Miss Echo Chen

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Civil Engineering and Construction

College of Engineering and Information Technology


Her research investigates the environmental and energy performance of heritage and older housing, advancing climate-resilient and sustainable retrofit through building performance simulation and environmental analysis.

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide Australia Master of Architecture by coursework
University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Architectural Design

Year Citation
- Chen, E., Kroll, D., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2025). Energy Efficiency of Older Houses: A Parametric Optimisation Study on Retrofitting a 1930s House in Adelaide, Australia. Buildings, 16(1), 131.
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Year Citation
2025 Chen, E., Martins, L. A., & Kroll, D. (2025). Learning from the past: a systematic literature review of energy efficiency of older buildings in Australia. In Proceedings of the 58th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (pp. 675-684). Australia: The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
DOI
2023 Chen, E., Kroll, D., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2023). Can older houses be net zero? A case study of a 1930s house in Adelaide, Australia. In The 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. Nottingham, UK.

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