Dr Lina Khaddour
| Biography | Dr. Lina Khaddour is a distinguished construction management and sustainable built environment specialist with over two decades of experience in consultancy, teaching, grants management, consultancy and international research. Her passion lies in user-focused research, delivering practical solutions benefiting the construction industry, higher education, and society. With extensive leadership roles including, Lead of Msc Environmental Sustainability and Lead of Research Integrity at Edinburgh Napier University, UK; Head of Engineering and Environmental Department at the, Middle East University, Jordan. She also was Associate Professor and Research Lead at the International University of Science and Technology, Syria. Dr. Khaddour was a visiting lecturer at the American University of Beirut. Earlier she was a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Beside to a career in academia, Dr. Khaddour is a consultant, auditor, and reviewer for several national and international bodies. Dr. Khaddour has managed large international teams and spearheaded impactful projects. She was the head of Environment, Health & Safety Department at Sinopic, Damascus. Dr. Khaddour research is generally interdisciplinary in nature. It emphasises the application of innovative technologies and data-driven techniques in sustainable buildings, policy decision-making, change management, supply chain management, life-cycle assessment, modular integrated construction, and energy efficiency. Her contributions to post-disaster sustainable reconstruction have earned global recognition and prestigious awards. Dr. Khaddour has a robust publication record and has secured significant research grants and knowledge transfer partnership funds in China, Turkey, Jourdan, Syria, Lebanon, Malawi, Yamen. As a keynote speaker in many international events, Dr. Khaddour brings invaluable insights into sustainability, innovation, and collaborative partnerships. Dr. Khaddour has a good network of both industry and academic collaborators. She is available for research collaborations and consultancies and is willing to hear from prospective research postgraduate students. |
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| Research Interests | Sustainable built environment, Post-disaster reconstruction, Building Back Better, Project management,, Buildings innovative technologies & data-driven techniques in sustainable buildings, policy decision-making, change management, supply chain management, modular integrated construction, and energy efficiency nZEB, 3Dprint construction. |
| Teaching and Learning | Sustainable Built Environment (construction, environmental sustainability & circularity and surveying) |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Project title: A systematic comparison of multiple building structures in steel, concrete, and timber: combining energy signatures, building energy simulations and archetype approach Supervisor – Dr. Lina Khaddour & Prof. Robert Hairstans chrome-extension://hbgjioklmpbdmemlmbkfckopochbgjpl/https://lnkd.in/eVCsbxtB Project title: Development of comprehensive multi-residential building retrofit, using archetype, cost-optimal and net-zero approach Supervisor – Dr. Lina Khaddour & Prof. Sam Hart chrome-extension://hbgjioklmpbdmemlmbkfckopochbgjpl/https://lnkd.in/e2Rw7qTK Project title: Investigating the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Using Nanoparticle-Reinforced Recycled Building Materials Supervisor – Dr Lina Khaddour & Dr. Bernardino D'Amico chrome-extension://hbgjioklmpbdmemlmbkfckopochbgjpl/https://lnkd.in/evvKmEgM Project title: Building back better: Integrated assessment for post-disaster housing configuration mitigation and resilience Supervisor – Dr. Lina Khaddour & Dr. Temidayo OSUNSANMI chrome-extension://hbgjioklmpbdmemlmbkfckopochbgjpl/https://lnkd.in/eZFQHYBa |