Associate Professor Sr Dr. Brit Anak Kayan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Building Surveying) (Hons) in 1999 and received a Master of Science (Building) in 2003, both from the University of Malaya and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Construction Management) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. Brit has over 20 years of experience as an academician and two years in industrial practice, latterly specializing in ‘Green Maintenance’, sustainable materials and repair and building conservation. Professionally, Brit is a full Member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (MRISM) (since 2007) and a Registered Conservator of the Department of National Heritage, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), Malaysia (since 2015).  Brit undertakes research and consultancy activities as principal investigator in low carbon building materials, building dilapidation and Environmental Maintenance Impact (EMI) and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) in heritage buildings conservation with publication of more than 20 academic journals, two (2) books, two chapters in a book, and 30 other publications.