Dr Behzad Sodagar - Snr Lecturer

Reader in Architecture
Co-Director of Centre for Architectural Research

Qualifications

PhD (Architecture) University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1990

MPhil (Architecture/Housing) University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1986

BSc (Architectural Engineering) University of Science and Technology 1979

Biography

Behzad has almost thirty years experience as an architect, researcher and lecturer working for a variety of public and private organisations and universities. His teaching has consisted of lectures, studio teaching and research supervision. He has extensive experience in the development of methodologies for appropriate use of computer simulation programs and their use as assessment tools to analyze the impact of design and construction on environmental performance of buildings, embodied energy and carbon-footprinting affecting climate change. He has widely published in sustainable planning and development, sustainable architecture and environmental design of buildings.

He is one of the founders of Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP). CECoP, a RIBA East Midlands Awards 2008 winner, is a voluntary and inclusive group of consultants and academics working on developing the protocols for calculating and understanding the carbon footprint of buildings.

Research interest

Building performance analysis: Lighting, solar, thermal and air flow
In situ thermal measurements and monitoring
Post occupancy evaluation
Sustainable planning and development
Whole life cycle assessment of buildings
Development of interactive design tools
Renewable energy technology
Carbon foot-printing
Eco-refurbishment/conversion
Low impact construction materials and techniques including crop based materials
Aesthetic/Design implications of environmental design

Awards

Lord Stafford Awards, Innovation for Sustainability, Hill Holt Wood Eco Community Hall project, September 2009.
The Best Paper Prize, 3rd CIB International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (SASBE), June 2009.
Green Apple Award for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage - Champion of Champions - Hill Holt Wood Eco Community Hall project (application submitted by WREN one of the funding bodies for the project), the Green Organisation, June 2009.
Best Application of Social or Management Science, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Awards 2009 for Hill Holt Wood KTP, January 2009.
RIBA EM 2008 Award – Special Project Award, October 2008.
The International Award for Excellence in Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability for the Best Paper of the year in 2006. Awarding body: the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, May 2007.

Short list for awards

Sustainable Project of the Year (Projects under £10m) category for the 2010 Sustainability Awards, Building Magazine in association with UK Green Building Council, Hill Holt Wood Eco Community Hall (the winner will be announced on 30 November 2010).
Sustain's Magazine Award 2010 for the "Design and Architecture"
Best UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award 2009 for Hill Holt Wood KTP.

Membership of editorial boards and scientific committees

Assessor, Energy, the International Journal, Elsevier.
Assessor, Building Research & Information (BRI) Journal.
Assessor, Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) Journal (refereed), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Guest Editor – Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) Journal (refereed), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Vol 11, Issue 3, 2009.
Associate Editor: The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia.
6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Second International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development, Amman, Jordan, 12-14 July 2010.
Fifth International Conference on "Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development", Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya, 3-5 November, 2009.

Professional or advisory bodies

2008 to date - Member of the Advisory Board: The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia.
2007 to date - The Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECOP), Joint Founder.
2003 to date - The Low Carbon Business Network

Organising research conferences/symposia

Low Carbon Business Network Conference; Building and living with Bio-renewables Conference, EPIC Centre, Lincoln, 24 November 2009.
RIBA Climate Change Lecture Series, Lincoln School of Architecture, 18 March 2009.
International Advisory Board, the 5th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, University of Technology, Mauritius, 5-7 January 2009
ECO DECO Conference: Deconstruction, refurbishment and the use of recycled materials in the built Environment, Chair, Steering Committee, Scientific Committee, 9 December 2008, University of Lincoln.
1st Symposium of Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP), Chair, Steering Committee, Simons Design, Lincoln, 5 March 2008.
2nd Symposium of Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP), Steering Committee, Davis Langdon, London, 2 May 2008.

Invitations

Invited speaker at the BRE East Midlands Innovation: Opportunities in Construction using Renewables, EPIC Centre, Lincoln, 9 September 2010.
Invited speaker at the Low Carbon Business Network Conference; Building and living with Bio-renewables, EPIC Centre, Lincoln, 24 November 2009. (Title: Potential for reducing GHG emissions through the use of bio- renewables)
Invited speaker at the East Midlands May Day Environmental Seeing is Believing, Business in the Community, The Prince’s Seeing is Believing initiative, University of Lincoln, 1 May 2009.
Invited speaker at the 2nd Symposium of Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP), held at Davis Langdon, London, 2 May 2008.(Title: Research gaps and funding)
Invited speaker at the 1st Symposium of Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP), held at Simons Design, Lincoln, 5 March 2008.(Title: Where do uncertainties lie in the assimilation of data throughout the whole building life? )
Invited speaker at the 3rd Architectural Academic Conference, Aston Business School, Birmingham, 18 – 19 February 2008. (Title: Towards a Sustainable Construction)
Invited speaker at the Embracing the Triple Bottom Line - Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future Conference, 9th January 2008, Lincoln University, UK. (Title: Engineering a sustainable world)
Public talk: Design of the Community Hall for Hill Holt Wood, 19 June 2007, University of Lincoln, Architecture Week 16-22 June 2007.
Invited speaker at the 2nd Architectural Academic Conference, Aston Business School, Birmingham, 19 -20 February 2007 (Title: The role of technology teaching in architectural curriculum)
Invited chair for the three sessions of the Design Theme of the Embracing the Triple Bottom Line - Practical Solutions For A Sustainable Future Conference, 9th January 2008, Lincoln University, UK.

