Emeka Efe Osaji FCIBSE
Lecturer (Teaching) in Building Services Engineering
College of Engineering, Environment and Science
Email: ae2672@coventry.ac.uk
Biography
Emeka is a Lecturer (Teaching) in Building Services Engineering.
He serves (or served) as a Module Leader for modules, such as:
- 4039ECE (MAY-AUG Construction Technologies)
- 4042EXQ (JAN-MAY Domestic Building Science and Services)
- 4044EXQ (SEP-JAN Construction Materials)
- 4047EXQ (JAN-MAY Building Project 1)
- 4050EXQ (SEP-JAN Building Practice)
- 5049EXQ (JAN-MAY Building Project 2)
He serves as Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Project Supervisor and Marker.
He is the CEES Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Council School of the Environment Representative.
He serves as the CEES Contact for Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE).
He serves as Apprentice Academic Mentor (AAM) and Workplace Learning Advisor (WPLA).
He is Academic Conduct Officer (ACO) to investigate academic misconduct plagiarism and collusion.
He is a recipient of Advance HE’s Teaching Excellence Programme certificate. It is aligned with the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) Descriptor 3. It demonstrates expertise in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Assessment and Feedback, Retention and Attainment, and Employability. He also has certificates in Module Leading, Module Tutoring, Module Marking, and Project Supervising.
Emeka is a recipient of BES and BArch (MSc Architecture) degrees and is a DEng Researcher.
Research interests
Emeka’s areas of interest include:
- Building Energy, Environmental Assessment Certification (BEEAC) Tools
- Building Performance Evaluation
- Building Services Engineering
- CIBSE Guides and Technical Memoranda (TM)
- Energy Certification Compliance
- RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge Targets and Sustainable Outcome Metrics
- RIBA Plan of Work 2020
- Sustainable Architecture
- Sustainable Construction
- Urban Sustainability of Public Buildings
Qualifications
He is a recipient of professional qualifications that include:
- Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (MASHRAE)
- Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
- Chartered Scientist (CSci)
- Fellow of Forum for the Built Environment (FFB)
- Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
- Academician of Academy of Urbanism (AoU)
- Fellow of Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (FCIBSE)
Career overview
Emeka serves (or served) in roles, such as: Committee, Scientific Committee, Board, Editorial Board and Panel Memberships; Lectureships; CIBSE, Academy of Urbanism, and Royal Academy of Engineering Mentorships; Module Leaderships; Teaching Fellowships; Tutorship; Directorships; School Governorship; Editorships; Chairpersonships; and Research Work Package Leaderships.
Research interests
Emeka’s research interests include investigation into why Display Energy Certificate (DEC) and Recommendation Report (RR) non-lodgement occurred in the United Kingdom (UK).
Contributions to knowledge by this research have been the first-ever synthesis of key data. For instance, in the Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2018 Proceedings, his research is described as “the first independent synthesis of data of this kind, which provides evidence on Display Energy Certificate (DEC) and Advisory Report (AR) Local Government compliance in Northern England”. In the CIBSE Journal December 2017 issue, his research is described as “the first independent synthesis of UK central government compliance with DECs and ARs …”.
This research has led to him becoming a recipient of awards, such as:
- Research, Innovation, Sustainability, Enterprise (RISE) Awards 2022 Highly Commended Award for Building Consultancy and Surveying, and Chairs Commendation for Outstanding Work in Building and Surveying - Energy.
- RISE 2021 Highly Commended Award for Field and Laboratory Research.
- RISE 2019 Highly Commended Award for Knowledge Transfer.
Charity and memberships
Emeka serves in roles and external activities, such as those available at https://www.linkedin.com/in/emeka-efe-osaji-fcibse-a032bb70/ and shown below:
- CIBSE Fellows Network Committee Inaugural Engagement and Outreach Champion. Available at https://www.cibse.org/get-involved/fellows-network/cibse-fellows-network-committee
- Chair of CIBSE Energy Performance Group (23,464 members globally). Available at https://www.cibse.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/energy-performance-group/energy-performance-committee-2024-2025
- CIBSE Resilient Cities Group Committee Member. Available at https://www.cibse.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/resilient-cities-group/resilient-cities-groups-committee-2024-2025
- CIBSE Building Simulation Group Committee Member. At https://www.cibse.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/building-simulation-group/building-simulation-group-committee-2024-2025
- CIBSE Council Member (Advises the CIBSE Board on policy). Available at https://www.cibse.org/about-cibse/governance/our-people/cibse-council/members-of-council
- Visiting Lecturer in Environmental Management at the University of Hertfordshire
Emeka’s affiliations/memberships include:
- Member of the ASHRAE UK Midlands Chapter
- Member of Academy for Social Justice
- Member of the Energy Managers Association
- Member of International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and IBPSA-England
Publications and press
Publications and press related to Emeka include the following:
- Coventry University (2024) Group academic celebrated as Royal Academy of Engineering role model. Cynthia Moktan, Staff Communications and Engagement Officer, December 12. Retrieved from: https://livecoventryac.sharepoint.com/sites/staff-news/SitePages/Group-academic-celebrated-as-Royal-Academy-of-Engineering-role-model.aspx
- Powers, I.G. and Osaji, E.E. (2024) Reflections on Being a Building Services Engineering Apprentice and Mentee at WSP and Coventry University. Carbon Bites, November.
- Osaji, E.E. (2024) Briefing Report on the “Leading on Allyship: Navigating the Race Riots” Arup-AFBE Event. Coventry: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, Coventry University.
- Osaji, E.E. (Chair and Ed.) (2024) Understanding and Achieving Energy Efficiency and Net Zero by 2050 [Presentation PDF Documents and Recording]. CIBSE Energy Performance Group (EPG) Power Hour 2024 (1) Webinar. 26 July. Available from: https://www.cibse.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/energy-performance-group/power-hours
- Osaji, E.E. (Ed.) (2024) Editorial. Infrastructure Asset Management, 11(2) June, pp. 57-58. Available from: https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.1680/jinam.2024.11.2.57
- Osaji, E.E. (2024) Vision for CIBSE Energy Performance Group (EPG) in 2024-2025 [Keynote Speech PowerPoint Slides]. CIBSE EPG-YEPG (Young EPG) Annual General Meeting. 22 April. Retrieved from: https://www.cibse.org/media/ysnb3ka3/vision_cibse-epg-2024-25_ee-osaji-v3.pdf
- Osaji, E.E. (Ed.) (2023) Editorial. Infrastructure Asset Management, 10(2) June, pp. 55-56. Available from: https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.1680/jinam.2023.10.2.55
Emeka’s further publications are available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emeka-Osaji/research
