Ruth Williams

Experience

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  BSRIA

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Senior Research Engineer

  Senior research engineer Worked in the BEMS Centre, the Building Health Team and the MicroClimate Centre. Responsible for research and consultancy programs from conception through data collection and analysis to reporting and end presentation within strict deadlines.

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  Roger Preston & Partners

  Jan 1998 - Oct 2001

  Head of ESD

  Head of Department and Building Simulation Engineer.Responsible for leading ESD department specialising in the application of advanced computer based design tools. Involved in the detailed appraisal of the environmental behaviour of buildings by simulation using dynamic thermal analysis, lighting simulation and computational fluid dynamics. Provision of advice on a wide range of environmental issues (façade engineering, passive design, external climate, natural ventilation) throughout project development. Show less

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  Shilton Associates LLP

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2011

  Independent Building Performance and ESD Consultant

  Operated as a building simulation and management resource for external clients. Guided and developed a simulation and ESD department for a major international design consultancy supporting its leadership to grow and maintain an in-house service which could appropriately provide for the needs of the wider business.Analysis of building performance by dynamic thermal modelling, CFD and lighting simulation. Calculation to meet UK Building Regulations. Advice to design teams.

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  Fletcher Aluminium

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2014

  Façade Performance Engineer

  Responsible for developing the building performance aspects of façade engineering as a part of the Fletcher Aluminium façade design offer and providing an internal source of expertise in whole building design to the Commercial Projects team.Developed a consultancy practice in whole building design for Fletcher Aluminium clients (architects, developers, project managers, engineers and Oakley Partners) under the brand Oakley Interactive specialising in the holistic indoor environment, building energy use, ESD, and occupant response. Show less

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  Fletcher Building / Forman Building Systems

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Building Performance Lead

  Transferred business unit within Fletcher Building to further develop the Oakley Interactive brand into an integrated building performance consultancy re-branded InsideOut.Provided design advice towards better performance of a wide range of commercial buildings from offices and business developments, museums and academic institutions to apartment buildings and hotels.

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  Buildings That Work InsideOut Ltd

  Jan 2015 - now

  Director

  Specialist in Building Performance to satisfy the balance of need in Commercial Building Design, for investment, for business, for occupants, and for usage; taking into account operational costs and regimes, capital expenditure, and future adaptation.Areas of expertiseEvidence based design; Building physics and dynamic simulation; Energy usage and efficiency; Façade and building envelope design; NZBC H1; Indoor environment, occupant response and thermal comfort; Condensation risk; ESD; Natural and mixed-mode (hybrid) ventilation; Passive design; Mechanical system integration and control strategies; Post occupancy review. Show less

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  AECOM

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  New Zealand Building Performance and ESD Lead

  Leading the team of ESD and building performance professionals across New Zealand.