Khee Poh Lam

Background

Lam, Khee Poh was born on December 17, 1956 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Son of Chan Hoong Lam and Soon Ling Cheah.

Education

Bachelor in Architecture and Environmental Design, University Nottingham, England, 1979. Bachelor of Architecture, University Nottingham, England, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994.

Career

Architect Nottinghamshire County Architects Department, Nottingham, England, 1982—1984. Associate professor architecture and building School Design and Environment, National University Singapore, 1984—2003. Professor architecture Carnegie Mellon University School Architecture, Pittsburgh, since 2003, director graduate programs, 2003—2007.

Acting dean Faculty of Architecture, Building and Real Estate National University Singapore, 1998—2000, director Graduate School of Built Environment, 1998—1999, head department building, 2000—2002. External examiner Faculty of Architecture Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 2000—2003. Member international science reviewers' committee for building simulation 2003 international conference International Building Performance Simulation Association, Eindhoven, Netherlands, since 2003.

Member international science committee e-activities and intelligent support in design and built environment Technology University Delft and Istanbul Technology University, since 2003. Member international science committee for cib world building congress 2001 International Council Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Member international program committee, 17th international symposium on automation and robotics in construction training National Taiwan University and Taiwan Construction Research Institute, Taipei, 2000.

Academy co-chair, advisory board School Architecture Carnegie Mellon University, since 2001. Advisory council member Dupont Asia, Singapore, 2001. Doctor of Philosophy external examiner Technology University Delft, Netherlands, 2001, University College Cork, 2005.

Member protocol committee International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol, 2003—2004. Visiting professor Chinese University, Hong Kong, since 2005, Xian Jiaotong University, since 2007. Member technical committee Passive and Low Energy Architecture International Conference Singapore, 2007.

External examiner National University Singapore, 2007. Consultant, board directors Energy Foundation, United States, since 2008.

Achievements

• Khee Poh Lam has been listed as a notable architecture educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member industry committee on manpower projections and needs of construction industry Construction Industry Development Board, Singapore, 1996. Resource person construction 21 steering committee Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of National Development, 1998—1999. Member panel of jury for the inaugural gold medal award for lifetime contribution to architecture Singapore Institute Architects, 1998—2003.

Member inaugural best practices award committee Building and Construction Authority, 2000—2003. Member of Royal Institute British Architects.

Interests

• Badminton, swimming, stamp collection.

Connections

Married Chooy Wah Lee, December 23, 1977. Children: Alvin, Melanie, Hannah, Lydia.

Father:

Chan Hoong Lam

Mother:

Soon Ling Cheah

Spouse:

Chooy Wah Lee

child:

Hannah Lam

child:

Lydia Lam

child:

Melanie Lam

child:

Alvin Lam