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Steve Goodhew

 

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Steve Goodhew

  • School of Architecture, Design and Environment (Faculty of Arts)
  • Address: Room 116, Reynolds, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Alternative telephone: +44 (0)1752 233664
  • Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232638
  • Email: S.Goodhew@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

Associate Head of School

 

Qualifications & background
PhD, MSc, BSc, FCIOB, FRSA, FHEA, PGCE. 

Professional membership
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Roles on external bodies
  

Chief Examiner, Core Studies, Chartered Institution of Building Examinations. (1990-2005)

Reviewer for the Journal of Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier.

Reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management,(JEAPM),(Managing sustainability within Construction Projects).

Reviewer for Scottish Natural Heritage, (Energy and the Natural Heritage).

Reviewer  for the Journal Production, Planning and Control, (Antecedents of rework in Construction Projects).

Reviewer, CIOB International Conference on Conservation Management in the Built Environment, 6 – 8 September 2005.
Reviewer, DEFRA, Partners in Innovation Programme.
Reviewer  for Construction Information Quarterly (CIQ), a CIOB publication.
CIOB accreditation panel member
Drafting member of ISO 9869 "Thermal insulation - Building elements - In-situ measurement of thermal resistance and thermal transmittance"

 


Staff serving as external examiners

External Examiner John Moores University validation of MSc Sustainability in the Built Environment.
External Examiner University of Wales for NEWI 
External Validation Panel Member Professional Doctorate Programme, Ecological building, University of Wales Institute, 
External Examiner Rammed Earth Mixtures, Dept of Civil Eng, University of Bath , 2008
External Examiner, Concerning the Use of Phase Change Materials in Storing Thermal Energy in Vernacular Buildings; School of Mechanical Engineering, Cranfield University, 2006

External Examiner, School of Science and the Environment, Coventry University.
External Examiner, Concerning Sustainable Perceptions across China of Building Professionals; Department of Building and Construction, City University. Hong Kong. 2005

 


Research interests
Building Science/Physics, Earth Buildings, Straw Bale buildings and moisture monitoring, Fire in Buildings, Sustainable Buildings, In situ thermal measurements of building materials.  

Grants & contracts
 

S. Goodhew and C. Williams, Steel Construction Institute investigation into the the vibration, Thermal and Acoustic performance of steel 'pod' student accommodation units in conjunction with Unite construction, 2000. £8033.00 +VAT Contract No 6343BB4S

RICS Education Trust funded investigation into the effects of listing upon building condition in three Cornish towns 2001.

DTI funded investigation into the viability of light earth construction in the UK. Research with Gaia Architects in situ monitoring of the thermal and moisture performance of light earth walling, 2001-2004. Contracts 3792BB4A and 3877BB4A Individual work package £ 8795.20, Total project approx £120,000.

RICS Education Trust funded Comparison of the effects of listing upon building condition between three Cornish Towns and three Devon Towns 2003.

Carbon Trust grant until December 2006 to investigate the in situ thermal properties of building materials; Project No 2003-11-110, £ 97,275.00 cost £124,046.

National Non-Food Crop Centre, with the Queens University Belfast, Investigation into the Thermal Properties of Hemp Lime Construction Materials, £12,500. Total project £76,000, Until December 2007
Great Western Research, (GWR), An investigation into the moisture performance of non-food-crop construction materials, £55,000 total with in-kind, £90.000, Until Jan 2010

 


Publications

Journal Articles
WILLIAMS, C., GOODHEW, S. and GRIFFITHS, R., 2011. The flexural strength of earth block masonry for sustainable walling in the UK . Structural Survey. vol 29 . (1), pp 46 - 62.
GOODHEW, S., CARFRAE, J., and  DE, WILDE, P., 2010. Challenges related to straw bale construction, Proceedings of the ICE, Engineering Sustainability, vol 163, (4), pp 185 -189.
PARSONS, D., GOODHEW, S., FEWKES, A. and DE, WILDE, P., 2010. Rain water systems utilized within dwellings; do UK house builders recognize a need? Urban Water Journal. vol 7  (4) , pp. 257-265.
CARFRAE, J., DE, WILDE, P., LITTLEWOOD, JR., GOODHEW, S. and WALKER, P., 2010. Development of a cost effective probe for the long term monitoring of straw bale buildings . Building and Environment. vol 46  (1) , pp. 156-164.
WILLIAMS, C., GOODHEW, S., GRIFFITHS, R. and WATSON, L., 2010. The feasibility of earth block masonry for building sustainable walling in the United Kingdom . Journal of Building Appraisal. vol 6  (2) , pp. 99-108.
PILKINGTON, B., GOODHEW, S. and DE, WILDE, P., 2010. In situ thermal conductivity measurements of building materials with a thermal probe . Journal of Testing and Evaluation. vol 38  (3) , pp. 339-346. 
 
