Oliver Kinnane
Head of School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD and Associate Professor of Sustainable Building Technologies
Oliver is Head of School and lead of the Building in a Climate Emergency Research Lab. He is founder of the MSc in Architecture, Urbanism and Climate Action. His research is focused on building construction, conservation and operation, with the general aim to improve the built environment and reduce its carbon impact. He has written over 100 peer reviewed published articles on these topics. Oliver has a number of funded research projects focused on modern methods of construction (Platform4MMC: SFI), conservation of traditional and historic buildings (FabTrads: SEAI), post occupancy evaluation and heat pumps (MacAirH: SEAI), home construction (Viable Homes: Construct Innovate), vacant property revitialisation (Trebuchet: EPA), compact urban growth (Re-Cugi: SEAI), green building neighbourhoods (ProBono: EU H2020). He is leading the Whole Life Carbon in Irish Construction Sector and Built Environment study for the Irish Green Building Council.
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Emma Geoghegan MRIAI
Head of Architecture, TU Dublin and SABE Lead for the Building Change project
Maroun Tabbal
Building Change Lead, Lecturer CCAE, mARCH AT6012 Coordinator, Year 2 Design Studio Tutor
Orla Murphy
Assistant Professor, Co-Director UCD Centre for Irish Towns, UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
