Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Architecture and Built Environment

Dr Hilary Davies
  Phone   +61 3 522 78312
Email   hilary.davies@deakin.edu.au
Position   Senior Lecturer
Campus   Waterfront
Research grouping   Property and Real Estate
Building Technology

Dr Hilary Davies joined Deakin University in June 2004, lecturing in the UK at the University of
Greenwich and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University prior to this. She has taught construction
technology, building materials, defects and maintenance, building performance, environmental
science and facilities management. Her research interests include energy conservation in buildings,
building and environmental performance, productivity and facilities management.

Research interests

  1. knowledge worker productivity, well being and building performance
  2. building environmental performance
  3. sustainable building

Career

Senior Lecturer, Deakin University
Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Principal Lecturer, Greenwich University
Principal Building Surveyor, London Borough of Bromley
Building Surveyor, London Borough of Sutton

Key publications

Schwede, D. A., Davies, H. and Purdey, B. (2008) Occupant satisfaction with workplace design in new and old environments Facilities Vol. 26 No. 7/8., pp273-288 Emerald, UK

Davies H and Chan KS (2001) Experience of Energy Performance Contracts in Hong Kong Facilities Vol. 19, No.7/8 , pp261-268 Emerald, UK

Davies, H and Reynolds, C (2007) Student expectations of teaching and learning AUBEA 2007 Conference 115-125 Swinburne University, Australia

Davies H (2006) Carbon dioxide levels and ventilation strategies in “green” office buildings CIB W 89, BEAR International Conference on Building Education and Research 1-11 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

Davies, H (2005) Productivity and the Knowledge Worker. COBRA and AUBEA Construction Research Conference 442-457 QUT, Australia

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Professional activities

Fellow Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Building Surveying)

 

PhD students

Student nameThesis title
Nor Rima Muhamad AriffMaintenance Management in Malaysia: A Malaysian context on multi-storey low-cost housing Mohd Azian ZaidiEffective Knowledge Transfer Mechanism in The Malaysian Construction Industry Ivy BlackmanCost Efficiency of High Rise Buildings  

 

Masters students

Student nameThesis title Heidi LeeDistraction and Interaction in Academic Workspaces Ben CuterTransitioning Melbourne to a Water Sensitive City  

 

Teaching areas

Facilities management
Construction technology


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8th February 2013