Associate Professor Paul Osmond

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Associate Professor Paul Osmond

Associate Professor

Academic qualifications

PhD (Built Environment), �鶹��madou

MA (Design), RMIT University

Grad. Dip. Environ. Mgt, Charles Sturt University

BSc, Monash University

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Professional accreditations

Green Star Accredited Professional

Certified Environmental Practitioner

Registered Environmental Auditor

Fitwel Healthy Building Rating Ambassador

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Other

Permaculture Design Certificate

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)

School of Built Environment

Paul Osmond has qualifications in applied science, environmental management and landscape design, and since the 1980s has worked across the domain of environmental sustainability as practitioner, teacher and researcher. His PhD focused on sustainable urban form.

Paul joined the �鶹��madou School of Built Environment initially as a part-time lecturer in 2010. Previous roles included as the University’s Environment Manager, and local government where he was responsible for delivery of a variety of pioneering environmental and waste management, ecosystem restoration and landscape design projects. He also has experience in consultancy, forestry, freelance journalism and the metal industry.

Paul was the Director of the �鶹��madou Sustainable Built Environment Program from 2013 to 2021, and is a member of the High Performance Architecture research cluster. He represents �鶹��madou on the Green Building Council of Australia and is affiliated with the editorial boards of , , and .

Phone

+61-2-9385 4915

E-mail

p.osmond@unsw.edu.au

Location

Red Centre West Wing

Books | 2013

Osmond PW; Dave M; Prasad DK; Li F, 2013, Greening Universities Toolkit, United Nations Environment Programme, Tongji University
Book Chapters | 2024

Osmond P, 2024, 'Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Area 2^nd Edition', in Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Second Edition: Volumes 1-4, pp. V2:51-V2:65,

Book Chapters | 2024

Osmond P, 2024, 'Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Area 2nd Edition', in Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Elsevier, pp. 51 - 65,

Book Chapters | 2022

McKenzie L; Osmond P; Mechelli A, 2022, 'Air quality, heat and mental health the role of green infrastructure', in Routledge Handbook of Urban Landscape Research, Routledge, pp. 83 - 96,

Book Chapters | 2019

Fox J; Osmond P; Peters A, 2019, 'The effect of building facades on outdoor microclimates - reflectance recovery from terrestrial multispectral images using a robust empirical line method', in Zinzi M; Santamouris M (ed.), Urban Overheating - Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications,

Book Chapters | 2019

Santamouris M; Ding L; Osmond P, 2019, 'Urban Heat Island Mitigation', in Decarbonising the Built Environment, Springer Singapore, pp. 337 - 355,

Book Chapters | 2019

Santamouris M; Ding L; Osmond P, 2019, 'Urban Heat Mitigation', in Decarbonising the Built Environment Charting the Transition, Springer

Book Chapters | 2019

Shirowzhan S; Trinder J; Osmond P, 2019, 'New Metrics for Spatial and Temporal 3D Urban Form Sustainability Assessment Using Time Series Lidar Point Clouds and Advanced GIS Techniques', in Almusaed AZ; Almssad A; Linh TH (ed.), Urban Design, Intech Open,

Book Chapters | 2017

Osmond PW; Pelleri N, 2017, 'Urban ecology as an interdisciplinary area', in Abraham M (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Elsevier, pp. 31 - 42,

Book Chapters | 2017

Sanchez Gomez AX; Osmond PW; van der Heijden J, 2017, 'Resilient policies for wicked problems: Increasing resilience in a complex and uncertain world through information integration', in Sanchez AX; Hampson K; London G (ed.), Integrating Information in Built Environments, Routledge, pp. 35 - 51,

Book Chapters | 2016

Osmond PW; Blair J, 2016, 'Green roof retrofitting and conservation of endangered flora', in Wilkinson SJ; Dixon T (ed.), Green Roof Retrofit: Building Urban Resilience, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 140 - 157,

Book Chapters | 2016

Osmond PW; Irger M, 2016, 'Green roof retrofit and the urban heat island', in Wilkinson SJ; Dixon T (ed.), Green Roof Retrofit: Building Urban Resilience, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 37 - 61,

Book Chapters | 2002

Osmond PW, 2002, 'The Australian Greenhouse Challenge programme: a perspective from a participating university', in Brink PT (ed.), Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Process, Practice and Future Use, edn. Original, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK, pp. 266 - 279,

Book Chapters | 2002

Osmond PW, 2002, 'The Sustainable Landscape', in Birkeland J (ed.), Design for sustainability : a sourcebook of integrated, eco-logical solutions, Earthscan Publications, London, UK, pp. 99 - 105,
Journal articles | 2024

Avazpour B; Osmond P; Corkery L, 2024, 'Using Water-Sensitive City Factors to Evaluate the Performance of Water Management Projects at a Global Scale', Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 150,

Journal articles | 2024

He C; Osmond P, 2024, 'Performance of traditional Chinese courtyard buildings from a sustainability perspective and implications for contemporary green building design', Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism, 6, pp. 3187,

Journal articles | 2024

Lloyd SD; Carvajal G; Campey M; Taylor N; Osmond P; Roser DJ; Khan SJ, 2024, 'Predicting recreational water quality and public health safety in urban estuaries using Bayesian Networks', Water Research, 254,

