David Dowdle
School of Science, Engineering and Environment
Maxwell Building Room 432e
Please email for an appointment.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
Biography
- 1993 – present: Lecturer/senior Lecturer in Building Services Engineering
- 1990 – 1992: MSc in M&E Building Services Engineering (University of Glasgow)
- 1984 – 1993: Graduate Trainee/Higher Engineer/Senior Engineer, Dept. of the Environment – Property Services Agency (PSA) specialising in Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Engineering
- 1980 – 1984: BSc in Mechanical Engineering
- 1978 – 1980: HNC in Mechanical Engineering
- 1976 – 1978: ONC in Mechanical Engineering
- 1976 – 1980: 4 year apprenticeship as maintenance fitter
4 year apprenticeship with PSA in the maintenance of mechanical Building Services installations followed by a 4 year full-time BSc in Mechanical Engineering led me to undertake a graduate trainee position with PSA at their Scottish HQ in Edinburgh where I rose to the position of Senior M&E Engineer. Involved in all aspects of the design, installation and maintenance of both mechanical and electrical Building Services including heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, low voltage/medium voltage/high voltage electrical power supplies, lighting, fire systems, acoustics and more. Moved to the University of Salford in 1994 to teach the design of both M&E Building Services at UG and PGT levels.
- HNC Professional Practice
- BSc Introduction to Building Services (level 4 Architecture programme)
- BSc Environmental Science and Services (level 4 all programmes except Arch)
- MDP 1 (level 4 all programmes except Arch)
- MDP 2 (level 5 all programmes)
- DRP (level 6 all programmes)
- QS in M&E (level 7)
- Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
- e-Learning
- Built Environment Learning animations
Qualifications
- BSc Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Building Services Engineering
Memberships
- MIMechE (Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
- MASHRAE (Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating,
- and Air-Conditioning Engineers)
- ACIBSE (Associate, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
- FHEA (Fellow, Higher Education Academy)