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Peter Irga

Associate Professor

School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG

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  • Associate Professor
    School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG
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FUNDED RESEARCH

  • Nature-based systems
  • Phytoremediation of air pollutants
  • Botanical systems for improving urban amenity: noise attenuation, aesthetics, water use, temperature
  • Geospatial analysis of the determinants of urban air quality
  • Agrivoltaics, urban forestry, urban greening
  • Carbon emissions and circular economy

FUNDED RESEARCH

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  • GRANT
    Biodiverse Agrisolar Futures – Immersive education and research for pollinators, regenerative farming and community benefit Benefit
    University of Technology Sydney3 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Torpy F, Teale A, Cokcetin N
    UTS Collaboration
  • GRANT
    MIRVAC Redevelopment of Harbourside Green Roof Research
    Race for 2030 Limited8 Jan 2026 - 7 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Wilkinson S, Fares R, Irga P, Cilliers EJ
    Race for 2030 Limited CRC
  • TENDER
    Urban Heat Mitigation for the City of Parramatta
    Parramatta City Council3 Sep 2025 - 2 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Duani G, Matheson S, Irga P, Fares R
    City of Parramatta (Infrastructure Planning and Design unit)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Green and Bio-Solar Roof Performance Assessment for Bradfield City Centre First Building
    NSW State Government27 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Torpy F, Fares R, Lyu L, Matheson S
    Bradfield Development Authority
  • GRANT
    Sustainable High-Performance Transitory Structures using Biobased Materials
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research4 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant: Castel A, Irga P, Torpy F, Karimi M
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research - (GRANT14406271) USD $148,800.00
  • CONSULTING
    Bradfield Green and Bio-Solar Roof Monitoring
    NSW State Government28 Apr 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Torpy F, Ball J, Duani G, Fares R
    Bradfield Development Authority
  • GRANT
    Plantabox for Targeting the Urban Heat Island Challenge: Phase 2
    Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer1 Jul 2024 - 31 Jan 2027
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Huang Y, Fares R, Lyu L, Duani G
    NSW Small Business Innovation & Research program
  • PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING
    Indoor plants and negative air ions
    The Trustee for Green Design Unit Trust (formerly Interior Plantscape Association & Green Design Indoor Plant Hire)10 Jun 2024 - 1 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Irga P, Lyu L, Matheson S
    The Trustee for Green Design Unit Trust (formerly Interior Plantscape Association & Green Design Indoor Plant Hire)
  • GRANT
    Plantabox for Targeting the Urban Heat Island Challenge
    Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer15 Jan 2024 - 15 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Huang Y, Torpy F
    NSW Small Business Innovation & Research program
  • GRANT
    OPENAIR: OPERATIONAL NETWORK OF AIR QUALITY IMPACT RESOURCES [20293]
    NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure DPHI (previously NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment)1 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant: Prior J, Ruoso L-E, Tovey A, McIntyre E, Cunningham R
    NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure DPHI (previously NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment)
  • GRANT
    Decarbonising built environments with hempcrete and green wall technology
    Australian Research Council23 Oct 2021 - 22 Oct 2024
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Srubar W, Irga P, Wilkinson S, Gan Y
    ARC Linkage Projects - (LP200200779)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Characterization of the phytoremediation potential of Ambius' Live Picture GO
    Ambius Indoor Plants1 Oct 2021 - 2 May 2023
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Pettit T, Irga P
    Ambius Indoor Plants
  • GRANT
    Developing phytosystems for the biofiltration of air pollutants
    Australian Research Council31 May 2021 - 2 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant: Irga P
    ARC DECRA Scheme - (DE210100755)
  • GRANT
    Green roof and solar array - comparative research
    The Council of the City of Sydney1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant: Irga P
    City of Sydney Environmental Innovation Grants
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Field assessment of the botanical biofiltration of air pollutants
    Transurban Ltd1 Mar 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Torpy F, Pettit T, Surawski N
    Transurban
  • GRANT
    Can green infrastructure technology mitigate the impending air quality crisis in Australia?
    University of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Zhou JL
    UTS Chancellor's Research Fellowship
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development and augmentation of the Junglefy Breathing Wall
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science6 Feb 2017 - 6 Feb 2018
    People funded by this grant: Irga P, Torpy F
    Innovation Connections
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Testing a novel green wall system for bioparticle emission and the abatement of indoor air pollution
    Junglefy Pty Ltd31 Jul 2014 - 31 Aug 2016
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Burchett M, Zavattaro M, Irga P
    Junglefy Pty Ltd greenwall, air quality
  • GRANT
    Does urban greening influence the indoor and outdoor air quality of the City of Sydney?
    The Council of the City of Sydney1 Sep 2013 - 31 Aug 2014
    People funded by this grant: Torpy F, Burchett M, Irga P
    City of Sydney Community Grants Program Urban air quality, bioparticles, phytomitigation