Journal articles | 2024

Lu L; Guo H; Weng Q; Bartesaghi-Koc C; Osmond P; Li Q, 2024, 'A transferable approach to assessing green infrastructure types (GITs) and their effects on surface urban heat islands with multi-source geospatial data', Remote Sensing of Environment, 306,

Journal articles | 2024

Wong FPK; Oldfield P; Osmond P, 2024, 'Industry perceptions of mass engineered timber (MET) construction: a comparison of South-East Asia with other regions', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 23,

Journal articles | 2023

Avazpour B; Osmond P; Corkery L, 2023, 'The dynamic challenges of mainstreaming water sensitive cities in our built environment: Lessons from Australia', Cities, 143,

Journal articles | 2023

Romanovska L; Osmond P; Oldfield P, 2023, 'Life-cycle-thinking in the assessment of urban green infrastructure: systematic scoping review', Environmental Research Letters, 18,

Journal articles | 2023

Sala Benites H; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2023, 'A Future-Proof Built Environment through Regenerative and Circular Lenses—Delphi Approach for Criteria Selection', Sustainability (Switzerland), 15, pp. 616,

Journal articles | 2023

Sala Benites H; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2023, 'A neighbourhood-scale conceptual model towards regenerative circularity for the built environment', Sustainable Development, 31, pp. 1748 - 1767,

Journal articles | 2023

Sala Benites H; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2023, 'Inquiry on Perceptions and Practices of Built Environment Professionals Regarding Regenerative and Circular Approaches', Buildings, 13, pp. 63,

Journal articles | 2022

Bartesaghi-Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2022, 'Innovative use of spatial regression models to predict the effects of green infrastructure on land surface temperatures', Energy and Buildings, 254,

Journal articles | 2021

Corkery L; Osmond P; Williams P, 2021, 'Legal frameworks for urban agriculture: Sydney case study', Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law, 13, pp. 218 - 235,

Journal articles | 2021

Osmond P; Wilkinson S, 2021, 'City planning and green infrastructure: Embedding ecology into urban decision-making', Urban Planning, 6, pp. 1 - 4,

Journal articles | 2021

Sala Benites H; Osmond P, 2021, 'Bioconnections as Enablers of Regenerative Circularity for the Built Environment', Urban Planning, 6, pp. 25 - 39,

Journal articles | 2020

Bartesaghi-Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2020, 'Quantifying the seasonal cooling capacity of ‘green infrastructure types’ (GITs): An approach to assess and mitigate surface urban heat island in Sydney, Australia', Landscape and Urban Planning, 203,

Journal articles | 2020

Blair J; Osmond P, 2020, 'Employing Green Roofs to Support Endangered Plant Species: The Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub in Australia', Open Journal of Ecology, 10, pp. 111 - 140,

Journal articles | 2020

Osmond P; Hanzl M, 2020, 'Urban form and climate change planning: On the normative framework for urban design', Urban Morphology, 24, pp. 232 - 235,

Journal articles | 2020

Sala Benites H; Osmond P; Rossi AMG, 2020, 'Developing Low-Carbon Communities with LEED-ND and Climate Tools and Policies in São Paulo, Brazil', Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 146,

Journal articles | 2020

Santamouris M; Osmond P, 2020, 'Increasing green infrastructure in cities: Impact on ambient temperature, air quality and heat-related mortality and morbidity', Buildings, 10, pp. 1 - 34,

Journal articles | 2019

Avazpour B; Osmond P; Corkery L, 2019, 'Rehabilitating Dryland River Systems in Arid and Semi-arid Environments Focusing on Water Sensitive Urban Design Approaches', OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 11, pp. 11 - 20,

Journal articles | 2019

Bartesaghi-Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2019, 'Spatio-temporal patterns in green infrastructure as driver of land surface temperature variability: The case of Sydney', International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 83,

Journal articles | 2018

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A; Irger M, 2018, 'Understanding land surface temperature differences of Local Climate Zones based on airborne remote sensing data', IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11, pp. 2724 - 2730,

Journal articles | 2018

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2018, 'Mapping and classifying green infrastructure typologies for climate-related studies based on remote sensing data', Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 37, pp. 154 - 167,

Journal articles | 2018

Bartesaghi Koc CA; Osmond P; Peters A, 2018, 'Evaluating the cooling effects of green infrastructure: A systematic review of methods, indicators and data sources', Solar Energy, 166, pp. 486 - 508,

Journal articles | 2018

Fox JL; Osmond P; Peters A, 2018, 'The Effect of Building Facades on Outdoor Microclimate—Reflectance Recovery from Terrestrial Multispectral Images Using a Robust Empirical Line Method', Climate, 6, pp. 56,

Journal articles | 2018

Livada I; Synnefa A; Haddad S; Paolini R; Garshasbi S; Osmond P; Ulpiani G; Fiorito F; Vassilakopoulou K; Osmond P; Santamouris M, 2018, 'Time series analysis of ambient air-temperature during the period 1970–2016 over Sydney, Australia', Elsevier Science of The Total Environment,

