Dr Esther Obonyo Assistant Professor Rinker School of Building Construction University of Florida Office: 329 Rinker Hall Contact: 352.273.1161 /obonyo@ufl.edu Mail: RNK 304 / Box 115703 Gainesville,FL 32611-5703

Dr Esther Obonyo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida's Rinker School of Building Construction. She offers courses in construction engineering and productivity improvement. Dr Esther's interests are in the area of sustainable design and construction, and in particular, on identifying opportunities for cross-fertilization between the stakeholders in the built environment and other industrial sectors. Her other research interests include continuous business improvement and the effective use of Information Technology to promote knowledge sharing. She is a member of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment and also sits in the College's Sustainability Committee. Previously, she worked as a business improvement analyst within the Balfour Beatty Group in the United Kingdom and a construction project manager in Nairobi, Kenya.