Dr James Wong

Position

Research Fellow

School /
Work Unit

Property Const & Project Mgt

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 9701

james.wong@rmit.edu.au

Location

Building: 15
Level: 1
Room: 8

City Campus

College/Portfolio

Design & Social Context

 

James Wong

Key activities

James is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Design at RMIT University. He obtained his Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Building Science from the University of Sydney and completed his PhD on sustainable commercial building façade designs from the University of New South Wales.

James has practiced as an Architect for more than seven years since graduation and has extensive experiences in building designs and project management from residential, industrial and institutional to high-rise commercial building projects in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan and China. He worked in academia for a number of years with expertise in sustainable building designs and advanced building construction technologies.

Since joining the Centre for Design, James has involved in the development of a building materials assessment tool (The Buildings Assembles and Materials Scorecard - BAMS) using life-cycle assessment methodology to assess the environmental performance of building assemblies. He is also involving in the development of environmental assessment of retrofit initiatives for a range of existing buildings in Australia and New Zealand which have heritage values.

James is also a certified internal auditor for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. His research interest has been in sustainable building construction technologies and sustainable building designs.

Qualifications

B Sc(Arch), B Arch, M BldSc, PhD UNSW

Professional interests

  • Trained FirstRate5 Energy Rating Tool assessor.
  • Trained AccuRate Energy Rating Tool assessor.
  • Trained Green Star Rating Tools assessor.
  • Trained to use SimaPro Life Cycle Assessment tool.
  • Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) Supervisor.
  • Journal Reviewer for International Journal of Building and Environment.
  • Journal Reviewer for International Journal of Energy and Building.
  • ISIAQ (International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate) Member.
  • IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation Association) Member.
  • Reviewer for IBPSA’s Building Simulation Conference.
  • Graduate Certificate in Teaching (Higher Education), accredited by The University of Sheffield.
  • ISO 14001 Internal Auditor, accredited by NOVO Environmental Technology Services.
  • OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor, accredited by NOVO Environmental Technology Services.
  • Safety Officer, Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore.
  • Certificate of Industrial First Aid, accredited by Ministry of Manpower, Singapore.
  • Graduate Member of Malaysia Institute of Architects.
  • Board Of Architects (Singapore) Professional Practice Examination
  • Passed Paper 2: Professional Practice

Research supervision

Master students – UNSW

Awards

Awarded The Wightman Postgraduate Scholarship in Architecture by the Faculty of Built Environment, The University of New South Wales, Sydney.

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