Professor Libby Schweber
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0118 378 8567
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Professor in the Sociology of Sustainable Construction
Office
126Building location
Chancellor's BuildingAreas of interest
Net Zero Carbon
Green Building
Standards and Assessment tools
Social Theory
Research Methods
Postgraduate supervision
Teaching
Research centres and groups
Research projects
Carbon Artifacts: a socio-material approach to low and net zero carbon building design from concept to handover, ESRC funded project.
Background
My academic background is as a sociologist with a specialism in Comparative Historical Sociology and the Sociology of Knowledge. In 2008, I joined the School of Construction Management/Built Environment. My research in this area focuses on the implementation of sustainable technologies, management tools, standards and assessment tools at the project level (with some reflection on broader implications). As a sociologist, I draw on theories from Management Studies, Organization Studies and Science and Technology Studies.
Academic qualifications
PhD Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
MA Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
BA Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA