DrArgaw Gurmu
Senior Lecturer, Construction Management
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
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- Senior Lecturer, Construction ManagementFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
- +61 3 522 78663 (Work)
- Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Building defects
- Construction quality
- Construction productivity
- Construction management practices
- Cost management
- Construction economics
- Sustainable construction
GRANTS
- INTERNAL GRANTPromoting Quality Assurance in Prefabricated and Modular Construction: Mitigating Potential DefectsSchool of Architecture and Built Environment1 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Mills A,
- Kite J
- INTERNAL GRANTFramework for Mitigating Non-compliance Risks in Domestic Buildings in Victoria, Australia.School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Sadick A
- INTERNAL GRANTFuture Proofing QS: Reimagining QS Roles and Skill SetSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Apr 2024 - 30 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Mills A
- INTERNAL GRANTAnalysis of defects waste in low rise residential building in VictoriaSchool of Architecture and Built Environment3 Mar 2023 - 31 Oct 2023People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Karunasena G,
- Udawatta N,
- Shooshtarian S,
- Maqsood T
- INTERNAL GRANTAnalysis of Defects Waste in Low-Rise Residential Buildings in VictoriaSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Karunasena G,
- Udawatta N,
- Shooshtaria S,
- Maqsood T
- INTERNAL GRANTCauses of Water Ingress into Low-rise Residential Buildings: A study of Construction Practices of Footing Systems.Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Feb 2023 - 30 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A
- INTERNAL GRANTAnalysis of Water Ingress into Low-rise Residential Buildings: A study of Footings Construction Practices and Selected Australian StandardsSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A
- INTERNAL GRANTDeveloping Plumbing Defects Management Tool for Residential BuildingsFaculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHBuilding Price Outlook: Reviewing the Modelling of Developing Building Price Data.1 May 2021 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Mills A,
- Gurmu A,
- Yao W
- INTERNAL GRANTStakeholders’ Perceptions of the Causes and Impacts of Defects in High-Rise BuildingsSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University2 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A
- INTERNAL GRANTDemystifying the root causes of defects in high-rise residential buildingsFaculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Feb 2021 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A
- INTERNAL GRANTInvestigation of defects in detached housingFaculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Kite J
- INTERNAL GRANTSustainable Building Construction: Introducing Social License to Operate into the Australian Construction IndustrySchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University1 Apr 2020 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Gurmu A,
- Hossein R,
- Mahmood N,
- Shrestha A,
- Martek I