Journal articles | 2018

Sanchez Gomez A; van der Heijden J; Osmond P, 2018, 'The city politics of an urban age: urban resilience conceptualisations and policies', Palgrave Communications, 4,

Journal articles | 2018

Santamouris M; Ban-Weiss G; Osmond P; Paolini R; Synnefa A; Cartalis C; Muscio A; Zinzi M; Morakinyo TE; Ng E; Tan Z; Takebayashi H; Sailor D; Crank P; Taha H; Pisello AL; Rossi F; Zhang J; Kolokotsa D, 2018, 'Progress in urban greenery mitigation science – assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on cities', Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 24,

Journal articles | 2018

Wilkinson S; Osmond P, 2018, 'Building Resilience in Urban Settlements', International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 36, pp. 334 - 336,

Journal articles | 2017

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond PW; Peters A; Irger M, 2017, 'A methodological framework to assess the thermal performance of green infrastructure through airborne remote sensing', Procedia Engineering, 180, pp. 1306 - 1315,

Journal articles | 2017

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2017, 'Determining the metabolic rate of the thai elderly', Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences, 16, pp. 37 - 49,

Journal articles | 2017

Deng W; Osmond PW; Yan J, 2017, 'Using streamlined MIPS to evaluate environmental performance: a case study of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China campus', International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, 7, pp. 198 - 205,

Journal articles | 2017

Santamouris M; Haddad S; Fiorito F; Osmond P; Ding L; Prasad D; Zhai X; Wang R, 2017, 'Urban Heat Island and Overheating Characteristics in Sydney, Australia. An Analysis of Multiyear Measurements', Sustainability, 9, pp. 712 - 712

Journal articles | 2016

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2016, 'A green infrastructure typology matrix to support urban microclimate studies', Procedia Engineering, 169, pp. 183 - 190,

Journal articles | 2016

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2016, 'Towards a comprehensive green infrastructure typology: a systematic review of approaches, methods and typologies', Urban Ecosystems, 20, pp. 1 - 21,

Journal articles | 2016

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2016, 'Elderly Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climates: Identifying the Knowledge Gap', The International Journal of Aging and Society, 6, pp. 33 - 44,

Journal articles | 2016

Haddad S; Osmond P; King S, 2016, 'Application of adaptive thermal comfort methods for Iranian schoolchildren', Building Research and Information: the international journal of research, development and demonstration,

Journal articles | 2016

Haddad S; Osmond P; King S, 2016, 'Revisiting thermal comfort models in Iranian classrooms during the warm season', Building Research & Information, pp. 1 - 17,

Journal articles | 2016

Pakzad P; Osmond P, 2016, 'Corrigendum to Developing a Sustainability Indicator Set for Measuring Green Infrastructure Performance', Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 216, pp. 1006 - 1006,

Journal articles | 2016

Santamouris M; Ding L; Fiorito F; Oldfield P; Osmond P; Paolini R; Prasad D; Synnefa A, 2016, 'Passive and active cooling for the outdoor built environment – Analysis and assessment of the cooling potential of mitigation technologies using performance data from 220 large scale projects', Solar Energy

Journal articles | 2013

Kim S; Osmond PW, 2013, 'Analyzing green building rating tools for healthcare buildings from the building user’s perspective', Indoor and Built Environment,

Journal articles | 2013

Salehudin S; Osmond PW; Prasad DK, 2013, 'A field survey of local community empowerment initiatives at selected resorts in Malaysia', International Journal of Arts and Sciences, 6, pp. 445 - 452,

Journal articles | 2011

Deng W; Prasad DK; Osmond PW; Li F, 2011, 'Quantifying life-cycle energy and carbon footprints of China’s residential small district', Journal of Green Building, 6, pp. 96 - 111,

Journal articles | 2011

Deng W; Prasad DK; Osmond PW, 2011, 'Application of “Streamlined” Material Input per Service Unit Concept to Small Residential Districts in China', Journal of Industrial Ecology, 15, pp. 967 - 979,

Journal articles | 2011

Deng W; Prasad DK; Osmond PW, 2011, 'Improving sustainability decision-making information at neighbourhood level: A new framework for performance assessment based on China’s Small Residential District', The international Journal of Environmental, Cultral, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7, pp. 235 - 252,

Journal articles | 2011

Osmond PW, 2011, 'The convex space as the 'atom' of urban analysis', Journal of Space Syntax, 2, pp. 97 - 114,

Journal articles | 2010

Osmond PW, 2010, 'Application of ‘streamlined’ material accounting to estimate environmental impact', Proceedings of World Academy of Sciency, Engineering and Technology, 6, pp. 668 - 678,

Journal articles | 2010

Osmond PW, 2010, 'Hemispherical photography as a tool for urban sustainability evaluation and design', OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 1, pp. 63 - 74,

Journal articles | 2010

Osmond PW, 2010, 'The urban structural unit: towards a descriptive framework to support urban analysis and planning', Urban Morphology, 14, pp. 5 - 20,
Reports | 2023

Bishop K; Osmond P; Corkery L; MCKENZIE L; Robinson C, 2023, Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct Living Infrastructure Strategy, University of New South Wales, Sydney,

Reports | 2022

McAuley A; Siebentritt M; Osmond P, 2022, Planning controls for living infrastructure and urban heat: Technical guidance

