John Connaughton
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Professor of Sustainable Systems in the Built Environment
Professor of Sustainable Construction
Areas of interest
John’s research interests span a number of areas, including:
- Improving interdisciplinary collaboration in the construction process, including the development of new forms of project insurance that support more collaborative working in project teams
- The changing nature of the construction professions, including the growth, diversification and performance of construction professional services firms
- Energy use in buildings
- Embodied carbon assessment in buildings, including life cycle assessment
Research projects
- DEMAND: Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand http://www.demand.ac.uk/
- Delivering more for less under the IPI (Integrated Project Insurance) model https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/delivering-more-for-less-under-the-ipi-model-trialling-ipi-on-a-l
Background
Professor John Connaughton has over 40 years' experience in the construction sector. Prior to joining the University in 2012 he was a Partner in Davis Langdon, one of the world’s largest construction cost and project management businesses where he worked for over 27 years. In the area of sustainable construction John has particular expertise in material resource efficiency, life-cycle carbon reduction and energy use in buildings. He also has interests in collaboration in design and construction, construction procurement and the management of the design process. John was Chair of the Executive Board of the UK Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) from 2014 to 2021.
Academic qualifications
- Honorary PhD, 2005, Dublin Institute of Technology
- PhD, 1993, University of Greenwich
- BSc (Hons) Surveying, 1979, Trinity College, Dublin
- Diploma in Construction Economics, 1979, Bolton St College of Technology, Dublin (now the Technological University of Ireland)
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS, 1983)
- Chartered Environmentalist. (CEnv, 2007)