Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$200,000.00
Digital Lean Construction
EF 2024-25
Résumé
A transition to net-zero energy generation technologies that are capable of providing a reliable flow of energy to end users is required to realize Canada’s goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A robust energy infrastructure sector in Canada is crucial for achieving this goal, and the construction industry is fundamental in bringing this goal to fruition.
Energy infrastructure projects cannot be built without the construction industry, and a productive and competitive construction industry is an instrumental component in Canada’s pursuit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, issues endemic to construction are limiting the productivity of infrastructure project delivery. These issues are largely explained by the slow adoption of digital and smart technologies by the construction sector in comparison to other industries that have boosted business productivity via digital and smart technologies, such as manufacturing and its well-known Industry 4.0 (technology-centric) and Industry 5.0 (human-centric) transformations. Advances in the way that engineers and practitioners design, plan, and build energy infrastructure will be needed to ensure the competitiveness and success of Canadian energy projects.
Construction engineering and management research has long focused on the application of a relatively narrow set of research methods to issues in construction. Dr. González and his team are exploring how the integration of social, human-centric research methods with emerging digital technologies and advanced mathematical, computer modelling-driven, and production theory-based approaches can overcome barriers currently limiting productivity improvements in the construction sector. This approach, known as Digital Lean Construction (or Lean Construction 4.0), hopes to provide a foundation for the construction industry's own digital transformation that promises to boost the performance of this industry, in turn improving the productivity, innovation, quality, and competitiveness of Canada's energy infrastructure sector.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CRC-2021-00531
Name nom
Gonzalez-Moret, Vicente
Department département
Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Alberta
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF2010102
Field of research list names en
Building construction engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie de la construction du bâtiment
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10499
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures (including buildings), n.e.c.
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Transport, télécommunications et autres infrastructures (y compris les bâtiments), n.c.a.
Application title
Digital Lean Construction
Keywords
Construction engineering; Engineering informatics; Lean Construction 4.0; Digital Twinning; Simulation and modelling; AI; BIM
Application summary
A transition to net-zero energy generation technologies that are capable of providing a reliable flow of energy to end users is required to realize Canada’s goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A robust energy infrastructure sector in Canada is crucial for achieving this goal, and the construction industry is fundamental in bringing this goal to fruition.
Energy infrastructure projects cannot be built without the construction industry, and a productive and competitive construction industry is an instrumental component in Canada’s pursuit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, issues endemic to construction are limiting the productivity of infrastructure project delivery. These issues are largely explained by the slow adoption of digital and smart technologies by the construction sector in comparison to other industries that have boosted business productivity via digital and smart technologies, such as manufacturing and its well-known Industry 4.0 (technology-centric) and Industry 5.0 (human-centric) transformations. Advances in the way that engineers and practitioners design, plan, and build energy infrastructure will be needed to ensure the competitiveness and success of Canadian energy projects.
Construction engineering and management research has long focused on the application of a relatively narrow set of research methods to issues in construction. Dr. González and his team are exploring how the integration of social, human-centric research methods with emerging digital technologies and advanced mathematical, computer modelling-driven, and production theory-based approaches can overcome barriers currently limiting productivity improvements in the construction sector. This approach, known as Digital Lean Construction (or Lean Construction 4.0), hopes to provide a foundation for the construction industry's own digital transformation that promises to boost the performance of this industry, in turn improving the productivity, innovation, quality, and competitiveness of Canada's energy infrastructure sector.