Reports | 2022

McAuley A; Tait O; Kane L; Moleta J; Marchant J; Osmond P, 2022, Planning controls for living infrastructure and urban heat in estates and commercial development

Reports | 2022

McAuley A; Tait O; Kane L; Moleta J; Marchant J; Osmond P, 2022, Planning controls for living infrastructure and urban heat in the community facility zone

Reports | 2022

Osmond P; Yu Y; Nazarian N, 2022, Mulpha Urban Cooling Design Guide, �鶹��madou Sydney and Mulpha Norwest, Sydney,

Reports | 2021

McAuley A; Osmond P; Bartesaghi Koc C; Stoller P, 2021, Urban Heat Planning Toolkit,

Reports | 2019

Ding L; He B; Craft W; Petersen H; Osmond P; Santamouris M; Prasad D; Bartesaghi Koc C; Derksema C; Midlam N, 2019, Cooling Sydney Strategy,

Reports | 2019

Upadhyay A; Osmond P; Adhikari R; Prasad D, 2019, Energy and indoor climate visualisation to encourage households for low carbon living,

Reports | 2019

Whitehouse M; Osmond P; Daly D; Kokogiannakis G; Jones D; Picard-Bromilow A; Cooper P, 2019, Guide to low carbon residential buildings – retrofit, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney,

Conference Presentations | 2017

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond P; Peters A, 2017, 'Mapping and classifying green infrastructure typologies for climate-related studies based on airborne remote sensing data', presented at GreenInUrbs Conference 2017: Nature based solutions for sustainable and resilient cities, Orvieto, Ital;y, 04 April 2017 - 07 April 2017,

Conference Papers | 2017

Bartesaghi Koc C; Osmond PW; Peters A; Irger M, 2017, 'Mapping Local Climate Zones for urban morphology classification based on airborne remote sensing data', in 2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, JURSE 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, pp. 1 - 4, presented at 2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 06 March 2017 - 08 March 2017,

Reports | 2017

Davies P; Corkery L; Nipperess D; Barnett G; Bishop M; Hochuli D; Hose G; Joei LC; Keane A; Lin B; Osmond P; Pelleri N; Staas L; Threlfall C; Van den Berg F; Wilkinson S, 2017, Blueprint for Living Cities: Policy to Practice. Urban Ecology Investigation Project., National Green Infrastructure Network, Sydney,

Reports | 2017

Davies P; Corkery L; Nipperess D; Barnett G; Bishop M; Hochuli D; Hose G; Joei LC; Keane A; Lin B; Osmond P; Pelleri N; Staas L; Threlfall C; Van den Berg F; Wilkinson S, 2017, Urban Ecology: theory, policy and practice in New South Wales, Australia, Natonal Green Infrastructure Network, Sydney,

Reports | 2017

Osmond P; Sharifi E, 2017, Guide to urban cooling strategies, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney,

Conference Presentations | 2016

Bartesaghi Koc CA; Osmond P; Peters A; Irger M, 2016, 'Application of a green infrastructure typology and airborne remote sensing to classify and map urban vegetation for climate adaptation', presented at Climate Adaptation Conference 2016, Adelaide, Australia, 05 July 2016 - 07 July 2016,

Conference Presentations | 2016

Bartesaghi Koc CA; Osmond P; Peters A, 2016, 'Evaluating the thermal performance of urban green infrastructure at local scale: A methodological framework', presented at 11th Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure (ACCARNSI) ECR Conference, Canberra, Australia, 15 February 2016 - 17 February 2016

Conference Papers | 2016

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2016, 'A Suitable Thermal Stress Index for the Elderly in Summer Tropical Climates', in Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P (eds.), Procedia Engineering, Elsevier: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives License, Sydney, pp. 932 - 943, presented at International High-Performance Built Environment Conference - A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016,

Conference Papers | 2016

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2016, 'Thermal Responses of the Elderly in Summer Hot-Humid Climates', in Nicol, Fergus (ed.), Proceedings of 9th Windsor Conference Making Comfort Relevant, NCEUB, Windsor, UK, presented at Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant, Windsor, UK, 07 April 2016 - 10 April 2016,

Conference Papers | 2016

Diaz Sandoval C; Osmond PW, 2016, 'Influence of Rainfall on the Thermal and Energy Performance of a Low Rise Building in Diverse Locations of the Hot Humid Tropics', in Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P (eds.), Procedia Engineering, Elsevier: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives License, Sydney, pp. 393 - 402, presented at International High-Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016,

Other | 2016

Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P, 2016, Editorial, Sydney, Australia,

Conference Papers | 2016

Haddad S; Osmond P; King S, 2016, 'Relationship Between Children’s Comfort Temperature and Outdoor Climate: Some methodological issues', in Brotas L; Roaf S; Nicol F; Humphreys M (eds.), Making comfort relavant proceedings 9th Windsor Conference, NCEUB, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, pp. 1270 - 1332, presented at 9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 07 April 2016 - 10 April 2016,

