Pamela Fennell

Dr. Pamela Fennell is a Lecturer in Urban Energy Modelling at the Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources, University College London (UCL). With a PhD in Building Energy Modelling from UCL (2018) and expertise spanning civil engineering, architecture, and policy, she leads high-impact research projects like UBASE, CITES, and ConceptIM while co-investigating the GEMDev initiative. As Deputy Director of UCL’s MSc in Smart Energy and the Built Environment, she teaches advanced modules on urban energy systems.

• Education:
  • PhD (Building Energy Modelling), UCL (2018)
  • MRes (Energy Demand Studies), UCL (2014)
  • MBA, Imperial College (2007)
  • MA and BA in Architecture, University of Cambridge (2000, 1997)

Her research focuses on integrating real-world urban data with high-resolution dynamic simulations to address energy poverty in the Global South. She specializes in uncertainty analysis for large-scale models and develops open-source tools like her QGIS plugin to democratize access to urban energy modeling. Her work has been cited in policy frameworks such as Da Nang City’s Climate Action Plan.

Recent publications analyze thermal comfort in Peruvian informal settlements, retrofit optimization methodologies, and non-domestic building stock modeling. Her projects combine technical rigor with social equity concerns, particularly in South-North research collaborations. She chairs the education committee of IBPSA and leads UCL’s Energy and Development Group.