Marcella Ucci

Marcella Ucci is a Professor in Healthy and Sustainable Buildings at University College London (UCL), serving as Deputy Director of Academic Operations at the Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources (BSEER). She completed her architecture degree at the University of Naples (2003), followed by an MSc and PhD in Environmental Design and Engineering at UCL (2003-2007). Her research focuses on designing buildings to enhance health, reduce environmental impacts, and address inequalities through indoor air quality, building performance monitoring, and community engagement. She led the development of the MSc 'Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings' (2017-2019) and was Director of Education for BSEER (2020-2023).

• Education: BA Architecture (Naples), MSc Environmental Design & Engineering (UCL), PhD in Indoor Air Quality (UCL)

Her expertise spans interdisciplinary collaboration, evidenced by roles as Vice-Chair of the UK Indoor Environments Group (UKIEG), co-chair of CIBSE's 'Health and Wellbeing' Working Group, and advisory roles for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Healthy Homes and Buildings. She contributes to public health initiatives through work on indoor air quality guidelines for children’s health and damp/mould guidance for the UK government.

• Professional Contributions: Editorial Board Member of 'Frontiers in Environmental Health' and 'Indoor and Built Environment', Former Deputy Editor of 'Indoor and Built Environment'
• Advocacy: Provided oral evidence to APPG inquiries on Healthy Homes and Design Innovation