14. Obonyo, E.A., Ries, R., Omenya, A., 2008, Developing Global Scientists and Engineers: Engineering Sustainable <strong>Building</strong> Systems, 7 th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on engineering Education, Cape Town, South Africa, October 19-23, 2008 15. Obonyo E.A. and Anumba, C.J, 2007. Towards A Multi-Agent Approach for Knowledge-Based Virtual <strong>Construction</strong>, Invited Speaker at the Collaborative Futures Workshop, Hong Kong. 16. Obonyo E.A and Omenya, A. 2006, Agent-based Modelling <strong>of</strong> Urban Sanitation: Informal Settlements in Nairobi. Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and <strong>Building</strong> Engineering, Montreal, Canada: 2781-2790. 17. Obonyo E.A and Omenya, A. 2006, Semantic Markup <strong>of</strong> information on Sanitation Initiatives in Informal Settlements. Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and <strong>Building</strong> Engineering. Montreal, Canada: 2791-2800. 18. Obonyo E.A, A Proposal for Developing an Innovation Strategy within a <strong>Construction</strong> Company, Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 42nd International Conference <strong>of</strong> Associated <strong>School</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Construction</strong>, Hosted by Colorado State <strong>University</strong>, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 20-22, 2006. 19. Obonyo, E.A., Anumba, C.J. and Thorpe, A., S<strong>of</strong>tware Agents in the Specification and Procurement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> Products, In Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and <strong>Construction</strong>, Anumba, C.J., Millpress Science Publishers, Rotterdam, 2003, pp 131-138. 20. Anumba, C J, Aziz, Z and Obonyo, E A, Mobile Communications in <strong>Construction</strong>-Trends and Prospects, In Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and <strong>Construction</strong>, Anumba, C.J., Millpress Science Publishers, Rotterdam, 2003, pp. 159-168. 21. Obonyo, E.A., Anumba, C.J. and Thorpe, A., Agent-based Specification and Procurement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> Products, Advances in <strong>Building</strong> Technology, (ABT 2002), 4-6 December 2002, Hong Kong. 22. Obonyo, E.A., Anumba, C.J., Thorpe, A. and Parkes, B., ''Agent-Based Support for Electronic Procurement in <strong>Construction</strong>'' , Artificial Intelligence in <strong>Construction</strong> and Structural Engineering , Anumba, C.J., Ugwu, O.O and Ren, Z., Centre for Innovative <strong>Construction</strong> Engineering (CICE) , Loughborough <strong>University</strong>, UK, July 2001, pp 99-113. 23. Obonyo, E.A., Anumba, C.J., Thorpe, A. and Parkes, B., ''Specification and Procurement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> Products: Potential Role <strong>of</strong> Intelligent Agents'' , Proceedings , Mohammadian, M. and Stonier, R.J., International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies and Internet Commerce (IAWTIC' 2001) , Las Vegas, USA, 2001, pp 268-279. Conference Papers in Press 19. Designing Sustainable Earthen Masonry for Durability: A Case Study <strong>of</strong> the Hot and Humid Tanzanian Context, For the iNTA 2012 4th International Network for Tropical Architecture Conference, 12-14 December 2012, SDE-NUS,Singapore. 20. Obonyo, E.A., Kibert, C., Goldman, A., Bwenge, C. and Kintingu, H., Managing Context-Specific Cultural Drivers and Barriers to Sustainable and Resilient <strong>Building</strong> Systems: Lessons from Tanzania, For the CIB World <strong>Building</strong> Congress 2013: Built Environment Research Focused on Social Outcomes, 5 - 9 May 2013 Brisbane, Australia. 21. Obonyo, E. and Wei, W., Sea Level Rise and Smart Historic Coastal Communities, Lessons from Savannah, GA and St Augustine, Fl, CIB World <strong>Building</strong> Congress 2013:Built Environment Research Focused on Social Outcomes, 5 - 9 May 2013 Brisbane, Australia. 22. Onyango, J. and Obonyo, E., A comparative study <strong>of</strong> how supply chain management in small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK and Kenya contribute to social needs 23. Onyango, J., CIB World <strong>Building</strong> Congress 2013:Built Environment Research Focused on Social Outcomes, 5 - 9 May 2013 Brisbane, Australia. Page 6 <strong>of</strong> 17 15/03/13
24. Obonyo, E., The Lateral-Load Resistance <strong>of</strong> Interlocking Earth-block Masonry, For the 7th International Structural Engineering and <strong>Construction</strong> Conference (ISEC-7), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 18-23, 2013. d) Lectures Speeches, Posters, Presented at Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Conferences a. International Invited exhibitor at the twenty-third session <strong>of</strong> the 23 rd UN-HABITAT Governing Council Exhibition in Nairobi (April 11 th – 15 th , 2011) 2 Presentations at NSF Workshop in Colorado (November 5 th and 6 th , 2010) Presentation at NSF Workshop in Tanzania (July 21 st & 22 nd , 2009) b. National: Poster Presentation at the NSF CMMI 2009 Workshop Honolulu Hawaii (June 22- 25, 2009) c. Regional Presenter at the Environmental Leadership Program South Eastern Region Green City, Green Campus, Celebration <strong>of</strong> Environmental Leadership (March 5, 2008, Gainesville, FL) Facilitator at the Environmental Leadership Program 2008 World Café, Knoxville Tennessee (January, 17 th , 2008) Co-Chair at the 2008 Olmstead Visioning Workshop, Birmingham Alabama (April, 19, 2008) GRANTS NSF Funded Research Title: Collaborative Research: Resilient and Sustainable Engineered Fiber-Reinforced Earthen Masonry for High Wind Regions Source: National Science Foundation Amount: $85,104; Period: 09/01/11 – 08/31/14 Title: IRES: A Global Perspective on Engineering Sustainable <strong>Building</strong> Systems Source: National Science Foundation Amount: $148,104; Period: 05/15/08 – 04/30/11 Title: SGER: Optimizing the Hygrothermal Performance <strong>of</strong> Earth Bricks in Hot and Humid Climates Source: Source: National Science Foundation Amount: $24833; Period: 05/15/10 – 05/15/2010 TITLE: US-Tanzania Workshop: Advancing the Structural Use <strong>of</strong> Earth-based Bricks; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 20-21 May 2009 Source: National Science Foundation Amount: $49290; Period: 09/09/09 – 05/31/2011 TITLE: SGER: OPTIMIING THE PERFORMANCE OF EARTH BRICKS IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES Source: National Science Foundation Amount: $4940; Period: 10/01/09 – 01/31/2010 Page 7 <strong>of</strong> 17 15/03/13