Colin Booth

Professor Colin Booth is a leading academic and research leader at the University of the West of England (UWE), holding the Professor of Smart and Sustainable Infrastructures position. He is based in the School of Engineering within the College of Arts, Technology and Environment, and serves as the College Director of Post-Graduate Research. A Chartered Construction Manager with a PhD in Environmental Physics, Booth combines scientific rigor with practical engineering expertise.

• Sustainability in the built environment
• Flooding and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Machine Learning for infrastructure
• Environmental management (ISO14001)
• Building Information Modelling (BIM)

His research focuses on climate change adaptation, urban pollution, and sustainable supply chains, with peer-reviewed outputs exceeding 230 publications. He has supervised 28 doctoral candidates and secured over £16 million in research funding. Booth also contributes to global academic leadership through external examining roles and keynote presentations worldwide.

Recent publications highlight his integration of virtual reality and machine learning in addressing built environment challenges, including:

• Flood susceptibility modeling for railway infrastructure
• Low-carbon concrete development
• Environmental management system implementation
• Earthship housing viability
• ISO14001 in construction
• BIM adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa