Dr Shu-ling Lu

Biography

"Dr. Shu-Ling Lu, Currently working as Lecturer in the School of Construction, Management and Engineering, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Qualifications: PhD, University of Salford (UoS), UK PGCertHEPR, UoS, UK M.Sc. Construction Engineering. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan B.Sc. Construction Engineering (Hons), NTUST, Taiwan Diploma in Architectural Engineering, National Lienho College of Technology and Commerce, Taiwan Certificate in Architecture Engineering, Taipei Municipal Nan-Kang Technical High School, Taiwan FHEA, Higher Education Academy, UK MCIOB, The Chartered Institute of Building, UK Chartered Quality Management Engineer, Executive Yuan, Taiwan My interest in construction management was kindled in me from an earlier age, being brought up in a family which runs a construction company in Taiwan. I have been fully engaged in the built environment field since 1992, either as a practitioner, student or lecturer. The professional practice experience I had gained has been in site engineering and quality management consultancy and training. My graduate and postgraduate qualifications are in a broad range of built environment disciplines, including architectural engineering, construction engineering and construction management Research awards: Co-investigator, Sept. 2010 - August 2012 Maximising the diffusion and impact of microgeneration technologies in new housing (EP/H051104/1). EPSRC. Collaborative project involving the University of Reading (Lead organisation), National House Building Council Foundation, British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers Association, Home Builders Federation and EDF. EPSRC award value £186,700. Project manager, August 2008 - July 2009 Demand led LED lighting new product development for the retail sector. Construction Knowledge Exchange (CKE). Collaborative project involving seven industrial partners. CKE award value £42,000. Project manager. 2008 - 2009 International home warranty and customer satisfaction survey. National House-Building Council (NHBC). Collaborative project involving fourteen international institutional partners. NHBC award value £60,000. Project manager. 2008 - 2009 Planning process duration variability in the National Audit Office planning land and consents phase. Home Builders Federation (HBF). Statistical analysis of data from 587 housing developments HBF award value £10,000. Research fellow. 2006 - 2007 Women in north west England construction SMEs. European Social Fund (ESF). Collaborative project with eight industrial partners. ESF award value £105,000. Research fellow. 2003 - 2004 Application of fault tree analysis in enhancing construction quality management. National Science Council (NSC), Taiwan. NSC award value NT$42,000. Research fellow. 2001 The study of technical specification of building decoration -construction design and specification of ceramic tiles. Architecture & Building Research Institute (ABRI), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan. ABRI award value NT$100,000. Research fellow. 1999 - 2000 The study of technical specification of exterior wall decoration - stone material. Architecture & Building Research Institute (ABRI), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan. ABRI award value NT$70,000. Research assistant. 1997 Investigation and strategy for construction failures and disaster. Architecture & Building Research Institute (ABRI), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan. ABRI award value NT$50,000. "

Research Interest

Innovation management in construction, low-carbon buildings, transition management to low-carbon built environments, high technology new product development, gender issues in construction and academia-industry engagement.