Rate My Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga

Her research interests include sustainability and circularity in the built environment, energy efficiency and conservation, life cycle thinking and assessment, climate change resilience, policy and regulation for sustainability, urban greening, and heritage. With over 100 publications and 3,438 citations according to Google Scholar, notable works include the book 'Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region: Education, Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings' (2017, co-editor), 'Using the ReSOLVE framework for circularity in the building and construction industry in emerging markets' (2019, IOP Conference Series), 'Zero Energy in the Built Environment: A Holistic Understanding' (2019), and recent papers such as 'An exploratory study of capacity building for circular economy transitions in the built environment of the global south' (2026) and 'Public Housing Redevelopment in Melbourne: A Multidisciplinary Response' (2026). Usha has delivered keynote speeches at international conferences, served on boards including Director of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability since 2016, and contributed to UN advisory panels and industry committees. She coordinates and developed courses on Circular Built Environment and Sustainability in the Built Environment, and supervises Masters and PhD students.