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Email

rhcr@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor Construction & Environmental Assessment
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Education
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-0189-3221

Prof Robert Crawford

Professor Construction & Environmental Assessment
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

271 Scholarly works
30 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024

    Book

    Environmental Performance in Construction: a database of embodied environmental flow coefficients
    DOI: 10.26188/10257728.v11
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australia\2019s Future Built Environment
  • 2023

    Research Contracts

    Embodied Carbon of Fusion HVAC Modular System
  • 2022

    Conference Proceedings

    Trends in Residential Building Materials in the State of Victoria
    DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1101/4/042022
  • 2020

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Battery Materials for a Circular Economy: Advancing Certification and Improving Life-Cycle Impacts for Market Advantage
  • 2019

    Conference Proceedings

    A comprehensive database of environmental flow coefficients for construction materials: closing the loop in environmental design
  • 2019

    Book

    Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database: a database of embodied environmental flow coefficients
    DOI: 10.26188/5dc228ef98c5a
Robert Crawford

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2022
Best Paper Award, Annual Conference 2022 Australia and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
2021
Marles Medal The University of Melbourne
2021
Frank E Crowle AM LFAIB Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence
2020
Great ABP Moves Online Award (May 2020) Message of Support video for construction students Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A hybrid database of embodied environmental flow coefficients for HVAC distribution systems
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116859
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A comparative study of CIBSE TM65 and alternative methods for quantifying embodied greenhouse gas emissions of HVAC equipment
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116862
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Impact of Envelope Retrofitting Measures on a Building's Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: a case study in India
    DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1582/1/012031
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Comparing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of mass timber and conventional construction for a mid-rise apartment building in Melbourne
    DOI: 10.65388/muhk7242
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Evaluating the operational and embodied emission trade-offs of energy retrofitting two residential building typologies
    DOI: 10.65388/bexq9332
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Life cycle embodied greenhouse gas emissions of new residential buildings in Uganda: A case study
    DOI: 10.65388/acsg2547
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Embodied emissions of hempcrete wall systems in residential buildings: A comparative case study from Australia
    DOI: 10.65388/guhf1340
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Advancing housing retrofit: A framework for early-stage evaluation of material circularity, lifecycle emissions, and energy performance
    DOI: 10.65388/onoi3754

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