Dr Yat Lam
Senior Lecturer

Dr Yat Lam

  • PhD, MA, BSc, FRICS, MIWFM, CIHCM
  • Chartered Surveyor, Property & Facilities Manager and Housing Manager
Arts,Design & Architecture
School of Built Environment

Dr Terence Lam is a Senior Lecturer in Property and Development. His research and teaching interests lie in facilities and property management, procurement and performance management, project and risk management, as well as contract management, specialising in performance assessment, modelling and prediction of construction consultants and contractors for outsourcing and procurement processes.

Dr Lam is currenlty working to develop a sustainable procurement approach for selection of construction consutants with an aim to investigate what tender selection criteria should be considered when assessing the performance outcomes of consultants in relation to sustainable design, construction and managment of buildings within the context of property and facilities management of existing building portfolios.   

He is a fellow member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has years of experience in professional practice in property and construction. His research thus focuses to improve the professional practice in these fields.

Phone
+61 2 9385 6826
Location
RC 3003, Red Centre, West Wing
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Lam TYM; Chen C, 2022, 'An investigation into the investment potential of purpose-built student accommodation in Sydney', International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, vol. 15, pp. 852 - 874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-05-2021-0054
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lam TYM; Yan J, 2022, 'Continuing care retirement community senior housing in Shanghai: an analysis of the development barriers', International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, vol. 15, pp. 780 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-04-2021-0038
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lam TYM, 2020, 'Driving sustainable construction development through post-contract key performance indicators and drivers', Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, vol. ahead-of-print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-07-2020-0111
    Journal articles | 2019
    Abidoye RB; Junge M; Lam TYM; Oyedokun TB; Tipping ML, 2019, 'Property valuation methods in practice: evidence from Australia', Property Management, vol. 37, pp. 701 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PM-04-2019-0018
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lam TYM, 2019, 'A sustainable procurement approach for selection of construction consultants in property and facilities management', Facilities, vol. 38, pp. 98 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-12-2018-0147
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lam T, 2017, 'Prediction of performance outcomes for procurement of public-sector construction consultants for property management', Property Management, vol. 35, pp. 433 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pm-09-2016-0051
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lam TYM; Siwingwa N, 2017, 'Risk management and contingency sum of construction projects', Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, vol. 22, pp. 237 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmpc-10-2016-0047
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lam TYM, 2016, 'A performance outcome framework for appraising construction consultants in the university sector', Journal of Facilities Management, vol. 14, pp. 249 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfm-05-2015-0017
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lam TYM; Tipping M, 2016, 'A case study of the investment yields of high street banks', Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 34, pp. 521 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-03-2016-0019
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lam T; Gale K, 2015, 'Framework procurement for highways maintenance in the UK: can it offer value for money for public-sector clients?', Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, vol. 11, pp. 695 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2014.896385
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lam TYM; Gale KS, 2015, ' A Procurement Performance Model for Construction Frameworks', Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, vol. 5, pp. 60 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.32738/jeppm.201507.0002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lam T; Gale K, 2014, 'Highway maintenance: impact of framework agreements on contractor performance', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 21, pp. 336 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-02-2013-0016
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lam T; Gale K, 2014, 'Highway maintenance: impact of framework agreements upon project financial performance', Construction Management and Economics, vol. 32, pp. 460 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2014.892628
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lam TYM; Man HKH, 2013, 'Economic and management perspectives on control of illegal land uses in the leasehold system', Property Management, vol. 31, pp. 179 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02637471311309454
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lam TYM, 2012, 'Economic perspective on outsourcing of property management services', Property Management, vol. 30, pp. 318 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02637471211249470
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lam TYM, 2011, 'Outsourcing of housing services in Hong Kong: optimization of transaction value', Journal of Facilities Management, vol. 9, pp. 114 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14725961111128461
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lam TYM, 2009, 'A total change management model for successful growth of housing associations', International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, vol. 2, pp. 263 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17538270910977554
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lam TYM, 2008, 'A Group-based Multiple Assessment Strategy for Construction-related Subjects', Journal for Education in the Built Environment, vol. 3, pp. 46 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.11120/jebe.2008.03020046
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lam TYM, 2008, 'Optimisation of performance management for housing services', Journal of Facilities Management, vol. 6, pp. 226 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14725960810890154
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lam TYM, 2008, 'Procuring professional housing maintenance services', Facilities, vol. 26, pp. 33 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632770810840291
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lam TYM, 2008, 'The impact of management measures on performance of outsourced professional housing maintenance services', Property Management, vol. 26, pp. 112 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02637470810866688
    Journal articles | 2007
    Lam TYM, 2007, 'The validity of quality practices on performance of outsourced professional housing services', The TQM Magazine, vol. 19, pp. 590 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544780710828430
  • Reports | 2021
    Lam Y; Gale K, 2021, Construction frameworks in the public sector: Do they deliver what they promise?, Property Research Trust, London, Project 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.52915/SBUK7331

As the chief investigator, I have achieved awards of international research grants from the RICS Research Trust:

  • Performance assessment, prediction and modeling of construction frameworks (2019)
  • Prediction of performance of construction consultant (2013)

  • Winner of the most outstanding paper in 2018 Emerald Literati Awards of Property Managment journal: Lam, T. (2017) Performance predictive models for procurement of public-sector construction consultants for property management, Property Management, Vo. 35, No. 4, pp. 433-447.
  • 5th International Conference on Engineering, Project and Production Management: 2nd best paper out of 69 submissions:  Construction Frameworks in the UK Public Sector: A Procurement Performance Model for Driving Improvement of Performance Outcomes, 5th International Conference on Engineering, Project and Production Management, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (2014).
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Property Management (2013 and 2014)
  • Outstanding Reviewer, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (2015)

 

I have published a number of research papers in the fields of property and facilities managment as well as project and risk management.

