Rate My Professor Richard Fitton

Professor Richard Fitton is Professor of Building Performance in the School of Science, Engineering & Environment at the University of Salford. He holds a PhD by Publication awarded in 2016 on the topic of The Thermal Energy Performance of Domestic Dwellings in the UK and a BSc in Building Surveying. A Chartered Building Surveyor and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Professor Fitton serves as Technical Director of the Energy House 2.0 project, a world-leading building physics test facility at the University of Salford. He has authored over 80 publications focused on building energy performance and measurement. His research specializations include building physics, energy performance of buildings, insulation, thermography, climate change, energy pathology and building surveying. Professor Fitton delivers a range of modules in the fields of energy efficiency and building surveying.

He serves on the UK Government’s Committee on Fuel Poverty, advising on the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing fuel poverty. Professor Fitton leads international task groups developing standards for energy performance assessment. He is Chair of the British Standard for Retrofit Assessment and serves on the SAP Scientific Integrity Group at the Building Research Establishment, which oversees the UK’s domestic energy model. He is also a panel member of the RICS Residential Professional Group and co-leads an International Energy Agency Annex developing methods to use smart meter data to derive energy-efficiency metrics in dwellings. Professor Fitton’s work contributes to advancements in building performance assessment and retrofit practices.