About AUBEA
AUBEA is a non-profit association of Universities and Institutes of technology that is involved in teaching and research in the discipline of Building. The principal aim of AUBEA is to coordinate efforts to promote the discipline of Building to prospective students, research partners and other relevant stakeholders.
Monty Sutrisna is Professor of Construction and Project Management and is the Head of the School of the School of Built Environment at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the current President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA). He has been actively involved in the local/national boards and committees in those professional institutions. In addition to reviewing for many academic journals, he also reviewed for the Australian Research Council (ARC). He has been involved in the Tertiary Education Qualification and Standards Agency (TEQSA) register of experts, reviewing TEQSA’s accreditation of Construction Management courses in Australia. He is the Scientific Leader of the MBIE funded CanConstructNZ research programme,
President (2020 - 2023)
Professor
Monty Sutrisna
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand
Our Scope
The scope of Building Education of AUBEA includes the following disciplines and topics. These are simply listed here and are not exhaustive but provided for the purpose of defining AUBEA’s membership.
01
Project & Construction
Management
This concerns the management of general projects (time, cost, quality) as well as the management specific to construction projects, including but not limited to site and operational management of construction project sites, delivery productivity, health and safety, site logistics, project stakeholders.
02
Building Science &
Technology
This mainly concerns building elements, building physics, building systems, building automation and management systems as well as construction techniques/methods applied to deliver construction projects.
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03
Construction Economics &
Value Management
This concerns both macro and micro economics aspects of construction industry, construction organisations and construction projects, including value management aspects at these different levels and the relationship and influence between these levels.
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04
Land Economics
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This mainly concerns the treatment of land resource and land use, including the theoretical approaches to land and the income from the land and the behaviour of land markets.
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05
Quantity Surveying
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This mainly concerns the quantity surveying profession and the roles within various phases of a construction project (pre, during and post construction phase), including but not limited to cost planning, cost estimation, contracts, standard methods of measurement, quantity take-off, bills of quantity, valuation, claims, and variations.
06
Facilities Management
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This mainly concerns the post construction phase of the actual occupancy period of the constructed facilities, including but not limited to operations and maintenance, soft landing from construction phase, post occupancy evaluation and strategic asset management.
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07
Building Surveying &
Building Control
This mainly concerns the evaluation of building conditions, conformance and compliance of the building and its materials with building codes, certification for completion, fire and other safety aspects of buildings.
08
Building Services,
Plant & Materials
This mainly concerns the design, installation and management of various services in buildings including but not limited to their various machineries and materials.
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to communicate, work together and exchange ideas and best practices in educating the next generation of building/construction professionals. Thus, AUBEA as an association is the much-needed catalyst to implement the Triple Helix model of innovation, where government, tertiary education and industry work in unison to drive innovation in our respective countries. I am genuinely delighted to oversee the direction AUBEA is travelling and firmly believe that AUBEA is on the right track to becoming an association of building/construction education with a global reach.
Finally, I would like to show my appreciation to my fellow AUBEA Council members, other AUBEA members, and supporters who have worked hard to improve and promote our association. We would not be where we are today without your strong support, which is instrumental to the success of continuously advancing AUBEA.​
I am very excited to work with my fellow AUBEA Council members to foster the further maturing of AUBEA as an association. One of the milestones is the launch of its website in 2023. The presence of AUBEA in the digital world signalled the beginning of its next milestone, which is to be an association with global reach. From its inception in 1975, AUBEA has experienced widening participation in annual conferences and memberships, and now the website is set up to encourage even more participation. This digital footprint and presence will enable AUBEA to strengthen our presence in Australasia and continue fostering collaboration in promoting building and construction education within Australasia and beyond.
