Dr Andy Shea is a Senior Lecturer in Building Physics in the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering.

Andy Shea joined the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering in December 2008, having previously held the positions of Research Engineer at the former BBSRC Silsoe Research Institute, Senior Researcher at Oxford University, and Research Assistant at the University of Sheffield. Additionally, Andy has many years’ experience in the construction industry, having worked as both engineering design consultant and contractor. He is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, and the Wind Engineering Society. Andy is a winner of CIBSE´s prestigious Leon Gaster Award and Napier Shaw Bronze Medal. 

Research

Andy's main research interests and experience span a range of building environmental performance themes primarily the thermal performance of building materials, natural ventilation of buildings, lighting, and development of building energy simulation models. He has strong links to industry and works closely with designers and manufacturers engaged in the development of high performance natural building materials for use in construction. His research has been supported by a variety of funders including, EPSRC, TSB, EU, and UK industry. Current and recent research projects include: Supergen Energy Networks Hub; Horizon Europe INBUILT project; AHRC Transforming Housing and Homes for Future Generations; Interreg H2020 Circular Bio-based Construction Industry; EP/N021479/1 and FITS-LCD: Fabric Integrated Thermal Storage for Low-Carbon Dwellings, as well as a range of industry and KTP-funded projects.

Interested in supervising students studying:

• Hygrothermal performance of Natural Fibre Insulation (NFI) materials
• Retrofit applications for NFI
• Innovative bio-based materials for building applications (inc. mycelium, hemp, straw, wood fibre, sisal etc.)
• Green Hydrogen and hybrid heating systems applied to buildings
• Energy flexibility and the role of buildings in future energy networks
• Building energy performance evaluation and simulation including FEA of heat transfer effects in building components 

Andy is Managing Editor of the journal Building Services Engineering Research & Technology