Dr Mary Hardie

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Publications
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Biography

Dr. Mary Hardie has been a registered architect for more than 30 years and has worked in Design and Construct building companies as well as in architectural design. She has a particular interest in sustainable construction and in construction innovation.

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

Mary teaches in several units in the undergraduate construction management and housing programs.  These include:

300729 Graphic Communication and Design
200482 Construction in Practice 1
200471 Construction Technology 5
300724 Industry Based Learning
 
Since 2004, Mary has been involved with several research projects with the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation. The projects involved various aspects of the diffusion of construction innovations as well as waste minimisation in construction. In 2011 she completed her PhD thesis which looks into “Technical innovation in small and medium construction enterprises”.

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Publications

Wong, P., Demertjis, M., Hardie, M. and Lo, C-Y. (2012), “The effect of unlearning on organisational learning behaviour and performance in construction contracting organisations”, International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, In Press.

Wong, P., Cheung, S., Liu, R., and Hardie, M. (2012), The unlearning dimension of organizational learning in construction projects, International Journal of Project Management, 30(1), 94-104.

Hardie, M. and Newell, G. (2011) “Factors influencing technical innovation in construction SMEs: an Australian perspective”, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 18(6), 618-636.

Hardie M,, Miller G, and Shahed K, (2011) “Waste Minimisation in Office Refurbishment Projects: An Australian Perspective”, Open Waste Management Journal, 4, 21-27.

Hardie, M. (2010).  “Influences on innovation in small Australian construction businesses”, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 17(3), 387-402.

Hardie, M. (2010). “Rainwater storage gutters for houses”, Sustainability, 2(1), 266-279.

Manley K, Hardie M, and Kajewsky S, 2009, Innovation Drivers in the Built Environment in Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment, Peter Newton, Keith Hampson and Robin Drogemuller, Taylor and Francis, London and New York, pp 514-52.7

Miller G, and Hardie M, 2009, Minimizing waste in commercial building refurbishment projects in Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment, Peter Newton, Keith Hampson and Robin Drogemuller, Taylor and Francis, London and New York, pp 97-111.

Hardie M, 2009, An Inquiry-based Learning Approach to teaching About Planning Regulations, Centre for education in the Built Environment Transactions, vol 6, no. 2

Hardie M, and Saha S, 2009, Builders' perceptions of lowest cost procurement and its impact on quality, The Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, vol 9, no. 1, pp 1-8.

Hardie M, 2009, Construction industry culture and innovation: An Australian perspective, International Conference on Global Innovation in Construction, pp 106-116.

Hardie M, Manley K, 2008, Exemplars of Successful Innovation Delivery by Small and Medium Enterprises in Clients Driving Innovation: Benefiting from Innovation, Kerry Brown, Keith Hampson, Peter Brandon and Janet Pillay, Brisbane, pp 190-196

Hardie M, Manley K, 2008 'Enabling factors for innovation in small business', Clients Driving Innovation: Benefiting from Innovation International conference 2008.

Hardie M, Khan S, O’Donnell A, Miller G, 2007 'The efficacy of waste management plans in Australian commercial construction refurbishment projects', Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, vol.7, no.2, pp 26-36.

Hardie M, Miller G, Manley K, McFallan S, 2006 'Innovation performance and its impact on profitability among different sectors in the Australian construction industry.', Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, vol.6, no.1, pp 1-11.

Khan S, Hardie M, Miller G, 2006 'Benchmarks for recycling practices in commercial office building refurbishments: data collection challenges', Clients Driving Innovation: Moving Ideas into Practice International Conference 2006.

Hardie M, Miller G, Manley K, McFallan S, 2005 'Experience with the management of technological innovations within the Australian construction industry', PICMET 2005; Technology Management: A Unifying Discipline for Melting the Boundaries, 244-250.

Hardie M, Miller G, Manley K, McFallan S, 2005 'The quantity surveyor's role in innovation generation, adoption and diffusion in the Australian construction industry', QUT Research Week 2005, 467-476.

Hardie M, Miller G, Manley K, 2005 'Innovative connecting system for precast concrete planks on a major sports stadium', 13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference, 463-470.

For more information, contact Mary.

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