Creative Written Works | 2016

Osmond PW; Fox J, 2016, Building cool cities for a hot future, The Conversation,

Conference Papers | 2016

Osmond PW; Rahman KMZ, 2016, 'Developing a leaf area index database to inform green infrastructure and urban microclimate research', in Developing a leaf area index database to inform green infrastructure and urban microclimate research, 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island, National University of Singapore, Singapore, presented at 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 30 May 2016 - 01 June 2016

Conference Papers | 2016

Pakzad P; Osmond PW; Corkery L, 2016, 'Developing Key Sustainability Indicators for Assessing Green Infrastructure Performance', in Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P (eds.), Procedia Engineering, Elsevier: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives License, Sydney, pp. 146 - 156, presented at International High-Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016,

Conference Papers | 2016

Sanchez AX; Osmond PW; Van der Heijden J, 2016, 'Are Some Forms of Resilience More Sustainable than Others?', in Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P (eds.), Procedia Engineering, Elsevier: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives License, Sydney, pp. 881 - 889, presented at International High-Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016,

Conference Papers | 2016

Sanchez AX; Osmond PW; van der Heijden J, 2016, 'The untapped potential of information flows for long-term urban resilience policy', in Domingo N; Wilkinson S (ed.), Building Resilience to Address the Unexpected, Massey University and The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 842 - 850, presented at 6th International Conference on Building Resilience, Auckland, New Zealand, 07 September 2016 - 09 September 2016,

Conference Papers | 2016

Sanchez AX; van der Heijden J; Osmond PW; Prasad DK; Sanchez Gomez A, 2016, 'Urban sustainable resilience values: Driving resilience policy that endures', in Kähkönen K; Keinänen M (ed.), Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016 Volume I Creating built environments of new opportunities, Tampere University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Tampere, Finland, pp. 53 - 65, presented at CIB World Building Congress, Tampere, Finland, 31 May 2016 - 03 June 2016,

Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2016

Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond PW, (eds.), 2016, 'Procedia Engineering', Elsevier, Sydney, Vol. 180, presented at International High-Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016,

Conference Papers | 2015

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2015, 'Developing the Methodology to Investigate the Thermal Comfort of The Elderly for Sustainable Living in Hot-Humid Thailand', in The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Energy the Environment 2015, Kobe, Japan Official Conference Proceedings, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Kobe, Japan, pp. 263 - 278, presented at The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Energy the Environment 2015, Kobe, Japan, 11 June 2015 - 14 June 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Diaz C; King S; Osmond P, 2015, 'Reconceptualization of Climate Classifications and Climate Analysis Tools to Support Evaporative Building Cooling Strategies in the Hot Humid Tropics', in Lemonsu A; Masson V (ed.), Reconceptualization of Climate Classifications and Climate Analysis Tools to Support Evaporative Building Cooling Strategies in the Hot Humid Tropics, ICUC9 - 9th International Conference on Urban Climate, Toulouse, France, presented at ICUC9 - 9th International Conference on Urban Climate, Toulouse, France, 20 July 2015 - 24 July 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Diaz CA; Osmond P; King S, 2015, 'Precipitation and buildings: estimation of the natural potential of locations to sustain indirect evaporative cooling strategies through hot seasons', in Crawford RH; Stephan A (ed.), LIVING AND LEARNING: RESEARCH FOR A BETTER BUILT ENVIRONMENT, UNIV MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Design, Fac Architecture Bldg & Planning, Melbourne, pp. 45 - 54, presented at 49th International Conference of the Architectural-Science-Association, AUSTRALIA, Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Design, Fac Architecture Bldg & Planning, Melbourne, 02 December 2015 - 04 December 2015

Conference Papers | 2015

Osmond P; Corkery L; Wilkinson S; Thompson S; Hawken S, 2015, 'The Arable City: Quantifying the potential for urban agriculture in the 21st century metropolis', in Karimi K; Vaughan L; Sailer K; Palaiologou G; Bolton T (eds.), S S S Proceedings of the 10th International Space syntax Symposium, The Bartlett Space Syntax Laboratory, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, pp. 81-1 - 81-13, presented at 10th International Space Syntax Symposium, London, 14 July 2015 - 16 July 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Pakzad P; Osmond P; Philipp C, 2015, 'Review of Tools for quantifying the contribution green infrastructure to carbon performance', in Lemonsu A; Masson V (ed.), Toulouse, France, presented at ICUC9 - 9th International Conference on Urban Climate, Toulouse, France, 20 July 2015 - 24 August 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Pakzad P; Osmond P, 2015, 'A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Green Infrastructure Sustainability Performance in Australia', in Burton P; Shearer H (ed.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings, State of Australian Cities Research Network, Gold Coast, presented at State of Australian Cities Conference 2015, Gold Coast, 09 December 2015 - 11 December 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Pakzad P; Osmond P, 2015, 'Developing a sustainability indicator set for measuring green infrastructure performance', in Naselli F; Pollice F; Amer MS (eds.), URBAN PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (UPADSD), ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, ITALY, Lecce, pp. 68 - 79, presented at Conference on Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD), ITALY, Lecce, 14 October 2015 - 16 October 2015,

Conference Papers | 2015

Pakzad P; Osmond PW, 2015, 'Developing a sustainability indicator set for measuring green infrastructure performance', in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives License, Lecce, Italy, presented at Urban Planning and Architecture Design for Sustainable Development, Lecce, Italy, 14 October 2015 - 16 October 2015,

