Biography Professor of Architecture Director, Graduate Program Research Faculty, CBPD • B.A. (Architecture and Environmental Design), 1979 • B. Arch., 1982, University of Nottingham • Ph.D. in Architecture, 1994, Carnegie Mellon University • Registered Architect, UK; Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects

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Professor Lam teaches architectural design, building performance modeling and building controls and diagnostics. His fields of research include total building performance (TBP) studies and the development of computational design support systems. He has completed several major funded research projects, including Digital Building Models for Internet Collaborative Design Computing, Industry Building Product Model for Thermal Simulation, Mapping of Sky Luminance Distribution and Computational Prediction of Daylighting Performance, as well as Architectural and Technical Standards and Guidelines for the Design and Maintenance of Marine Mammal Facilities. Professor Lam’s work has been widely published, and he has served on the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Lighting Research and Technology, UK, and the Board of Editors of the International Journal of Corporate Real Estate, USA. He is also a member of the Protocol Committee of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP), USA.

Professor Lam was also a building performance consultant for several major projects in the private and public sectors in Singapore. Services include (1) developing technical manuals for architectural detailing and construction methods for an architectural firm and (2) diagnostic and analysis of building defects as well as problematic indoor environmental conditions, which also involved acting as an expert witness. Significant projects where the Total Building Performance concept was applied include, (1) the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) prototype stack-up factory complex where computer simulation studies of the proposed design were conducted on various building performance mandates; (2) the new Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Building which involved developing the specification of TBP in the Design & Build tender documentation and subsequently served in the tender evaluation committee for the project. In 1998, Professor Lam led a TBP team in an international design competition entry, working with T. R. Hamzah and Yeang to provide input on TBP and environmental performance simulation studies for the proposed new National Library Board Building in Singapore. This building, completed in 2005, has been awarded "Platinum" rating for green building by the Building and Construction Authority, Singapore under the Green Mark Scheme. It also won the ASEAN Energy Award 2007 under the New and Existing Building category.