Research Projects

c4SMC actively engages in innovative research projects to cater for the advancements of construction industry via the introduction of smart and modern technologies and processes.

Centre Collaborated PhD Research Projects

• Project Zero - Methodology for Estimating Embodied Carbon through a Distributed Ledger Platform for Construction Supply Chains
• Project One - Developing a Blockchain Based e-Procurement Framework for Construction Supply Chains
• Project Two - Methodology to Predict Contractors’ Performance Using Price and Non-price Measures
• Project Three - Developing a Smart Modern Construction Enterprise Maturity Model (SMCeMM) for business scenarios leading to Industry 4.0.
• Project Four - Developing a Skill Profile Prediction Model for Typologies of Offsite Construction
• Project Five - Developing a Methodology for Integrating Blockchain Data with BIM for Construction Supply Chains
• Project Six - Developing a Methodology for Construction and Demolition Waste Trading Through a Blockchain Platform
• Project Seven: Optimising Energy Consumption and Indoor Environmental Parameters for Occupants’ Dynamic Usage of Buildings Using IoT and Digital Twin Technologies
• Project Eight: Developing a Blockchain-Based Post-Contract Work and Payment Certification Framework for Construction Projects
• Project Nine: Developing a practical framework for optimal financial performance of PPP Projects
• Project Ten: Holistic Framework for Mental Health Management for Project Management Professionals in AEC Organizations

Other PhD Research Projects

• A Life-Cycle Cost Model for Green Commercial Office Buildings with Optimal Green Star Credits
• Behaviour of Shear Connectors for Sustainable Composite Structures Under Static and Fatigue Loading
• Dynamic Behaviour of Elasto Plastic Concrete Transom on Railway Bridge Components
• Feasibility study on Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) transoms as railway bridge components under static loading
• Finite Element Model-based Code Calibration for Design of Steel Fibre Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams
• Investigation of Bushfire-enhanced Wind and its Effects on Buildings
• Investigation of the Effects of Carbon-Conditioning on Recycled Aggregate Concrete
• Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Commercial Buildings: An Analysis for Green-Building Implementation Using a Green-Star Rating System
• The Carbon Footprint Reduction Toolkit for Blacktown City Council
• Commercial Design of Recycled Aggregate Carbonation Chamber [MPhil]
• A Whole Life-Cycle Success Paradigm for Managing Dam Engineering Industry Projects