Information for prospective research students

Enquires from prospective research students are welcome in the areas of:

Sustainable architecture
Sustainable planning and development
Building performance analysis
Whole life cycle assessment of buildings
Low impact construction materials and techniques
Environmental tradition

Publications

Rai, D., Sodagar, B., Fieldson, R. and Hu, X. (2011) Assessment of CO2 Emissions Reduction in a Distribution Warehouse, Energy, The International Journal, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2011, pp. 2271-2277, Elsevier, ISSN 0360-5442.

Sodagar, B., Deepak, R., Jones, B., Wihan, J. and Fieldson, R. (2011) The carbon reduction potential of strawbale housing, Building Research & Information, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2011, pp. 51–65, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN 0961-3218.

Odeyale, T., Sodagar, B. and Temple, N. (2010) Cultural Analysis of Impact of Food Production on the City Evolution in South West Nigeria, 17th International Conference on Urban Forum, ISUF, “Formation and persistence of Townscape” 20-23 August, University of Hamburg, Germany.

Odeyale, T., Sodagar, B. and Temple, N. (2010) Sustainable Architecture and Food Production: Impact of Modernity on the Traditional Urban Form, The Second International Conference on Sustainable Architecture & Urban Development – (SAUD), University of Jordan, 12-14 July. In “Sustainable Architecture and Development", Vol. 4, Eds Lehmann, S., Al-Waer, H. Al-Qawasami, J. CSAAR Press, pp.341-353.

Odeyale, T., Sodagar, B. and Temple, N. (2010) Indigenous Cultures, Meanings and Metaphors in the Vernacular Building Traditions in South West Nigeria, On-line Conference Proceeding of the Cultural Role of Architecture Conference, 23- 25 June, University of Lincoln, Lincoln.

Sodagar, B. and Fieldson, R. (2009), (Guest Editors), Eco –Deconstruction, Special Issue, Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) Journal, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Vol. 11, Issue 3.

Deepak, R., Sodagar, B., Fieldson, R. and Hu, X. (2009) Emission reduction potential of a building life cycle, conference paper presented at the 5th international Unesco Sponsored Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Sep 29-Oct 3, 2009. Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Sodagar, B., Deepak, R., Murphy, J. and Altan, H. (2009) The role of eco-refurbishment in sustainable construction and built environment, conference paper presented at 3rd CIB International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (SASBE), June 15-19 2009, Delft. The paper won the Best paper Prize.

Fieldson, R., Deepak, D. and Sodagar, B. (2009) Towards a framework for early estimation of lifecycle carbon footprinting of buildings in the UK, Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) Journal (refereed), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Vol. 11 – Issue 2, June , pp 66-75.

Sodagar, B., Fieldson R. (2008) Towards a low carbon construction practice. Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) Journal (refereed), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Vol. 10, Issue 3, October, pp 101-108.

Sodagar, B., Fieldson, R., Gilroy Scott, B. (2008) Design for Sustainable Architecture and Environments. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability (refereed), Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Vol 4, Number 4.

Sodagar, B., Fieldson, R., Gilroy Scott, B. (2008) Design for Sustainable Architecture and Environments, conference paper presented atthe 4th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 4-7 January, Trengganu, Malaysia.

Sodagar, B., Chilton, J., Gilroy Scott, B. and Lowthrop, N. (2007) Integration of teaching and research: design development for a range of autonomous buildings, The 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), 22-24 November, Singapore.

Sodagar, B., Chilton, J., Gilroy Scott, B., Lowthrop, N. and Fieldson, R. (2007) Design Development for a Community Hall: the architecture of a sustainable building in Lincolnshire, Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ) (peer refereed), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Vol. 9, Issue 1, March, pp 12-20, ISSN 1469-4891.

Sodagar, B. (2007) The teaching of technology in Lincoln School of Architecture, The Second Architectural Academics Conference, Aston Business School, Birmingham, 19th-20th February.

