Dr Amirhossein Balali is an internationally recognised researcher in sustainable construction and energy management, serving as Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire (UH). Prior to joining UH, Amir served as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK, where he also did his PhD in Civil Engineering. His research focuses on the sustainable built environment, energy management, AI in construction, decision-making, and project management.

Dr Balali was awarded the prestigious Dean’s Doctoral Scholar Award by The University of Manchester and has been endorsed by the Royal Academy of Engineering as an Emerging Leader under the UK Global Talent framework. He has published extensively in leading journals, serves on the editorial boards of top-tier publications, and contributes to major UK initiatives such as BuildZero — a multi-million-pound EPSRC-funded project aimed at transforming the UK's buildings toward zero material extraction, zero carbon, and zero waste.

A Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) and Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), Dr Balali integrates high-impact research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and excellence in education and academic leadership to drive innovation in sustainable engineering globally.

• Sustainable Built Environment
• Energy Management
• Energy Policy
• AI in Construction
• Decision-Making
• Construction Management
• Project Management

• Sustainable Engineering
• Environmental Policy and Governance
• Site Surveying and Setting Out
• Tools for Civil Engineers (BIM, Python)
• Sustainable Built Environment
• Management of Projects
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management of Construction Projects
• Applied Project Management
• Project Planning and Control
• Teaching Skills
• Marking and Feedback

Reviewer for:

• Nature Energy
• Nature Climate Change
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Energy Policy
• Energy 
• Sustainable Cities and Society
• Energy for Sustainable Development
• Building and Environment
• Journal of Building Engineering
• Energy Conversion and Management
• Journal of Green Building
• International Journal of Construction Management
• Scientific Reports
• Architectural Engineering and Design Management
• Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
• ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
• Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
• Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
• Developments in the Built Environment
• EURO Journl on Decision Processes
• Decision Analytics Journal
• Buildings
• Energies

Invited Presentations

• Application of multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) in energy management, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction (BSSC), University College London (UCL), 2024
• Decision-making in construction and project management, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), The University of Manchester