Biography
Dr Hes received a science degree from Melbourne University and followed this with a graduate diploma in Cleaner Production and a Doctorate in 2005 at RMIT University, Melbourne. The thesis investigates her practice in supporting the integration of sustainability in building projects. Her research interests are identifying and filling the knowledge gaps in sustainability practice and application in the built environment. She has carried out research on Victorian residential projects such as the Commonwealth Games Village and Aurora; commercial projects such as Melbourne City Council’s Council House 2 and local government projects such as Reservoir Civic Centre. Her most successful publication is the ESD Design Guide for Australian Government Buildings, which is in its third edition, she has written a companion guide called ESD Operations Guide for Owners, Managers and Tenants, published in 2009.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Sustainable built environment |
Schools; Regenerative development |
Australia |
International Linkages
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| Netherlandic |
Listen & Speak |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Batchelor of Science |
University of Melbourne |
|
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| Egineering (Cleaner Production) |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
31-Dec-1999 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy Architecture |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
31-Dec-2005 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
BHERT |
|
31-Dec-2003 |
| Scholarship Prize |
City of Melbourne |
|
06-Mar-2007 |
| Other (Award) |
Banksia Award (Darebin City Council) |
|
31-Dec-2004 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Smart Green Schools: Educational and Environmental Outcomes of Innovation in School Building Design |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
15/08/2007 |
| Future Proofing Schools: using smart green integrated design approaches to prefabricated learning environments |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/07/2009 |
| Impact and Effectiveness of Personal Ventilation in Open Plan Offices: a study of the TASK AIR system |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/01/2010 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
ARC linkage 2008 - LP0776850 - Smart Green Schools with Clare Newton, Kim Dovey, Kenn Fisher and Sue Wilks
ARC linkage 2009 - LP0991146 – Future proofing schools: using smart green integrated design approaches to prefabricates learning environments with Clare Newton, Tom Kvan, Margaret Grose, Kenn Fisher and Sue Wilks
Commission 2006/7 - Commissions to write the 2 Federal publications and 3 state fact sheets (not nationally competitive)
Commission 2007/8 - Commission to carry out academic edit of over 250,000 words from Australia’s leading Sustainable Building researchers into federally funded online publication –Your Building
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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