DEVERELL, R., GOODHEW, S., GRIFFITHS, R. and DE, WILDE, P., 2009. The noise insulation properties of non-food-crop walling for schools and colleges: a case study . Journal of Building Appraisal. vol 5  (1) , pp. 29-40. 
 
DE, WILDE, P., GRIFFITHS, R. and GOODHEW, S., 2008. Evolution and validation of a thermal probe model . Journal of Building Performance Simulation. vol 2 (2), pp 85-94. 
 
PILKINGTON, B., GRIFFITHS, R., GOODHEW, S. and DE, WILDE, P., 2008. Thermal probe technology for buildings: the transition from laboratory to field measurements . Journal of Architectural Engineering. vol 14  (4) , pp. 111-118.
DE, WILDE, P., GRIFFITHS, R. and GOODHEW, S., 2008. Validation of data analysis routines for a thermal probe apparatus using numerical data sets . Building Simulation. vol 1  (1) , pp. 36-46.
 
MCGILLIGAN, C., DE, WILDE, P. and GOODHEW, S., 2008. An assessment of the potential returns of energy certificates for the UK household sector . Journal of Financial Property and Construction. vol 13 .  (3)
 
GOODHEW, S. and GRIFFITHS, R., 2005. Sustainable earth walls to meet the building regulations . Energy and Buildings. vol 37  (5) , pp. 451-459.
 
GOODHEW, S., GRIFFITHS, R. and MORGAN, C., 2005. Investigation into the variations of moisture content of two buildings constructed with light earth walls . Journal of Architectural Engineering. vol 11  (4) , pp. 147-156.
 
GOODHEW, SMR. and GRIFFITHS, R., 2004. Analysis of thermal-probe measurements using an iterative method to give sample conductivity and diffusivity data . Journal of Applied Energy. vol 77, pp. 205-223.
 
GOODHEW, S., GRIFFITHS, R. and WOOLLEY, T., 2004. An investigation of the moisture content in the walls of a straw-bale building . Building and Environment. vol 39  (12) , pp. 1443-1451.
 
MURRAY, PE., DONOHOE, S. and GOODHEW, S., 2004. Flexible learning in construction education: a building pathology case study . Structural Survey. vol 22 .  (5)
 
GOODHEW, SMR., FITZGERALD, D. and SOUTHCOMBE, C., 1999. Water efficient dwellings; do UK housebuilders recognise a need? Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction.
 
WATSON, L. and GOODHEW, SMR., 1998. Establishing the thermal performance of earth buildings . Building Conservation Journal. vol 19  (Spring) , pp. 9-10.
 
GOODHEW, SMR., BIRD, PAD. and PATERSON, I., 1997. The financial implications of using natural ventilation to reduce the levels of radon gas within an existing 'period' dwelling . Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction. vol 2  (2) , pp. 85-102.


Conference Proceedings
Cui, J., Goodhew, S. and Fewkes, 2011. A. A Preliminary Case Study in the Built Environment Applying Smart Environment Techniques of Monitoring and Data Analysis. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011, Sydney, Australia, November 14-16 2011 (page numbers to be confirmed).
 
Taylor, T., Littlewood, J., Goodhew, S., Geens, A., Counsell, J., Hooper, J., Blanch, T., and Sharp, D. In -construction testing of the thermal performance of dwellings using thermography. In: Third International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2011 (SEB'11), Marseille, France, 1-3 June 2011
 
