PhD, MAppSc, BAppSc Doctor of Philosophy - University of Technology, Sydney Master of Applied Science - NSWIT Bachelor of Applied Science - NSWIT Professor Langston joined Bond University in 2008 as Professor of Construction and Facilities Management and Associate Dean (Research). Before that he held the inaugural Chair in Construction Management at Deakin University in Geelong, where he developed Australia's first undergraduate facilities management degree. Previously he pioneered the first fully online courses at the University of Technology, Sydney, comprising a Master of Facility Management and a Doctorate of Facility Management. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Professor Langston has made significant contributions to scholarship in the construction industry over the last ten years. These include four books published by Butterworth-Heinemann and Elsevier, several book chapters, guidelines for life cycle costing practice in Australia developed via a research consultancy with the Public Works Department of NSW, the production of three software packages used by professional firms and educational institutions, and numerous conference presentations both in Australia and overseas. He has published in well-recognized refereed journals such as Construction Management and Economics and has served on several editorial boards, including as editor-in-chief. His PhD developed a new approach to the calculation of time equivalence in discounting via the inclusion of affordability considerations linked to predicted changes in living standards. Professor Langston's main area of expertise is life cycle costing, in which he is regarded an international expert.
Articles
AdaptSTAR model: A climate-friendly strategy to promote built environment sustainability (with Sheila Conejos and Jim Smith), Habitat international (2012)
Building adaptive reuse plays a critical role in emissions reduction and supports global climate protection....
Designing for future buildings: Adaptive resuse as a strategy for carbon neutral cities (with Sheila Conejos and Jim Smith), The international journal of climate change: Impacts and responses (2012)
Adapting existing buildings is a viable alternative to demolition and replacement in order to mitigate...
The inherent building energy-cost relationship: An analysis of thirty Melbourne case studies (with Yu Lay Langston), The Australasian journal of construction economics and building (2009)
This study investigates the energy and cost performance of thirty recent buildings in Melbourne, Australia....
Comparisons of building energy and cost equivalence: An analysis of thirty Melbourne case studies (with Yu Lay Langston), International journal of construction management (2008)
This study investigates the energy and cost performance of 30 recent buildings in Melbourne, Australia....
Exploring intersectoral linkages between real estate and construction (with Yu Song and Chunlu Liu), The international journal of construction management (2008)
Even though linkages have attracted a lot of research interest, few researchers focus on the...
Books
Workplace strategies and facilities management: Building in value (with Rick Best and Gerard De Valence), Rick Best (2003)
This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need...
Conference Papers
Improving the implementation of adaptive reuse strategies for historic buildings (with Sheila Conejos and Jim Smith), Le Vie dei Mercanti S.A.V.E. HERITAGE: Safeguard of Architectural, Visual, Environmental Heritage (2011)
Meeting the current needs of existing buildings and the designing of new buildings to ensure...
On archetypes and building adaptive reuse, Paper presented at the 17th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) conference: Climate change and property: Its impact now and later (2011)
Building adaptive reuse is increasingly being applied as a solution to urban renewal where existing...
Designing for future building adaptive reuse using adaptSTAR (with Sheila Conejos), International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization: ICSU 2010 (2010)
Designing future buildings with embedded adaptive reuse potential is a useful criterion for sustainability. Adaptive...
Green adaptive reuse: Issues and strategies for the built environment, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction & Risk Managment (ICSCRM 2010) (2010)
Adaptive reuse is a powerful alternative to building demolition or destruction and can deliver a...
Event-based facilities management (with Linda Too), 34th Australasian Universities Building Educators conference (AUBEA 2009) (2009)
Event management and facilities management are generally regarded as two separate disciplines. However, for a...