Dr. Matthew Francis
Details
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College: School of PCPM
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Department: School of PCPM
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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matthew.francis@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-4078-1828
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
My 25+ years in the property, planning and construction industry include experience at all levels from contracting and design management to policy and client representation.
With experience designing and building high performance environments, I now help educate our future industry leaders in sustainable housing design, development and construction.
Supervisor projects
- Optimizing BIPV performance in non-residential buildings
- 27 May 2022
Teaching interests
Fortunate to work and live in many countries outside of Australia, my cross-cultural experiences in combination with my strong understanding of the design, construction and user-centred operation of built environments now help inform the courses I lead.
I have taught for over 8 years, 'Management & Leadership in Construction' - a 4th year course in the Bachelor of Construction Management, and for 9 years, I have taught 'Building Services' - a 3rd year course in the same degree.
Other courses I have taught include 'Building Science', 'Sustainable Building Technologies', and the Passivhaus Certified Designer course for the Australian Passivhaus Association (since 2023).
Research interests
I am interested in research related to the lived experience of people in buildings.
I am an advocate for greater adoption of proven measures to reduce carbon emissions in the property industry without sacrificing occupant wellbeing - I am a certified Passivhaus building designer as well as a trainer for the Australian Passivhaus Association - and I research the lived experience of people living in Passivhaus-certified buildings.
I presently sit on the national standards committee for Air Quality at Standards Australia contributing to new and existing national air quality standards. I am a member of the international research advisory group for the WELL building standard, and I am involved in the Tertiary Education Facility Management Association (TEFMA) as a contributing committee member.
