Michael Chew

Michael CHEW Yit Lin graduated from the University of New South Wales with B. Building (Hons) in 1986. He then graduated from the University of Sydney with a Master of Engineering Science (Structural Engineering). He completed his PhD at the University of New South Wales in Fire Science on the use of thermoluminescence in the assessment of fire-damaged concrete and masonry in 1990.

Michael’s research areas include Building Systems and Diagnostics, Maintainability of Buildings, Fire Technology and Façade Technology. Among the modules he teaches are Construction Technology, Maintainability of Facilities, Green Facilities Management and Fire Technology. His recent textbooks include "Construction Technology for Tall Building - 5th Edition", (World Scientific, 2018), “Design for Maintainability – Benchmarks for Quality Buildings”, (World Scientific, 2018) and "Maintainability of Facilities – Green FM for Building Professionals 2nd Edition" (World Scientific, 2016).