Muhammad Azzam Ismail, Ph.D. in Built Environment (UNSW), is a Graduate Architect and Professional Technologist who specialises in green architecture and green building certification. He designed, supervised contracts, and built buildings of various sizes, including a showcase low-cost house on the UM campus that uses the Industrialised Building System and an active ageing habitation unit that is currently in use. He is currently working on the Malaysian Green Building Council's (MGBC) Carbon Score grading system, as well as the design of the Universiti Malaya Masterplan 2050 and Universiti Malaya Smart City Masterplan. 

His grant-funded research focuses on the operational carbon footprint of residential properties, low-carbon cities, the incorporation of sustainability knowledge into architectural education, zero-carbon building assessment, immersive architectural design processes using virtual reality technology, and the impact of green offices on building occupant behaviour and work efficiency. His current research interests include 'Living Buildings,' which incorporate bio-facades to reduce indoor daylighting and thermal comfort levels, as well as lifecycle analysis of major food groups' supply chains.

Previously, he served as the Head of the Department of Architecture and was appointed Chairman of the Malaysia Council of Heads of Architecture Schools (COHAS) from 2014 to 2016. Furthermore, as Fellow and College Master at the Tun Syed Zahiruddin Residential College (9th College) from 2011 to 2022, he oversaw and participated in a variety of student-led activities, such as the yearly college award dinner and the Global Community Service (GLOCOSE) programme to Acheh, Indonesia; Kampung Cham, Cambodia; Tay Ninh, Vietnam; Lombok, Indonesia; and Phuket, Thailand. In keeping with his interest in sustainability and low-carbon cities, he gave capacity-building lectures through UMCARES and received the UMCARES Certificate of Excellence in Sustainability in 2014.