Conference Papers | 2014

Annuar N; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2014, 'An exploratory review of Life Cycle Assessment activities in the Malaysian building industry', in New Zealand Life Cycle Assessment Conference Proceedings, 2014, Wellington, presented at New Zealand Life Cycle Assessment Conference, Wellington, 02 September 2014 - 03 September 2014,

Conference Posters | 2014

Annuar NM; Osmond PW; Prasad DK, 2014, 'Application of sustainability indicators and rating tools: Envisioning ‘Life Cycle’ assessment for buildings in Malaysia', Barcelona, Spain, presented at World Sustainable Building Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 28 October 2014 - 30 October 2014,

Conference Papers | 2014

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; King S; Prasad D, 2014, 'Thermal stress and comfort in elderly people's housing in tropical climates: the need for policy', in World Sustainable Building 2014 Barcelona Conference Proceedings, Green Building Council Espana, Barcelona, pp. 475 - 482, presented at World Sustainable Building Conference 2014, Barcelona, 28 October 2014 - 30 October 2014,

Conference Papers | 2014

Chindapol S; Blair J; Osmond P; Prasad D, 2014, 'Elderly thermal comfort in tropical climates: navigating the literature', Manchester, UK, presented at Aging and Society 2014, Manchester, UK, 07 November 2014 - 08 November 2014,

Conference Papers | 2014

Haddad S; Osmond P; King S; Heidari S, 2014, 'Developing assumptions of metabolic rate estimation for primary school children in the calculation of the Fanger PMV model', in Nicol F; Roaf S; Brotas L; Humphreys M (eds.), Proceedings of the 8th Windsor Conference 2014: Counting the Cost of Comfort in a changing world, Network for comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, pp. 492 - 507, presented at 8th Windsor Conference, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 10 April 2014 - 13 April 2014, http://nceub.org.uk//W2014/webpage/pdfs/proceedings/Proceedings_Windsor_Conference_2014.pdf

Conference Papers | 2014

Wilkinson SJ; Osmond P; Heller A; Manion J; Sumich M; Sharman L, 2014, 'Community Awareness of Green Roofs in Sydney', in Hirota EH; Formoso CT; Onyango J (eds.), Mass Customization and Sustainability in Housing, ZEMCH Network, Londrina-Parana, Brazil, pp. 99 - 113, presented at Zero Energy Mass Custom �鶹��madous 2014 International Conference, Londrina-Parana, Brazil, 04 June 2014 - 06 June 2014,

Conference Papers | 2013

Haddad S; Osmond PW; King S, 2013, 'Metabolic rate estimation in the calculation of PMV for children', in Cutting Edge: 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, The 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), CUTTING EDGE, Hong Kong, presented at The 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), CUTTING EDGE, Hong Kong, 13 November 2013 - 16 November 2013,

Conference Papers | 2013

Salehudin S; Osmond PW; Prasad DK, 2013, 'Challenges to sustainable resort and hotel development in Malaysia', in Proceedings of The international conference on Tourism, Transport and Logistics 2013, UP Organiser and Publication Co. Ltd, Bangkok Thailand, pp. 645 - 652, presented at The International Conference on Tourism, Transport and Logistics 2013, Paris

Conference Papers | 2012

Haddad S; King S; Osmond P; Heidari S, 2012, 'Questionnaire design to determine children's thermal sensation, preference and acceptability in the classroom', in Proceedings - 28th International PLEA Conference on Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design: Opportunities, Limits and Needs - Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture, PLEA 2012

Conference Papers | 2012

Haddad S; King SE; Osmond PW; Heidari S, 2012, 'Questionnaire design to determine children's thermal sensation, preference and acceptability in the classroom', in PLEA 2012 Proceedings, Lima, Peru, presented at PLEA 2012 - 28th International Conference, Opportunities, Limits & Needs Towards an environmentally responsible architecture, Lima, Peru, 07 November 2012 - 09 November 2012,

Conference Papers | 2012

Haddad S; King SE; Osmond PW, 2012, 'Enhancing thermal comfort in school buildings', in Healthy Buildings 2012, The International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Brisbane, pp. 1745 - 1750, presented at 10th International Healthy Buildings Conference, Brisbane, 08 July 2012 - 12 July 2012,

Conference Papers | 2012

Salehudin S; Prasad DK; Osmond PW; Khamis M, 2012, 'Sustainable Resort Development: Malaysian case studies', in Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism Management and Tourism Related Issues, The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management., Brussels belgium, presented at International Conference on Tourism Management and Tourism related issues, Nice, France, 20 September 2012 - 21 September 2012

Conference Papers | 2012

Salehudin S; Prasad DK; Osmond PW, 2012, 'Sustainable assessment system criteria and indicators for resort development for developing countries – the case of Malaysia', in iNTA 2012 - 4th International Network for Tropical Architecture Conference 12-14 December 2012, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore, presented at 4th International Network for Tropical Architecture Conference, Singapore, 12 December 2012 - 14 December 2012,

