Prof Michael Pitt
The UCL Energy Institute delivers world-leading learning, research and policy support on the challenges of climate change and energy security. Our approach blends expertise from across UCL, to make a truly interdisciplinary contribution to the development of a globally sustainable energy system. We are part of The Bartlett: UCL's global faculty of the built environment.
Profile
Biography
Professor Pitt has been involved in property research and teaching since 1990. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has served on several Facilities Management committees over the years. He has been an advisor to the HCP team at the MOD Main Building since 2008 and works closely with much of the HCP supply chain. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya and Editor of the Journal of Facilities Management.
Research Summary
Professor Pitt works closely with industry on projects related to facilities management (FM) linked to productivity and efficiency in the workplace with a particular focus on the office environment. Recent projects have included an examination of the impact of interior planting on productivity, waste management trends, life cycle management, the development of sustainability strategies and performance measurement systems. At the current time a cluster of research projects are running within the PFI supply chain at MOD Main Building in Whitehall. These projects are all partly funded by the private sector jointly with either the UK Government or one of the UK research councils. In addition Professor Pitt is engaged in FM developmental work, particularly in Malaysia and Thailand.
Research outputs
| Value for money and PFI | 2004 | PITT M,Walls A |
| The Efficiency of Waste Management and Recycling at BAA Airports | 2003 | PITT M |
| Waste Management at Airports | 2003 | PITT M |
| Technology Selection in Airport Passenger and Baggage Systems | 2002 | PITT M,Teck PC,Wai FK |
| Waste Management at Airports | 2002 | PITT M,Brown AW,Smith A |
| The Review of Property Appraisals | 2002 | Andrew A,PITT M |
| Technology in airport passenger configurations and transport systems | 2002 | PITT M |
| Developing a strategic direction for airports to enable the provision of services to both network and low-fare carriers | 2001 | PITT M,Brown AW |
| Strategic Direction in the Airport Business: Enabling or Disabling? | 2001 | PITT M |
| Measuring the facilities management influence in delivering sustainable airport development and expansion | 2001 | PITT M,Brown AW |
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