David Dowdle

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

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Contact Details

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.

Teaching

  • 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)

Research Interests

  • Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
  • e-Learning
  • Built Environment Learning animations

Qualifications and Memberships

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)