Mr Hossein Omrany
Lecturer
School of Civil Engineering and Construction
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
The primary interests of Hossein lie in mitigating energy consumption and GHG emissions associated with buildings' operation in the built environment including
- Building Life Cycle Energy Assessment
- Building Energy Efficient Design
- Analysis of Building Energy Performance
- Building Information Modelling and City Information Modelling
- Digital Twin/Smart Cities
- Building Energy Efficiency Codes
- Net Zero Energy Buildings
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Persian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Ph.D. in Architectural Science and Technology |
| 2012 - 2014 | University of Technology, Malaysia, Johor Bahru | Malaysia | Master of Science (Construction Management) |
| 2006 - 2010 | Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Shiraz | Iran | Bachelor of Architectural Engineering |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Omrany, H., Mehdipour, A., Oteng, D., & Al-Obaidi, K. M. (2025). The uptake of urban digital twins in the built environment: a pathway to resilient and sustainable cities. Computational Urban Science, 5(1), 20-1-20-31. Scopus9 WoS7 |
| 2025 | Azzazy, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., & Omrany, H. (2025). The brain response to indoor thermal comfort: from the thermal perception to the current indoor thermal comfort indices. Architectural Science Review, 68(4), 241-262. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Omrany, H., Al-Obaidi, K. M., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Chang, R. -D., Park, C., & Rahimian, F. (2025). Digital twin technology for education, training and learning in construction industry: implications for research and practice. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 35 pages. Scopus12 WoS10 |
| 2025 | Omrany, H. (2025). What’s Missing in Australia’s 1.2 Million Homes Agenda? The Cultural Dimension. Urban Science, 9(12), 18 pages. |
| 2024 | Omrany, H., & Al-Obaidi, K. M. (2024). Application of digital twin technology for Urban Heat Island mitigation: review and conceptual framework. SMART AND SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 14(7), 31 pages. Scopus14 WoS13 |
| 2024 | Omrany, H., Mehdipour, A., & Oteng, D. (2024). Digital Twin Technology and Social Sustainability: Implications for the Construction Industry. Sustainability, 16(19), 8663. Scopus17 WoS11 |
| 2024 | Rodrigo, N., Omrany, H., Chang, R., & Zuo, J. (2024). Leveraging digital technologies for circular economy in construction industry: a way forward. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(1), 85-116. Scopus93 WoS71 |
| 2023 | Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Chang, R., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Pour Rahimian, F. (2023). Applications of Building information modelling in the early design stage of high-rise buildings. Automation in Construction, 152, 18 pages. Scopus36 WoS32 |
| 2023 | Omrany, H., Al-Obaidi, K. M., Husain, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2023). Digital Twins in the Construction Industry: A Comprehensive Review of Current Implementations, Enabling Technologies, and Future Directions. Sustainability, 15(14), 10908. Scopus156 WoS102 |
| 2022 | Omrany, H., Chang, R., Soebarto, V., Zhang, Y., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Zuo, J. (2022). A bibliometric review of net zero energy building research 1995–2022. Energy and Buildings, 262, 24 pages. Scopus119 WoS97 |
| 2022 | Al-Obaidi, K. M., Hossain, M., Alduais, N. A. M., Al-Duais, H. S., Omrany, H., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2022). A Review of Using IoT for Energy Efficient Buildings and Cities: A Built Environment Perspective. Energies, 15(16), 32 pages. Scopus90 WoS63 |
| 2022 | Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Clements-Croome, D. J. (2022). The uptake of City Information Modelling (CIM): a comprehensive review of current implementations, challenges and future outlook. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(5), 1-27. Scopus43 WoS31 |
| 2022 | Chang, R., Song, X., & Omrany, H. (2022). WHAT HINDERS THE TRANSITION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA? CRITICAL CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. Journal of Green Building, 17(4), 99-127. Scopus4 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Omrany, H., Soebarto, V., Zuo, J., Sharifi, E., & Chang, R. (2021). What leads to variations in the results of life-cycle energy assessment? An evidence-based framework for residential buildings. Energy and Built Environment, 2(4), 392-405. Scopus29 |
