Malcolm Cook

Malcolm Cook

Professor of Building Performance Analysis

Malcolm Cook

Professor of Building Performance Analysis
Loughborough University
malcolm.cook@lboro.ac.uk

Biography

Malcolm graduated from Manchester University in 1991 with a degree in Mathematics before moving to Leicester University where he studied for a masters degree in Electromechanical Design. He then moved to De Montfort University, Leicester, where he completed his PhD in 1998 in the area of computational fluid dynamics modelling of natural ventilation. Between 1998 and 2008, Malcolm worked on several research projects at De Montfort in the area of low energy cooling and ventilation in buildings. He spent much of his time undertaking consultancy work for a variety of clients including architects, building services engineers and local government. The projects involved concept design work as well as detailed computer simulation. Malcolm moved to Loughborough University in September 2008 as a Reader in Building Performance Modelling and was awarded his chair in Building Performance Analysis in May 2012.

External Activities

Chairman IBPSA-England
Secretary CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group
Editorial board for International Journal of Ventilation

Broad Interests and Expertise

Energy use in non-domestic buildings and building performance modelling

Research Interests

Projects

W8LP3 Design and Performance of Naturally Ventilation in Non-Domestic Passivhaus Buildings

W5LP2 – Design Of An Advanced Cooling Tower For A Solar Decathlon House In Southern Europe

W5LP1 – The feasibility of natural ventilation in plus energy houses in Central Europe

W7LP1 – MRes project “Natural Ventilation in Schools: Window Design and Performance”

W2LP6 – The indoor air quality of a Victorian school with a post-1968 extension

W2LP6 – The indoor air quality of a Victorian school with a post-1968 extension

W2LP2 – What impact does a resistance path-way have on zonal air flow in naturally ventilated buildings?

W2LP2 – What impact does a resistance path-way have on zonal air flow in naturally ventilated buildings?

W2LP1 – Understanding CO2 dispersion and distribution in school classrooms

W2LP1 – Understanding CO2 dispersion and distribution in school classrooms

W3LP2 – Can Indoor Air Quality In Victorian Classrooms Satisfy Government Stipulated Requirements?

W5LP4 – Thermal comfort in non-uniform environments: real-time coupled CFD and human thermal-regulation modelling and validation

W3LP3 – Minimising excessive winter energy consumption in Victorian classrooms while maintaining acceptable indoor air quality

Supervisors