Visiting Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Deo Prasad has made substantial contributions to the field of green buildings research in Australia and overseas,  Deo's key contributions are in the area of sustainable buildings, its key indicators and synthesising these into either assessment tools or building design. Deo was a co-author of the Australian Benchmark studies for greenhouse gas reductions in commercial buildings as per Kyoto targets (published by the AGO as a report  in 1999). Deo has conducted numerous case studies of all building types for their sustainability credentials (published by the Australian Council for Building Design Professions - EDGe Notes; 1995-2006). Prasad is currently supervising four doctoral investigations in the field of assessment and monitoring tools for sustainable buildings and cities. These researchers have uncovered some fundamental problems and opportunities in environmental monitoring such as risk and uncertainty, the need for GIS linked methodology and two of the projects have looked at applying such methods in China and India. Additional two doctoral students of his are investigating indoor environmental quality and performance in green and non-green buildings in Singapore and Seoul. One of his doctoral students recently completed her  thesis on benchmarking indoor air quality in buildings in Japan. Deo has recently completed a collaborative project with researchers from the University of Queensland developing standards and indicators for sustainable tourism development. Project outcomes include an assessment and monitoring system and related benchmarks and methodologies for incorporating indoor air quality as an indicator in the framework. The work is for Green Globe Asia-Pacific, an Australian company, which certifies tourism developments for their sustainability. It requires ongoing assessment and certification.  He currently is leading a major study exploring the relationship between green buildings, IEQ, user satisfaction and commercial returns in office buildings in Australia.

Seoul), UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (Shanghai), UNEP (Asia Pacific) Special committee on sustainable cities (Bangkok), ISES (Freiburg) and chairs the Standards Australia committee on energy in buildings.  Deo recently chaired the Asia Pacific Global Civil Society Forum in Seoul and represented the region at the 2007 Global Ministerial Forum on the Environment in Nairobi. Deo is a consultant to a number of cities in Asia Pacific on sustainability matters through his work for the special committee of UNEP.  He is currently writing a White Paper on sustainable cities (with his colleagues) for the UNEP. Deo regularly contributes to the work of International Energy Agency in this area.     

Deo has published in excess of 170 key publications on the subject including six books and numerous chapters in books. Deo has been Director of the UNSW Centre for a Sustainable Built Environment (SOLARCH) for the past 15years and teaches sustainability courses within the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW. He came up with the vision of the faculty’s Masters in Built Environment (sustainable development) program and is its director.