Rate My Professor Stephen Pretlove

Professor Stephen Pretlove serves as Professor and Director of Sustainable Engineering at the University of Roehampton, having joined the institution in July 2023. In this role, he leads the development and delivery of innovative programmes within the Sustainable Engineering and Technology academic area, including foundation to postgraduate degrees and apprenticeships in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architectural Technology, and Engineering Project Management. These multidisciplinary programmes integrate sustainability, green skills, project-based learning, real-world scenarios, and teamwork to align with UK government zero carbon targets and secure accreditation from professional bodies. Pretlove also holds the position of Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (CEBE) and Professor of CEBE, contributing to senate membership and the establishment of state-of-the-art facilities such as the Dorothy Buchanan Building for engineering and technology.

Pretlove brings over 30 years of academic experience in built environment departments across UK universities, including prior roles at Kingston University and the University of Lincoln. He is a chartered engineer in the UK, a chartered member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and a LEED educational programme reviewer. His educational background encompasses construction, engineering, architecture, and environmental design, with qualifications including an MSc in Construction Management and a PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction Management). His research specializations centre on sustainability in the built environment, adopting a holistic perspective on building design, construction, and occupancy. Key areas include Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of social housing to measure performance against design goals, indoor environmental quality, ventilation, mould growth, house dust mites, lean construction, and habitability design for extreme environments such as deep space missions. Notable publications comprise 'Sources of occupational stress in UK construction projects: an empirical investigation and agenda for future research' (2025, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment), 'The perfect boring situation—Addressing the experience of monotony during crewed deep space missions through habitability design' (2014), 'Post occupancy evaluation of social housing designed and built to Code for Sustainable Homes levels 3, 4 and 5' (2016), and 'Lean and sustainable construction: a systematic critical review of 25 years of IGLC research' (2019).