| 2021 | Omrany, H., Soebarto, V., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2021). Rethinking the concept of building energy rating system in Australia: a pathway to life-cycle net-zero energy building design. Architectural Science Review, 65(1), 1-15. Scopus24 WoS19 |
| 2021 | Omrany, H., Soebarto, V., Zuo, J., & Chang, R. (2021). A comprehensive framework for standardising system boundary definition in life cycle energy assessments. Buildings, 11(6), 230-1-230-28. Scopus16 WoS12 |
| 2021 | Nasir, U., Chang, R., & Omrany, H. (2021). Calculation methods for construction material stocks: A systematic review. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(14), 26 pages. Scopus15 WoS14 |
| 2020 | Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Berardi, U., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Li, D. H. W. (2020). Is atrium an ideal form for daylight in buildings?. Architectural Science Review, 63(1), 16 pages. Scopus24 WoS19 |
| 2020 | Omrany, H., Soebarto, V. I., Sharifi, E., & Soltani, A. (2020). Application of life cycle energy assessment in residential buildings: a critical review of recent trends. Sustainability, 12(1), 351-1-351-30. Scopus39 WoS27 |
| 2020 | Sharifi, E., Larbi, M., Omrany, H., & Boland, J. (2020). Climate change adaptation and carbon emissions in green urban spaces: Case study of Adelaide. Journal of Cleaner Production, 254(120035), 1-9. Scopus68 WoS61 |
| 2018 | Ghaffarianhoseini, A., AlWaer, H., Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Alalouch, C., Clements-Croome, D., & Tookey, J. (2018). Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?. Architectural Science Review, 61(3), 99-121. Scopus200 WoS146 |
| 2017 | Aflaki, A., Mirnezhad, M., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Omrany, H., Wang, Z. H., & Akbari, H. (2017). Urban heat island mitigation strategies: A state-of-the-art review on Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong. Cities, 62, 131-145. Scopus357 WoS310 |
| 2016 | Faghirinejadfard, A., Mahdiyar, A., Marsono, A. K., Mohandes, S. R., Omrany, H., Tabatabaee, S., & Tap, M. M. (2016). Economic comparison of industrialized building system and conventional construction system using building information modeling. Jurnal Teknologi, 78(1), 195-207. Scopus19 WoS8 |
| 2016 | Omrany, H., GhaffarianHoseini, A., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Raahemifar, K., & Tookey, J. (2016). Application of passive wall systems for improving the energy effciency in buildings: A comprehensive review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 62(C), 1252-1269. Scopus252 WoS220 |
| 2015 | Mohandes, S. R., Marsono, A. K., Omrany, H., Faghirinejadfard, A., & Mahdiyar, A. (2015). Comparison of building existing partitions through building information modeling (BIM). Jurnal Teknologi, 75(1), 287-298. Scopus10 WoS6 |
| - | Omrany, H., & Marsono, A. (2016). Optimization of Building Energy Performance through Passive Design Strategies. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 13(6), 1-16. |
| - | Omrany, H., & Marsono, A. (2016). National Building Regulations of Iran Benchmarked with BREEAM and LEED: A Comparative Analysis for Regional Adaptations. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 16(6), 1-15. |
| - | Zhang, Y., Chang, R., Omrany, H., Zuo, J., Burry, J., & Gu, N. (2025). Policy-gradient scheduling optimisation under multi-skill constraints: A comparative study on computational algorithms. Journal of Building Design and Environment. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Omrany, H., & Eshun, B. T. B. (2025). Promoting renewables in the construction industry through policy: the Australian context. In H. Dincer, & S. Yuksel (Eds.), Renewable Energy Projects and Investments: Interdisciplinary Knowledge, Analysis, Opportunities, and Outlook (pp. 259-276). Elsevier. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2025 | Omrany, H., & Oteng, D. (2025). Circular economy in construction: challenges and opportunities within the Australian context. In H. Dincer, & S. Yuksel (Eds.), Renewable Energy Projects and Investments Interdisciplinary Knowledge, Analysis, Opportunities, and Outlook (pp. 157-176). Elsevier. DOI Scopus4 |
| 2025 | Oteng, D., Omrany, H., Eshun, B. T. B., & Antwi-Afari, P. (2025). Towards a Circular Economy: A Pathway to Innovative Sustainable Waste Management in the Construction Industry. In Contributions to Economics (Vol. Part F4949, pp. 15-30). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| 2025 | Omrany, H., Oteng, D., Eshun, B. T. B., & Antwi-Afari, P. (2025). Sustainability and Circular Economy in the Construction Industry: An Overview. In Contributions to Economics (Vol. Part F4949, pp. 45-57). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| 2024 | Omrany, H., & Soebarto, V. (2024). Time to do More: Realisation of Life-Cycle Net-Zero Energy Buildings. In M. Abraham (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Second Edition: Volumes 1-4 (Vol. 1-4, pp. 459-472). Elsevier. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2024 | Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Dhwawan, K., Almhafdy, A., & Oteng, D. (2024). The Use of City Information Modelling (CIM) for Realizing Zero Energy Community: A Path Towards Carbon Neutrality. In A. Cheshmehzangi, M. Batty, Z. Allam, & D. S. Jones (Eds.), City Information Modelling (Vol. Part F3698, pp. 215-247). Springer Nature: Springer Nature. DOI Scopus6 |
