Jorge Ochoa holds a PhD in Sustainable Construction from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Bond University before joining the University of South Australia in 2015. His work focuses on the development of systems and decision support tools for the sustainable transformation of built environments. Dr Ochoa provides innovative solutions by applying digital technologies, big data analytics, visualisations and artificial intelligence to address challenges in the built environment. He works together with the industry and end-users to produce research with an impact that goes beyond the confines of academia. As such, Dr Ochoa’s work has been widely accepted and adopted by several important... Read more
About me
Jorge Ochoa holds a PhD in Sustainable Construction from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Bond University before joining the University of South Australia in 2015. His work focuses on the development of systems and decision support tools for the sustainable transformation of built environments. Dr Ochoa provides innovative solutions by applying digital technologies, big data analytics, visualisations and artificial intelligence to address challenges in the built environment. He works together with the industry and end-users to produce research with an impact that goes beyond the confines of academia. As such, Dr Ochoa’s work has been widely accepted and adopted by several important organisations including the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the European Commission DG Environment, the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme and the New York City Panel on Climate Change. Furthermore, he has a number of external appointments in the capacity of Visiting Professor and has been invited to deliver keynote talks at industry and academic forums, such as Rio+20 and the World Urban Forum 9.
About me
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC)
Beam Society
The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management
The International Society for Productivity Enhancement
The Lean Construction Institute
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Association for Global Project Management Professionals in Japan
Mexican Society of Civil Engineers
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Barriers and enablers of offsite construction, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2025 - 02/11/2026
Monitoring and optimising outdoor fitness equipment usage in South Australia, Local Government Association of South Australia, 15/11/2024 - 30/06/2026
auDA sponsorship - student prize on digital inclusion, auDA Foundation Pty Ltd, 03/12/2024 - 03/12/2025
Activating Outdoor Fitness Equipment in South Australia, Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, 20/06/2024 - 30/06/2025
Enhancing Awareness and Use of Building Material Salvage Yards in South Australia: Investigating Cultural and Systemic Barriers to Sustainable Practices, UniSA-Donation via Foundation, 23/05/2024 - 22/05/2025
Development of a new consumer-driven building inspection tool using AI and AR technologies, Qubisoft Pty Ltd, 05/09/2024 - 30/03/2025
Implementing the Circular Economy in SA: Developing partnerships and identifying targets (EASS URIPA 2020), Green Industries SA, 28/05/2020 - 30/04/2021
Urban Best Practice Expert System, UN-Habitat, 16/05/2018 - 16/05/2019
Developing the mock-up of an Urban Sustainability Expert System (USES), United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2016.
Best Practices and Critical Success Factors for Sustainable Urbanisation in China, HKPolyU, 2015 - 2017.
Developing the Architecture of an Expert System for Sharing Sustainable Urbanization Experiences, Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Research Grant Scheme, 2012 - 2013.
Identification of Critical Success Factors for Implementing Sustainable Urbanization, Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Research Grant Scheme, 2012 -2013.
Establishing a Knowledge System for Sustainable Urbanization Research, HKPolyU Central Research Grant, 2010.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
63
52
2
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| 2015 |
90
76
1
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| 2011 |
554
468
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| 2010 |
374
327
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
13
8
|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
5
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
4
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| 2023 |
Open access
4
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
33
32
1
|
| 2022 |
7
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
23
20
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
7
7
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
84
72
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| 2021 |
Open access
7
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
43
36
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| 2020 |
Open access
7
8
|
| 2020 |
6
6
|
| 2020 |
15
12
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| 2019 |
51
47
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| 2019 |
32
29
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
25
23
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| 2019 |
12
8
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| 2019 |
Open access
43
41
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
63
52
2
|
| 2017 |
47
38
|
| 2015 |
12
9
|
| 2015 |
90
76
1
|
| 2014 |
26
19
|
| 2014 |
39
35
|
| 2013 |
32
36
|
| 2013 |
2
2
|
| 2011 |
554
468
|
| 2010 |
374
327
|
| 2010 |
12
10
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
2
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| 2020 |
Open access
1
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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Research
Founding Member – Network Eleven, United Nations Human Settlement Programme
Member – International Council for Building
Working Group 116 - Smart and Sustainable Built Environments
Task Group 86 - Building Healthy Cities
Focal Point – UN-Habitat Partner University Initiative.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
| Chongqing Jiaotong University | CHINA |
| Chongqing University | CHINA |
| City University of Hong Kong (CityU) | HONG KONG |
| Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) | NETHERLANDS |
| Hangzhou City University | CHINA |
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University | HONG KONG |
| National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India | INDIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Rockford University | UNITED STATES |
| Ryerson University | CANADA |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | CHINA |
| Shenzhen University | CHINA |
| Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
| Tianjin University | CHINA |
| Tongji University | CHINA |
| United Nations | UNITED STATES |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Campinas | BRAZIL |
| University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
| Xian University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
| Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 110414 -Developing a Data Governance Framework for Critical Infrastructure Resilience | Current |
| An industry ecosystem framework for advanced manufacturing capability development in modular construction | Current |
| Develop a framework to facilitate the adoption of Offsite Construction in the Australian Residential Sector by improving information sharing among the stakeholders | Current |
| Development of a DfMA-BIM integrated framework to reduce carbon emissions in infrastructure construction projects | Current |
| Development of an Ambidextrous Governance Framework for Improving the Offsite Construction Supply Chain Resilience | Current |
| Development of Trust-Based Framework to Implement Sharing Economy Practices in the Construction Industry | Current |
| Unleashing the "S" in ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance): Transforming Office Building Investment | Current |
| Using Spatial Augmented Reality to Enhance Productivity, Training and Safety in the Operation of Heavy Machinery | Current |
| A BIM-enabled approach to designing out construction & demolition waste: how to shift designers' behaviour and provide adequate information during the decision-making process | Completed |
| A conceptual framework to manage social risks in smart city transition programs through integrating change and risk management | Completed |
| A delay risk management framework for construction projects: learning from past experiences | Completed |
| An appraisal of complex information technology change projects | Completed |
| An integrated data-driven approach to assisting computational urban design processes | Completed |
| Design decisions towards minimising construction waste: improving the building design stage decision-making process through enhanced information sharing. | Completed |
| Development of an information processing model for quality assurance in reverse logistics supply chains of demolition waste | Completed |
| The impact of urban density and design on social sustainability: measuring spatial configuration of a neighbourhood through a computational approach | Completed |
