Professor EmeritusRichard de Dear
Professor Emeritus
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
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- Professor EmeritusSydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
RESEARCH INTERESTs
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Thermal comfort
- Indoor air quality
- High performance buildings
- Post occupancy evaluation
- Sensors, instrumentation and data acquisition for built environments
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTThe impact of work-from-home environments on comfort and productivityAustralian Research Council (ARC)26 Jul 2023 - 25 Jul 2027People funded by this grant:
- de Dear R,
- Kim J
- GRANTDeveloping practical guidelines for the decarbonisation of existing multi-residential buildings that anticipatepotential problems with operations, maintenance, and occupant behaviourOffice of Global and Research Engagement1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Loschke S,
- Wagner A,
- de Dear R,
- Clayton G,
- Schepers H
- GRANTA better understanding of thermal Alliesthesia and thermal Adaption for correctly predicting dynamic thermal comfort - "comfortA"European Commission (Belgium)1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- de Dear R,
- Jay O
- GRANTCooperative Research Centre for Innovation in Advanced Multi-Story Housing ManufactureOffice for Science and Research (NSW)1 Jul 2017People funded by this grant:
- Patterson D,
- Gurran N,
- Muslimin R,
- Loschke S,
- de Dear R
- GRANTInnovation in Advanced Multi-Story Housing ManufactureLendlease Development Pty Ltd1 Aug 2016People funded by this grant:
- Aitchison M,
- Muslimin R,
- de Dear R,
- Loschke S,
- Gurran N
- GRANTChallenging lease agreements in Australia: quantifying the effects of higher temperatureset points on office workers productivity and thermal comfortThe Council of the City of Sydney2 May 2016People funded by this grant:
- Candido C,
- de Dear R,
- Kim J,
- Parkinson T,
- Zhang F
- GRANTEnergy savings in commercial buildings using real-time pervasive monitoring of IEQ performanceThe Council of the City of Sydney1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- de Dear R,
- Candido C,
- Parkinson T,
- Kim J,
- Zhang F
- GRANTA framework for adaptation of Australian households to heat wavesNational Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Saman W,
- de Dear R
- GRANTCoverclub Pty Ltd Don de DearCoverclub Pty Ltd1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- de Dear R
- GRANTBuilding Occupants Survey System for Australia - BOSSAAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jul 2011People funded by this grant:
- Thomas L,
- Candido C,
- Roussac A,
- de Dear R
- GRANTField Survey of Residential Air Conditioning and Comfort in AustraliaAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- de Dear R
- GRANTOccupant comfort in naturally ventilated and mixed-mode spaces within air-conditioned officesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Drake S,
- de Dear R