UK-China Digital Construction Workshop

17 - 19 July 2017

Organised in partnership with Tsinghua University, China

The theme of the UK-China Digital Construction Workshop was the integration of data, informatio, and knowledge in the lifecycle of a building or infrastructure facility. It focussed on the demonstration of the capabilities of various digital technologies to enable sophisticated and integrated design, improvement of construction productivity and safety in both countries. The aim was to establish collaborative partnership between the two countries, and meet the future challenges both in research and industrial practice.

17 July 2017
TimeActivity
09:30 Workshop opening
10:00 Keynote - Paul Waldeck, Waldeck Consulting
11:00 Refreshments
11:30 Keynote - Li Yuegui, China State Construction
12:30 Lunch
13:30

Parallel Session - Technologies

  • UK group chaired by Professor Joe Tah
  • China group chaired by Professor Zhiliang Ma
14:45 Refreshments
15:15 Group report and discussion
16:45 Campus tour

 

18 July 2017
TimeActivity
10:00 Keynote - BIM Development in China - Professor Zhiliang Ma, Tsinghua University
11:00 Refreshments
11:30 Keynote - Professor Nash Dawood, Teeside University
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Digital construction research at Huddersfield
14:30 Refreshments
15:00 Discussion - UK-China Collaboration (Professor Wu and Professor Ma)
16:00 Huddersfield town tour

 

Parallel Session - Technologies (UK and China)

Key questions - Advanced BIM

Key questions - Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality (AR/VR/MR)

Key questions - Data Sensing (UAV, 3D scanning, wireless sensors, thermal imaging)

 

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