Barry McCarron is the acting head of Business development for South West College. A key part of this role includes the reasonability for the award winning certified Passive House CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies) Pavilion at South West College in Northern Ireland. He is also the current Chairperson of the Passive house association of Ireland (PHAI)
Barry has just completed a PhD in Queen’s University Belfast investigating the passive house building standards influence on indoor radon concentrations. He has more than fifteen years’ experience in the construction industry specialising in sustainable construction and renewable energy. Barry is a key part of the team at South West College working towards developing the College into a Regional Centre of Excellence with the development of the Passive House Premium Erne Campus. Barry was appointed as an Expert Advisor to Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment (MAG) in June 2019.