Smart Construction and Impact Assessment (SC&IA)
Source: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/groups/scia Parent: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/engage-and-innovate/consultancy
Group Leader(s): Professor Esra Kurul
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About us
The SC&IA research group undertakes fundamental and applied research, and engages in knowledge exchange activities with an emphasis on dealing with global challenges and the climate emergency. The pedagogic implications of these challenges for the built environment disciplines is another strong theme.
Our activities cover a wide range of specialist and interdisciplinary areas, including:
- environmental impact assessment
- resilience and adaptive capacity of urban environments
- digitalisation and digital technologies
- retrofit and refurbishment
- distributed and renewable energy systems
Our aim is to provide the industry and policy makers with innovative decision-making tools and solutions for planning, procuring and delivering infrastructure and building projects and services that maximise economic, social and environmental benefits to society. The group has a wealth of expertise in assessing these impacts and benefits for ensuring there is equity and quality of life.
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- Built Environment (MPhil / PhD / PhD by Published Work)
- Building Information Modelling and Management (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
- Construction Project Management (MSc)
- Conservation Ecology (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
- Environmental Impact Assessment and Management (MSc)
- Project Management in the Built Environment (MSc)
- Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (MSc)
- Construction Project Management (BSc (Hons))
- Spatial Planning (MSc)
- Geography (BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons))
- Property Development and Planning (BSc (Hons))
- Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (BSc (Hons))
Research impact
Our experts on environmental impact assessment have pioneered research on the local socio-economic impacts of major power station projects. Resultant insights have included:
- increasing focus on socio-economic impacts in the assessments of such projects
- use of associated planning techniques and mitigation measures
- use of the research by a wide range of stakeholders, including developers, local communities, local authorities and various agencies (e.g. health, education, etc).
Our group leader, Esra Kurul, was one of the co-authors of the working paper on climate change education published by the COP26 Network.\ \ A study led by Professor John Glasson provided a unique insight into the actual local impacts of the early construction years of the Hinkley Point C Project, currently one of the largest construction projects in Europe.
Leadership
Professor Esra Kurul
Professor of Sustainability Transitions in the Built Environment
Membership
Staff members
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Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Adeyemi Akintola | Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management | aakintola@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Omar Amoudi | Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management | oamoudi@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr George Blumberg | Senior Lecturer in Built Environment | gblumberg@brookes.ac.uk |
| Professor Martin Broderick | Visiting Professor & Examining Inspector for National Infrastructure Projects, Planning Inspectorate | mbroderick@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Bridget Durning | Reader in Environmental Assessment & Management | bdurning@brookes.ac.uk |
| Professor John Glasson | Professor Emeritus in Planning and Impact Assessment | jglasson@brookes.ac.uk |
| Mr Max Muncaster | Senior Lecturer in Building Services | mmuncaster@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Husein Perez | Research Fellow in Construction Informatics | hperez@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Adrian Robinson | Senior Lecturer in Construction Technology | arobinson@brookes.ac.uk |
| Professor Joe Tah | Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation | jtah@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Graham Wood | Associate Professor in Environmental Planning and Spatial Analysis | gjwood@brookes.ac.uk |
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Active projects
| Project title and description | Investigator(s) | Funder(s) | Dates |
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| BIM-Based End-of-Life Planning for Temporary Modular Buildings Funded by the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Hong Kong government is developing modular social housing to help vulnerable individuals and households transition into long-term housing. Temporary modular buildings (TMBs) are vital for urgent needs like social housing but often create significant waste at the end of their lives. This study aims to find a more sustainable solution by exploring and evaluating the deconstruction of these buildings for reuse and recycling. The research will develop a new evaluation method to assess the economic and environmental benefits of TMB deconstruction, using a statistical model to identify the most influential factors. The project will also create a unique BIM (Building Information Modelling) plug-in to provide a quick and easy tool for assessing sustainability. The results will give planners and project teams the necessary information to make more sustainable end-of-life decisions for these structures. | Dr Jackie Yang | RGCHK | From: January 2023 Until: December 2025 |