Dr Ray Galvin Curriculum Vitae
Updated
07 December, 2014
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Personal details: Full
Name: Raymond James Galvin Nationality: United Kingdom and New Zealand Addresses: Friedrichstr 77, 52070 Aachen, Germany; and 34
Linden Close, Cambridge CB4 3JU, UK Phone: 004924195780172; 0044 7758 832415 Email: ray.galvin@gmx.de |
Profile:
I
have an interdisciplinary background in engineering, social sciences and policy
studies. My recent research is in energy saving in buildings, including the
influences of policy, economics, the physical properties of buildings, and
consumer behaviour. I am especially interested in how certain combinations of
targeted thermal retrofit measures and household behaviour change can maximise
heating fuel savings in homes, and how government policies need to be developed
to support these. Recent research also includes rebound effects in residential
and non-residential buildings, economic determinants of commuter travel, and
rebound effect theory.
Fields of activity
Energy consumption in
Buildings:
Technical and behavioural issues in reducing energy consumption in buildings; economics of thermal retrofits; rebound effects; German thermal retrofit policy.
Transport and energy:
Commuter travel; air travel; rebound effects and economic determinants of personal travel.
Energy policy:
German, UK and UE-wide policy on energy and climate change; renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
Scientific realism as a conceptual basis for interdisciplinary studies on science-policy interfaces.
Social theory:
Narrative psychology, social practice theory, and socio- technical systems theory as a conceptual basis for consumer studies.
Publications
Publications in academic journals:
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Galvin R. (2017). How
does Speed Affect the Rebound Effect in Car Travel? Conceptual Issues
Explored in |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank,
M. (2017). Ten Questions Concerning Sustainable Domestic Thermal Retrofit
Policy Research. Building
and Environment (forthcoming). [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2017). Humans
and Stuff: Interweaving Social and Physical Science in Energy Policy
Research. Energy
Research & Social Science 26(April): 98–102. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Gubernat A.
(2016). The Rebound Effect and Schatzki’s Social Theory: Reassessing the |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank,
M. (2016). Schatzkian Practice Theory and Energy Consumption Research: Time |
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Galvin R. (2016). Rebound
Effects from Speed and Acceleration in Electric and Internal Combustion
Engine Cars: An Empirical and Conceptual Investigation. Applied Energy
172(June): 207-216. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin, R., Sunikka-Blank,
M. (2016). Quantification of (p)rebound Effects in
Retrofit Policies – Why does it Matter? Energy, 95(January):
415-424. [ScienceDirect] |
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Grossmann, D., Galvin,
R., Weiss, J., Madlener, R., Hirschl, B. (2016). A Methodology for Estimating
Rebound Effects in Non-residential Public Service Buildings: Case Study of
Four Buildings in Germany. Energy and
Buildings, 111(January), 455-467. [ScienceDirect] |
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Sunikka-Blank, M., Galvin
R. (2016). Irrational Homeowners? How Aesthetics and Heritage Values Influence
Thermal Retrofit Decisions in the United Kingdom. Energy
Research and Social Science, 11(January): 97-108. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Terry N.
(2016). Selling Energy Savings in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of |
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Galvin R. (2015). The ICT/electronics Question:
Structural Change and the Rebound Effect. Ecological
Economics 120(December): 23-31. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2015). The
Eebound Effect, Gender and Social Justice: a Case Study in Germany. Energy Policy
86(November): 759–769. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2015).
Integrating the Rebound Effect: Accurate Predictors for Upgrading Domestic
Heating. Building
Research and Information, 43(November), 710-722. [tandfonline] |
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Galvin R. (2015).
'Constant' Rebound Effects in Domestic Heating: Developing a Cross-Sectional
Method. Ecological
Economics, 110(February): 28-35. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2015). How
Many Interviews are Enough? Do Qualitative Interviews in Building Energy
Consumption Research Produce Reliable Knowledge? Journal
of Building Engineering, 1(March):1-12. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank
M. (2014). The UK Homeowner-Retrofitter as an Innovator in a Socio-Technical
System. Energy
Policy, 74(November): 655-662. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2014). Are
Passive Houses Economically Viable? A Reality-based, Subjectivist Approach to
Cost-Benefit Analyses. Energy and
Buildings, 80: 149-157. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2014).
Estimating Broad-Brush Rebound Effects for Household Energy Consumption in
the EU28 Countries and Norway: Some Policy Implications of Odyssee Data. Energy Policy, 73:
323-332. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank
M. (2014). Disaggregating the Causes of Falling Consumption of Domestic
Heating Energy in Germany. Energy
Efficiency, 7: 851-864. [SpringerLink] |
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Galvin R. (2014). Why
German Homeowners are Reluctant to Retrofit, Building
Research and Information, 42(4): 398-408. [tandfonline] |
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Galvin R. (2013). Making
the 'Rebound Effect' More Useful for Performance Evaluation of Thermal
Retrofits of Existing Homes: Defining the 'Energy Savings Deficit' and the
'Energy Performance Gap', Energy and
Buildings, 69: 515–524. |
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Galvin R. (2013).
Targeting 'Behavers' Rather Than Behaviours: A 'Subject-Oriented' Approach
for Reducing Space Heating Rebound Effects in Low Energy Dwellings, Energy and
Buildings, 67: 596-607. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2013).
