Keynote Speakers

Sue Roaf – B.A. Hons, A.A. Dipl., PhD, FRIAS is Emeritus Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Honorary Professor at Deakin University, Melbourne and at the University of Queensland and Honorary Doctor of Engineering at Southampton Solent University. An award winning author, architect, teacher and solar energy pioneer. She spent ten years in Iran and Iraq, on archaeological excavations, nomadic migrations, and researching desert technologies. Her 24 books include those on The Ice-houses of Britain, Ecohouse design, energy efficient buildings, adapting buildings and cities for climate change, sustainability indicators, adaptive and resilient thermal comfort, natural energy buildings and transforming markets in the built environment. She has organised many conferences including www.plea2017.net and www.icarb.org and led the Scottish Government programme on Adaptation in the Built Environment from 2010 to 2016. She now leads the Comfort at the Extremes movement (www.comfortattheextremes.com) working since 2019 in Antarctica looking at marginalised communities in heating Australia.