Steven Firth

Dr. Steven Firth is a Reader in Building Performance Modelling at Loughborough University's School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. He holds an MEng, MSc, PhD, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and the Institute of Engineering (MEI). His research focuses on end-use energy demand in buildings, occupant behavior, smart home technologies, and open science initiatives in building energy research.

He has led or co-led eight EU and RCUK-funded projects totaling £13M, including the TEDDINET and Design4Energy initiatives. His work spans building simulation, thermal comfort, and retrofit decision support tools leveraging smart home data. Key research projects include the REFIT smart home dataset and studies on occupant-centric design.

His publications emphasize energy modeling accuracy, spatial analysis of housing stock, and the integration of ICT for energy efficiency. He advocates for open science practices in data sharing and collaborative research frameworks.