Juan A Ferriz-Papi is a lecturer in Building Surveying at the School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford. He has developed his expertise in sustainable construction, circular economy and life cycle assessment, with a prominent, fast-growing track record and reputation in national and international networks.
He developed his professional activity in Spain (1997-2009) in different positions such as a site and construction manager, H&S coordinator, quality control inspector and even a member of the design team for new dwellings, residential blocks and other commercial buildings. As well, he acted as a building surveyor and worked on renovation projects for existing buildings, residential and commercial, for public entities and private clients, and other works such as aftersales, surveys to court, etc. In 2002, he created one SME to provide technical services to construction companies, and participated as managing director and part of the technical team (2002-2009).
Dr Ferriz-Papi has been working as a Lecturer since 2001. He started at the University of Alicante as a part-time Lecturer (2001-2009) and assistant Lecturer (2009-2013). During this time, he completed his PhD and participated in different projects, including Higher Education Teaching Research (University of Alicante), Havana Project (University of Alicante), Tempus Programme (European Commission), Lifelong Learning Programme (European Commission), and Climate KIC – Pioneers into Practice.
Dr Ferriz-Papi moved to the UK in 2015, and started as a full-time Lecturer at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. During that period (2015-2020), he worked at the School of Built and Natural Environments and developed different activities about teaching, research and management at Higher Education. He was programme leader of BSc Project and Construction Management and participated in different programme reviews as well as coordination of apprenticeships, NBQ and CIOB accreditation. He created links with the construction industry in Wales and the UK as well as other universities and research institutions. He was PI in Smart Partnership and SEED funding projects about innovative recycled materials and service life monitoring, and participated in the Circular Economy Research and Innovation Group (CERIG) for Wales.
In May 2020, Dr Ferriz-Papi started as a Lecturer in Building Surveying at the University of Salford, where he continues developing his career in both lecturing and research. Currently, he is the programme leader of the MSc Sustainable Buildings, and is running several national and international funded projects in circular economy in construction and life cycle assessment in construction materials, participating in the UKGBC Circular Forum and Greater Manchester sustainable Consumption and Production Group, representing the University of Salford at the CIRIA Council, and collaborating with Energy House, BuHU, NERIC and CSI Research Centres.
Research Interests
My main research interest is about sustainable construction, carbon assessment and circular economy. I have worked in different projects and topics, such as: mixed recycled aggregates; recycled concrete; fresh concrete recycling; building renovation and conservation in Old Havana; energy efficiency and carbon footprint in university campus; life cycle assessment of construction materials; fused recycled glass performance and applications; data management for material flows in construction projects; pre-demolition audits.
Currently, I am leading the team at the University of Salford for a Horizon Europe project about automated solutions in construction waste management (>£0.75million value) (2022-2026). Additionally, I have been integrated in the team of Future Homes UKRI Innovation accelerator project (managing around £0.2million budget) (2023-2026), completing small collaborations with SMEs to develop/strengthen their carbon data about their products, manufacturing and methods. I also run one HEIF project as PI (£65,000)(2022-2023) exploring opportunities for the development of a circular economy hub for the construction industry in Greater Manchester at the University of Salford.
My aspiration is to create, strengthen and consolidate networks in the field of circular economy and low impact materials during the following years and provide support and innovation to the construction sector to achieve zero (energy and waste) targets. For that, my aspiration is to create a more settled structure of multi-disciplinary collaboration, as a reference for circular economy development at local, national and international levels.
Particularly, I am interested in the following research topics:
-Closed loops: new innovative materials, reuse and recycling, remanufacturing, value chain of products, new markets and business models
- Circularity assessment methods and data management
-Construction waste management: waste traceability, waste reduction on site, standards and policies for zero waste in construction
-End-of-service-life of materials and buildings: material exposure and degradation, maintenance, repair and replacement analysis and processes, inspection techniques
-Building whole life carbon emissions: assessment methods for new and existing buildings, environmental data management, end of life assessment, low carbon technologies, building retrofitting
-Embodied carbon of materials: assessment methods, end-of life scenarios, carbon off-set, materials choice analysis, standardization and certification
Teaching and Learning
My expertise has been developed following my teaching commitments. I taught a varied range of modules at the University of Alicante (2001-2013): construction materials, quality control, heritage building conservation, sustainable construction, etc.
At the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, I covered a number of modules linked to Building Surveying, Project and Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering programmes. Some of these modules were about construction methods, site management, and basic structural design. Sustainable construction has comprised several of these modules as well, including BREEAM assessment.
Since I started at University of Salford, I have been mainly involved in the Building Surveying programme, teaching about Building Technology, Building Surveying Practice and Design Studies. Currently, I am leading the MSc Sustainable Buildings which started in September 2023, where I teach building whole life carbon assessment and circular economy in construction modules.
PhD Supervision Availability
Yes
PhD Topics
Circular economy in construction, construction waste management, recycled materials, whole life carbon of buildings, embodied carbon, carbon footprint, end-of-service life of buildings and materials, recycled aggregates, waste data management