Conference Papers | 2011

Osmond PW, 2011, 'Application of the urban structural unit method to inform post-carbon planning and design', in Urban Morphology and the Post-Carbon City, International Seminar on Urban Form, Online, presented at International Seminar on Urban Form: Urban Morphology and the Post-Carbon City, Montreal, Canada, 26 August 2011 - 29 August 2011,

Conference Papers | 2011

Osmond PW, 2011, 'Towards a sustainability indicator set for Australian cities', in Resilience in Urban Design, AST Management Pty Ltd, Nerang, Queensland, pp. 169 - 177, presented at 4th International Urban Design Conference: Resilience in Urban Design, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 21 September 2011 - 23 September 2011,

Conference Papers | 2011

Salehudin S; Osmond PW; Prasad DK, 2011, 'Comparative study of assessment tools for comprehensive assessment of resort development in Malaysia: Sustainable tourism assessment tool or green building rating tool?', in Emerging tourism and Hospitality, research publising, singapore, pp. 761 - 776, presented at 10th Asia Pacific Conference 2011 for research in tourism, University of Las Vegas Nevada, 14 July 2011 - 17 July 2011,

Conference Papers | 2011

Salehudin S; Prasad DK; Osmond PW, 2011, 'A critical review of environmental assessment/certification tools for resort development in Malaysia', in 2011 Helsinki World Sustainable Building Conference Full Papers, Finnish Association of Civil Engineers and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Helsinki, presented at World Sustainable Building Conference, Helsinki, 18 October 2011 - 21 October 2011,

Conference Papers | 2011

Salehudin S; Prasad DK; Osmond PW, 2011, 'Renewable energy potential for energy efficient resort development in Malaysia', in Solar 2011 : proceedings of the 49th annual conference of the Australian Solar Energy Society ; Sydney, November 29th - December 2nd ; bringing business and research together for a better tomorrow, Australian Solar Energy Society, Sydney, presented at 49th Annual Conference of the Australian Solar Energy Society, sydney, 29 November 2011 - 02 December 2011

Conference Papers | 2009

Osmond PW, 2009, 'Application of near-infrared hemispherical photography to estimate leaf area index of urban vegetation', in ICUC7 Proceedings (published online), International Association for Urban Climate, Yokohama, Japan, presented at 7th International Conference on Urban Climate, Yokohama, Japan, 29 June 2009 - 03 July 2009,

Theses / Dissertations | 2009

Osmond PW, 2009, An enquiry into new methodologies for evaluating sustainable urban form, University of New South Wales, �鶹��madou Library,

Conference Papers | 2007

Osmond PW, 2007, 'Quantifying the qualitative: An evaluation of urban ambience', in 6th International Space Syntax Symposium Proceedings (Vol. 2), ITU Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey, presented at 6th International Space Syntax Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 12 June 2007 - 15 June 2007,

Conference Papers | 2006

Osmond PW, 2006, 'Morphological classification as a common basis for analysis of urban metabolism and ambience', in Morphological classification as a common basis for analysis of urban metabolism and ambience, Energy, Materials, Urban Environment, Paris, France, presented at Energy, Materials, Urban Environment, Paris, France, 18 May 2006 - 19 May 2006,

Conference Papers | 2005

Osmond PW, 2005, 'Evaluating urban ambience – an investigation into quantifying the qualities of the walkable city', in Walk21 2005 Proceedings (published online), Walk21, Zurich, Switzerland, presented at 6th International Conference on Walking, Zurich, Switzerland, 22 September 2005 - 23 September 2005,

Conference Papers | 2005

Osmond PW, 2005, 'Evaluation of neighbourhood scale material flows to inform urban design', in Renewables in a changing climate, Innovation in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory, Lausanne, Switzerland, presented at Renewables in a changing climate, Innovation in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, 28 September 2005 - 29 September 2005,

Conference Papers | 2004

Little C; Osmond PW, 2004, 'Connecting environmental learning with the learning environment: Campus “inreach” and community outreach as catalysts for culture change', in Effective Sustainability Education Conference Proceedings (published online), NSW Council on Environmental Education, Sydney, presented at Effective Sustainability Education: What Works? Why? Where Next? Linking Research and Practice, Sydney, 18 February 2004 - 20 February 2004,

Conference Papers | 2004

Osmond PW, 2004, 'Institutional culture change – seize the opportunity, but beware of erratic drivers', in Ecopolitics XV Proceedings (CD ROM), Ecopolitics XV: Environmental Governance: Transforming Regions and Localities, Sydney, presented at Ecopolitics XV: Environmental Governance: Transforming Regions and Localities, Sydney, 12 November 2004 - 14 November 2004

Conference Papers | 2004

Osmond PW, 2004, 'Rooftop “greening” as an option for microclimatic amelioration in a high-density building complex', in Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment Proceedings (published online), American Meteorological Society, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 187 - 190, presented at 5th Symposium on the Urban Environment, Vancouver, Canada, 23 August 2004 - 27 August 2004,

Conference Papers | 2003

Osmond PW, 2003, 'Micro-scale analysis of urban form: towards a sustainability toolkit', in Petruccioli A; Stella M; Strappa G (eds.), The Planned City?, Uniongrafica Corcelli Editrice, Bari, Italy, pp. 320 - 325, presented at International Seminar on Urban Form, Trani, Italy, 03 July 2003 - 06 July 2003

