Dr Rebecca Yang

Rebecca has contributed to building and construction research in the areas of stakeholder alignment, green building development, construction technology uptake, and social network visualisation. She has 50 publications, with over 230 citations, and led 13 research grants and contracts, singly or secured with colleagues since completing her PhD in November 2010, with a total value exceeding $550K (including two highly competitive research grants from peak Research Council in Hong Kong, and National Natural Science Foundation of China). Project partners have included state and regional government agencies, Australian leading developers, and overseas state-owned firms. The publications and ensuing commissioned reports elaborate the ways stakeholder and social theories informs building and construction problems, notably in relation to sustainable practices and complex mega-projects.

Project leader

• Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Cost and Energy Analyses, School seed funding, 2014, RMIT University, $6,000, ongoing

• Lifecycle Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): Stakeholder Perspectives, Faculty strategic funding 2013, Deakin University, $10,000, Completed

• Evaluation of Leaders for Geelong Program from Stakeholders’ Perspective, 2012–2013 Committee for Geelong, $45,000, Completed

• Overseas collaborative funding, 2013, Deakin University, $2,500, Completed

• Overseas collaborative funding, 2012, Deakin University, $5,000, Completed

• Analysing Stakeholder-associated Risks in Infrastructure Projects Using Social Network Analysis, Faculty strategic funding 2010–2011, Deakin University, $8,000, Completed.

CI

• Life Cycle Assessment of a 5 Storey Residential Building in Parkville, Forest and Wood Products Australia and Australand, 2014, $37,950, Completed (CIs: Mr. Andrew Carre, Dr. Enda Crossin, Dr. Rebecca Yang,)

• Construction and Engineering Materials Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: Risk, Opportunity and Strategy, Canberra Business Council, Master Builder Association of ACT etc (Multi-organisation support), 2013–2014, $100,000 (cash $42,500 plus in-kind 47,500), Completed (CIs: Prof. Patrick Zou, Dr. Rebecca Yang, Prof. Andrew Dainty and Prof. Brain Uy)

• Theory and methods of smart construction based on emerging information technologies, Project number: 51378160, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013, CNY 800,000 (approx. $140,000), Ongoing (CIs: Prof. Yaowu Wang,  Dr. Chengshuang Sun and Dr. Rebecca Yang)

• Analysing stakeholder-organization relationships in major construction projects: a social network approach, Hong Kong General Research Fund for 2012 / 2013, 2013–2015, Hong Kong General Research Council, HKD700,000 (approx. $95,000), ongoing (CIs: Prof. Geoffrey Shen, Dr. Rebecca Yang, and Prof. Martin Skitmore)

• Managing Stakeholder-associated Risks in Large-Scale Green Development Projects: Using Social Network Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Methods, 2012, Internal Grant of University of Canberra, $4,969, Completed  (CIs: Prof. Patrick Zou, and Dr. Rebecca Yang)

Research leader

• Evaluation of the Efficacy of the NSW Building Sustainability Index “BASIX”, NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, 2010-2013, $130,000, Completed. (Project leader: Prof. Patrick Zou)

• VISION 2- – Geelong CBD redevelopment project, 2010-2013, Regional Development Victoria, $150,000, Completed. (Project leader:  Prof. Hisham Elkadi)

Rebecca teaches “Research methods” and “Construction Specialisation” courses (onshore and offshore) in the school. 

Rebecca teaches “Research methods” and “Construction Specialisation” courses (onshore and offshore) in the school. 

• PhD Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

• Master  Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China

• Bachelor  Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China

• Quantity Surveyor   (2006–2007) China Construction (South Pacific) Development pte Lte. Co, Singapore

• Member of the Editorial Review Board of the Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) journal.

• Committee member of several CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) commissions, including People in Construction (TG59), Building Regulations and Control in the Face of Climate Change (TG79), and Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (W116).