Majd Helal

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Dr. Majd Helal specializes in life cycle assessment, computational design, and structural optimization of buildings. As Assistant Dean (Sustainability) of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, he is committed to enhancing and realizing the strategic direction and sustainability agenda for the faculty. This involves embedding sustainability into research, teaching, learning, culture, and organizational life.

Dr. Helal's research centres on the development of innovative software tools and computer models that integrate embodied carbon assessment into the early-stage structural design of tall buildings. His work has been acknowledged internationally by the Institution of Structural Engineers, receiving the Structures Best Research into Practice prize.

As a Lecturer in Sustainable Structural Design, he teaches in the areas of materials, structures, and life cycle assessment of the built environment. His dedication to teaching excellence has been widely celebrated, with awards including the Open Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, and the esteemed Edward Brown Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Melbourne.

Through his leadership, research, and teaching, Dr. Majd Helal contributes significantly to the ongoing development of sustainable design practices in the built environment.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Assistant Dean (Sustainability), The University of Melbourne
  • 2018–present
    Lecturer in Sustainable Structural Design, The University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2021 
    The University of Melbourne, Doctor of Philosophy / Architecture, Building and Planning
  • 2013 
    The University of Melbourne, Master of Engineering / Structural
  • 2011 
    The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Commerce / Finance and Management

Publications

  • 2024
    Embodied carbon premium for vanity height: a case for the exclusion of decorative spires in the design of tall buildings, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • 2024
    Embodied carbon premium for cantilevers, Buildings
  • 2023
    Integrating embodied greenhouse gas emissions assessment into the structural design of tall buildings: A framework and software tool for design decision-making, Energy and Buildings
  • 2022
    Towards a comprehensive framework for integrating embodied environmental flow assessment into the structural design of tall buildings, PhD Thesis
  • 2020
    The influence of structural design methods on the embodied greenhouse gas emissions of structural systems for tall buildings, Structures

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