Prof William Swan
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
Current positions
Director of Energy House and Director of Sustainability
Biography
Professor Will Swan is the Director of the Queen Elizabeth Award winning Energy House Laboratories (EHL) at the University of Salford, where he has led the energy and buildings research for more than 10 years. The labs include the award-winning Salford Energy House, a whole Victorian house in a climate-controlled chamber, the Smart Meters Smart Homes Lab and the £16m Energy House 2.0 research facility, which is currently working with Barratt, Bellway, and Saint Gobain on developing demonstrators for the new Future Homes Standard as part of a major multi-disciplinary UKRI project (£3.2m). He has held a number of national and regional policy roles related to energy and buildings. He is widely published in the fields of retrofit and building performance. He is also Director of Sustain ability for the University of Salford.
Areas of Research
retrofit, building performance, net zero, energy efficiency
Areas of Supervision
retrofit, net zero homes, energy efficiency, housing
MSc Sustainable Buildings
Qualifications
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Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
2016 - 2018 -
PhD
1996 - 2002 -
Land Economy
1990 - 1994