Professor Simon Rees
- Position
- Professor of Building Energy Systems
- Areas of expertise
- Building energy and renewable systems; geothermal heating and cooling; energy geotechnics; thermal energy storage; thermal energy networks; building simulation methods
- S.J.Rees@leeds.ac.uk
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- School
- School of Civil Engineering
Professor Simon Rees's research interests are in the field of Building Engineering Physics and geothermal heating and cooling systems. These interests can be summarised as sustainable building design, energy simulation and dynamic thermal modelling methods, room heat transfer, thermal networks and geothermal systems. The most significant theme of his work has been geothermal heating and cooling systems. He also has interests in the history and philosophy of technology and the metaphysics of material objects with application to design and the principles of the circular economy.
Current work focuses on the design of office buildings and their ventilation systems and how they are changing in response to the pandemic and hybrid working trends. This work is being done in collaboration with the Leeds University Business School and a wide range of stakeholder organisations in an ESRC funded project ‘Adapting Offices for the Future of Work’.