Francesco Pomponi

Francesco Pomponi is a Professor at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment, specializing in sustainability, embodied carbon emissions, and life cycle assessment in construction. His work bridges sustainability science with practical construction challenges, focusing on material efficiency and circular economy principles. He has supervised PhD students like Ricardo Weigend and Ina Peukes, contributing to projects such as SHELTERs for refugee housing and MONOPOLI for pandemic modeling.

• Students: Ricardo Weigend, Ina Peukes
• Key Research: Embodied carbon in buildings, hemp fiber applications, circular economy for SMEs, and life cycle assessment methodologies.

His recent publications analyze environmental impacts of plastic milk bottles, gas heating upgrades in Australia, and timber construction's role in carbon sequestration. Awards include the RISE Award for Design, Innovation and Creativity (2019). He collaborates with institutions globally, addressing climate change mitigation through construction innovations.