Veronica Soebarto

Professor Veronica Soebarto

Professor

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Veronica joined the University of Adelaide in 1998 after completing a Post-Doctorate Research Associate position at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA, and PhD and Master of Architecture degrees from the same university. Her research interests span from age-friendly built environment, environmental performance assessments of buildings, building performance simulation, building monitoring, human thermal comfort, to the social dimension of sustainable design.

Veronica is leading the Sustainable Urban and Regional Landscapes theme of the Environment Institute and the Sustainable Futures theme of Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance.

Her research interests include:

- Building thermal/energy simulation
- Environmental monitoring
- Sustainable building design and assessments
- Human thermal comfort
- Green space and well-being
- Age-friendly built environment
- Social dimension of sustainability and sustainable design.

    • Appointments

      Date Position Institution name
      2018 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
      2007 - 2017 Associate Professor University of Adelaide
      2000 - 2006 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
      1998 - 1999 Lecturer University of Adelaide
      1987 - 1990 Architect Han Awal & Partners Architects
    • Awards and Achievements

      Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
      2019 Award IBPSA Fellow International Building Performance Simulation Association Canada -
      2018 Award Executive Dean's Award - Best Researcher Faculty of The Professions, University of Adelaide Australia -
      2018 Fellowship ASA Fellow Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Australia -
      2017 Award Executive Dean's Research Commendation 2017 Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide Australia -
      2016 Award Beacon Commendations for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning: Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practices The University of Adelaide Australia $2,000
      2014 Award Executive Dean's Research Award 2014 University of Adelaide Australia AU$2,000
      2000 Award Good Teaching Award University of Adelaide Australia -
      1997 Award IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award 1997 International Building Performance Simulation Associaion - USD500
    • Education

      Date Institution name Country Title
      1993 - 1996 Texas A&M University United States PhD
      1991 - 1992 Texas A&M University United States Master of Architecture
      1982 - 1987 University of Indonesia Indonesia B.Arch.Eng.

    2023 - 2024

    Chief Investigator, CSIRO "Addressing Overheating and Occupant Behavioural Setting Research for Improving NatHERS Rating in Climate Zone 4" ($106K), with Terence Williamson.

    2022 - 2024

    Chief Investigator, ARC Discovery DP220103213 "Developing Resilient Housing for Low Socio-Economic Older People" ($375K), with Terence Williamson, Renuka Visvanathan and Dino Pisaniello.

    2021 - 2024

    Co-Chief Investigator, ARC Linkage LP200300841 "Determining the social value of extreme, mixed-use urban developments" ($288K). CI: Helen Barrie, University of South Australia, with Debby Faulkner, Ning Gu (UniSA) and David Kroll (University of Adelaide).

    2019 - 2020

    CSIRO ($20K). Thermal assumptions, behavioural reports planning for (NatHERS) post – 2020, with Terence Williamson.

    2018 - 2021

    Chief Investigator, ARC Discovery DP180102019 "Improving thermal environment of housing for older Australians" ($413K), with Dino Pisaniello, Alana Hansen, Terence Williamson, Jian Zuo, Renuka Visvanathan, Joost van Hoof.

    2019 - 2020

    Co-Chief Investigator, SA Health "Citizen Science for Creating a Greener Adelaide" ($25K). CIs: Helen Barrie, Jarrod Lange.

    2018 - 2019

    Co-Chief Investigator, Office for the Ageing Well "Green Spaces, Public Spaces and Ageing Well" ($25K). CIs: Helen Barrie, Jarrod Lange

    2016-2017

    Chief Investigator, University of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Fund, "Planning and Design of Public Spaces to Support Ageing Well" ($42K), with Helen Barrie, Renuka Visvanathan, Damith Ranasinghe

    Co-Chief Investigator, University of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Fund, "Investigation into The Structural Capacity of Optical Glass with Application to Sustainable Façade Design And Building Technology" ($45K). CI: Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Marina Aburas, Michael Griffith, Tim Zhao

    2014-2015  

    Chief Investigator, University of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Fund and Faculty of Professions Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research Fund,“Scoping Study for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in South Australia” ($29K), with Susan Oakley, Jennifer Bonham, Paul Babie

    2011-2013          

    Co-Chief Investigator, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) research “A Framework for Adaptation of Australian Households to Heat Waves” ($468K), CI: Wasim Saman, UniSA.

