Mr David Shiers

Principal lecturer and Director of undergraduate programmes

Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment

Research activities

Details of my research

• The relationship between property and the environment
• The environmental impact of construction products
• The investment implications of sustainable development
• Corporate social responsibility
• Occupier and user demand for ‘green’ buildings
• Environmental assessment tools

David has worked with a number of organisations including Prudential Property Investment Managers and The National Archive to develop ways to minimise the environmental impacts of property. He is also is a member of the international working commission on sustainable construction, CIB W-100. Before entering academia, David was a practicing architect for twelve years.

David is the co-author of the text book Sustainable Property Development and The Green Guide to Specification - an environmental profiling system for materials and components. This book is part of the BREEAM programme, the internationally recognised environmental assessment standard.

Find out more

• Research Interests and Publications
• School of the Built Environment

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