With the mission to promote and improve teaching and research in building/construction through communication, collaboration and scholarly events, AUBEA provide a platform for academics, industry practitioners and students
Welcome Note
From Our President
Professor Monty Sutrisna
President of AUBEA (2020 - 2023)
I am very excited to work with my fellow AUBEA Council members to foster the further maturing of AUBEA as an association. One of the milestones is the launch of its website in 2023. The presence of AUBEA in the digital world signalled the beginning of its next milestone, which is to be an association with global reach. From its inception in 1975, AUBEA has experienced widening participation in annual conferences and memberships, and now the website is set up to encourage even more participation. This digital footprint and presence will enable AUBEA to strengthen our presence in Australasia and continue fostering collaboration in promoting building and construction education within Australasia and beyond. With the mission to promote and improve teaching and research in building/construction through communication, collaboration and scholarly events, AUBEA provide a platform for academics, industry practitioners and students to communicate, work together and exchange ideas and best practices in educating the next generation of building/construction professionals. Thus, AUBEA as an association is the much-needed catalyst to implement the Triple Helix model of innovation, where government, tertiary education and industry work in unison to drive innovation in our respective countries. I am genuinely delighted to oversee the direction AUBEA is travelling and firmly believe that AUBEA is on the right track to becoming an association of building/construction education with a global reach. Finally, I would like to show my appreciation to my fellow AUBEA Council members, other AUBEA members, and supporters who have worked hard to improve and promote our association. We would not be where we are today without your strong support, which is instrumental to the success of continuously advancing AUBEA.​
Immediate Past President
Prof. Josua Pienaar
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Sydney, New South wales, Australia
Secretary
Assoc. Prof. Ronald Webber
Central Queensland University (CQU)
Queensland, Australia
Treasurer
Prof. Anthony Mills
Deakin University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Meet The Council
Prof. Valerie Francis
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Srinath Perera
Western Sydney University (WSU)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Kenneth Yiu
University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Tayyab Maqsood
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Rameez Rameezdeen
University of South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Prof. Zora Vrcelj
Victoria University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Linda Kestle
Unitec Institute of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Prof. Vaughn Coffey
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Mehrdad Arashpour
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Eric Scheepbouwer
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr. Marcus Jefferies
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand
Council Members
AUBEA
Constitution
AUBEA Constitution firmly guides the conduct and practices of all members of AUBEA. The constitution is ratified and regularly reviewed by the AUBEA Council. In governing AUBEA, the Council and the Executive Groups continuously refer to AUBEA Constitution. The current version of AUBEA Constitution was ratified by AUBEA Council in 2022.
Our Scope
The scope of Building Education of AUBEA includes the following disciplines and topics. These are simply listed here and are not exhaustive but provided for the purpose of defining AUBEA’s membership.
This concerns the management of general projects (time, cost, quality) as well as the management specific to construction projects, including but not limited to site and operational management of construction project sites, delivery productivity, health and safety, site logistics, project stakeholders.
This mainly concerns building elements, building physics, building systems, building automation and management systems as well as construction techniques/methods applied to deliver construction projects.
This concerns both macro and micro economics aspects of construction industry, construction organisations and construction projects, including value management aspects at these different levels and the relationship and influence between these levels.
This mainly concerns the treatment of land resource and land use, including the theoretical approaches to land and the income from the land and the behaviour of land markets.
This mainly concerns the quantity surveying profession and the roles within various phases of a construction project (pre, during and post construction phase), including but not limited to cost planning, cost estimation, contracts, standard methods of measurement, quantity take-off, bills of quantity, valuation, claims, and variations.
This mainly concerns the post construction phase of the actual occupancy period of the constructed facilities, including but not limited to operations and maintenance, soft landing from construction phase, post occupancy evaluation and strategic asset management.
This mainly concerns the evaluation of building conditions, conformance and compliance of the building and its materials with building codes, certification for completion, fire and other safety aspects of buildings.
This mainly concerns the design, installation and management of various services in buildings including but not limited to their various machineries and materials.
Welcome Note
From Our President
Professor Monty Sutrisna
President of AUBEA (2020 - 2023)
Meet the Council
President (2020 - 2023)
Professor Monty Sutrisna
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand
Monty Sutrisna is Professor of Construction and Project Management and is the Head of the School of the School of Built Environment at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the current President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA). He has been actively involved in the local/national boards and committees in those professional institutions. In addition to reviewing for many academic journals, he also reviewed for the Australian Research Council (ARC). He has been involved in the Tertiary Education Qualification and Standards Agency (TEQSA) register of experts, reviewing TEQSA’s accreditation of Construction Management courses in Australia. He is the Scientific Leader of the MBIE funded CanConstructNZ research programme.
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Monty Sutrisna
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Josua Pienaar
Central Queensland University (CQU)
Queensland, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Ronald Webber
Deakin University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Anthony Mills
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Valerie Francis
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Prof. Srinath Perera
University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Kenneth Yiu
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Tayyab Maqsood
University of South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Prof. Rameez Remeezdeen
Victoria University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Zora Vrcelj
Unitec Institute of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
A/Prof. Linda Kestle
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A/Prof. Vaughn Coffey
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A/Prof. Mehrdad Arashpour
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
A/Prof. Eric Scheepbouwer
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Dr Marcus Jefferies
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Mostafa Jelodar