Associate Professor, Dr Luther is the former consortium director of MABEL (the Mobile Architecture and Built Environment Laboratory at Deakin University, Geelong Australia. He is a registered architect in Michigan (USA) and Victoria (Australia). He lectures in the School of Architecture and Building at Deakin University, in graduate and undergraduate courses on lighting, acoustics and building services as well as a course in Sustainable Future concepts.
Through the MABEL program, Dr Luther has been involved with measuring the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) of over 35 buildings throughout Australia (Darwin to Hobart). Projects have included schools, offices, airports, sports centres, hospitals, and houses. MABEL’s projects have partnered with the Australian Greenhouse Office (now DEWHA), Sustainability Victoria, the Department of Human Services, the CSIRO, the Building Commission (Victoria), and the commercial industry.
Dr Luther has produced over 75 papers that have been published in international journals and presented at conferences. He has been invited as a keynote speaker to Europe and the USA. as well as throughout Australia.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Building Performance
Energy Efficiency
Thermal Comfort
Indoor environmental q...
Retrofitting
Short Biography
Associate Professor, Dr Luther is the former consortium director of MABEL (the Mobile Architecture and Built Environment Laboratory at Deakin University, Geelong Australia. He is a registered architect in Michigan (USA) and Victoria (Australia). He lectures in the School of Architecture and Building at Deakin University, in graduate and undergraduate courses on lighting, acoustics and building services as well as a course in Sustainable Future concepts.
Through the MABEL program, Dr Luther has been involved with measuring the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) of over 35 buildings throughout Australia (Darwin to Hobart). Projects have included schools, offices, airports, sports centres, hospitals, and houses. MABEL’s projects have partnered with the Australian Greenhouse Office (now DEWHA), Sustainability Victoria, the Department of Human Services, the CSIRO, the Building Commission (Victoria), and the commercial industry.
Dr Luther has produced over 75 papers that have been published in international journals and presented at conferences. He has been invited as a keynote speaker to Europe and the USA. as well as throughout Australia.