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Eunhwa Yang is an assistant professor in the School of Building Construction. Her scholarly passion lies in the area of sustainable building practices and the relationship between people and the built environment. Her current research focuses on stakeholder engagement and energy efficiency in tenanted properties.
Eunhwa received a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design from Cornell University, an MS in Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management from Georgia Tech, and a BS in architectural engineering from SungKyunKwan University, South Korea. She is a member of International Facility Management Association Atlanta Accredited Degree Program Liaison Committee. She has received a young researcher’s best paper award and a workshop grant from International Association for People-Environmental Studies (IAPS) and multiple fellowships from International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Eunhwa taught facility management financial analysis (BC6600) and environmental issues related to workplace safety and health (BC6300) at GT as a visiting assistant professor. Her teaching experience also spans to facility planning and management studio, diversity and facility design, and research methods in the social sciences as a graduate teaching assistant at Cornell University. She was a fellow at the Center for Teaching Excellence at Cornell and led workshops on student engagement, collaborative learning, and rubric development.
Educational Background:
2016 - Ph.D. (Human Behavior and Design), Cornell University
2009 - MS (Building Construction and Facility Management), Georgia Tech
2005 - BS (Architectural Engineering), SungKyunKwan University, South Korea
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Eunhwa Yang is an assistant professor in the School of Building Construction. Her scholarly passion lies in the area of sustainable building practices and the relationship between people and the built environment. Her current research focuses on stakeholder engagement and energy efficiency in tenanted properties.
]]>BC 6100 Professional Trends in Facility Management, Fall
BC 6300 Safety and Environmental Issues, Fall
BC 6600 Facility Management Financial Analysis, Spring
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Facility management
Stakeholder engagement
Energy efficiency in tenanted properties
Energy efficiency policies in buildings
Diffusion of sustainable building practices
Publication:
Yang, E. & Hua, Y. (under review). Diffusion of innovation in sustainable building practices and the role of stakeholders. Construction Management & Economics. (invited to the special issue on social networks in construction)
Yang, E. & Hua, Y. (2014). Framework of construction innovation: A review of diffusion of sustainable innovation in the building sector. Construction Research Congress by Construction Research Council of the ASCE Construction Institute Proceedings, Atlanta, GA.
Hua, Y. & Yang, E. (2012). Building spatial layout that supports healthier behavior of office workers: A new performance mandate for sustainable buildings. Work (Reading, Mass), 49(3), 373-380.