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Stuart Green BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MICE, FCIOB

Stuart Green graduated in civil engineering from the University of Birmingham in 1979, before gaining valueable industry experience with a leading UK national contractor, working on major building and civil engineering projects. He subsequently completed a master’s degree in construction management at Heriot-Watt University and joined the academic staff at the University of Reading in 1987.

While working full-time at Reading, Stuart completed his PhD and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1997 before being awarded a full Professorship in 2002. He later held a number of senior leadership positions within the university, including Head of the School of the Built Environment (2010-2017).

Drawing from more than three decades of applied research and consultancy, Stuart writes extensively about performance improvement in the construction sector and its relationship with the wider political and economic context.  During his academic career, he has secured more than £7.5 million in direct research funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). 

His experience of policy and governance includes service on:

  • Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2007-2013), providing strategic sustainability assurance for the London Olympics. 
  • Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) (the ‘English Committee’) (2015-2018).
  • Chair of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Innovation and Research (I&R) Panel (2011-2016).
  • EPSRC Manufacturing Advisory Group (2010-2011).
  • EPSRC Peer Review College (2000-date).
  • CIOB Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) (2024-date).

Stuart has presented his research at academic conferences in more than twenty countries and has contributed to research assessment exercises in Denmark, Finland and Hong Kong. He continues to work internationally as an advisor, researcher and consultant.

Linkedin profile available here.

Full list of publications available here.