Educational Qualifications

2013
PhD (Sustainable Development and Architecture) Bond University, Australia

1997
MSc (Urban Development Planning and Environmental Management) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

1991
BSc (Architecture) University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines

Trainings and Professional Certifications:

2024
SGBC Industry Course: Understanding Embodied Carbon & Life Cycle Assessment for Building Projects

2024
SGBC Industry Course: Tapping on Sustainable & Green Financing for Decarbonisation Action

2023
Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP), International Facility Management Association (IFMA)

2021
Facility Management Professional (FMP), International Facility Management Association

2021
Understanding Building Conservation – Historic and Traditional Buildings, Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB) Academy

2021
Project Management and Supervision – Historic and Traditional Buildings, Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB) Academy

2019
Glenn Murcutt Master Class in Architecture, Architecture Foundation Australia, Sydney, Australia

2005
Professional Training Program on the Development of Urban Environmental Management Project Proposals. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Partnership (2003-2008)

2003
Environment and Sustainable Development, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

2003
International Cooperation and Development, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

1993
Registered License Architect, Philippines Regulatory Commission

Academic and Professional Experience

2023 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2023 - 2025
Associate Professor and Head of Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2020 - 2023
Senior Lecturer and Head of Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2015 - 2020
Research Fellow, Centre for Integrated Building Energy and Sustainability in the Tropics (CiBEST), Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore

2013 - 2015
Research Associate then Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2010 - 2012
Casual Academic Staff, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Australia

2002 - 2008
President and Founding Principal Architect/Urban Planner/Consultant, Conejos Designs and Development Incorporated, Cebu City, Philippines

1998 - 2002
Senior Architect and Urban Development/Regional Planner, ASEnriquez Engineering Consultancy, Cebu City, Philippines

1999 - 2000
Assistant Professor 2, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines - Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

1998 (Semester 1)
Part-Time Lecturer, College of Architecture and Fine Arts, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines

1997 - 1998
Research Associate then Research Fellow: REDP-B Project of the Govt. of Japan, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

1995 (Semester 2)
Part-Time Lecturer, College of Engineering and Architecture, University of the Visayas, Cebu City, Philippines

1994 - 1995
Property and Building Management Team for Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu Holdings Incorporated, Makati Development Corporation, Cebu City, Philippines

1993 - 1994
Architectural Drafter and Technical Specifications Writer for the Cebu Business Park Master Plan, Makati Development Corporation, Cebu City, Philippines

Awards and Honours

  • 2023 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper (30th Anniversary of Emerald Publishing)
  • 2023 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Reviewer (30th Anniversary of Emerald Publishing)
  • Garbo ng Ormoc (Pride of Ormoc) Award 2022, Local Government Unit of Ormoc City, Philippines. The award was given to 7 Ormocanons who bring honor and recognition to the city and making their fellow Ormocanons proud, through their local and global achievements in their own fields of endeavour.
  • Pamana Ng Pilipino Presidential Award 2021, Republic of the Philippines. The Pamana ng Pilipino Award is conferred on Filipino overseas, who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, have brought the country honor and recognition through excellence and distinction in the pursuit of their work or profession.
  • United Architects of the Philippines National Award for Outstanding Member (Foreign- Based) in 2020
  • Emerald 2018 Literati Highly Commended Paper Award
  • Who's Who International for Urban Planning 32 Edition (USA, 2015)
  • Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Australasia Award of Excellence for Doctoral Research in 2013
  • 2nd Place Winner for the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition at Bond University in 2010
  • Australia's International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Grant, September 2009 - 2012
  • United Nations University Fellowship Grant, May to June 2003
  • Royal Netherlands Government HRID Scholarship Grant, January 1996 to August 1997

Selected Publications

Books and Book Chapters:

Conejos, S., Langston, C., Chan, E.H.W. & Chew, M. Y. L. (2019)
Governance of heritage buildings: Australian regulatory barriers to adaptive reuse, in Building Governance and Climate Change, Routledge, pp. 160-171.