Impediments to Energy-Efficient Ventilation of German Dwellings: A Case Study
in Aachen, Energy
and Buildings, 56: 32-40. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank
M. (2013). Economic Viability in Thermal Retrofit Policies: Learning from Ten
Years of Experience in Germany, Energy Policy, 54:
343-351. [ScienceDirect] |
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Rosenow J., Galvin R.
(2013). Evaluating the Evaluations: Evidence from Energy Efficiency
Programmes in Germany and the UK, Energy and
Buildings, 62(July): 450-458. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2012). German
Federal Policy on Thermal Renovation of Existing Homes: A Policy Evaluation, Sustainable
Cities and Society, 4: 58-66. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R., Sunikka-Blank
M. (2012). Including Fuel Price Elasticity of Demand in Net Present Value and
Payback Time Calculations of Thermal Retrofits: Case Study of German
Dwellings, Energy
and Buildings, 50: 219-228. [ScienceDirect] |
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Sunikka-Blank M., Galvin
R. (2012). Introducing the Prebound Effect: the Gap Between Performance and
Actual Energy Consumption, Building
Research & Information, 40(3): 1–14. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2010). Thermal
Upgrades of Existing Homes in Germany: The Building Code, Subsidies, and
Economic Efficiency, Energy and
Buildings, 42(6): 834-844. [ScienceDirect] |
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Galvin R. (2010). Solving
Mould and Condensation Problems: A Dehumidifier Trial in a Suburban House in
Britain, Energy
and Buildings, 42(11): 2118-2123. [ScienceDirect] |
Publications in peer-reviewed university working paper series:
Galvin R, Madlene R (2014) Determinants of Commuter Trends
and Implications for Indirect Rebound Effects: A Case Study of Germany's
Largest Federal State of NRW, 1994-2013 (September 1, 2014). Institute
for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior (FCN) Working Paper No. 9/2014.
Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2534281
Galvin R (2010) ‘Environmental Policy Discourse and
its Material Objects: Bridging the Gap with ‘Modest Realism,’ CSERGE Working
Paper 2011-2, University of East Anglia. Available at: http://www.cserge.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2011-02.pdf
Galvin R (2009) Developing a critical model to evaluate the appropriateness
of local body climate protection policies,’ CSERGE Working Paper EDM-2009-09,
University of East Anglia. Available
at: edm_2009_09.pdf (144.78 KB)
Galvin R (2009) ‘Modifying
Actor-network thoery to analyse the German project of photovoltaic energy
generation,’ CSERGE Working Paper EDM-2009-02, University of East Anglia.
Available at: edm_2009_02.pdf (172.51 KB)
Dissertations
Galvin R (2011) Discourse and Materiality in
Environmental Policy: the Case of German Federal Policy on Thermal Renovation
of Existing Homes, Doctoral Thesis, University of East Anglia. Available
at: http://justsolutions.eu/Resources/PhDGalvinFinal.pdf
Galvin R (2008) Learning
from Freiburg’s Climate Protection Endeavours, Masters Thesis, University
of East Anglia. Available at http://justsolutions.eu/Resources/FreiburgProjectGalvin.pdf
Expert
Review and Marking work:
Research funding evaluator for European
Commission energy research funding projects.
Peer-Reviewer
for academic journals:
Energy and
Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Building Research and Information; Energies;
Science of the Total Environment.
Academic
Marking (University
of Cambridge):
Masters
theses on sustainability management topics; Masters and Postgraduate Diploma
essays and project papers on sustainability and industry.
Recent
books:
(2015) The Rebound Effect in Domestic Heating: a guide for policymakers and the building industry. London: Earthscan/Taylor and Francis (in press).
(2013) A Critical Analysis of
German Thermal Retrofit Policy: Turning Down the Heat. London & New York:
Springer Publications.
Educational
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy (in Environmental Science and Politics)
University of East Anglia, 2011
Master of Science (in Climate
Change Science and Policy)
with Distinction
University of East Anglia, 2008
Master
of Education (Counselling/Psychotherapy) with
First Class Honours
University
of Auckland, 1996
Bachelor
of Divinity
University
of Otago, 1975; postgraduate work at Cambridge University
Bachelor
of Engineering (Electrical) with 2:1 Honours
University of Auckland, 1971
Graduate Diploma in Teacher
Education (Secondary)
Auckland
Institute of Technology, 1998
Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (Diploma in German Language)
Ludwig
Maximilian University, Munich, 1990
Certificate of English
Language Teaching to Adults
Cambridge
University, 1998
Supplementary
University Qualifications in Computer Programming,
Database Management, German, Spanish, Philosophy, English, Hebrew.
Current
positions:
Research Associate, Energy Research Centre (Future
Consumer Needs and Behaviour Unit),
RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
Tutor and Researcher, Cambridge University IDBE (Interdisciplinary
Design for the Built Environment) and
Faculty of Architecture
Former Vocational Record:
Doctoral Student and Staff Member, University of
East Anglia, October 2008 – April 2011
Masters Student, University
of East Anglia, October
2007-August 2008
Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher, Impington Village
College, Cambridge, January
2002 – April 2007
Mathematics Teacher, Long Bay College, Auckland, February 1999 – December 2001
Presbyterian
Minister, Presbyterian Church of New Zealand: January 1975 – August 1997.
Languages:
English
native speaker.
Fluent in German;
Rough
knowledge of Maori, Spanish, French and Italian