Doctor Yingbin Feng

Doctor Yingbin Feng

LECTURER - QUALITY SURVEYING,
Engineering and Construction Management

Personal

Qualifications

  • Phd National University of Singapore
  • BCEng Chongqing University
  • MMgtTEcM Chongqing University

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Engineering and Construction Management

Professional Memberships

  • The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (2012-05-08)

Contact

Email:Y.Feng@uws.edu.au
Extension:2468
Mobile:0426776871
Location:Y.3.47
Penrith (Kingswood)
Website:

Biography

Dr Yingbin Feng joined the School of Engineering at the University of Western Sydney (UWS) as a Lecturer of Quantity Surveying in April 2011. Dr Feng pursued his PhD study in the area of Construction Management & Economics at the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 2007 to 2011. He obtained his Bachelor Degree of Civil Engineering in 2000 and Master Degree of Construction Management & Economics in 2004 from the Chongqing University, China. Before joining UWS, he worked as a Lecturer of Construction Management in the School of Construction Management & Real Estate at the Chongqing University, China from 2005 to 2007, and a Structural Engineer in the No. 6 Institute of Project Planning & Research of Machinery Industry, China from 2000 to 2002.

This information has been contributed by Doctor Feng.

Interests

  • Construction safety and health management
  • Organisational culture and behaviours
  • Sustainable Construction

Awards

  • School Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award - $10,000 2011-06-14

Committees

  • UWS Penrith campus based Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Committee
  • Central Queensland University (Australia) Built Environment Program Reference Committee

Teaching

Current Teaching Areas

  • 200486 Quantity Surveying 1
  • 300726 Estimating 2
  • 300728 Construction Planning

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 200486 Quantity Surveying 1, 2012
  • 200468 Estimating 1, 2012
  • 300726 Estimating 2, 2012
  • 200468 Estimating 1, 2011
  • 300726 Estimating 2, 2011
  • 200487 Quantity Surveying 2, 2011

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Feng, Y. (2012), 'Using lean practices to improve current carbon labelling schemes for construction materials - A general framework', Journal of Green Building, 19.
  • Jin, X., Jin, X., Tan, H., Zuo, J. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Exploring critical success factors for developing infrastructure projects in Malaysia - Main contractors' perspective', The International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
  • Wu, P. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Using lean practices to improve current carbon labelling schemes for construction materials : a general framework', Journal of Green Building, 19.
  • Jin, X. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Exploring critical success factors for developing infrastructure projects in Malaysia : main contractors' perspective', International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
  • Teo, A. and Feng, Y. (2011), 'The indirect effect of safety investment on safety performance for building projects', Architectural Science Review, 16.
  • Teo, A. and Feng, Y. (2011), 'Costs of construction accidents to Singapore contractors', The International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
  • Teo, A. and Feng, Y. (2010), 'The moderated effect of safety investment on safety performance for building projects', The International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
  • Teo, A. and Feng, Y. (2009), 'The role of safety climate in predicting safety culture on construction sites', Architectural Science Review, 12.
  • Xiang, P., Ren, H., Zhong, Y. and Feng, Y. (2007), 'The Behavior Game Analysis for participants in construction project Based on The theory of Information Asymmetries.', Journal of Chongqing University (Natural Science Edition), .
  • Ren, H., Shi, Y. and Feng, Y. (2005), 'The land-conserving and energy conserving house: the new development trend of inhabit building', Housing Facilities, .
  • Ren, H. and Feng, Y. (2004), 'Exploring farmer's problem in the process of urbanisation', Reform, 6.
  • Ren, H. and Feng, Y. (2004), 'Farmer's problems in the process of urbanization', Urban Studies, 6.

Conference Papers

  • Wu, P. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Lean concept and its application in precast concrete installation to achieve sustainability', Australasian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), Sydney, Australia.
  • Feng, Y., Teo, A. and Wu, P. (2012), 'Capability of Safety Climate to Predict Construction Safety Outcomes', CIB W099 International Conference on "Modelling and Building Health and Safety", 10-11 September, 2012, Singapore.
  • Feng, Y. and Jin, X. (2012), 'Safety investments and safety climate in construction sites', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
  • Jin, X. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Corporate social responsibility on global construction supply chains', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
  • Feng, Y. (2012), 'Identification and reduction of non-value adding activities in the precast concrete construction projects in Singapore', ARCOM (Association). Annual Conference, Edinburgh, U.K..
  • Feng, Y. (2012), 'The benefits and implied costs of JIT sourcing to Chinese contractors : a review of literature', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
  • Feng, Y. (2012), 'Capability of safety climate to predict construction safety outcomes ', CIB W099 International Conference on "Modelling and Building Health and Safety", Singapore.
  • Feng, Y. (2012), 'Lean concept and its application in precast concrete installation to achieve sustainability', AUBEA International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Feng, Y. and Teo, A. (2009), 'Safety investment and safety performance of building projects in Singapore', Proceedings of CIB W099 International Conference Working Together: Planning, Designing and Building a Healthy and Safe Construction Industry, .
  • Feng, Y. (2009), 'Physical input and cultural input in work accident prevention of building projects', Proceedings of 10th APRU Doctoral Students Conference, .
  • Teo, A., Haupt, T. and Feng, Y. (2008), 'Construction Health and Safety Performance in Developing and Developed Countries: a Parallel Study in South Africa and Singapore', Evolution of and Directions in Construction Safety and Health. (CIB W99 14th Rinker International Conference), Florida, USA.
  • Ren, H., Feng, Y. and Deng, X. (2003), 'Construction project management in China: Current state and future prospects.', Proceedings of CRICM 2003 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, China.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Risk Compensation in Construction Workers' Activities: A Pilot study
Years:2012-10-24 - 2013-11-24
ID:P00021110
UWS Researchers:Yingbin Feng and Swapan Saha
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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