Energy Efficiency Theme Leader, Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research Endowed Chair in Infrastructure Research & Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Louisville Dr. McGinley is a structural engineer and building scientist with over 25 years of research and forensic engineering practice in building systems. Prior to joining UofL, he served 20 years at North Carolina A&T State University in the Civil, Architectural, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Department. He is an expert in masonry building systems, in particular, masonry building envelopes. ​Dr. McGinley's research has included research on the structural performance of masonry walls, water penetration experiments on envelopes, and the building envelope performance of brick veneer and steel stud wall systems. He has also been involved in multidisciplinary efforts on the evaluation of the energy systems of existing buildings and demonstration projects evaluating condensing heat exchangers and thermal mass effects of night time ventilation. He has been a primary author of all seven editions of the Masonry Designers Guide.