Tom O’Brien
Lecturer, SETU
Tom lecturers on the BSc (Hons) and MSc in Sustainable energy engineering programme as well as the Architecture programme, subject areas include building services system design including BIM and the environmental performance assessment of buildings.
From 2013 to 2019 he was an external examiner on the building services engineering degree program at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). He is a Chartered Engineer and a BREEAM Associate.
From 2014 to 2018 Tom worked within and chaired the group, WIT Energy Advisory Group (WEAG) which aims to make WIT an exemplar of best practice in all areas relating to energy. It has achieved successes such as the installation of 40 kW building integrated solar photovoltaic panels on site and also the certification of the five campuses of SETU to the ISO 50001:2011 international energy management system. WEAG leads the way in promoting energy awareness to staff and students with the annual Green Days at the institute and Tom was successful in receiving funding through the EPA Green Enterprise initiatives to deliver a pilot course called Green Team Recognition Certificate to encourage participants to get involved in green teams. This is now a national program run in collaboration with Consulteo Ltd.
https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/contact_us/staff_directory/tom_o_brien
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