Dr Louis Gyoh

Dr Louis Gyoh

Principal Lecturer - Subject Lead (HOD)

  • Email address L.Gyoh@wlv.ac.uk
  • Phone number 01902 321709
  • Location MA109A
  • Faculty Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Institute School of Architecture and Built Environment
  • Areas of expertise

    Sustainability Management in BIM

    Building Integrated Renewable Energy Technology

Dr Louis Gyoh is a double graduate of the University of Sheffield and also a graduate of the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College. He obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Architecture from The University of Westminster London and a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and Professional Practice from The University of Wolverhampton. He worked on a number of EPSRC projects at the University of Sheffield on Building Integrated Photo electronic Systems. He has lectured extensively internationally and also at the Leicester School of Architecture at De Montfort University. Louis has significant working experience in the UK Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector as a Chartered Architect, Architectural Technologist and Contract Administrator - in the UK Public and Private sectors.  Throughout his career he has sought to integrate Building Design with Energy Efficiency and Affordability. He has worked as a consultant for a number of leading global institutions including the World Bank, United Nations Children and Education Funds, The German Institute Cooperation (GIZ) and USAID. Dr.  Gyoh is an ARB registered architect. He is a chartered Member of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologist (MCIAT) and also a Member of the Chartered institute of Builders (MCIOB). Dr. Gyoh is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). His two areas of research interests are Building Physics (Building Performance) & Sustainability Management in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Integrated Digital Delivery.

Building Performance and Informatics

Sustainability Management in BIM

Building Integrated Renewable Energy Technology

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)

Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologist (MCIAT)

Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)

Architects Registration Board UK (ARB Registered)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

Certified Passive House Design Consultant(PHPP Aca)demy

  • The Need for a Global Mandate and internationalisation of BIM Standards, University of Middlesex Electronic BIM Journal  February 2018   

 

  • The Allocation of Risk Associated with the use of BIM in current construction contracts in the UK, University of Middlesex BIM Electronic Journal  December 2017

 

  • BIM Sustainability Potentials and how these might be managed in Projects, University of Middlesex BIM Electronic Journal  October 2017

 

  • A Passive House Energy Balancing  Strategy in Warm Humid Climate, Architects Colloquium, Abuja, Nigeria April 2016 Conference Proceedings

 

  •   The Deployment of Solar Electric Systems in the Primary Healthcare Sector in Nigeria – A World Bank Group Publication ,World Bank 2015

 

  • Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems as part of a Total Energy Strategy in Developing Countries – A case study of Nigeria September 2013, Nigerian Institute of Architects Journal