Dr. Muhammad Azzam Bin Ismail
Department Of Architecture
University of Malaya
Malaysia
Biography
Muhammad Azzam Ismail, PhD in Built Environment (UNSW) is a Graduate Architect and an expert in green architecture and green building rating. He teaches architecture at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and is the current Head of Department of Architecture. His current research through awarded grants includes building energy consumption management, operational carbon footprint of residential properties and low carbon cities. At national level, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Malaysia Council of Heads of Architecture Schools (COHAS) from 2014-2016. Through his appointment as Fellow at the Tun Syed Zahiruddin Residential College (9th College), he supervised and participated in numerous student-led activities including the yearly college award dinner and the "Global Community Service (GLOCOSE)" international community service program to Acheh (Indonesia), Kampung Cham (Cambodia) and Tay Ninh (Vietnam). In line with his interest in Sustainability and low carbon cities, he actively delivered capacity building lectures through UMCARES and was awarded UMCARES Certificate of Excellence in Sustainability 2014.
Research Interest
Built Environment (Environmental Sustainable Design)
Publications
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Ismail, M.A., Keumala, N., Ab Ghafar, N., Mirrahimi, S. and Dabdoob, R.M. (2016). Review on Integrating Sustainability Knowledge into Architectural Education: Practice in the UK and the USA. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140(3)