Chew, M.Y.L., Asmone, A. and Conejos, S. (2018)
Design for Maintainability: Benchmarks for Quality Buildings, World Scientific Publishing Ltd, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-3230-59-0 (hardcover) ISBN 978-981-3232-95-2 (paperback)

Chan, E.H.W., Conejos, S. & Wang, M. (2017)
Low Carbon Urban Design: Potentials and Opportunities, in Creating Low Carbon Cities (Dhakal, S. and Ruth, M. Eds.), Springer, Switzerland, pp.75-88.

Conejos, S. (2013)
Design for Future Building Adaptive Reuse, PhD thesis, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia (awarded the CIOB Australasia Award of Excellence for Doctoral Research 2023).

Conejos, S.M. and Kammeier, H.D. (1998)
A Strategic Plan Framework for the Urban Conservation of the Downtown Area of Cebu City, Philippines, Bangkok: HSD Research Report No. 41, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (ISBN:974825,9789748256993).

Conejos, S.M. and Kammeier, H.D. (1998)
A Selection of Historic Sites for Urban Conservation in Cebu Province, Philippines, Government of Japan- REDP-B Research Report, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Conejos, S.M. (1997)
Transport/ Land Use Planning and Management as a Strategy towards Urban Conservation of the Downtown Area of Cebu City, Philippines, Master’s Thesis, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Conejos, S. et al. (1997)
Socio-physical Barrier-free Environment and Welfare at the City Center, 8th Asian Urban Planning and Architectural Workshop Report, Asia Pacific Center, Fukuoka, Japan.

International Referred Journal Papers (IRJ):

Chen, W.H., Magdaraog, B.J.P., Ubando, A.T., Felix, C.B., Lin, K.Y.A. and Conejos, S. (2025)
Sustainable cementitious materials: A comprehensive review on rice husk biochar-Portland cement blends. Case Studies in Construction Materials, Vol. 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05087

Athauda, R.S., Jayakodi, S., Asmone, A.S., Conejos, S. (2023)
Climate Change Impacts on Occupational Health and Safety of Façade Maintenance Workers: A Qualitative Study. Sustainability, 15, 8008. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108008

Conejos, S., Chew, M.Y.L., Tay, K., Tay, S., Safiena, S. (2021)
"Green Maintainability Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Applications: Lessons Learnt", International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. DOI (10.1108/IJBPA-04-2019-0038).

Conejos, S., Ubando, A. and Chew, M. Y. L. (2021)
Design for maintainability tool for nano-façade coating applications on high-rise facades in the tropics, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 70-95. DOI 10.1108/BEPAM-04-2020-0078. (2023 Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award)

Peh, L. L. C., Cerimagic, S. and Conejos, S. (2021)
Challenges of running online exams and preventing academic dishonesty during the Covid-19 pandemic, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.830.

Law, L., Azzali, S. and Conejos, S. (2020)
Planning the temporary: Temporary Urbanism and public space in a time of COVID-19, Town Planning Review, 92 (1). pp. 65-74

Conejos, S.*, Chew, M. Y. L., and Azril, F. H. (2019)
Green maintainability assessment of high-rise vertical greenery systems, Facilities, Vol. 37 (13/14), pp. 1008-1047. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2018-0107

Asmone, A., Conejos, S. and Chew, M.Y.L. (2019)
Green maintainability performance indicators for highly sustainable and maintainable buildings, Building and Environment, (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106315)

Chew, M. Y. L., Conejos, S.*, and Azril, F. H. (2019)
Design-for-Maintainability (DfM) of High-Rise Vertical Greenery Facades, Building Research and Information, Vol. 47 (4), pp. 453-467. DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2018.1440716.

Chew, M. Y. L., Conejos, S.* and Law, J. (2017)
Green Maintainability Design Criteria for Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Façade Coatings, International Journal for Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. 5 (2), pp. 139-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-01-2017-0001 (2018 Emerald Literati Highly Commended Paper).

