Author: Moshood Olawale Fadeyi, Singapore Institute of Technology
Dr Moshood Olawale Fadeyi is a Design Theorist in Engineering Education Practice, specialising in cognitive governance and value-oriented diagnostic reasoning and problem-solving in indoor air quality and sustainable building engineering education and practice through research-as-practice. The central premise of his design theory is that communication solutions can be intentionally designed to train and develop cognitive governance capability by empowering mental model development, stimulating value-oriented questioning for cognitive capability enhancement, supporting sound judgement and decision-making, and ultimately guiding actions for value-oriented problem diagnosis and solving. He is an architect, a Chartered Engineer (UK), and a Chartered Construction Manager (UK), with over 250 publications spanning peer-reviewed research and peer-level public scholarship.
He holds degrees in Architecture (BSc, MArch), Building Science (MSc), and Engineering (PhD) from Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria), the National University of Singapore, and the Technical University of Denmark. His academic training in architecture, building science, and engineering provides the foundation for his design-oriented approach to engineering education practice. He is a member of CIBSE, CIOB, and ASHRAE.
In operationalising this design theory, he systematically diagnoses cognitive barriers that hinder value-oriented problem-solving in indoor air quality and sustainable building engineering. Through the design and publication of communication solutions in the Indoor Air Cartoon Journal, he develops cognitive and emotional tools that help learners and practitioners strengthen the cognitive capabilities required for effective judgement, decision-making, and action in real-world practice.
His research delivers sustained institution-level value to SIT and aligns with its mission as an applied university for industry. While SIT is recognised for strong research-for-practice, his work complements this strength by advancing research-as-practice in engineering education practice. Focusing on cognitive and decision-making improvement, his research also generates durable intellectual assets for SIT through the Indoor Air Cartoon Journal, a Google Scholar-indexed living book series institutionalised through SIT Library curation and used in undergraduate, continuing education and training (CET), and postgraduate teaching. This contributes to SIT's academic distinctiveness, public scholarship profile, and capability-building mission for industry and the wider community.
Learning journey on the intricate world of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in a high-rise building
Construction safety: Bridging the gap in understanding through construction management learning journey
COVID-19 convinced the senior management of a construction company to invest in digital transformation
Human influence on energy efficiency: A story based on an innovation project with a hospital in Singapore
Human influence on water efficiency: A story based on an innovation project with a hospital in Singapore
Learning through interactions with industry professionals for a design assignment
Development of a mobile phone-based application for detecting and communicating building defects
Automation of building information modelling process of sanitary drainage system with Dynamo
Built Environment Artistic Research Sharing (BEARS) 