Conference Papers | 2003

Osmond PW, 2003, 'The city as ecosystem: application of ecological indices to the built environment', in 20th PLEA Conference, Rethinking Development: Are We Producing a People Oriented Habitat, 20th PLEA Conference, Rethinking Development: Are We Producing a People Oriented Habitat, Santiago, Chile, presented at 20th PLEA Conference, Rethinking Development: Are We Producing a People Oriented Habitat, Santiago, Chile, 09 November 2003 - 12 November 2003

Conference Papers | 2002

Osmond PW; Little C, 2002, 'The �鶹��madou Ecoliving Program – integration of teaching, research and community outreach for urban sustainability', in Brebbia CA; Martin-Duque JF (ed.), 2nd International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, Segovia, Spain, pp. 549 - 558, presented at 2nd International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, Segovia, Spain, 03 July 2002 - 05 July 2002

Conference Papers | 2001

Osmond PW, 2001, 'Taking up the Challenge - reducing greenhouse emissions at the University of New South Wales', in 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, presented at 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, 24 September 2001 - 27 September 2001

Relevant projects during past five years

2024 (ongoing): Passively Irrigated Street Trees for Stormwater Management, Local Cooling, and Wellbeing (Sydney Water). Role – Co-investigator.

2024: Cool Roof Provisions for Residential Zones (ACT Government). Role – Co-investigator.

2023: (Civille and �鶹��madou Built Environment). Role – Technical Adviser.

2021-2022: Development of . Role – Co-investigator. Won 2023 NSW Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award and 2023 National AILA award for Research and Communications.

2022: for Mulpha Norwest development. Role – Lead investigator.

2022: (Civille, Tait Network, Edge Environment). Role – Technical Adviser.

2021: (�鶹��madou Built Environment High Performance Architecture team and City of Port Phillip). Role – Co-investigator. Won City of Port Phillip Design and Development Award for Excellence.

2020-2021: (WSROC, Civille, Atelier 10, University of Adelaide). Role – Technical Adviser. Won joint Best Sustainability Initiative at 2021 Greater Sydney Planning Awards

2020: (Department of Planning Industry and Environment, Western Sydney Planning Partnership, Studio Hollenstein, WSU, Ethos Urban, Agrology). Role – Technical Adviser.

2019-2021: Urban Heat Amelioration Design Guide: Reducing Urban Heat at the Lot Scale in New Developments (Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) Role – Lead investigator.

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My Research Supervision

Simon Lloyd,��Water sensitive innovations aimed at reducing pathogen contamination in ambient water bodies (PhD, Primary Supervisor)

Florence Wong,��Mass engineered timber (MET) construction:��Opportunities and Barriers to its development in hot and humid Southeast Asian cities (PhD - Primary Supervisor)

Linda Romanovska, Whole-of-Life Evaluation of Green Infrastructure Performance (Scientia PhD - Primary Supervisor)

Zile Wang,��Long term performance of tree pits in stormwater management and urban cooling (MPhil, Joint Supervisor)

Zekai Li,��Nature-based Urban Regeneration in China (MPhil, Joint Supervisor)

Completed

Behnaz Avazpour, From water sensitive urban design to water sensitive cities: Challenges and enablers (PhD, 2023)
Henrique Sala Benites, Regenerative Circularity for the Built Environment - A Positive Impact Framework for Urban Transitions (PhD, 2023)
Adriana Sanchez Gomez, Long-term Urban Resilience: A Policy Framework (PhD, 2021)
Jonathan Fox, The effect of facade design on facade surface temperature and outdoor microclimate�� (PhD, 2021)
Peter Hunt, The Business Case for Sustainable Development in the Australian Built Environment (PhD, 2021)
Claudio Diaz Sandoval, Potential of Building Surface Evaporative Cooling Using Rainwater in the Hot Humid Tropics (PhD, 2019)
Carlos Bartesaghi Koc, Assessing the thermal performance of green infrastructure on urban microclimate (PhD, 2018)
Parisa Pakzad, Cities within gardens: an indicator-based model for assessing sustainability performance of urban green infrastructure (PhD, 2017)
Shamila Haddad, Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated schools (PhD, 2016)
Sumavalee Chindapol, Thermal comfort and heat stress of the elderly in hot-humid summers in Thailand, (PhD, 2016)
Matthias Irger, The effect of urban form on urban microclimate (PhD, 2014)
Muhamad Syafiq Salehudin, Developing sustainable resorts in developing countries: a proposed new rating framework for Malaysia (PhD, 2014)
Muhammad Azzam bin Ismail, A framework for the development of a new generation green home rating method for Malaysia (PhD, 2012)
Wu Deng, Improving sustainability decision-making at neighbourhood level: a new framework for performance assessment based on China's small residential district (PhD, 2011)

My Teaching

Course convener of SUSD0010 Managing the Sustainable Built Environment

Coordinator of SUSD0001 Sustainable Development and the Urban Environment

Guest lectures on environment and sustainability in the Architecture and City Planning programs

Undergraduate thesis supervision in Environmental Engineering and City Planning

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