Cui, J., Goodhew, S. and Chilton, J. (2011) The monitoring and assessment of indoor environment and domestic electricity use in a preliminary post-occupancy case study. In: Third International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2011 (SEB'11), Marseille, France, 1-3 June 2011
GOODHEW, S., 2010. Building performance and sustainable construction [keynote presentation] . In: Building Performance and Sustainable Construction, EMUA Postgraduate Conference, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, 14 September 2010.
ALAMIN, S., FEWKES, A. and GOODHEW, S., 2010. Investigating the sustainability of water management in Alwahat, Libya . In: The Sustainable City 2010: Sixth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain,14 - 16 April 2010.  
DE, WILDE, P., GRIFFITHS, R., GROVE, S. and GOODHEW, S., 2009. Progress in simulation of a thermal probe: modelling the probe to sample conductance . In: Building Simulation 2009, Eleventh International IBPSA Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 27-30 July 2009. 
CARFRAE, J., DE, WILDE, P., LITTLEWOOD, JR., GOODHEW, S. and WALKER, P., 2009. Detailing the effective use of rainscreen cladding to protect straw bale walls in combination with hygroscopic, breathable finishes . In: Detail Design in Architecture 8 - Translating Sustainable Design into Sustainable Construction, Cardiff, 4-8 September 2009. 
GOODHEW, J., GOODHEW, S., AUBURN, T., DE, WILDE, P. and PAHL, S., 2009. A preliminary investigation of the potential for thermographic images to influence householders' understanding of home energy consumption . In: 25th ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2009.  
 CARFRAE, J., DE, WILDE, P., LITTLEWOOD, JR., GOODHEW, S. and WALKER, P., 2009. Long term evaluation of the performance of a straw bale house built in a temperate maritime climate . In: 11th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT 2009), Bath, 6-9 September 2009 .   Walker, P., Ghavami, K., Paine, K., Heath, A., Lawrence, M. and Fodde, E., eds.,
CARFRAE, J., DE, WILDE, P., GOODHEW, S., WALKER, P. and LITTLEWOOD, JR., 2008. Totnes Eco House: interaction between design and in-situ monitoring . In: The Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference: Towards Zero Energy Building, Dublin, Ireland, 22-24 October 2008.   
 
DE, WILDE, P., MURRAY, PE., GOODHEW, S. and TURPIN-BROOKS, S., 2008. Developments in the curriculum of environmental building at the University of Plymouth . In: BEAR 2008: International Conference in Building Education and Research, Kandalama, Sri Lanka, 11-15 February 2008.  
 
GOODHEW, S., 2007. Sustainable building materials . In: Cutting the Costs: Towards Energy Efficient Controlled Environments. UK Controlled Environment Users' Group, University of Aberystwyth, 2007 .   pp. 6-8.
 
DE, WILDE, P., GRIFFITHS, R., PILKINGTON, B. and GOODHEW, S., 2007. Simulation of heat flow from a line source in support of the development of a thermal probe . In: Sun, Wind and Architecture: PLEA 2007, 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Singapore, 22-24 November, 2007.  
 
MCGILLIGAN, C., GOODHEW, S., DE, WILDE, P. and GOODHEW, S., 2007. An assessment of potential impact of article 7 of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive on the UK household sector . In: Building Simulation in the SouthWest, IBPSA England Symposium, Plymouth, 16 November 2007 [CD-ROM] .   De, Wilde, P., ed.
 
GOODHEW, S., GRIFFITHS, R., DE, WILDE, P. and SIMMONDS, T., 2007. Monitoring of straw bale and non-food-crop based walling systems . In: Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies Conference, Coventry, 11-13 June 2007 .   pp. 697-703 .
 
DE, WILDE, P. and GOODHEW, S., 2006. Towards key performance indicators for 'environmental building' . In: Clever Design, Affordable Comfort: PLEA 2006, 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland, 06-08 September, 2008 .   pp. 809-814 .
 
PILKINGTON, B., DE, WILDE, P., GOODHEW, S. and GRIFFITHS, R., 2006. Development of a probe for measuring in-situ the thermal properties of building materials . In: Clever Design, Affordable Comfort: PLEA 2006, 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland, 06-08 September, 2008 .   pp. 665-670 .
 
MURRAY, PE., GOODHEW, S. and TURPIN-BROOKS, S., 2006. Environmental sustainability: sustainable construction education – a UK case study . In: 2nd International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Hanoi, Vietnam, 09-12 January, 2006 .  
 
GOODHEW, SMR., TURPIN-BROOKS, S. and TAPP, T., 2003. E-learning in design, construction and property: case studies in motivation . In: CIB Working Commission W89, Building Education and Research (BEAR) Conference, Salford, March, 2003 .  
 
GOODHEW, SMR., GRIFFITHS, R., WATSON, L. and SHORT, D., 2000. Some preliminary studies of the thermal properties of Devon cob walls . In: Terra 2000, 8th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture .  
 
GOODHEW, SMR., 1999. The use of thermal simulation to aid a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving for the low energy design of buildings . In: EAAE Conference, Architecture and Engineering, 04-06 February, 1999 .  
 
