Construction and the Built Environment staff
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Dr Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo
Senior Lecturer in Construction Management
Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo is a Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB) and a Senior Lecturer in Construction Management. He teaches on a range of Built Environment modules and supervises researchers of various levels from undergraduate to doctoral projects. He has a background in Quantity Surveying and Construction Management....
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Dr Ehsan Ahmadi
Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Ehsan is currently a lecturer in Civil Engineering at Birmingham City University and a Visiting Fellow at University of Southampton (UoS). Prior to his current position, Ehsan was a Research and Teaching Fellow within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at UoS. From 2014-2018, and worked as a PhD Researcher...
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Dr Mustafa Al-Adhami
Lecturer in Digital Built Environment
Mustafa Al-Adhami is an architect, researcher, and lecturer in the Digital Built Environment at Birmingham City University, with a specialisation in digital architecture and sustainability. With over a decade of experience in BIM, computer modelling, simulation, VR/AR, reality-capturing technologies, and the Internet of Things....
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Dr Ilnaz Ashayeri
Senior Lecturer in Construction Management, Course Lead of Construction Management
Dr Ilnaz Ashayeri is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Construction Management at Birmingham City University (BCU). With a PhD in Construction from Heriot-Watt University, she is an accomplished researcher and educator, with extensive experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. Dr. Ashayeri...
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Nicola Bocaneala
Assistant Lecturer
Nicoleta Bocaneala is an assistant lecturer in the digital built environment at Birmingham City University. She teaches undergraduate courses across the school, especially Architectural Technology and Building Surveying. During her undergraduate degree in BSc Architectural Technology gained at Birmingham City University, she...
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Claudia Carter
Professor in Environmental Governance and Planning
Claudia is a Professor in the field of interdisciplinary research and environmental governance. Her research relates to climate change and sustainability adopting social-ecological systems thinking and approaches. Her main areas of interest are the opportunities and barriers to 'low-impact' living and the transformative...
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Professor Franco Kai Tak Cheung
Professor in Sustainable Built Environment, College Lead in Research, Innovation and Enterprise
As the Professor in Sustainable Built Environment, Prof Franco Cheung has consistently led transformative research and practical initiatives in sustainable construction, focusing on enhancing the productivity and performance of building design and construction while reducing the environmental impacts of development,...
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Dr Xu Dai
Visiting Lecturer in Fire Engineering
Dr Xu Dai is a Visiting Lecturer in Fire Engineering at the Department of Built Environment at Birmingham City University. He is currently working as a Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the University of Liverpool. You can find more details about him here . Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Lecturer in Fire...
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Dr Elham Delzendeh
Associate Professor in Built Environment
Dr Elham Delzendeh is an Associate Professor and the College Academic Lead for Employability at the College of Built Environment, Birmingham City University, specialising in Digital Built Environment and Technological Design. With a robust academic background including a PhD in Architecture and Built Environment, an MSc, and a...
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Professor David Edwards
Professor of Plant and Machinery Management
David has accrued considerable leadership and management experience in the roles of teaching, award management and development, quality enhancement, student liaison and the national student survey (NSS), academic administration and research at a number of higher education institutes in this country and abroad. He is currently...