Collaborative Team from Virginia Tech, George Mason University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory Wins Top Awarding in 4-VA A multidisciplinary research team representing Virginia Tech, George Mason University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory has been awarded a 4-VA collaborative research grant to explore data-driven strategies for improving the performance and upcycling potential of construction waste materials. https://lnkd.in/eDnEXAUD
Virginia Tech, GMU, and BNL win 4-VA grant for construction waste research
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We’re excited to see the new Sciences & Engineering Laboratories at SDSU Imperial Valley now complete! In collaboration with AC Martin and Sundt Construction, this 37,000 sq ft, $80M STEM hub will advance sustainable energy research and prepare students for careers in California’s emerging Lithium Valley. https://lnkd.in/gzAcC7wY
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Just back from a fantastic trip to the UK to see family, friends and attend the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference 2025 in the wonderful city of Dundee. Home of Jute, Jam and Journalism, Dundee also has Discovery Point which houses Robert Falcon Scott’s ship of the same name. The ‘Golden Age' of Antarctic Exploration is my all-time favorite super-niche time in history (you all guessed that, right!?) and although I do have a tattoo of Scott’s words over my heart (a prize if you can guess which words they are in the comments! 👇), I’m more of a Shackleton fan in many respects. Shackleton served as an Officer on the Discovery under Scott, and to just be in the same space they both once lived and worked was an experience I will honestly never forget 🤩. Many thanks to the ARCOM chair Craig Thomson for including a trip to Discovery Point in our conference schedule! I was presenting at ARCOM with colleagues Steven K. Ayer, Ph.D. and Bryan Franz, Ph.D. and our paper explored the robustness of use cases in research of AI applications to Construction Management processes such as scheduling and estimating. Our research found that robust use cases (that justify AI application and actively consider any unintended consequences) are often missing – and that’s not OK! The presumption that tech is ‘better’ than people, well, just because it is, simply won’t cut it! Steve played the straight man to my tin-foil-hat ranting just perfectly in our presentation – thank you Steve! 🙏 – and the paper instigated some great discussions in the session. It will be available soon on the ARCOM website and I’ll share a link when it’s live. It was also fantastic to reconnect with colleagues old and new from Anglia Ruskin University, where I worked as a Professor of Construction Sociology before moving to the USA, so I must give a shout out to Katerina Prevelianaki, Richard Brett, Dr Christian Henjewele and Hussein Ibrahim. I also got to spend time with my CIB, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction joint coordinator, Billy Hare, catching up on plans for our W099 Commission. Whilst I’m not sure eating fish and chips three times in less than a week was the best dietary idea ever, ARCOM always nourishes my soul. This was my 17th ARCOM conference 🫣, so I’m certainly 'vintage' now, but it’s so wonderful to connect with PhD students, emerging researchers and old colleagues and friends to explore new ideas and directions for research in the field of Construction Management. Very much looking forward to next year! #ARCOM #construction #constructionmanagement
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🎥 Princeton & Logitech Thin Sections in Action Check out the 200 large-format, research-grade thin sections displayed behind a cross-polarized volvelle at Princeton’s Environmental Studies & Engineering complex, combining precision science with striking design. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2xa4Zm8 #Princeton #Logitech #Geoscience #Innovation #ScienceMeetsArt #Engineering #Research #EducationalDesign #Collaboration
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Associate Professor in Construction Production and Management of Construction Projects at Chalmers University of Technology. Secretary of the Board of the European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3).
#justpublished Kifokeris, D. (2025). Initiating the conceptualisation of human-data interactions in regenerative building production. In: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤. 2025 𝘌𝘊3 & 42𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘐𝘉 𝘞78 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. DOI: 10.35490/EC3.2025.359. Fantastic! Our open-access proceedings from the 2025 European Council on Computing in Construction & CIB W78 Conference have finally been published! You can now find my own paper, which is about a #conceptual #framework situating human-data interactions (#HDI) in the new phenomenon of #regenerative #building #production, here: https://lnkd.in/dAmm3ihb If you are interested in how #digitalization and #regeneration can be integrated during the #construction #process itself, look no further. And, take a few minutes to watch the recording of the presentation as well – I assure you it's worth it! Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
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Director Campus Real Estate & Facility Management at Technische Universiteit Delft | Non-Executive board member | MRICS
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯 Various green façade systems are being installed near the entrance on the west side of the TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences building. Greenery has the potential to play an important role in making our cities and buildings more future proof by providing cooling and insulation. Equipped with hundreds of sensors, the green façade systems will be tested to provide scientifically grounded insights into their performance and impact. The outcome will be a collection of valuable data, which will be used by the researchers to determine how green facades contribute to a building’s energy balance, the cooling of the environment, and other eco-services. These results will be published in a catalogue for various types of buildings - primarily existing ones. This ‘living lab’ green façade is the main body of a research project by Dr ir Marc Ottelé Engineering and Geosciences) and Henri van Bennekom (Architecture and the Built Environment) Great example of how science and practice come together on our campus. Read more: https://edu.nl/cdcr7 #TUDelft #greenfacades #campusinnovation #livinglab