GOODHEW, SMR., BIRD, PAD. and MURRAY, PEM., 1996. The effects of natural ventilation on radon concentrations within an existing dwelling . In: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Construction and Building Research Conference (COBRA 96), September, 1996 .    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors , London.
 
GOODHEW, SMR., GRINDLEY, PC. and PROBERT, SD., 1996. Thermal performance of a west country cob cottage . In: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Construction and Building Research Conference (COBRA '95), Heriott Watt University, September, 1995 .    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors pp. 177-186 .
 
GOODHEW, SMR. and GRIFFITHS, R., 1995. The reasoning behind the investigation into the thermal properties of cob walling . In: Out of Earth II, Plymouth Earth Building Centre & ITCOMOS Dartington, May 1995 .   Watson, L. and Harries, R., eds.,  University of Plymouth pp. 87-89 .
 
GOODHEW, SMR., GRINDLEY, PC. and PROBERT, SD., 1995. The composition, thermal conductivity and specific heat of cob earth walling . In: STREMA'95: 4th International Conference on Structural Studies of Historic Buildings, Crete, May, 1995 .   Brebbia, CA. and Leftheris, B., eds.,  Computational Mechanics Publications pp. 205-213 .





Goodhew, S M R Grindley, P C Probert, S D 1995. The composition, thermal conductivity and specific heat of cob earth walling, STREMA'95, 4th International Conference on Structural Studies of Historic Buildings, Crete, May, Structural Studies of historic Buildings IV, Architectural Studies, Materials and analysis, Vol l, eds C A Brebbia, B Leftheris, Computational Mechanics Publications, pp205-213.

Goodhew, S M R Griffiths, R 1995. The reasoning behind the investigation into the thermal properties of cob walling, Out of Earth II, Plymouth Earth Building Centre & ITCOMOS Dartington, UK, May, Ed L Watson, R Harries, Published by University of Plymouth, pp 87-89.


Goodhew, S M R Grindley, P C Probert, S D 1995. Thermal performance of a west country cob cottage, COBRA'95, RICS, Heriott Watt University, September, published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Vol II, Jan 1996, pp 177-186.
 

Goodhew, S 1996. Gone to Earth, article for Campus Construction, July, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp 8-10.


Goodhew, S M R Bird, P A D Murray, P E M., 1996. The effects of natural ventilation on radon concentrations within an existing dwelling, Proc Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Construction and Building Research Conference (COBRA 96), September, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London.


Goodhew, S M R Bird, P A D Paterson, I 1997. The financial implications of using natural ventilation to reduce the levels of radon gas within an existing ‘period’ dwelling, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, No. 2, Vol. 2, University of Ulster, pp 85-102.


Watson, L Goodhew, S M R 1998. Establishing the Thermal Performance of Earth Buildings, The Journal of the RICS Building Conservation Group, published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, No 19, Spring, pp 9-10
 

Goodhew, S M R 1999. The Use of Thermal Simulation to Aid a Multidisciplinary Approach to Problem Solving for the Low Energy Design of Buildings, EAAE Conference, Architecture and Engineering, Feb 4-6,


Goodhew, S M R Fitzgerald, D Southcombe, C 1999. Water Efficient Dwellings; Do UK Housebuilders Recognise a Need?, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction.

Goodhew, S M R 1999. Earth Buildings and the New Millennium, CIOB Millennium Environmental Compendium of Research.


Goodhew, S M R, Griffiths, R. L. Watson, D. Short. 2000. Some Preliminary Studies of the Thermal Properties of Devon Cob Walls, Terra 2000, 8th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of earthen Architecture.


Goodhew, S M R, Wilkinson, D. Pilkington, B. 2002. Listing vernacular Buildings has been detrimental to their condition, RICS educational Trust, Great George St, London.


Editor, Morgan,C. 2003, Chapters concerning the moisture and thermal properties of light earth materials, DTI Draft report, milestone 5, Ref, PII Gaia 001.


Goodhew, S. 2003, Sustainability in construction learning packs, SLICE, HEFCE funded. Lead by University of Plymouth.

Goodhew, S M R, Turpin-Brooks, S, T Tapp.2003. E-learning in design, construction and property: case studies in motivation, CIB Working Commission W89, Building Education and Research, (BEAR), Salford, March.
 

Goodhew, S M R, Griffiths, R. 2004. Analysis of thermal-probe measurements using an iterative method to give sample conductivity and diffusivity data. Journal of Applied Energy, Elsevier, Vol 77, pp205-223.


