Research Interests
Sustainable construction, zero carbon building and carbon neutrality
Sustainable construction, engineering and management; sustainable infrastructure and assessment; zero carbon building practice and feasibility; zero energy building and net-zero energy; modeling of buildings’ energy use and carbon emissions; building life cycle carbon assessment; embodied carbon; building energy codes and regulations compliance; climate change and carbon neutrality.
Modular integrated construction, off-site production, advanced prefabrication, productivity and automation
Modular integrated construction (MiC); off-site production and advanced prefabrication process, product and people; lean construction and productivity; innovative construction methods and modern methods of construction (MMC); novel structural systems, connections and materials for modular high-rise buildings; precast concrete systems; construction industrialization, automation and robotics.
Smart technology, technological innovation and decision making
Smart and digital technologies including AI, AR/VR/BR, BIM, GIS, IoT, robotics; multi-criteria decision making of technological innovation; evidence-based decision analysis of construction technology and innovation, with performance analysis in the aspects including productivity, efficiency, cost, quality and defects, air-tightness, acoustics, waste, supply chain and social impact.
Smart sustainable construction pedagogy, higher education and training
Pedagogy in smart sustainable construction including project-based experiential learning, research-informed teaching, critical thinking and learning technology; executive and technical training.