STAFF PROFILE
Dr Rebecca Yang
Rebecca is a scholar of building, construction and social practice who undertakes pure and applied research that can provide innovative solutions to the industry by integrating theories with cutting-edge technologies.
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
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Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Cost and Energy Analyses, School seed funding, 2014, RMIT University, $6,000, ongoing
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Lifecycle Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): Stakeholder Perspectives, Faculty strategic funding 2013, Deakin University, $10,000, Completed
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Evaluation of Leaders for Geelong Program from Stakeholders’ Perspective, 2012–2013 Committee for Geelong, $45,000, Completed
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Overseas collaborative funding, 2013, Deakin University, $2,500, Completed
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Overseas collaborative funding, 2012, Deakin University, $5,000, Completed
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Analysing Stakeholder-associated Risks in Infrastructure Projects Using Social Network Analysis, Faculty strategic funding 2010–2011, Deakin University, $8,000, Completed.
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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,)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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.
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PhD Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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Master Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Bachelor Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Quantity Surveyor (2006–2007) China Construction (South Pacific) Development pte Lte. Co, Singapore
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Member of the Editorial Review Board of the Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) journal.
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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).
- Phadnis, N.,Yang, J.,Wijeratne Mudiyanselage, P.,Zhao, H.,Liu, C. (2019). The Impact of Solar PV Design Tilt and Orientation on Project Values In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-18), Gold Coast Australia, 24-26 June 2018
- Jayasuriya, W.,Zhang, G.,Yang, J. (2019). Challenges in public private partnerships in construction industry In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management, , 1 - 15
- Wijeratne Mudiyanselage, P.,Yang, J.,Too, E.,Wakefield, R. (2019). Design and development of distributed solar PV systems: Do the current tools work? In: Sustainable Cities and Society, 45, 553 - 578
- Li, K.,Yang, J.,Robinson, D.,Ma, J.,Ma, Z. (2019). An agglomerative hierarchical clustering-based strategy using Shared Nearest Neighbours and multiple dissimilarity measures to identify typical daily electricity usage profiles of university library buildings In: Energy, 174, 735 - 748
- Yang, J.,Carre, A. (2019). A Feasibility Study and Assessment: Distributed Solar System in High-Density Areas In: Energy Performance in the Australian Built Environment, Springer, Singapore
- Yang, J.,Jayasuriya, S.,Gunarathna, C.,Arashpour, M.,Xue, X.,Zhang, K. (2018). The evolution of stakeholder management practices in Australian mega construction projects In: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25, 690 - 706
- Xue, H.,Zhang, S.,Su, Y.,Wu, Z.,Yang, R. (2018). Effect of stakeholder collaborative management on off-site construction cost performance In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 184, 490 - 502
- Yang, J.,Gunarathna, C.,McDermott, V.,Lingard, H.,Zhao, H.,Liu, C. (2018). Opportunities for improving construction health and safety using real-time H&S management innovations: A socio-technical-economic perspective In: International Journal of Construction Management, , 1 - 22
- Mok, K.,Shen, G.,Yang, R. (2018). Stakeholder complexity in large scale green building projects: a holistic analysis towards a better understanding In: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25, 1454 - 1474
- Zhao, H.,Yang, R.,Moore, T.,Liu, C. (2018). The Impact of Electricity Price Policy on the Economic Performance of Distributed Building Photovoltaic Systems across China In: Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2018, Sydney, 4-6 December 2018
- Advancing residential prefabricated construction in SMEs through a trustworthy supply chain environment. Funded by: Z Knight Labs - Contract from (2019 to 2020)
- Cost reduction and Deployment of Prefabricated Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Funded by: RICS Research Trust Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2018)
- Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment of 5 Storey Residential Building in Parkville (2014). Funded by: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Grant Pre-2014 from (2014 to 2014)
1 PhD Completions7 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions