Construction and the Built Environment staff

Dr Sid Ouldja

Lecturer in Digital Built Environment, Course Lead BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology

Dr. Sid Ahmed Ouldja is a Lecturer in Digital Built Environment and Course Lead for BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology at Birmingham City University. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University's School of Architecture, Civil & Building Engineering (2016-2021), an MSc in Sustainable Building Engineering from the University of...

Mr Panagiotis Patlakas

Panagiotis is a structural engineer with further qualifications in architecture and a strong interest in information technology. His research interests cover a range of topics in these fields, such as structural timber design, digital civil engineering, and sustainability. He is particularly interested in the development of...

Dr John J. Posillico

Senior Lecturer in Construction Management

Working within the construction industry, Dr Posillico has been accountable for financial, schedule and quality management, as well as the owner’s representation services of numerous projects across the United States and Canada. Ranging from large full-service healthcare facilities, unique heritage renovations/restorations...

Dr Khondokar Mizanur Rahman

Teaching and Research Fellow (Environmental Engineering)

Khondokar Mizanur Rahman is a Teaching and Research Fellow for Environmental Engineering at Birmingham City University. He has been involved in the field of environmental research since 2004. He has been a member of the Waste and Energy Research Group (WERG) since 2007, working in the field of sustainable waste management. ...

Dr Ghasson Shabha

Senior Lecturer

Ghasson is a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University. Ghasson has obtained his PhD in Architecture from Bath University, UK. He is an architect by profession with a wide range of experience in the design and property management of office, residential and commercial buildings. He has acted in an advisory capacity to...

Dr Saeed Talebi

College of Built Environment Academic Lead for Teaching Excellence and the Student Experience

Dr Saeed Talebi is an associate professor at the College of Built Environment. Saeed's research interests focus on the intersection between theory and practice. He has led research teams as either Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on funded projects, particularly in the fields of (a) digital examination of critical...

Wil Vincent

Assistant Lecturer

Wil Vincent is an Assistant Lecturer in the Built Environment, having graduated from both our undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Planning at Birmingham City University. He is Programme Leader for the Faculty’s Generalist Degree programmes, offering remedial support to student to maximise their chance for successes on...

Roger Wall

Senior Lecturer

Before joining the University in 2001, Roger worked for a water resource management consultancy specializing in IT solutions and GIS applications, and as a software engineer for a German consultancy firm. He has been involved in a number of European projects, including the IEE IEC-SME project related to energy efficiency...

Dr Hong Xiao

Associate Professor

Hong obtained his BEng in Industrial and Civil Buildings in 1985, and MSc in Construction Management in 1988 from Hunan University, China. He lectured there until 1998. He came to the UK in 1998 as an academic visitor sponsored by the Chinese Government, and then began his PhD study at the University of Wolverhampton. His PhD...