As the first supervisor, I have sucecssfully supervised three professional doctorate candidates to completion in the areas of project procurement, property management and investmennt.

I am an editorial board member of Property Management and International Journal of Building Pathology & Adaptation, and an occasional reviewer for Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Journal of Financial Management for Property & Construction, International Journal of Construction Management, and Australasian Journal of Construction Economics & Building.

I'm also delighted to be a Panel Chair of international conferences: CITC-9 2017 and CRIOCM 2015 and 2016. 

 

Recent Journal Articles

Property and Facilities Management

Lam, T.Y.M. and Chen, C. (2021) Continuing care retirement community senior housing in Shanghai: An analysis of the development barriers, International Journal of Housing Market and Analysis, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-04-2021-0038

 

Lam, T.Y.M. and J, Yan. (2021) An investigation into the investment potential of purpose-built student accommodation in Sydney, International Journal of Housing Market and Analysis, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-05-2021-0054

 

Lam, T.Y.M. (2019) A sustainable procurement approach for selection of construction consultants in property and facilities management, Facilities, Vol.38, No. 1/2, pp. 98-113.

 

Abidoye, R., Junge, M, Lam, T., Oyedokun, T. and Tipping, M. (2019) Property valuation methods in practice: evidence from Australia, Property Management, Vol.37, No. 5, pp.701-718.

 

Lam, T. (2017) Performance predictive models for procurement of public-sector construction consultants for property management, Property Management, Vo. 35, No. 4, pp. 433-447.

Lam, T. and Tipping, M. (2016) A case study of the investment yields of high street banks, Journal of Property Investment and Finance, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 521-534.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2016) A performance outcome framework for appraisal of construction consultants in the University Sector, Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 249-265.

Lam, T. Y. M. and Man, H, K. H. (2013) Economic and management perspectives on control of illegal land uses in the leasehold system, Property Management, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 179-191.

Lam, T. Y. Lam (2012) Economic perspective on outsourcing of property management services, Property Management, Vol. 30, Iss. 4, pp. 318 - 332.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2011) Outsourcing of housing Services: optimization of transaction value, Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 9, Iss: 2, pp. 114 – 126.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2009) A total change management model for successful growth of housing associations, International Journal of Housing Markets & Analysis, Vol. 2, Iss. 3, pp. 263-275.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2008) Procuring professional housing maintenance services, Facilities, Vol. 26, No. 1/2, pp. 33-53.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2008) The Impact of management measures on performance of outsourced professional housing maintenance services, Property Management, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 112-124.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2008) Optimisation of performance management for housing services, Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 226-240.

Lam, T.Y. M. (2007) The validity of quality practices on performance of outsourced professional housing services, The TQM Magazine (now The TQM Journal), Vol.19, No.6, pp. 590-603.

 

Project and Risk Management

Lam, T.Y.M. (2020) Driving sustainable construction development through post-contract key performance indicators and drivers, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-07-2020-0111

Lam, T. and Siwingwa, N. (2017) Risk management and contingency sum of construction projects, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 22, Iss. 3, pp. 237-251.

Lam, T. and Gale, K. (2015) A Procurement Performance Model for Construction Frameworks, Journal of Engineering, Project and Production Management, Vol .5, No.2, pp. 60-70.

Lam, T. and Gale, K. (2014) Highway maintenance: impact of framework agreements on project financial performance, Construction Management and Economics, 32(5) pp. 460-472.

Lam, T. and Gale, K. (2014) Framework procurement for highways maintenance in the UK: Can it offer value for money for public clients, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life Cycle Design and Performance, 11(5), pp. 695-706.

Lam, T. and Gale, K. (2014) Highway maintenance: impact of framework agreements on contractor performance, Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, 21(3), pp. 336-347.

Lam, T. Y. M. (2015) Outsourcing of Construction Professional Services in the UK University Sector: Prediction of Consultant Performance for the Selection Process, RICS Funded Research Report, RICS Research Trust, London, available at http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/research/research-reports/outsourcing-construction-professional-services-uk-university

 

Learning and Teaching of Construction Students in Higher Education

Lam, T. Y.M. (2008) A Group-based multiple assessment strategy for construction-related subjects, Journal for Education in the Built Environment, Vol. 3, Iss. 2, pp. 46-62 (17).

 

I have a good link with the property and development industry and universities both in Australia and major countries, e.g. Strata and Community Association (NSW) in Australia and Guangzhou University Business School in China, which provides opportunities for collaborative research, teaching, internship and graduate employment.

My Research Supervision

I am currently supervising a doctoral student researching the implementation of sustainable smart cities in Saudi Arabia.

In addition to this, I have recently successfully supervised a number of student research projects at the masters level including:

  • sustainable upgrades of shopping Centres in Australia
  • property performance of green offices in China
  • affordable housing in Sydney and Shanghai
  • investment yields of shopping centres and offices
  • impact of foreign investment on housing prices in Sydney
  • investment potential of student accommodation

 

My Teaching

Courses currently taught:

  • Property and asset managment
  • Property development
  • Asset and facilities management
  • Research seminar and project

Other teaching interests:

  • Risk Management
  • Project procurement, tendering and contract management
  • Residential and tall building construction
  • Research design and methods