Adrian Pitts is a Professor of Sustainable Architecture in the Department of Design and Built Environment at the University of Huddersfield. Adrian has taught and researched as a member of staff at Huddersfield and also the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University over a career spanning more than 30 years. He has also held visiting positions at several other universities internationally. He is the author of well in excess of 140 published and refereed research papers and four books. His interests span all areas of teaching and research themes of sustainability in the built environment and have involved practical/experimental research in real buildings/laboratory settings as well as simulated/theoretical studies. One of his key interests in recent years has been research into the sustainability of buildings and built environments in places such as the UK, Vietnam, and China.