Professor Perry Forsythe

Professor, School of the Built Environment

B. Build (UNSW), Philosophy
Email: Perry.Forsythe@uts.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9514 8725
Fax: +61 2 9514 8777
Room: CB06.05.09 (map)
Mailing address: PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia

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Biography
Perry has a strong mix of research, teaching, academic, managerial and practical experience obtained in the construction industry over a 29 year period. His experience stems from initiation at trade level followed by senior management positions in design, construction, estimating, project management and professional consultancy organisations.

He has advised many leading companies and government bodies both within Australia and overseas on construction efficiency, building technology issues, construction estimating, product development, software development and management systems. He has been a central figure in the development of new building systems relating to concrete raft slab construction, cladding systems, plywood box beams, suspended timber floor construction and noise/fire resistant timber framed construction.

Perry has also been centrally involved in the development of a leading cost estimating software package, a web database of international innovations in the delivery of residential buildings, a web based information system on construction development requirements in bushfire prone areas, a web based learning tool on termite risk management and a wide variety of construction handbooks and guides.

Perry's core research interests include: modern methods of construction, timber construction, supply side issues effecting housing affordability, lean construction, quality management, customer satisfaction, waste management, and sustainability issues. Coupled with this, Perry has received a number of awards, the most recent being the Australian Institute of Building's Chapter Medal, for his PhD thesis on service quality in the construction sector. He has published widely including over 44 articles in both academic, educational and industry publications.

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Professional

• Member of the NSW Housing Industry Association’s Technical Committee
• Past member of the Rural Fire Service’s review committee for the regulatory instrument Planning for Bushfire Protection
• Past representative on the external review panel for the TAFE Carpentry Course Review
• Past member of the Churchill Fellows Association
• Past member of the Housing Assistance Plan Advisory Committee (appointed by the NSW Minister for Housing and Urban Planning)

Awards and Prizes

Best researcher paper, ANZASCA 41st Annual Conference 2007
• Australian Institute of Building Chapter medal, 2005 - best PhD award
• Best lecturer, Bachelor of Building Course, University of NSW Building Undergraduates Society, 2001
• Australian Housing Institute Bursary 2000
• Churchill Fellow 1993
• Australian Institute of Building Chapter medal, 1992
• Land Economics award, Australian Institute of Valuers and Land Economists 1991

Research supervision: Yes

Publications

Books

Forsythe, P.J. 1997, Objective workmanship standards, Government Report, Building Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

Journal Articles

Cheng, F., Li, H., Wang, Y., Skitmore, M. & Forsythe, P.J. 2013, 'Modeling resource management in the building design process by information constraint Petri nets', Automation in Construction, vol. 29, no. January, pp. 92-99.
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Ding, G.K. & Forsythe, P.J. 2013, 'Sustainable construction: life cycle energy analysis of construction on sloping sites for residential buildings', Construction Management and Economics, vol. -, no. -, pp. 1-12.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2012, 'Profiling customer perceived service quality expectations in made-to-order housing construction in Australia', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 587-609.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2012, 'Work integrated learning and the case for a "student-industry network" in undergraduate construction management programs', AJCEB Conference Series, vol. 1, no. 1.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2011, 'Drivers of Housing Demolition Decision Making and the Impact on Timber Waste Management', The Australian Journal of Contruction Economics and Building, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2009, 'The Construction Game - Using Physical Model Making to Simulate Realism in Construction Education', Journal for Education in the Built Environment, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 57-74.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2008, 'Modelling customer perceived service quality in housing construction', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 485-496.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2007, 'A conceptual framework for studying customer satisfaction in residential construction', Construction Management and Economics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 171-182.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2006, 'Consumer-perceived appearance tolerances in construction quality management', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Manag..., vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 307-318.
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Conference Papers

Antoniades, H. & Forsythe, P.J. 2012, 'A Historical Perspective: Education, Licensing and Consumer Protection in Construction and Property', ICERI2012, Madrid, Spain, November 2012 in ICERI2012 Proceedings 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ed G+¦mez Chova, L; L+¦pez Mart+¡nez, A; Candel Torres, I., International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), Madrid, Spain, pp. 3049-3057.

Forsythe, P.J. 2012, 'Formulating BIM Based Educational Design in Construction Project Management Degree Programs', ITC 2012 Australiasian Conference on Innovative Technologies in Construction: From Building Information Modeling to Beyond, Wuhan, China, December 2012 in Proceedings of 2012 Australasian Conference on Innovative Technologies in Construction, ed Ding, L. and Wang, X., Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China, pp. 169-176.

Forsythe, P.J., Jupp, J.R. & Sawhney, A. 2011, 'BIM in Tertiary Construction Project Management Education: A Program Wide Strategy', Australasian Universities Building Educators Association, Gold Coast, Australia, April 2011 in 36th Annual Conference for Australasian University Building Educators Association, ed Best, R. and Langston, C., Institute of Sustainable Development & Architecture, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 192-211.

Ge, X. & Forsythe, P.J. 2011, 'Developing Teaching Models for Teaching in Larger Group Master Programs', Australasian Universities Building Educators Association, Gold Coast, Australia, April 2011 in 36th Annual Conference for Australasian University Building Educators Association, ed Best, R. and Langston, C., Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 98-113.

