​​​​​​​ABOUT US

IBPSA-England is the English regional affiliate of the world-wide acting International Building Performance Simulation Association (www.ibpsa.org).
IBPSA-England was founded to advance and promote the science of building performance simulation in order to improve the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing buildings, through the provision of a forum for the exchange of information between researchers, developers and practitioners operating in the area of building performance simulation and related issues.
Any individual or organisation with an interest in the field of building simulation can become a member of IBPSA-England
The co-signatories of the first IBPSA-England Chapter were:

  • Ian Ward – University of Sheffield
  • Malcolm Cook – De Montfort University
  • Pieter de Wilde – University of Plymouth
  • Jonathan Wright – University of Loughborough
  • Martin Mayfield – ARUP
  • Dejan Mumovic – University College London
  • Simon Rees – De Montfort University
  • Hasim Altan – University of Sheffield
  • Andrew Wright – De Montfort University
The full version of the IBPSA-England CHARTER can be viewed here

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THE CURRENT IBPSA-ENGLAND BOARD

NEVEEN HAMZA

NEVEEN HAMZA

CHAIR

READER IN ARCHITECTURE, ENERGY AND WELLBEING
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

NEVEEN’S RESEARCH AND TEACHING FOCUSES ON THE HEALTH OF USERS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT USING BUILDING PERFORMANCE PREDICTIVE TOOLS, BUILDING ON TRIANGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, AND ENERGY USE

 AMIRA EL NOKALY

AMIRA EL NOKALY

VICE CHAIR

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN

AMIRA’S RESEARCH INTEREST FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN, ENERGY SIMULATION, DECARBONISATION THROUGH CARBON AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT USING VARIOUS TOOLS AND MODELLING, SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITES, BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING.

ROKIA RASLAN

ROKIA RASLAN

CO-SECRETARY

PROFESSOR OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT DECARBONISATION
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

ROKIA’S INTERESTS FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE NEXUS BETWEEN COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS, POLICYMAKING, AND THE DECARBONISATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR SEGMENTS THAT ARE MORE COMPLEX TO DECARBONISE.

ANNA MAVROGIANNI

ANNA MAVROGIANNI

CO-SECRETARY

PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

ANNA’S INTERESTS COVER CLIMATE RESPONSIVE AND HEALTHY BUILDING/URBAN DESIGN, INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND IMPACTS ON WELLBEING, HEALTH AND HEALTH INEQUALITIES, BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION AND BUILDING STOCK MODELLING.

REBECCA WARD

REBECCA WARD

TREASURER

TURING RESEARCH FELLOW
ALAN TURING INSTITUTE

REBECCA’S INTERESTS FOCUS ON SIMULATION OF THE INTERACTION OF PLANTS WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND THE COMBINATION OF SIMULATION AND MONITORED DATA IN DIGITAL TWINS.

RENJITH JAYAPALAN NAIR

RENJITH JAYAPALAN NAIR

BOARD MEMBER

CONSULTANT ENGINEER
DESIGNBUILDER SOFTWARE

RENJITH’S INTERESTS COVER MULTIPLE AREAS, SUCH AS BPS, SIMULATION TOOLS, THEIR APPLICABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT; NEW TECHNIQUES IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF BUILDINGS/BUILDING SHAPES; UNCERTAINTY/SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT/TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.

SHRIKANT SHARMA

SHRIKANT SHARMA

BOARD MEMBER

CEO
SMARTVIZ LTD.

WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DIGITAL INNOVATION, SHRIKANT’S INTERESTS INCLUDE THE USE OF IOT SENSORS, DIGITAL TWINS AND DATA ANALYTICS TO BOOST BUILDING PERFORMANCE, SPACE UTILISATION, PRODUCTIVITY AND WELLBEING.

RUCHI CHOUDHARY

RUCHI CHOUDHARY

BOARD MEMBER

PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

RUCHI SPECIALIZES IN ENERGY SIMULATION MODELS URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS. HER RESEARCH SPANS CITY-SCALE ENERGY MODELLING; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION IN SIMULATION MODELS; AND DISTRICT SCALE ENERGY SYSTEM

RAJAT GUPTA

RAJAT GUPTA

BOARD MEMBER

PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

RAJAT’S RESEARCH INTERESTS LIE IN BUILDING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, POST-OCCUPANCY FEEDBACK, LOCAL AREA ENERGY MAPPING, URBAN ENERGY MODELLING, SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES AND MONITORING THE RISK OF SUMMERTIME OVERHEATING IN BUILDINGS.

 STEVEN FIRTH

STEVEN FIRTH

BOARD MEMBER

PROFESSO READER IN BUILDING PERFORMANCE MODELLING
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

STEVEN IS A BUILDING ENERGY RESEARCHER WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. HIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION, STOCK MODELLING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, NET-ZERO BUILDING DESIGN AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE.

DIMITRIOS ROVAS

DIMITRIOS ROVAS

BOARD MEMBER

PROFESSOR OF BUILDING SIMULATION AND DIGITAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

DIMITRIOS’ RESEARCH FOCUSES ON BUILDING PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SIMULATION. HIS RESEARCH WORK SEEKS TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT MODELS AND DATA CAN COMPLEMENTARILY PROVIDE INSIGHTS ABOUT BUILDING OPERATION.

 JONATHAN WRIGHT

JONATHAN WRIGHT

BOARD MEMBER

PROFESSOR OF BUILDING OPTIMIZATION
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

JONATHAN’S INTERESTS ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SYNTHESIS OF DESIGN SOLUTIONS & OPERATING STRATEGIES USING EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS, AS WELL AS THE MODEL-BASED COMMISSIONING & CONDITION-MONITORING OF BUILDING THERMAL SYSTEMS.

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