رهبری همکاری استرالیا و مالزی درباره عملکرد ساختمان در اقلیم استوایی

International leadership through competitive research funding

While at the University of Malaya, Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini secured funding through the competitive IRU–MRUN Collaborative Research Programme and served as Principal Investigator and lead of a large international team. The 2015–2017 project connected the University of Malaya with Charles Darwin University to address a shared architectural challenge: improving building-envelope energy performance in hot and humid climates.

A partnership across two research networks

The programme brought together Australia’s Innovative Research Universities (IRU) and the Malaysia Research University Network (MRUN). Amir led the University of Malaya side, working with Australian Principal Investigator Jeremy Trombley at Charles Darwin University, Edward Halawa and an international group of collaborators, including Ali Ghaffarianhoseini. The partnership connected complementary expertise and the climatic contexts of Kuala Lumpur and Darwin.

Building envelopes as a strategic design question

The project examined how façade and envelope design could improve energy performance and indoor comfort in tropical buildings. It connected architectural decisions with building physics, passive design and the practical demands of hot, humid cities, drawing lessons between Malaysia and northern Australia.

Two publications in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

The grant supported two peer-reviewed papers in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Exploring the advantages and challenges of double-skin façades (DSFs), published in 2016, examined design configurations, construction characteristics and implications for energy and thermal performance. A review on energy conscious designs of building façades in hot and humid climates: Lessons for (and from) Kuala Lumpur and Darwin, published in 2018, synthesised façade design knowledge across the two tropical contexts. Both papers explicitly acknowledge IRU–MRUN grant RU025-2015.

• Exploring the advantages and challenges of double-skin façades (DSFs) — 2016
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• Energy-conscious façade designs in Kuala Lumpur and Darwin — 2018
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• Charles Darwin University publication record and co-authors
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• University of Malaya record: project title and 2015–2017 period
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• IRU account of the Australia–Malaysia research partnership
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