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Research

Research

Our research influences the development, construction, and management of the built environment around the world. We research energy, technology, building performance, Building Information Modeling (BIM), forecasting, risk management, and many other areas that will improve the lifecycle and processes of the built environment.

Our Research Expertise

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Babaak Ashuri

Quantitative Methods for Construction Engineering

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Semsi Coskun

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Ece Erdogmus

Assessment/rehabilitation, masonry design/analysis, STEM education

Ebenezer Fanijo

Ebenezer Fanijo

Sustainable and Smart-Resilient Buildings/Civil Infrastructure

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Javier Irizarry

Unmanned Aerial System applications in the built environment

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Omobolanle Ogunseiju

Construction robotics, digital twins, workforce development

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Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi

Integrated strategies for smart built-environments

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Jing Wen

BIM, augmented reality, construction education

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Eunhwa Yang

Sustainable building practices, people and the built environment

Laboratories

The School of Building Construction supports two labs: the CONECTech Lab, and the ESBE-Economics of the Sustainable Built Environment Lab.

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CONECTech Lab

Develops next-generation, technology-enhanced solutions to construction environment problems.
Baabak Ashuri presenting to guests at Purdue Construction Engineering and Management. Photo courtesy of Purdue Construction Engineering and Management.

ESBE

The Economics of the Sustainable Built Environment Lab advances risk-based economic decision analysis.
Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi explaining a BIM model.

Smart Built Environment EcoSystem Lab

The "Smart BEES" lab researches cyber, physical, and behavioral systems for smart built environments.

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