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Dr. Ben Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Healthy Buildings Research at Loughborough University's School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. His work focuses on thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and climate resilience in buildings, with a particular emphasis on mitigating overheating and improving public health in both temperate and tropical climates. He leads projects like the ROMMA initiative and the REFIT program, which investigate building performance in the UK and Ghana. His research has earned awards such as the CIBSE Carter Bronze Medal and an EPSRC fellowship.
Education:
- BSc Geography, University of Exeter
- MSc Energy Policy, University of Exeter
- MRes Built Environment (Energy Demand Studies), Loughborough University
- PhD Building Physics, Loughborough University
Research Interests: Roberts explores passive cooling strategies, ventilation optimization, and climate adaptation in buildings. His Ghana-based work investigates low-cost interventions to reduce extreme heat in hospitals and informal settlements. He also contributed to the UK Government’s Events Research Programme, enabling the safe reopening of mass gatherings post-pandemic.
Key Projects:
- Principal Investigator of ROMMA (Overheating Modelling in Apartments)
- Co-Investigator on Smart Windows trials (InnovateUK)
- EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship (Ghana Heat Mitigation)
- Lead on SMETER Technologies evaluation (BEIS-funded)
Grants and Awards:
- CIBSE Carter Bronze Medal (2020)
- EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship (2022-2024)
- EPSRC IAA and CIBSE Grant (2024-2025)
Lab Affiliations: Roberts is part of the Building Energy Research Group (BERG), which focuses on sustainable building design and zero-carbon solutions. He collaborates with institutions like the University of Ghana and the University of Development Studies.
