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Dr Eshrar Latif
(he/him)
BArch, MSc, MSc, PhD, Certified Passive House Designer
Senior Lecturer
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am an Associate Professor at the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), Cardiff University, UK. Within WSA, I hold the role of Course Director for the MSc Sustainable Mega Buildings program and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee, responsibilities that align with my passion for sustainable architecture and ethical academic practices. I have contributed significantly to various research, consultancy, and infrastructure grants, furthering the advancement of sustainable architectural paradigms. I co-authored the book titled 'Thermal Insulation Materials for Building Applications in 2019, a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing knowledge in the realm of sustainable construction materials. In essence, my professional journey has been characterised by an unwavering dedication to advancing sustainable architectural practices through education, research, and ethical leadership within the academic sphere.
Responsibilities
- Programme Leader: MSc Sustainable Mega-Buildings
- Module leader: Sustainable Mega-Buildings Overview
- Module leader: Sustainable Service Systems for Mega-Buildings
- Module leader: Sustainable Mega-Buildings Design
- Module leader: Climate. Comfort and Energy (CCE)
Civic Activities
- Member, Cardiff University Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Working Group
- Member, WSA Green Impact Committee
- Member, WSA School Research Ethics Committee
External activities
Journal Reviewer
- Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
- Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
- Building and Environment (Elsevier)
- Composite Part B: Engineering (Elsevier)
- Engineering Structures (Elsevier)
- Springer Nature
- Buildings (MDPI)
- Energies (MDPI)
- Sustainability (MDPI)
- Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (Springer)
External Esteem
- Senior member of RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures)
- Review board memeber of 'Information' (MDPI, IF 1.88)
- Review board member of International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
- Senior member of Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering
- Member of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- Associate member (AMEI) of Energy Institute, UK
Other information
- Certified Passive House Designer
- Certified Construction Lifecycle Assessment Specialist
- Leed Green Associate
- EU Prof/Trac certified training expert in NZEB principles
- APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
- STEM Ambassador
- Registered as an Architect in Bangladesh
Research
Research interests
- Hygrothermal performance of bio-based thermal insulation materials
- Hygrothermal performance of hemp-lime
- Energy performance monitoring of buildings and test cells
- Laboratory-based experiments related to building physics
- Innovative construction materials
- Low energy building design
- Simulation of heat and mass transfer.
- Indoor Air Quality
- Circular Economy for Sustainable Buildings
- Urban level sustainability
Research Awards
- Principal investigator, Hemp-lime Building Monitoring and optimisation Project November 2022.
- Principal investigator, Hygrothermal Modelling of Bath Abbey, September 2021.
- Co-investigator, DURALAB, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, September 2021.
- Co-investigator in GW4 initiator grant 'Circular economy for affordable, low-carbon secondary raw materials' (IF11-003), grant awarded in January 2019.
Other Awards
- Outstanding reviewer award: Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
- Outstanding reviewer award: Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
- Outstanding reviewer award: Building and Environment (Elsevier)
Teaching
Teaching profile
Energy Balance (Climate, Comfort and Energy) Thermal Comfort (Climate, Comfort and Energy) Passive Buildings Climate Characterisation(Climate, Comfort and Energy) Micro-climate Modification (Climate, Comfort and Energy) Solar Energy (Climate, Comfort and Energy) Mega Buildings: typology, history and development,The socio-cultural implications of mega-building design Aesthetic, visual and skyline implications of mega buildings
Previously delivered lectures at Bath University on Hemp-lime, Natural Fibre Construction.
Biography
Before joining Cardiff University, Eshrar was a Research Officer in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Bath University working for the HEMPSEC project. The HEMPSEC Project was aimed at expanding the market for a pre-fabricated, pre-dried panelised system of Hemp-lime construction. It assures high quality construction, rapid on-site erection, optimal hygrothermal performance and results in energy and resource efficient buildings.
Eshrar obtained his professional Bachelor of Architecture award from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1999. Between 2000 and 2002, Eshrar worked as a junior architect in Bangladesh.
Eshrar completed his first MSc in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies ( Centre for Alternative Technology and UEL) in 2003. Between 2004 and 2008, Eshrar was involved in numerous architectural design projects in the UK.
Eshrar obtained his second MSc in Planning Practice and Research from Cardiff University in 2009. Eshrar was awarded a PhD studentship by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the industrial partners in the same year. He has completed his PhD on 'Hygrothermal performance of hemp based thermal insulation materials in the UK' in November 2013.
Eshrar was awarded a certificate in 'A systems approach to product and service design' from Cornell University, College of Engineering in 2010.
Eshrar is also a Certified Passive House Designer and a LEED Green Associate.
Honours and awards
Research Awards
- Co-investigator in GW4 initiator grant 'Circular economy for affordable, low-carbon secondary raw materials' (IF11-003), awarded grant in January, 2019.
Other Awards
- Outstanding reviewer award: Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
- Outstanding reviewer award: Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
- Outstanding reviewer award: Building and Environment (Elsevier)
Professional memberships
- Member of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- Associate memeber (AMEI) of Energy Institute, UK
- Senior member of Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering
Academic positions
2013-2016: Research Associate, University of Bath
Committees and reviewing
Journal Reviewer
- Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
- Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
- Building and Environment (Elsevier)
- Composite Part B: Engineering (Elsevier)
- Engineering Structures (Elsevier)
- Springer Nature
- Buildings (MDPI)
- Energies (MDPI)
- Sustainability (MDPI)
Member of Editorial Board
- International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Low energy buildings
- Sustainable building materials
- Bio-based building materials
- Hygrothermal performance of building materials
- Hygrothermal performance of building envelopes
- Thermal and hygrothermal simulation
Current supervision
Mohammed Alghafis
Research student
Adell Awaj
Research student
Salwa Albarssi
Research student
Monirh Aldagany
Research student
Contact Details
+44 29208 70217
Bute Building, Room 1.29, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
Research themes
Specialisms
- Architectural science and technology
- Architectural design
- Architectural engineering
- Building science, technologies and systems
- Construction materials
