Renovating Historic Buildings to Zero Energy
Tsk 59 focuses on finding conservation compatible energy retrofit approaches and solutions for historic buildings, which preserves the historic and aesthetic values while increasing comfort, lowering energy bills and minimising environmental impact.
Australian Lead
Rebecca Yang
Rebecca Yang is a leading scholar in renewable energy, and construction engineering, and is a Professor in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Her research program focuses on accelerating renewable energy transitions across buildings, industries, communities, and cities. Her work integrates technical, economic, and policy insights to support the deployment of innovative clean energy technologies and more sustainable urban systems. Rebecca is a Board Member of the Australian Photovoltaics Institute (APVI). She initiates the Solar + Network (SPN), an APVI initiative strengthening Australia’s emerging market for innovative solar technologies and system-solutions integration. Internationally, she represents Australia to play a leadership role within the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS)—one of the world’s most influential collaborative research networks on solar energy. Nominated by Standards Australia, Rebecca also serves on the Australian National Mirror Committee for the IEC TC 82 on solar photovoltaic systems. Linkedin