Goodhew, S, Griffiths, R. & Woolley, T. 2004. An investigation of the moisture content in the walls of a straw-bale building. Building and Environment, Elsevier, Received 17 November 2003; accepted 15 April 2004. Available online 7 July 2004, Vol 39/12 pp 1443-1451.


Murray, P.E.,Donohoe, S. & Goodhew, S. 2004. Flexible learning in construction education: a building pathology case study. Structural Survey,Emerald, Volume 22, No 5. (Won a literati prize as Outstanding Paper for 2005).

 

Goodhew, S, Griffiths, R. 2005. Sustainable earth walls to meet the building regulations, Energy and Buildings, Elsevier Volume 37, 451-459.
 

Goodhew, S., Griffiths R. & Morgan, C. 2005. Investigation into the variations of moisture content of two buildings constructed with light earth walls. ASCE International Journal, Architectural Engineering, Volume 11 No4, 147 - 156.

Murray, P.E., Goodhew, S. & Turpin-Brooks, S. 2006. Environmental Sustainability: Sustainable Construction Education – a UK case study, The second international conference on sustainable heritage development: environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan.

De Wilde, P., and Goodhew, S., 2006. Towards Key Performance Indicators for ‘Environmental Building’. In: Compagnon, Haefeli and Weber, ed. PLEA'06, 23rd International Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 6-8 2006, 809-814.
 

Pilkington, B., de Wilde, P., Goodhew, S., and Griffiths, R., 2006. Development of a Probe for Measuring In-situ the Thermal Properties of Building Materials. In: Compagnon, Haefeli and Weber, ed. PLEA'06, 23rd International Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 6-8 2006, 665-670.

De Wilde, P., Griffiths, R., Pilkington, B., and S. Goodhew, 2007. Simulation of heat flow from a line source in support of developement of a thermal probe. PLEA'07, 24th International Conference, Beijing, China, September.

Pilkington, B., Griffiths, R., Goodhew, S. and de Wilde, P., 2007. Thermal probe technology for buildings: the transition from laboratory to field measurements. ASCE International Journal, Architectural Engineering (Article accepted)

Williams, C., Goodhew, S., Watson, L., and Griffiths, R. 2007. An investigation into the flexural strength of earth slurry mortars  used with earth block masonry. Proceedings of the ICE, Engineering Sustainability journal (agreed as an appropriate contribution  with review board member and to be submitted August 2007)


De Wilde, P.,Murray, P.E., Goodhew, S. & Turpin-Brooks. 2008, Developments in the Curriculum of Environmental Building at the University of Plymouth, BEAR 2008 (abstract accepted).

 

Reports & invited lectures



Invited Lecture at DEBA annual conference July 2005, Exeter, presenting a paper entitled The thermal properties of earth materials.

Invited Lecture at South West 

Building Control Conference October 2005, presenting a paper entitled The In-situ Thermal Analysis of Building Materials.

Invited Lecture at Hemp and Construction Materials Research Seminar July 2006, Oxford, presenting a paper entitled The production of a design guide.

 

Invited Lecture at FLIR Inrared Usersgroup Conference June 2007, Birmingham, presenting a paper entitled The Perception of Thermographic Images of Building in an Effort to reduce Energy Consumption.

 

Invited Lecture at UK CEUG Conference, Cutting Costs: Towards Energy Efficient Controlled Environments, September 2007, University of Aberystwyth, Institute for Biological Sciences, Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research, presenting a paper entitled Sustainable Building.

 

Conferences organised
Invited member of the technical committee of the 2007 International conference  sustainable construction materials and technologies, June 11, 2007 - June 13, 2007 Coventry, U.K.
Invited member of the Technical Review Committee International Symposium on Earthen Structures (ISES-2007).
Technical reviewer for this symposium jointly organised by Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering University of Bath, U. K 


Other academic activities
Please click on the link below to access an article from the Daily Telegraph newspaper that focuses on the use of Infrared Thermography and buildings undertaken by Steve Goodhew of the University of Plymouth's Environmental Building Group.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/03/25/pthermal25.xml


 


Additional information

 

Links

For the new Sustainable Construction Masters course click the following link. 

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/taught/4085/MSc+Sustainable+Construction+Project+Management




Workshop and Seminar 2011 on 'Heat & Moisture in Buildings - Problems in the UK' 

4th - 7th October 2011, Dartington Hall, Devon UK

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