Dr Stephen Pullen

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Stephen started his career as a Materials Scientist in the UK carrying out research and development into new building materials and processes. He took up a position as a Materials Consultant at the Australian Mineral Development Laboratories in Adelaide in 1985 and was involved in the performance and testing of materials including forensic investigations linked to the construction industry. In 1990 he joined the University of South Australia lecturing in building science and materials. Since that time, he has been the Program Director for the undergraduate degree program in Construction Management & Economics and is the Program Director for the postgraduate programs in Facilities & Asset Management. Stephen is currently involved in a number of research projects including the ARC Linkage Grant funded "An Integrated Model for the Assessment of Urban Sustainability" and "Affordable and Sustainable Housing for South Australia" supported by the Department of Families & Communities and the Hindmarsh Group of Companies.

• Building science, energy efficiency and the performance of buildings

Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia; Chartered Professional Engineer; Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Member of the Australian Institute of Building

BSc(Hons)(Surrey), MBldgSc(Adelaide), PhD(Adelaide)

• Sustainability of buildings, life cycle energy analysis, embodied energy of buildings and the urban environment

Perkins A, Hamnett S, Pullen S, Zito R and Trebilcock D. (2009) Transport, housing and urban form: the life cycle energy consumption and emissions of city centre apartments compared with suburban dwellings. Urban Policy and Research. Vol.27, No.4, 377-396. December.

Pullen S. (2009) Teaching Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Buildings: Incorporation of New Developments. Proceedings of the 2009 Anuual Conference of the Australasian Universities Building Educators Association. Barossa Valley. South Australia. July.

Pullen S. (2008) Learning from the Past to Deal with Tomorrow’s Challenges: The Concept of a Thermal Refuge in Houses. Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) Annual Conference. Auckland. New Zealand. July.

Pullen S. (2007) A Tool for Depicting the Embodied Energy of the Adelaide Urban Environment. Proceedings of Australian Institute of Building Surveyors International Transitions Conference. Adelaide. March. (Available at http://www.aibs.com.au/aibs_docs/conferences/Session_T2A_Pullen.pdf)

Pullen S, Holloway D, Randolph B and Troy P. (2006) Energy Profiles of Selected Residential Developments in Sydney with Special Reference to Embodied Energy. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 40th Annual Conference 'Challenges for architectural science in changing climates' 22-25 November.

Hamnett S & Pullen S. (2005) Adelaide and Urban Sustainability Proceedings of Sustainable Building Conference, (SB04SEA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11-13 April.

Troy, P., Holloway, D., Pullen, S. & Bunker, R. (2003) Embodied and Operational Energy Consumption in the City, Urban Policy and Research, 21(1).

Pullen S, Troy P, Holloway D & Bunker R. (2002) Estimating Energy Consumption in the Urban Environment with a focus on Embodied Energy. Proceedings of ANZAScA 2002. 36th Annual Conference of the Australia & New Zealand Architectural Science Association. November 1-4. Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

Pullen S. (2000) Energy use in the Construction and Operation of Houses, Architectural Science Review. Vol. 43 No 2 pp3-12. June.

Pullen S. (2000) Estimating the Embodied Energy of Timber Building Products, Journal of the Institute of Wood Science. July.