Hi, I’m giofish…

…and I am an academic at Northumbria University, one of the Higher Education Institutions in the UK.

As such, I am dedicated to shaping the next generation of professionals in the construction industry which I understand as including both, new constructions and the conservation of historic buildings.

My role as an educator, besides giving me the possibility to contribute to shaping the future, helps me improve my understanding of the phenomena I investigate in my research activity (docendo discimus) which is focused on the development of innovative, tradition-rooted construction materials to tackle the enormous problem of the high environmental impact of the modern construction industry. To put it differently, my research interests are centred around the development of low-carbon construction materials inspired by the past, tailored to tomorrow’s construction industry.

My daily activity as a researcher aims to answer the question: “Can we decode the huge empirical knowledge of the past, translate it into modern scientific knowledge, and use it to develop new construction materials that are more respectful of the environment?”

If you are interested in this topic as well, you are very welcome to look around and get in contact with me, if you want it (you can find my professional profile on the website of the institution where I work).