Resilient buildings and infrastructures

Key research areas

• Sustainable Materials and Circular Economy: Focus on bio-based, zero-cement, geopolymer, and self-healing materials, alongside material reuse and waste reduction, with LCA for carbon quantification.
• Digital Technologies: Application of Digital Twins, Robotics, AI, and sensors to enhance building resilience, functionality, and predictive maintenance through data-driven insights, GIS, and structural health monitoring.
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Integration of advanced materials and strategies for energy efficiency, decommissioning, performance optimization, and investigations on fluid-soil-structure interaction.
• Innovative Construction Techniques: Utilization of 3D printing, modular builds, and design for deconstruction to improve efficiency, precision, sustainability, and management processes.
• Testing, Modelling: Cutting-edge structural and geotechnical testing and numerical modelling for design accuracy. Research on dynamics, fatigue, with applications in tunneling, pavement and railway infrastructure.
• Urban Resilience: Emphasizing urban form, city resilience, decarbonization, and urban planning for sustainable futures.