Huw Poppy - Sales Director
Huw joined the team at Breathing Buildings in May 2011. Since
1997, he has been designing and developing ventilation, filtration
and evaporative air cooling systems for commercial, industrial and
domestic building types. Prior to joining Breathing Buildings, Huw
specialised specifically in the design of natural ventilation
systems and the development of control strategies to ensure the
systems operate at their maximum efficiency. He is a graduate at
the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
"An effective low energy natural ventilation system relies on
taking a holistic approach at an early stage of the building design
and to ensure that the multiple passive and mechanical systems all
work in harmony. My challenge is to ensure that our clients benefit
from the most advanced modelling design service, the most cost
effective solutions and the most energy efficient strategies to
help deliver lower energy buildings throughout the U.K. and
beyond!"
huw.poppy@breathingbuildings.com
Matthew Bray - Engineering Manager
Matthew began working for Breathing
Buildings in January 2010, after recently completing a PhD in
Laser-assisted Cold Spray at the University of Cambridge. He has an
engineering background, and has previously worked for Rolls-Royce
and Rovtech Systems Ltd. He is from the Lake District and is
renowned for making the worst tea in the office.
On helping clients: "The aim of our work is
simple: help people realise how they can save energy and create a
more pleasant environment for occupants through sensible management
of heat and ventilation in their buildings".
matthew.bray@breathingbuildings.com
David Hamlyn - Consulting Engineer
David joined Breathing
Buildings in early 2007. During this time he has worked in product
development, technical sales and project management. He also
undertakes consultancy studies, looking at both existing and new
build schemes. Prior to joining Breathing Buildings, David
undertook a MEng degree followed by a PhD at the University of
Cambridge. His thesis looked at wind flow and dispersion in urban
areas, by means of CFD and analytical work carried out in
Cambridge, and water flume experiments conducted in Vancouver,
Canada. Pre-university, David worked at Martin-Baker Aircraft on
ejection seat system simulation, and was the joint winner of the
national Year in Industry "Contribution to the Business Award".
"We can help produce practical schemes for a really wide range
of buildings, even those that on the face of it look challenging
for natural ventilation."
david.hamlyn@breathingbuildings.com
Yichen Gao - Consulting Engineer
Yichen
joined Breathing buildings in September 2010, having recently
completed a MEng degree at the University of Cambridge. In her
fourth year she specialised in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
She developed an interest for natural ventilation after completing
several projects and courses on low energy building design. In her
spare time she enjoys painting landscapes.
"Buildings account for about 40% of carbon emissions;
clearly it is important to design more energy efficient buildings.
Natural ventilation can help your to save energy as well as
improving comfort within the space."
yichen.gao@breathingbuildings.com