Forsythe, P.J. 2010, 'Office Buildings - The Importance Of "Make Good", Fitout and Recurring Embodied Energy', SB10: Innovation and Transformation, New Zealand Sustainable Building Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, May 2010 in Proceedings: SB10 Wellington - Innovation and Transformation, ed NA, Beacon Pathway, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-8.
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Forsythe, P.J., Davidson, W. & Phua, F. 2010, 'Predictors of construction time in detached housing projects', Australasian Universities Building Educators Association, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, July 2010 in AUBEA 2010 Conference, ed NA, The University of Melbourne, http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/conferences/aubea2010/, pp. A019-1-A019-17.
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Jupp, J.R., Forsythe, P.J. & Sankaran, S. 2010, 'Towards a value-centric approach to education: Implications of changing practices in construction project management', Australasian Universities Building Educators Association, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, July 2010 in AUBEA 2010 Conference, ed not listed (online publication), The University of Melbourne, http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/conferences/aubea2010/, pp. A078-1-A078-18.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2010, 'Understanding The Drivers Of Housing Demolition Method Selection - A Waste Management Perspective', New Zealand Sustainable Building Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, May 2010 in Proceedings: SB10 Wellington - Innovation and Transformation, ed -, Beacon Pathway, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-10.
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Forsythe, P.J. & Saleh, B. 2009, 'Management Styles Adopted by Women in Construction Management - a Comparative Analysis', Australian Universities Building Education Association Annual Conference, Barossa Valley, July 2009 in 34th Australasian Universities Building Educators Conference, ed Zillante, G., University of South Australia, Adelaide, pp. 1-20.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2007, 'A methodology for assisting consumer driven design of building products', ConnectED: International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, Australia, July 2007 in ConnectED: International Conference on Design Education, ed Forsythe, P.J, University of NSW, Kensington, Australia, pp. 1-7.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2007, 'An instrument for measuring customer perceived service quality in housing construction', International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Meetings, Workshops, Symposia, Conferences, Hunter Valley, NSW, September 2007 in Building across borders CIB W092 Procurement Systems, ed Forsythe, P, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, pp. 149-158.
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Forsythe, P.J. & Mate, K.J. 2007, 'Assessing brick waste on domestic construction sites for future avoidance', Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Annual Conference, Geelong, Australia, November 2007 in Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Annual Conference - Towards Soloutions for a Liveable Future: Progress, Practice, Performance, People, ed Forsythe PJ and Mate K, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, pp. 101-108.
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Forsythe, P.J. & Jamieson, S. 2006, 'How much extra does sustainable housing construction cost?', International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Meetings, Workshops, Symposia, Conferences, Santiago, Chile, January 2006 in CIB W107 Construction in Developing Economies: New Issues and Challenges, ed Forsythe, P.J and Jamieson, S., Pontificia Inivseridad Catolica de Chile Avda, Santiago, Chile, pp. 1-10.
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Forsythe, P.J. & Zou, P.X. 2006, 'Improving student satisfaction in undergraduate construction management studies', Australian Universities Building Education Association Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 2006 in AUBEA 2006 Conference Proceedings, ed Forsythe, P.J and Zou, P, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-15.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2000, 'Benchmarking housing construction waste - based on landfill performance, workshop proceedings', Construction and Environment: Theory into Practice, Sydney, Australia, May 2000 in Proceedings of 5th Australian Waste Convention, ed Forsythe, P.J, Marsden, P and Marosszeky, M., Australian Waste Association, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-9.

Forsythe, P.J. 1999, 'A study in construction waste management - Findings for CPR', Sydney, Australia, July 1999 in Proceedings of Conference on Construction Process Re-engineering 99, ed Forsythe, P.J, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

Forsythe, P.J. 1999, 'Assessing trade quality in construction - objectivism versus subjectivism', Cape Town, SA, September 1999 in Proceedings, Customer Satisfaction: A focus for Research and Practice in Construction, ed Forsythe, P.J, E & F.N Spon, London UK.

Forsythe, P.J. 1999, 'Does the quantitiy surveyor have a role to play in construction waste management?', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 1999 in Proceedings of 3rd Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress, Quantity Surveying in the New Millennium - Challenges and Opportunities, ed Forsythe, P.J and Marsden, P., Pacific Association of Surveyors, Malaysia.

Forsythe, P.J. 1999, 'Modelling construction waste performance - an arising procurement issue', Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 1999 in Proceedings of Profitability and Partnering in Construction Procurement, ed Forsythe, P.J and Marsden, P., E & F.N Spon, London UK.

Other research activity

Forsythe, P.J., McClelland, J. & Neilley, W. 2011, 'High Front Guttering Advisory Committee Report on the review and use of high front guttering in New South Wales', NSW Fair Trading, New South Wales, pp. 1-51.

Reports

Forsythe, P.J. 2012, 'A Review and Update of Emerging Technologies in Residential Timber Construction', Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited, Melbourne, pp. 1-17.
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Forsythe, P.J. & Ding, G.K. 2011, 'LCA Study Investigating the Impact of Construction on Sloping Sites', Forest and Wood Products Australia (PRA188-1011), Sydney, pp. 1-47.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2007, 'Improving timber cladding for builders and designers', Australian Government: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 3-20.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2004, 'A Review of Termite Risk Management in Housing Construction', Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-24.
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Forsythe, P.J. 2004, 'The incidence of major structural damage from termites in Australian housing', Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation, Melbourne, VIC.