Introduction to Sustainability for Businesses

Steve Kardinal Jusuf is an Associate Professor in Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology. He has a PhD in Building Science from the Department of Building, National University of Singapore. He received the World Future Foundation PhD Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research for his PhD work on air temperature prediction model within urban climatic mapping method. His research interests are in the area of urban micro‐climate, building information modeling (BIM) and green building technology. He has worked in a number of research projects with various Singapore government agencies, including urban climatic mapping for sustainable urban development and BCA Greenmark. He also sits as the member of BCA’s BIM FM Workgroup who drafts BIM Guide for Asset Information Delivery. He teaches several modules in the Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) program, including Engineering Drawing for Building Services, Building Physics, Building Energy Simulation and Assessment; and Facility Management using BIM.

Dr. Yee is an Associate Professor of Engineering at SIT and was its Vice President (External Relations). He was Vice President of ST Engineering prior to joining SIT. He is conversant with the planning and implementation of manufacturing processes and technologies at the shopfloor, facility and enterprise levels. He conducts the Official SIRI Assessment for companies.

Dr. Ethan Chong works on the development of technologies and communities based on engineering, design, and sustainability principles. In SIT, he supports the industry in developing manpower and solutions through providing training, consultation, and R&D. Areas of knowledge that he applies include sustainable development, engineering design, systems engineering, and knowledge engineering (AI/ML). Dr. Chong envisions an industry driven by cutting-edge research, and an education paradigm founded on the requirements of the current and future industries. Co-chairing the Sustainability Education Committee at SIT, he aims to provide learners with the mindset and knowledge to meet the demands of the future. He keeps himself at the forefront of applied AI through R&D and as an editorial board member of Advanced Engineering Informatics. Besides being an engineer and educator, Dr. Chong is passionate about developing a highly livable community through serving others, including as a District Councillor in Singapore.

Mark received his Bachelor of Architecture, from the University of Melbourne, and has practiced architecture in Singapore, Australia and Canada, with more than a decade of experience. Prior to joining SIT as faculty, Mark ran his own design practice which focuses on human-centered design and has been being actively involved in design education for more than a decade. Passionate about the environment, Mark is a member of the Singapore Institute of Architects and served on the its Sustainability Committee in 2009. He was a contributor for the institute’s policy paper on the attributes of a sustainable built environment. This led to him pursuing his Master of Science in Environmental Management at the National University of Singapore. His current research interest lies in the intersection between human-centered design, architecture, urban agriculture and food security.