Dr Rodger Edwards BSc, MSc, PhD, Ceng, MCIBSE
Reader
Biography
Rodger Edwards gained a BSc in Metals and Materials Technology, an MSc by research and a PhD from the joint Department of Metallurgy, University of Manchester /UMIST. He became a Research Assistant in the Department of Building, UMIST in 1983, and was appointed to a Lectureship within the Department in 1988. He became a member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers in 1996, a Chartered Engineer in 1997 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer the same year, with promotion to reader in 2015.
Rodger has authored and co-authored over 150 papers and technical / consultancy reports and is currently supervising / co supervising 6 research students. His main areas of research interest are currently:
Energy conservation
Building performance
climate change effects upon building performance
Ventilation, air movement and air quality
Further information
Recent Publications
Optimisation of Flooding Recovery for Malaysian Universities
N Mohammed, R Edwards, A Gale
Procedia engineering 212, 356-362 2018
Integration of point cloud data and hyperspectral imaging as a data gathering methodology for refurbishment projects using Building Information Modelling (BIM)
K Amano, ECW Lou, R Edwards
Journal of Facilities Management 2018
Effect of admixtures on the behaviour of lightweight concretes
A Al-Sibahy, R Edwards
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings … 2017
Characterization of the clay masonry units and construction technique at Nippur
RE Adnan Al-Sibahy
Engineering Structures 147, 517–529 2017
Assessment schemes for sustainability design through BIM: Lessons learnt
SN Kamaruzzaman, H Salleh, ECW Lou, R Edwards, PF Wong
MATEC Web of Conferences 66, 00080 2 2016
Achieving energy and cost savings through simple daylighting control in tropical historic buildings
SN Kamaruzzaman, R Edwards, EMA Zawawi, AI Che-Ani
Energy and Buildings 90, 85-93 9 2015
Developing figures for ‘gain’in relation to refrigerated cabinets in a supermarket building
F Hill, R Watkins, R Edwards
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 35 (5), 465-474 2 2014
Behaviour of masonry wallettes made from a new concrete formulation under compression loads at ambient temperatures: Testing and modelling
A Al-Sibahy, R Edwards
Construction and Building Materials 63, 271-280 2 2014
Influence of display cabinet cooling on performance of supermarket buildings
F Hill, R Edwards, G Levermore
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 35 (2), 170-181 7 2014
Sustainable energy generation processes in the deserts of solar-rich countries
SA Shah, R Edwards
International Journal of Sustainable Energy 32 (3), 196-203 4 2013
Behaviour of masonry wallettes made from a new concrete formulation under combination of axial compression load and heat exposure: Experimental approach
A Al-Sibahy, R Edwards
Engineering Structures 48, 193-204 2013
Areas of expertise
- Q Science (General) - Building Physics, Metallurgy
- TH Building construction - Building construction and performance, energy, Condensation
Research Networks and Beacons
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Master of Enterprise