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🌿 Green Façade at TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences The west-facing wall of TU Delft’s Civil Engineering & Geosciences faculty is becoming a living lab! Led by Dr ir Marc Ottelé (CEG), part of the “Cool and Clean Buildings” flagship of the TU Delft Climate Action Programme, and Henri Van Bennekom (Architecture), this project tests various green façade systems—from climbing plants on cables to living walls with irrigation—under real-life conditions. The goal is to understand how green façades can cool buildings, improve insulation, boost biodiversity, and enhance well-being, while creating an open database of insights for architects, engineers, and city planners. Measured impacts include: energy savings, façade temperature reduction, air quality, water management, biodiversity, and health benefits. #TuDelft #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenArchitecture #UrbanInnovation #LivingLab
Director Campus Real Estate & Facility Management at Technische Universiteit Delft | Non-Executive board member | MRICS
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯 Various green façade systems are being installed near the entrance on the west side of the TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences building. Greenery has the potential to play an important role in making our cities and buildings more future proof by providing cooling and insulation. Equipped with hundreds of sensors, the green façade systems will be tested to provide scientifically grounded insights into their performance and impact. The outcome will be a collection of valuable data, which will be used by the researchers to determine how green facades contribute to a building’s energy balance, the cooling of the environment, and other eco-services. These results will be published in a catalogue for various types of buildings - primarily existing ones. This ‘living lab’ green façade is the main body of a research project by Dr ir Marc Ottelé Engineering and Geosciences) and Henri van Bennekom (Architecture and the Built Environment) Great example of how science and practice come together on our campus. Read more: https://edu.nl/cdcr7 #TUDelft #greenfacades #campusinnovation #livinglab
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At Mobilane, we are proud to contribute to research into the impact of green façades. Living labs such as the one at TU Delft provide valuable insights into how façade greenery supports energy performance, insulation, and climate adaptation. With nearly 100 years of experience as a family business, sustainability and future-proof solutions have always been at the heart of our work. The knowledge generated in these projects enables us to translate research into practice and to help create a built environment that remains healthy and resilient for generations to come. Thank you Dr ir Marc Ottelé, Henri van Bennekom and TU Delft for the opportunity to collaborate on this important initiative.
Director Campus Real Estate & Facility Management at Technische Universiteit Delft | Non-Executive board member | MRICS
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯 Various green façade systems are being installed near the entrance on the west side of the TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences building. Greenery has the potential to play an important role in making our cities and buildings more future proof by providing cooling and insulation. Equipped with hundreds of sensors, the green façade systems will be tested to provide scientifically grounded insights into their performance and impact. The outcome will be a collection of valuable data, which will be used by the researchers to determine how green facades contribute to a building’s energy balance, the cooling of the environment, and other eco-services. These results will be published in a catalogue for various types of buildings - primarily existing ones. This ‘living lab’ green façade is the main body of a research project by Dr ir Marc Ottelé Engineering and Geosciences) and Henri van Bennekom (Architecture and the Built Environment) Great example of how science and practice come together on our campus. Read more: https://edu.nl/cdcr7 #TUDelft #greenfacades #campusinnovation #livinglab
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In the current EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK (https://lnkd.in/eE7XNBtS), the theme is #Mobility4Everyone. A theme that is also gaining more attention in research and amongst students. We follow the 10 dimensions of potential exclusion (see figure) to learn about mechanisms, impacts and potential solutions. That could relate for instance to geographical exclusion, e.g. discontinuing transit services in specific areas, physical inaccessibility, e.g. missing or broken elevators or financial hurdles, e.g. (increasing) ticket prices. Learn more from our #SmartPublicTransportLab at TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences research on inclusive mobility via https://lnkd.in/eKuddKUc With ao Jelmer Nederhof, Laura Drechsel, Anne Durand, Matthew Bruno, Thijs Bon, Monica van Luven #MobilityWeek
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AUB professor Alissar Yehya is using AI to transform fracking, boosting fluid recovery while cutting underground chemical waste. Her research could make the process safer for both water supplies and the environment. https://lnkd.in/dV39_k7N #AUB #AUBAtWork Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB
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The students in the Semester 9 Technology Studio explored specific technological interests. It covered material studies, structural and environmental systems and digital explorations. Studies related to infrastructure (water, sanitation & mobility), technical challenges of heritage buildings, sensorial augmentation and modelling (acoustic, heat, light, etc.) were also undertaken. Students articulated their research inquiries through statements of interest, case studies and primary and secondary research. The outcome of the studio is a poster that presents the process as well as the inferences from the experiments. Studio Faculty: Ainsley Lewis, Dharmesh Mewada, Kimaya Keluskar, Mangesh Kurund, Shwetank Maheshwari, Veena Takle #krvia #technology #barch #architectureschool #advancedtech #systems
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