Research Focuses

Strategic Research Focuses

• Low Carbon

• Zero carbon building and Net-Zero
• Low carbon / energy infrastructure
• Sustainable infrastructure and assessment
• Life cycle carbon assessment
• Building and infrastructure energy performance appraisal
• Human behaviour in carbon emissions and energy consumption

• Construction Informatics

• Building information modelling (BIM)
• Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
• Radio frequency identification (RFID), Internet of things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
• Smart metering and energy monitoring devices
• Integrative BIM-enabled management system
• BIM GIS integrated parametric analysis and diagnosis

• Project Delivery

• New Engineering Contract (NEC) and subcontractor management
• Off-site prefabrication, modular integrated construction (MiC) and industrialization
• Construction automation and robotics
• Carbon / energy driven project delivery approaches
• Supply chain ecosystem and management
• Key performance indicators (KPIs)

• Emerging Initiatives

• Modular integrated construction (MiC) for various types of development
• Zero carbon building and technologies
• Smart construction and project delivery, e.g. AI, Robotics, IoT, Digital Twin
• Smart city and infrastructure sustainability assessment