Chew, M. Y. L., Conejos, S.* and Asmone, A. (2017)
Developing a Research Framework for the Green Maintainability of Buildings", Facilities, Volume 35, Issue: 1/2, pp.39-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-08-2015-0059

Conejos, S.*, Chew, M. Y. L. and Yung, E.H.K. (2017)
Future Adaptivity of 19th Century Heritage Buildings, International Journal for Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. 35 (2), pp. 332-347. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-03-2017-0012

Chew, M. Y. L. and Conejos, S.* (2016)
"Developing a Green Maintainability Framework for Green Walls in Singapore", Structural Survey, Volume 34, Vol. 34 Issue: 4/5, pp.379-406. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-02-2016-0007

Conejos, S.*, Langston, C., Chan, E.H.W. & Chew, M. Y. L. (2016)
Governance of heritage buildings: Australian regulatory barriers to adaptive reuse, Building Research & Information, Volume 44, Issue 5-6, pp. 507-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1156951

Yung, E.H.K., Conejos, S. & Chan, E.H.W. (2016)
"Public open spaces planning for the elderly: the case of dense urban renewal districts in Hong Kong", Land Use Policy, Vol. 59, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.08.022

Yung, E.H.K., Conejos, S. & Chan, E.H.W. (2016)
"Social needs of the elderly and active aging in public open spaces in urban renewal", Cities, Volume 52, pp. 114–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2015.11.022

Mateo-Babiano, I., Tang, H., Conejos, S. & Chan, E.H.W. (2016)
"Is an Active City a Healthier City for the Elderly? Examining Hong Kong's Active Transport Planning and Policy with Implications to Practice", Journal of Transport & Health, Volume 3, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2016.05.094

Ross, B.E., Chen, D.A., Conejos, S. & Khademi, A. (2016)
"Enabling adaptable buildings: Results of a preliminary expert survey", Procedia Engineering 145, 420 – 427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.009

Conejos, S.*, Langston, C. & Smith, J. (2015)
Enhancing sustainability through designing for adaptive reuse from the outset: a comparison of adaptSTAR and ARP models, Facilities 33 (9/10), pp. 531-552. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-02-2013-0011

Conejos, S.*, Langston, C & Smith, J. (2014)
Designing for better building adaptability: a comparison of adaptSTAR and ARP models, Habitat International, 41(1), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.07.002

Conejos, S.*, Yung, E.H.K. & Chan, E.H.W. (2014)
Urban Sustainability and adaptive reuse: A case study on the conservation of Hong Kong's CBD, J. of Design Research 12 (4), pp. 260-279. https://doi.org/10.1504/JDR.2014.065843

Conejos, S.* (2013)
Optimisation of future building adaptive reuse design criteria for urban sustainability, J. of Design Research, Vol.11, No.3, pp.225 – 242. https://doi.org/10.1504/JDR.2013.056589

Conejos, S.*, Langston, C. & Smith, J. (2013)
AdaptSTAR model: A climate-friendly strategy to promote built environment sustainability, Habitat International, 37(1), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.003

Conejos, S.*, Langston, C., & Smith, J. (2012)
Designing for future buildings: Adaptive reuse as a strategy for carbon neutral cities. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 3(2), 33-52. https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v03i02/37103

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers:

Ubando, A., Conversion, A., Lim, N.R.E., Conejos, S.M. (2025)
Fatigue Analysis of Auxetic Metamaterial for Airless Tires Using Finite Element Method. In: da Silva, L.F.M., Torres Marques, A. (eds) 2nd International Conference on Durability, Repair and Maintenance of Structures. DRMS 2025. Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96476-3_10

Tayag, C.R.C., and Conejos, S. (2024) 
Passive cooling in tropical residential buildings using thermal and energy performance analysis, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 1500, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2024 15/12/2024 - 18/12/2024, Bangkok, Thailand. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1500/1/012060

Ubando, A.T., Pantua, C.A.J.R., Tayag, C.R.C., Yanga, S.I.A., Lim, N.R.E.G., Gonzaga, J.A., Ronghui, Q., Conejos, S. and Calautit, J.K.S. (2024)
Breathable wall for thermal comfort via solar-driven dehumidification, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 1500, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2024 15/12/2024 - 18/12/2024, Bangkok, Thailand. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1500/1/012061

