Associate Professor Veronica Soebarto

Biography/ Background

Veronica received a PhD in Architecture in 1996 and Master of Architecture in 1992, both from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, and a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from the University of Indonesia. Prior to joining The University of Adelaide in 1998, she was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University, a lecturer at The University of Indonesia and a practicing architect in an architecture firm in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Veronica’s main research interests include building thermal/energy simulation, environmental monitoring, sustainable building design and assessments, and human thermal comfort. She was a Chief Investigator for a number of research projects looking at the actual environmental performance of award-winning buildings and claimed-to-be sustainable buildings; a Co-Chief Investigator of an ARC-Discovery-funded research project; a member of the International Energy Agency Task 28: Solar Sustainable Housing, and a partner investigator of UNSW in an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) research project in 2003. Her current research includes assessing the performance of a hybrid living wall system (developed by Fifth Creek Studio), investigating the relationship between urban heat (‘hot spot’) areas in Adelaide CBD and building energy use (with Flinders University), and investigating occupants’ thermal comfort, perception and adaptation to heat waves (with University of South Australia).

Veronica recently chaired the Executive Scientific Committee of Building Simulation 2011: The 12th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (www.bs2011.org). She is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Building Performance Simulation and Architectural Science Review.

 

Teaching Interests

Sustainable design; environmental performance of design; building performance simulation; passive design; heating, cooling and lighting; architectural acoustics.

Publications

Selected Publications

Soebarto, V., Bennetts, H., Bannister, P., Thomas, PC., and Leach, D. (2011) Eds. Driving Better Design Through Simulation: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, 14-16 November.

Samarakoon, E. and Soebarto, V. (2011). Testing the sensitivity of user patterns in building energy performance simulation, Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, 14-16 November, pp. 326-333.

Williamson, T. Soebarto, V and Radford, A. (2010) Comfort and Energy Use in Five Australian Award-winning Houses: Regulated, Measured and Perceived, Building Research & Information 38 (5): 509 - 529.

Soebarto, V. (2009) Analysis of indoor performance of houses using rammed earth walls, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2009, 11th International IBPSA Conference, International Building Performance Simulation Association, Glasgow, 27-30 Jul, pp. 1530-1537.

Williamson, T.J., Erell, E., and Soebarto, V. (2009) Assessing the error from failure to account for urban microclimate in computer simulation of building energy performance, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2009, 11th International IBPSA Conference, International Building Performance Simulation Association, Glasgow, 27-30 Jul, pp. 497-504.

Woods, P., Soebarto, V., Calderaro, V, Hasegawa, K. and Hyde, R. (2008). Trends, Promotion, Performance. (Chapter 2). In R.Hyde (Ed.) Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Desigsn for Warm Climates, London: Earthscan.

Soebarto, V. (2008). Adelaide-Warm Continental (Chapter 4). In R.Hyde (Ed.) Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Desigsn for Warm Climates, London: Earthscan.

Ribeiro, M.H., Soebarto, V., Sunaga, N, Binarti, F., Rajapshka, U., Calderaro, V., and Hyde, R. (2008). Bioclimatic Principles, Strategies and Elements (Chapter 9). In R.Hyde (Ed.) Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Designs for Warm Climates, London: Earthscan.

Soebarto, V. (2008) Mainstream(ing) Eco Housing. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA, The School of Architecture, University of Newcastle, 26-28 Nov.

Soebarto, V. (2008). Thermal comfort, user preference and energy use. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Interaction between Human and Building Environment. Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, July 2-3, pp. 143-163.

Erell E., Soebarto V. and Williamson T. (2007) Accounting for urban microclimate in computer simulation of building energy performance. In Wittkopf S. and Tan B. K. (Eds.) Sun, Wind and Architecture, Proceedings of PLEA 2007, 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Singapore, 22-24 Nov., pp. 593-600.

Andamon, M.M., Williamson, T.J. and Soebarto, V. (2006). Perceptions and Expectations of Thermal Comfort in The Philippines. Proceedings of Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings- Getting them right. Windsor Conference, 27-30 Apr. Session 3, Windsor, UK.

Williamson, T., Soebarto, V., Bennetts, H. and Radford, A. (2006). House/Home Energy Rating Schemes/Systems (HERS). Proceedings of PLEA 2006, Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-8 September.

Soebarto, V., Williamson, T., Radford, A. and Bennetts, H. (2006). The Performance of Award Winning Houses. Proceedings of PLEA 2006, Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-8 September.

Soebarto, V. (2005). Teaching An Energy Simulation Program in An Architecture School: Lessons Learned. Building Simulation, Proceedings of the 9th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference, pp 1147-1153. International Building Performance Simulation Association, Montreal, Canada ISSN/ISBN: 2-553-01152-0.

Soebarto, V. I. (2004). Sustainable Housing in an Urban Setting. The Diversity of Architectural Science, Proceedings of the 37th Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Conference, pp 575-587. Faculty of Architecture, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ISSN/ISBN: 1-86487-132-6.

Prasad, D.,Blair, J.M., Soebarto, V. and Hyde, R. (2004). Affordability and Sustainability Outcomes: A Triple Bottom Line Assessment of Traditional Development and Master Planned Communities. Final Report to AHURI. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. ISBN: 1 920941 28 2.

 

Professional Associations

CIB W116 - Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

International Building Performance Simulation Association

Architectural Science Association ANZAScA

ASHRAE

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Design, architecture and planning, Sustainability
Expertise	Sustainable design, sustainable building assessments, thermal and environmental performance of buildings, thermal/energy simulation, building monitoring, thermal comfort.
Notes	Member of: CIB W116 - Smart and Sustainable Built Environments ASHRAE Architectural Science Association ANZAScA International Building Performance Simulation Association

Entry last updated: Sunday, 20 May 2012