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Tadj Oreszczyn

Tadj Oreszczyn is Professor of Energy and Environment and Head of the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London. A physicist by background he has been involved in researching energy efficient buildings since 1979. He has directed many large multi-disciplinary research projects into energy and health, socio-technical issues in energy efficiency and moisture related problems in buildings.  Before becoming Professor of Energy and Environment Tadj was Director of the Energy Design Advice Scheme (EDAS) regional office based at the Bartlett, UCL. EDAS was a government funded initiative, which provided free energy advice to building professionals during the design and refurbishment of buildings. The scheme advised on over 1,200 building projects and identified more than £15 million per year in energy savings. Prior to joining the Bartlett he worked as a Senior Energy Consultant for Energy Conscious Design and a Higher Scientific Officer for the National Institute for Agricultural Engineering. His first degree was in Applied Physics followed by a PhD in Solar Energy. He has been involved in 76 research publications since 2001 attracting media coverage and resulting in changes to the Building Regulations. He was invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee on Energy Efficiency, co-author a paper for the special issue of the Lancet on Energy and Health and prepare a State of Science Review for the Office of Science and Innovation on How to Support Growth with Less Energy. Current research projects include:

• Evaluating the health impact of heating and energy  efficient improvements to fuel poor dwellings.  
• The use and energy consumption of domestic air  conditioning.  
• Occupant interaction with energy efficient  technologies and increasing energy use.  
• Ventilation and mould growth in  dwellings  
• Controlling the population of house dust mites by  environmental methods
  

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