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Dr Emmanuel Essah

Portrait of Dr Emmanuel Essah, Associate Professor in the School of Construction Management and Engineering
  • Interim Head of School
  • Module Convenor: Building Simulation Module (master's)
  • Labs and workshop activities

Areas of interest

My research interests span a number of areas, including improving and optimising the application of solar energy systems and technologies in the built environment, energy demand and management, the effects of moisture transport within buildings, indoor environmental quality and biophilic design and impact in the indoor environment.

I have worked on the integration of biophilia over the past 6 years, with ongoing research investigating, the improvement of indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and well-being by introducing plants into indoor spaces/offices.

In the area of energy demand and management in buildings, I am currently focusing on the characterisation of household electricity consumption; energy load monitoring; energy profiling; energy modelling; renewable energy (BIPV); building performance simulation and optimisation, using building simulation models (e.g., using IESVE, PVSyst, MATLAB, TAS) and measurements.

I have also worked on understanding the effect of flow patterns within the indoor environment remains complex but paramount to moisture transport phenomena, pollution dispersion and deposition. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this aspect of my research draws on my other areas to ensure the indoor environment is optimised for occupant’s health and well-being. 

Research centres and groups

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Research projects

  • International Cooperative Innovation in Low carbon & Green Buildings, Chongqing, China. “Impact of indoor environmental quality on energy consumption and management”. PI): (£18,750) (2018 –2020)
  • Review of the Legacy of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP), part of the Smart and Sustainable Districts (SSD) Climate-KIC flagship. (2014 – 2019), €3 million per year. Co-I: (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø’s contribution £250, 000).

  • National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa. Collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Award value £2,500 (2015 –2016), PI:
  • British Council. Global innovation initiative. “The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Indoor Air Quality in China: Evaluation of a Practical Intervention”. Co-I: £16,944 (2014 – 2016).
  • Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). European Union Grant. “Research Cooperation in Renewable Energy Technologies for Electricity Generation” (REELCOOP). Co-I: €398,144 (2013 – 2018).
  • ASHRAE Halton Foundation. Collaborative bid with Chongqing University, China “School indoor environmental and ventilation control strategies for children’s health and wellbeing”. Co-I. (2013 – 2015).

  • Foundation of Key Lab, Chongqing for research development in China. “To promote the activities of renewable technologies through research collaboration”.  PI: £10,000 (Visiting Scholar, 2012 – 2014).
  • Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). “To develop to market, place a zero-carbon active cooling system for buildings of the future”. Award value £110,708 (2009 – 2011), Lead academic supervisor.

Background

Before joining the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, Dr Emmanuel A. Essah held a Research Fellow position at Glasgow Caledonian University within the Research on Indoor Climate and Health (RICH) gro