Sodagar, B., Chilton, J., Gilroy Scott, B., Lowthrop, N (2006) Design development for a range of autonomous eco-buildings, Rethinking Sustainable Construction 2006: Next Generation Green Buildings, Sarasota, Florida, USA, 19-22 September.

Do, V., Young, A., Sodagar, B. and Hyde, P. (2006) An Approach for Sustainable Architecture for Office Building in Vietnam, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability (peer refereed), Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, ISSN 1832-2077, Vol.2, Issue 3, pp51-66. The paper was selected by the editors from the ten highest-ranked papers emerging from the referee process and was awarded the International Award for Excellence In the area of environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, May 2007.

Sodagar, B., Tuite, C., Duignan, A. and Spychala, D. (2004) Innovative materials,Central and Eastern European Conference on Sustainable Building, Warsaw, Poland 27-29 October.

Sodagar, B., Raynor, D., Blanchard, J., Taylor, K. (2002) Sustainable Housing Design for the 21st Century, the Third International Sustainable Building Conference, Oslo, 23–25 September.

Sodagar, B., Zumbé, J. And Amarantidou, K. (2002) New Buildings, New Spaces - Planning a Sustainable Environment, the Third International Sustainable Building Conference, Oslo, 23–25 September.

Sodagar, B. (2002) Environmental Performance Analysis: Proposed new Welton Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Design Advice Report: DA/2111369.

Sodagar, B. (2001) Environmental Performance Analysis: Proposed new Learning Resource Centre. Trinity and All Saint College, University of Leeds. Design Advice Report: DA/2078140.

Sodagar, B. (2001) Environmental Performance Analysis: Preston Primary School - Energy monitoring and improvement, Hull, Design Advice Report: DA/2085434.

Sodagar, B. (1999) Environmental Performance Analysis: Change of Use – Refurbishment of an industrial ware house to provide a major textile factory. Interface Fabric LtD, Mirfield, Design Advice report: DA/20549927.

Grylls, C., Sodagar, B. and Raynor, D. (2000) The Integration of a New Intelligent Photovoltaic Facade within a New Environmental Strategy for the Building Occupied by the School of Architecture at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Hull, England,16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Glasgow, 1-5 May.

Sodagar, B., Hodges, D. (1998) Energy Performance Monitoring Project, - Research Report, Funded by North Hull Housing Action Trust, Kingston upon Hull, UK.

Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1994) Selection of Zones for Simulation of Building Thermal Performance, BEP 94 Building Environmental Performance: Facing the Future, University of York, 6-8 April.

Wiltshire, J., Warren, B. and Sodagar, B.(1994) Overheating Risk Assessment in Offices, International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, Volume 2, Building Research Establishment (BRE), UK, pp2.46 - 2.102.

Warren, B. and Sodagar, B.(1994) Selection of Zones for Assessment by Computer Simulation, International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, Volume 2, Building Research Establishment (BRE), UK, pp4.1.1 – 4.1.22.

Warren, B. and Sodagar, B.(1994) The Interpretation of Overheating Risk, International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, Volume 2, Building Research Establishment (BRE), UK, pp4.5.1 – 4.5.11.

Warren, B. and Sodagar, B.(1991) Cross Comparison of Performance Assessment Methods, Section 3: Information Definition - Program Configuration, research report for International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, IEA21RN149/91.

Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1991) Performance Assessment Methodology, Warrant 6: Development of Domestic Performance Assessment Issues, research report for Department of Environment.

Wiltshire, J., Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1991) Design Tool Evaluation, research report for International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, IEA21RN96/91.

Wiltshire, J., Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1991) Performance Assessment Methods: Overheating Risk Assessment in Houses, research report for International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, IEA21RN248/92.

Wiltshire, J., Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1991) Performance Assessment Methods: Annual "Useful" Energy Audit, research report for International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, IEA21RN30/90.

Wiltshire, J., Warren, B. and Sodagar, B. (1991) Overheating Risk, research report for International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 21, Sub Task B, Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Appropriate use of Programs, IEA21RN94/91.

Sodagar, B. and Warren, B. (1990) Window Design in Hot Dry Climates, International CIB Symposium on Energy, Moisture and Climate in Buildings, Rotterdam, 3-6 September.

Sodagar, B. and Warren, B. (1989) the Effect of Mass on Comfort and Energy Requirements, XIth CIB International Congress on the Quality for Building Users throughout the World, Paris, 19-23 June.

Warren, B., Wiltshire, J. and Sodagar, B. (1988) Calculation procedures and weather data, CIBSE Symposium on Weather Data and its Applications, London, 9 May.

