Construction Engineering and Management
Lead by Professors John Taylor and Nicola Chiara, the department's research in construction engineering and management focuses on:
- Project network simulation to advance strategic management and decision making of global engineering and construction organizations
- Impact of globalization on engineering and construction activities (global virtual teamwork, global project execution, emerging markets)
- Innovative construction technologies, methods, and techniques (e.g., digital fabrication, building information modeling, project extranets)
- Impact of project network organization on industry learning, productivity, and innovation
- Construction risk analysis and management
- Terrorism risk management in buildings (insurance, finance, and vulnerability estimation)
- Multi-hazard approach to building safety
- Building Finance / PPP / PFI
