David Pickles for Severnside Local Authorities and Housing Associations

2004

Speaker at Resource04: a major conference at BRE

2004

Preliminary strategic work on Good Practice guide on overheating

2004

Contribution to BP guides on integrating new and renewable technologies in housing

2004

Speaker and workshop leader at 12 national EEBPH 'Energy Efficiency Foundation' events

2004

Sat on steering group for new EEBPH standards

2004

Carried out study on feasibility of creating and delivering EEBPH material at CPD seminars for Architects and housing professionals

2005

Refurbishment half day event for the Green Register in Kingston

2005

Ran workshop session at AECB conference at the Genesis Centre Somerset

2005

Designed new AECB one day CPD construction detailing event for building professionals

2005

Major contribution to new EST Housing Best Practice energy standards

2005

Ran ten EST half day workshops for Architects with RIBA regions in Wessex, South West, East Midlands and Northern Ireland

2005

Wrote new set of exam questions for NHER Plan Assessor qualification

2005

Helped rewriting of GPG155 'Energy Efficient Refurbishment of Existing Housing'

2006

Gave oral evidence to Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on low carbon refurbishment

2006

Survey of existing green standards and codes for Good Homes Alliance

2006

Analysed consultation returns for new edition of EST GPG 155

2006

Undertook costing exercise for new EST energy standards

2006

Ran series of training workshops for AECB on energy efficient detailing

2006

Much work helping with the development of new NHER Plan Assessor software

2006

Devised and ran one day EST workshops in Belfast on energy efficient detailing

2007

Sat on panel developing EST Enhanced Construction Details

2007

Gave lectures on two BRE-led Passivhaus study tours to Hannover

2006

Developed new Primer course for NHER plan assessors

2007

Carried out review of summer overheating assessments for SAP 2005

2007

Revamped NHER Authorised SAP Assessor training course to five day course

2007

Devised and ran workshop at Ecology Building Society AGM

2007

Contributed to major RIBA 'Climate Tools' intitiative

2007 - 08

Ran series of 12 EST 'Make low carbon homes a reality' workshops for architects

2007

Ran events on low carbon design for BREEAM team at BRE

2008

Ran series of events for Merlin Events on Low Carbon Housing Design / Refurbishment

2008

Carried out training session for NES on Appendix Q

2008

Ran 'SAP for Code Assessor' event for Sustainable Homes

2008

Gave talk at NHER Annual Conference on SAP v Passivhaus

2008 - 09

Wrote multiple choice questions for Energy Assessors' examination for Sustainable Energy Ireland (with RTA)

2009

Ran detailing and low carbon housing events in Mullingar

2009

Helping to develop worksheet for TSB Retrofit for the Future competition

2009

Ran series of Low Carbon Refurbishment one day events

2009

Lecture for CAT’s Renewable Energy MSc course

2009

Presentation at RIBA SW annual conference in Swindon

2009

Ran two SAP assessment training courses for BRE

2009

Carried out review of AECB CarbonLite training courses

2009

Developed series of CPD e-learning modules for OCDEAs

2010

Co-author 'Introduction to Low Carbon Refurbishment' for Construction Products Association

2010

Sat on steering committe for EST Solid Wall Insulation training pilot

2010

Carried out survey of insulation techniques for intermediate floor zone

2010

Developed and ran SAP2009 'Masterclasses' for OCDEA assessors

Energy and Engineering Design Projects               Research Demonstration Dissemination Projects