Recent research projects

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with NPS Property Consultants Limited. To design and implement a Green House Gas (GHG) predictive modeling framework to forecast carbon emissions and to create a management tool for GHG reduction strategy.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Ongoing, Value: £100,300
Funding body: TSB

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with Longhurst Group Ltd. To examine the optimum design solutions to achieve higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes and to improve the design quality of new housing developments.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Ongoing, Value: £100,300
Funding body: Technology Strategy Board

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with JHWalters LLP. Development of a database of technologies and develop tools/models for renewable advisers to compare technologies and design techniques, including cost/benefit analysis to allow optimal systems to be selected.

Co-Initiator and Academic Lead
Ongoing, Value: £100,300
Funding body: Technology Strategy Board

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTPs) in partnership with Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA). To develop an Environmental Impact Management Programme for the road marking sector to equip managers with the competencies and tools to improve business and environmental performance.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Ongoing, Value: £32,300
Funding body: TSB

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with Simons Group Ltd. To develop a methodology and IT based tool for the assessment of the “carbon footprint” of buildings designed and constructed by the Simons Group, and to implement this in the processes and systems of the company.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Completed in November 2009 (KTP rating: Very Good)
Value £113,696

Funding bodies: DTI

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with Lincolnshire Community Foundation – To optimize the usage of over 800 properties for the Community and to help parochial church councils and community groups around Lincolnshire to adapt their buildings and neighbourhoods to create socially mixed and diverse communities.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Completed in January 2010 (KTP rating: Outstanding)
Value £120,924

Funding bodies: AHRC and ESRC

Closing the loop - to explore the benefits of improved visualisation, presentation and analysis techniques that are available through Immersive Virtual Reality Technology (IVRT) to facilitate the attainment of sustainable buildings.

Co-Initiator and Investigator
Completed in March 2010, Value £48,194
Funding body: Sustainable construction iNET Higher Education Collaboration Fund.
(With Northampton University)

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project (KTP) in partnership with Hill Holt Wood Social Enterprise - Development of a range of eco-energy buildings for Hill Holt Wood (HHW) Social Enterprise. The designs of all eco-buildings were generated in my design studios.

Knowledge Base Supervisor
Completed in August 2007 (KTP rating: Outstanding)
Value: £100,734
Funding body: DTI

Low Impact Buildings – retrofit for the future (Phase 1) – In partnership with Hull City Council, Saint Gobain (Uk), ARUP and ECOTEC. Re-design and modification of an existing social housing in City of Hull to maximise GHG carbon reduction savings.

Co - Initiator and Investigator
Completed in March 2010, Value: £19,500
Funding body: Technology Strategy Board

Low Impact Buildings – retrofit for the future (Phase 1) – In partnership with Servite Facilities Management Ltd , Saint Gobain (Uk), ARUP and ECOTEC. Re-design and modification of an existing terrace property in Northhampton to maximise GHG carbon reduction savings.

Co - Initiator and Investigator
Completed in March 2010, Value: £19,200
Funding body: Technology Strategy Board

Strawbale Social Housing – In partnership with Amazonails and North Kestevan Council. Thermal modeling, monitoring and post occupanvcy evaluation of a pair of semi-detached strawbale houses as prototypes for the local authority.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Completed in April 2010, Value: £8,000
Funding body: Sustainable construction iNET Higher Education Collaboration Fund.

Towards low carbon construction practice – To document methodologies and assessment tools and their applications in assessing “carbon footprint” of buildings.

Initiator and Principal Investigator
Completed September 2008, Value: £3,500
Funding body: Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Design of Woodland Sustainable Community Hall - Resulting from the Hill Holt Wood KTP, additional external funding of £257,500 (£157,500 from WREN and £100,000 from Lincolnshire Enterprise) was secured by Hill Holt Wood (January 2007) for the construction of the Community Hall. The design of the Hall was generated through a student design competition in my design studio in 2005-06. The exercise demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating teaching and research in design-based disciplines. The structure is being constructed using locally sourced materials and is designed to be ‘renewable’ whilst exceeding all the requirements of the current Building Regulations. The success of this approach will be assessed post-construction via an integrated Post Occupancy Evaluation and a monitoring program. The project is intended to provide a detailed investigation of a practical approach to the design of self sufficient “off the grid” methodologies for building design and thus it defines a model for education and replication. Design characteristics include;

self sufficiency in electricity production using photo voltaic, wind energy and the existing off grid generator.
self sufficiency in water use and disposal
self sufficiency in waste treatment
low energy lighting
efficient envelope using super-insulation, thermal storage, high specification glazing and air-tightness
the construction include rammed earth walls with a shingled reciprocal roof
construction started in March 2008, expected to be completed in 2009.

Images of work – Hill Holt Wood Woodland Community Hall

Links

Construction Emissions Community of Practice – CECoP

Hill Holt Wood