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Dr. Sr Brennan Brit Anak Kayan is a Senior Lecturer at Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has  graduated with Bachelor of Science (Building Surveying) (Hons) in 1999 and received Master of Science (Building) in 2003, both from University of Malaya and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Construction Management) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. Brit has over 13 years of experience as academician and two years in industrial practice, latterly specialising in ‘Green Maintenance’, sustainable materials and repair and building conservation. Professionally, Brit is a full Member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (MRISM) and a Registered Conservator of Department of National Heritage, Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC), Malaysia.

Brit has been delivering high quality teaching in building conservation, professional practice, construction technology, university-community engagement, multi-disciplinary studio based and building surveying subjects. 

Brit undertakes research and consultancy activities within the Faculty of Built Environment and Sustainability Science Research Cluster of University of Malaya (SusCi); in low carbon building materials, building dilapidation, EMI, sustainable repair approach of ‘Green Maintenance’ using  Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach in heritage buildings conservation. Brit’s previous research works give insight on how ‘Green Maintenance’ is essential for the retention of the embodied energy (CO₂ emissions reduction) that relates directly to the longevity of the repair materials and techniques as construction technologies employed. His current research establishes the correlation between intervention and embodied carbon expenditure in terms of environmental sustainability.

Brit has attained PI status for grant funding totalling RM 124,150.00 and Co-Researcher status for RM 153,000.00 and has publication of 10 academic reviewed journal, one chapter in a book, 11 conference or proceedings papers, 3 technical reports and 7 other publications. He was awarded RISM Excellence Award 2006 for Best Article on Surveying, Web of Science (WoS) Incentives Award for Quartile 1/Tier 1 journal publication in 2012 and Gold Medal in National Research and Innovation Expo in 2004. He was also awarded the 2016 Excellence Service Award and 2015 and 2006 Excellence Service Certificate.

In July-August 2014 Brit has involved as a resource person and moderator in The Development of Asean Youth Heritage Leaders: Through Volunteerism and Community Engagement (AYVP 2014), jointly organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), University of Malaya (UM), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia, ASEAN, UNESCO, Melaka and George Town World Heritage Site and The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Brit also has also involved as co-instructor in Liverpool John Moores (LJMU) Inbound Programme since 2014 and UM Post Disaster Reconstruction Team in 2015.

Brit is a reviewer for the Journal of Cleaner Production, World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD) and Journal of Design and Built Environment (JDBE), and has written articles for the Structural Survey: Journal of Building Pathology & Refurbishment,  RICS Building Conservation Journal and Smart and Sustainable Build Environment (SASBE) on the subject of ‘greening maintenance’ and The Australian Journal of University-Community Engagement (AJUCE). He is supervisor to three PhD students in quantification of embodied carbon expenditure for repair, conservation framework and policy of traditional urban settlements and cultural landscape of hill stations and to three Master students in built heritage maintenance and performance in UNESCO Heritage List Area and preventive planned maintenance (PPM) for high rise residential buildings.

Administrative duties in which Brit has been involved include Undergraduate Programme and Building Surveying Promotion (2014-2016) .  Recently Brit  has been appointed as reviewer of UM Postgraduate Research Grant for 2014-2015 and scientific committee cum reviewer for IBCC 2016.