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The proceedings of Towards a Sustainable Construction Future discuss diverse topics within Civil Engineering, Construction and Geomatics. It explores themes from the cutting edges of AI and emerging technology to the practical essentials of recycling and waste management, and from the ethical frameworks of construction economics and ethics to the exactness and accuracy of Geomatics and Surveying. The book attempts to fill the traditional gaps between design, construction, management, and innovative geospatial technologies, fostering the synergies necessary for genuine innovation.
It presents the latest research results by international researchers, academics, engineers, policymakers, and experts in topics related to creating a sustainable construction and building a future that is not only modern and resilient but also fundamentally sustainable for generations to come. The papers have been divided into seven chapters. Experts in the field were invited to write an introduction to each chapter to summarise the theme of the papers, providing a general overview before going into details on certain subjects of interest. These seven chapters are AI and Emerging Technology (AET), Recycling and Waste Management (RWM), Repair, Rework and Rebuilding (RRR), Construction Economics and Ethics (CEE), Energy, Water and Resources (EWR), Advances in Sustainable Performance (ASP), and Geomatics and Surveying (GMS) .
Each chapter is an interesting read and provides a valuable and up-to-date source of information for students, researchers, engineers, and decision makers engaged in the debate on what is a sustainable construction future and how can it be created. They also offer valuable recommendations and insights on improving the sustainability of activities and processes associated with the construction sector.
Professor Atef Badr, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, CMgr, FCMI, MOWS, MOSE, MACI, FICT, FHEA, CEng, FICE Head of Civil Engineering & Quantity Surveying, Military Technological College, Sultanate of Oman is a dedicated academic leader with a strong record of academic, industrial and management experience. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) with expertise in construction materials, structures, concrete technology, water engineering, renewable energy, and sustainable construction. He has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education in the UK and overseas. He is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA). Equipped with exceptional international experience, Professor Badr had led several international higher education collaborations between UK universities and international partners in several countries. His remarkable research on concrete technology is recognized as a worldclass an entitled him to become a Fellow of the Institute of Concrete Technology (FICT). His leadership and management skills are recognized by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI, UK), as Chartered Manager (CMgr) and a Fellow of the Institute (FCMI).
Professor Mike Grantham Sanberg LLP, UK.
Professor Mike Grantham is founder and organiser of the Concrete Solutions series of International Conferences on Concrete Repair, held in France and Italy and in 2011, Germany. in 2014, Belfast, 2016, Thessaloniki, Cluj Napoca, Romania, 2019 and Leeds, UK in 2022. The next conference in the series is in Lisbon in 2025, hosted by LNEC. Professor Grantham is the Past President of the Institute of Concrete Technology. Honorary Editor in Chief of Elsevier's Journal "Case Studies in Construction Materials." Past Chair of the Materials Group of the Concrete Society, Past Chair of the Construction Materials Group of the Society of Chemical Industry. He is an STEM Ambassador He is the co-author of several books on materials testing and concrete repair, with John Bungey, Steve Millard, Frank Rendell, Raoul Jauberthie and others. His specialties include non-destructive testing, concrete technology, concrete repair, training.
Preface
Chapter 1. AI and Emerging Techology
Chapter 2. Recycling and Waste Management
Chapter 3. Repair, Reworks and Rebuilding
Chapter 4. Construction Economics & Ethics
Chapter 5. Energy, Water and Resources
Chapter 6. Advances in Sustainable Performance
Chapter 7. Geomatics and Surverying