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Research Architect, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Ian Weir is a consulting research architect at Queensland University of Technology specialising in bushfire responsive architecture. He is registered in WA, QLD and Tasmania and has a number of built and under-construction projects in high to extreme bushfire risk areas. Ian holds a PhD in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and lectures in QUT’s School of Design. He is an expert advisor with the Bushfire Building Council of Australia and represents the BBCA on Standards Australia’s AS3959 Technical Committee. Dr Weir has advised and designed homes for Black Saturday survivors, and more recently the survivors of the 2015 Wye River – Separation Creek fires (Vic). Dr Weir is a vocal advocate for resilient building design as a means of reconciling bushfire safety with biodiversity conservation.
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