Wu P.HJ., How C.K.C., Bryan Lim B.Y.T., Toh, H.L., See J.T.B., Ong R.B.G., Tan J.J.Y., Yi, J., Liu, Z., Conejos, S.M.A., Peh, L.L.C. and Zhu, Y. (2023)
Virtual Lab Workspace for Programming Computers –Towards Agile STEM Education. In: Uden, L., Liberona, D. (eds) Learning Technology for Education Challenges. LTEC 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1830. Springer Nature Switzerland. pages 55-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34754-2_5

Wu P.HJ., How C.K.C., Bryan Lim B.Y.T., Toh, H.L., See J.T.B., Ong R.B.G., Tan J.J.Y., Yi, J., Liu, Z., Conejos, S.M.A., Peh, L.L.C. and Zhu, Y. (2023)
Computers–Towards Agile STEM Education, In: Uden, L., Liberona, D. (eds) Learning Technology for Education Challenges. LTEC 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1830 Springer Nature Switzerland. page 55.

Ku, S.W. and Conejos, S. (2022)
Shared Design Framework for Autonomous Vehicles and Land Use Interface, Mobility, Knowledge and Innovation Hubs in Urban and Regional Development. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2022, 27th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 641-650

Conejos, S.* and Chew M.Y.L. (2020)
Sustainability and maintainability of High Rise Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS): its lessons and assessment scoresheet, Proceedings of the XV edition of the International Conference on durability of Building Materials and Components (DBMC 2020), Barcelona, Spain.

Conejos, S.*, Chew M.Y.L. and Lasternas, B. (2019)
Green Maintainability and Future Adaptive Reuse of the Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) in Singapore, Paper presented in the International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (SBE19 SEOUL), Seoul, Korea.

Yung, E.H.K., Chan, E.H.W. and Conejos, S. (2017)
Proposed Green Deck Project: A Framework for Engaging Stakeholders, Proceedings of the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017, Hong Kong, S.A.R.

Asmone, A.S., Conejos, S., Chew, M.Y.L. and Piyadasa, R.U.K. (2016)
Urban Green Cover Protocol to Reduce Urban Heat Island in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Conejos, S.,* Langston, C. & Smith, J. (2011)
Improving the implementation of adaptive reuse strategies for historic buildings. Paper presented at Le Vie dei Mercanti S.A.V.E. HERITAGE: Safeguard of Architectural, Visual, Environmental Heritage, Naples, Italy.

Conejos, S.* and Langston, C. (2010)
Designing for future building adaptive reuse using adaptSTAR. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization: ICSU 2010, Hong Kong.

Conejos, S.M. (2002)
Urban Planning Process as an Instrument for Sustainable Urban Development and Management, Proceedings of the 5th National Civil Engineering Education Congress, Cebu City, Philippines.

Conejos, S.M.* and Kammeier, H.D. (1998)
A Strategic Plan Framework for the Urban Conservation of Cebu City and the Five Municipalities in Cebu Province Philippines, Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum UNESCO on University and Heritage, Melbourne, Australia.

Conejos, S.M.* and Kammeier, H.D. (1998)
A Strategic Plan Framework for Urban Development with Conservation in the Downtown Area of Cebu City, Philippines, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Heritage and Habitat Proceedings, Penang, Malaysia.

Written Articles in Magazines and Newspaper:

  • "AdaptSTAR Model: Adaptive Reuse Tool", Lantawan Magazine, Cebu City, Philippines (2020)
  • "Glenn Murcutt Masterclass in Architecture Experience", Lantawan Magazine, Cebu City, Philippines (2020)
  • "Adaptive Reuse Challenges and Best Practices: An Australian Perspective", Lantawan Magazine, Cebu City, Philippines (2019)
  • "The role of architects in climate change adaptation and urban resilience", The Manila Times, Philippines (2018)
  • "A Sense of Place: A Trip Down Australia", Experience Travel and Living, Vol. 6, No. 4, Philippines (2010).
  • "Socio-physical Barrier-free Environment and Welfare at the City Center", 8th Asian Urban Planning and Architectural Workshop report, Fukuoka, Japan (1997)
  • The Urban Conservator, Weekly Newspaper Column, The Independent Post, Philippines (1998-2000)

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