Modular integrated Construction (MiC), green infrastructure/building/finance, inclusive housing/urban/community design, silver economy, system resilience, ESG, digital twinning system design

Nourishing the engineering-construction-architecture-planning eco-field with cross-domain, reconciling, actionable knowledgeThe vision is to reconcile domains and levels through research and knowledge sharing to transform the industry into a more benevolent and inclusive eco-field. The mission is (1) to foster values of generosity, integrity, respect for diversity, inclusivity, engagement, systems thinking, collaboration and innovation in the built environment disciplines’ research, practice and education; and (2) to share actionable knowledge that enables multi-levels of stakeholders to practice those values to each other in their respective roles in the industry; and (3) to co-construct common languages to facilitate vertical and horizontal communication, reconciliation and integration.

Teaching: research methodology, construction health & safety risk management, major project delivery; Research: Australia's architecture profession & business; Climate risk, heat stress; Victoria's diversity & inclusivity policies

design for safety, heat stress management, major project delivery, digital games

Desing-build studio, BIM, safety-in-design, OHS, heat stress management, integrated project delivery, innovation management

Teaching: project safety management, project delivery systems; Research : safety in heat, megaproject & climate

Students' dissertations: (1) contractors' competitive strategies in economic boom and bust; (2) women professionals in the Canadian construction industry; (3) Joint Venture in the Caribbean; (4) hotel development location selection

teaching architectural design (Year 1,2,3 studio master), supervisor of a joint degree on multi-media design with Curtin University Malaysia campus

1995-97 full-time. Works included architectural design, project coordination, construction design, client negotiation, etc. Projects included office tower, hospital, memorial park, hotel, housing, high-rise residential building & shopping mall, neighborhood planning & urban design.