Professor David Coley BSc, PhD Professor David Coley
David's research focuses on minimising the energy use of a building through a process of physical design and an understanding of occupant behaviour.
Research
- Minimising the energy use of buildings
- Physical design
- Understanding of occupant behaviour
- Citywide energy modelling
Projects
- PROMETHEUS
- ENLITEN, EP/K002724/1
This person is available to supervise research degree projects
Publications
Role
Dr David Coley was appointed Professor in the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in 2011.
Related posts
- Director of the Energy and the Design of Environments
- Director of Research for the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Career
Before joining the University of Bath David worked at the Centre for Energy and the Environment at Exeter University. Whilst at Exeter, his main interests were in low-energy design (including Passivhaus), renewables, estimating the impact of climate change on the built environment and evolutionary computation.
David has previously worked for the UK Atomic Energy Authority and is a founding member of a London-based hedge fund.
Alongside academic papers and reports for Government, David has written books on energy and climate change, genetic algorithms and rock climbing. He is a committee member of various national bodies on the built environment and on the editorial board of three journals.
Education
- BSc in Physics, Surrey University
- PhD in theoretical nuclear physics, Surrey University