    2011-2012          

    Co-Chief Investigator, South Australian Government Sector Agreements research “City of Adelaide Urban Heat Island Micro-Climate Study” ($50K). CI: Huade Guan (Flinders University).

    2007                    

    Chief Investigator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, “Christie Walk Eco City Project: Joint Case Study of APFED Award winning project”  ($10K)

    2006                    

    Chief Investigator, Faculty Small Grant Research “Investigation of the performance of some ‘sustainable’ wall materials for houses”

    2002 – 2005      

    Chief Investigator 2, Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Research: “Building and Ethics: Understanding a Corpus of Contemporary Australian Award-Winning Houses as Responses to Ecological, Social and Built Contexts”($250K)

    2003 – 2004       

    Co-Chief Investigator, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) research: “Affordability and Sustainability Outcomes of Suburban Development and Master Planned Communities – A Triple Bottom Line Assessment” ($120K)

    2022 - current: Course Coordinator, Design Studio III

    2021 (sem 2): Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Architectural Acoustics Design Studio.

    2013 - current: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Advanced Architecture Technologies

    2012 - current: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Environment II

    2015-2016: Studio group leader, Architecture Final Project

    2015: Co-coordinator, Overseas Experiential Studio (Vanuatu)

    2014: Co-coordinator, Design Studio IV (Indonesia)

    2012: Coordinator, Architecture Thesis A and B

    2010 - 2011:  Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Sustainable Residential Building Design

    2010 - 2011:  Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Sustainable Commercial Building Design

    2006 - 2010: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Technology in Design

    2010 - 2012: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Architecture Studio Elective B

    2008, 2010: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Architecture Design Studio

    1998 - 2009: Course Coordinator, lecturer and tutor, Technology in the Built Environment

    1998 - 1999: Studio group leader, Architecture Final Project

    1998 - 2006: Lecturer in Architecture Studio IB, IC, II, Architecture Processes, Building Design Studio

     

     

     

     

    • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

      Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
      2024 Co-Supervisor The role of green infrastructure design in mitigating the urban heat island effect and the impact on the health of older people Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Linglue Xia
      2023 Co-Supervisor Nanofertiliser intensified plant growth for space biophilic design Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr John Longo Masengo
      2023 Principal Supervisor Enhancing Natural Ventilation to Improve Indoor Air Quality: An Investigation of Occupants’ Window Opening Behaviour in Aged Care Facilities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Malekpour
      2022 Principal Supervisor Investigating the relationship between the Built Environment, Wellbeing and Social Value: A case study of a high-rise mixed-use building in the City of Adelaide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Juliana Croffi Calixto
      2022 Co-Supervisor Self-shading steel facades for buildings in warm climates Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ricardo Lionar
      2022 Principal Supervisor Finding the Most Suitable Machine Learning Method to Anticipate Actual Occupancy Adaptive Behaviours in Older People with Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds Concerning Wellbeing and Comfort Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shadi Jamialahmadi
      2022 Co-Supervisor The Impact of Urban Planning and Design on Urban Heat Islands and Outdoor Thermal Comfort Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Elham Sanagar Darbani
      2019 Principal Supervisor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Behaviour in Housing in Tropical Climate Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Siti Aisyah Damiati
    • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

      Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
      2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Occupant Thermal Comfort and Behaviour for House Energy Rating: A Case Study of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Siti Aisyah Damiati
      2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Incorporation of Embodied Energy into Building Energy-Efficiency Codes: A Pathway to Life-Cycle Net-Zero Energy Building in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hossein Omrany
      2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Understanding Thermal Comfort and Wellbeing of Older South Australians Using Occupant-Centric Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Larissa Arakawa Martins
      2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Holistic Investigation of Robotically-Assisted 3D Printed Cob Walls: From Fabrication to Environmental Impacts Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohamed Sabry Radwan Mohamed Gomaa
      2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Smart building façades using nanoparticle thermochromic technology:
      From fabrication to implementation
      Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Marina Aburas
      2015 - 2020 Principal Supervisor The Adaptive Reuse Predicament: An Investigation Into Whether Building Regulation is a Key Barrier to Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Office Buildings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Gillian Armstrong
      2014 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Towards Sustainability in the Chinese Construction Industry: A Transition Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Ruidong Chang
      2014 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Towards a More Inclusive Educational Space: A Study About Wayfinding for an Autism-Friendly Learning Environment in South Australian Primary Schools Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Farjana Rahaman
      2014 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The Nature and Determinants of Indoor Environment Quality in High-Rise Apartments of Melbourne, Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Andrew Stephen Carre
      2014 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Addressing the relationships between ageing, thermal comfort, house design and health: A study in South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Rachel Desley Bills
      2013 - 2018 Co-Supervisor URBAN ICONS: Creative Reuse of Civic Buildings as Exemplars of Ethical Conservation of Architectural Heritage Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Carolyn Wigg
      2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor High-rise Residential Buildings in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Strategies for Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Practice Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Tahmina Ahsan
      2012 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Energy Independent Residential Development for Dhaka City, Bangladesh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Rehnuma Parveen
      2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Thermal Mavericks in Australia: A Study of Occupant Preferences in Dwellings of Atypical Construction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Lyrian Rose Daniel
      2011 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Earthship Architecture: post occupancy evaluation, thermal performance and life cycle assessment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Martin Freney
      2011 - 2016 Principal Supervisor How primary schools really work: Architecture, use, and perspectives Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Linda Pearce
      2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Defining Genius Loci and Qualifying Cultural Landscape of the Minahasa Ethnic Community in the North Sulawesi, Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Cynthia Erlita Virgin Wuisang
      2010 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Thermal and structural performances of insulated cavity rammed earth wall houses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xiang Dong
      2008 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Green Commercial Office Buildings: Environmental Performance and User Perceptions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Vanessa Menadue
      2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Development of A Sustainability Assessment Framework for Malaysian Office Buildings Using A Mixed- Methods Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Zalina Shari
      2003 - 2005 Co-Supervisor Building Climatology and Thermal Comfort Thermal Environments and Occupant (Comfort) Responses in Philippine Office Buildings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mary Andamon
      2002 - 2009 Co-Supervisor Architecture and the Politics of Identity in Indonesia A Study of the Cultural History of Aceh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Izziah Hasan
      2001 - 2005 Co-Supervisor PREDICTING AIR TEMPERATURES IN CITY STREETS ON THE BASIS OF MEASURED REFERENCE DATA Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Evyatar Erell
      2000 - 2004 Co-Supervisor Dimensions of sustainability: Case study of new housing in Adelaide and Hanoi Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Viet Nguyen
      1999 - 2008 Co-Supervisor The Spatial Representation of Embodied Energy of Residential Areas in the Urban Environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Stephen Frederick Pullen
    • Memberships

      Date Role Membership Country
      2015 - ongoing Member NCEUB (Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings) United Kingdom
      2015 - ongoing Member ASHRAE United States
    • Editorial Boards

      Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
      2023 - ongoing Associate Editor Solar Energy Advances - Subject Editor Elsevier Australia
      2021 - ongoing Editor Special Issue for Journal of Building Performance Simulation Taylor & Francis United Kingdom
      2019 - ongoing Board Member Energy and Buildings Elsevier United Kingdom
      2018 - ongoing Board Member Alam Cipta: International Journal on Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice University Putra Malaya Malaysia
      2018 - ongoing Editor Special Issue in Energy and Buildings - -
      2015 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Building Performance Simulation - -
      2013 - ongoing Associate Editor Architectural Science Review - -
    • Position: Professor
    • Phone: 83135695
    • Email: veronica.soebarto@adelaide.edu.au
    • Fax: 83134377
    • Campus: North Terrace
    • Building: Horace Lamb, floor 4
    • Org Unit: Architecture and Landscape Architecture

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