| 2022 | Omrany, H., & Soebarto, V. (2022). Time to do More: Realisation of Life-Cycle Net-Zero Energy Buildings. In W. Deng (Ed.), Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. ScienceDirect. DOI |
| 2016 | Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Tookey, J., Omrany, H., Fleury, A., Naismith, N., & Ghaffarianhoseini, M. (2016). The essence of smart homes: Application of intelligent technologies towards smarter urban future. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (Vol. 1, pp. 79-121). United States: IGI Global. DOI Scopus22 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Oteng, D., Asante, R., Omrany, H., & Eshun, B. T. B. (2025). Achieving the UN Sustainability Goals: The Role of Digital Product Passports in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry. In Proceedings of the 23rd CIB World Building Congress (WBC, 2025) as published in CIB Conferences Vol. 1 (pp. 163-1-163-12). Purdue University, USA: Purdue University. DOI |
| 2024 | Mirhosseini, S. A., Chang, R., & Omrany, H. (2024). Heat-exposure risks in the construction industry: An analysis of fatal and non-fatal incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2023. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 610-617). Gold Coast, Australia: Architectural Science Association. |
| 2019 | Larbi, M., Omrany, H., & Sharifi, E. (2019). Thermal Sensation and Carbon Emissions in Greener Urban Spaces: Case Study of Adelaide. In International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities 2019). onlne: ICRS. |
- 2023 - Present: Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Research Dissertation - CONMGNT 7000
- 2022 - Present: Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Building Services and Environment - CONMGNT 7002
- 2021 - Present: Tutor in Construction Technology and Management II - CONMGNT 7048
- 2020 - 2022: Tutor in Research Dissertation - CONMGNT 7000
- 2018: Tutor in Environment III - DESST 3517
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Lunar Base Design and Construction | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr John Culton |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Lunar Base Design and Construction | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr John Culton |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Assessing the Environmental Impact of Cross-Laminated Timber Buildings: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Zhuocheng Duan |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Assessing the Environmental Impact of Cross-Laminated Timber Buildings: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Zhuocheng Duan |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Automating Indoor Construction Progress Monitoring: Technical Challenges, Industry Perceptions, and Low-cost Implementation | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yanquan Zhang |
| 2024 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Predicting and Mitigating Heat-Related Illnesses in the Construction Industry | Master of Philosophy | Master | Full Time | Mr Seyed Armin Mirhosseini |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Board Member | Urbanization, Sustainability and Society | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Australian Institute of Building | Australia |
| 2019 - ongoing | Member | Australian Institute of Energy | Australia |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | RESPONSIVE + GREEN Urban Built Environment (RG UBE) Lab | Energy | Scientific research | New Zealand |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Board Member | Discover Energy | Springer Nature | Germany |
| 2024 - ongoing | Board Member | Discover Cities | Springer Nature | Germany |
| 2022 - ongoing | Board Member | Editorial Review Board | Smart and Sustainable Built Environment | United Kingdom |
| 2022 - ongoing | Consulting Editor | Review Editor | International Journal of Frontiers in Built Environment | Swaziland |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Topical Advisory Panel | Editorial | International Journal of Buildings - MDPI | - |
| 2021 - ongoing | Reviewer board | Journal Review | Internation Journal of Climate - MDPI | - |
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