Hugo Rodrigues & Florindo Gaspar 
Sustainability and Automation in Smart Constructions [PDF ebook] 
Proceedings of the International Conference on Automation Innovation in Construction (CIAC-2019), Leiria, Portugal

BIM Education Required in Construction Industry.- Introduction to Proactive Design. Towards the implementation of BIM methodology for managing Complexity in architectural projects.- Real estate valuation based on BIM methodology.- Quantity take-off process supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology.- Information requirements to BIM models.- Open BIM methods and tools for schedule and cost management.- Buildings functional rehabilitation based on BIM methodology.- Construction and Demolition waste – A shift towards Lean construction and Building Information Model.- Data acquisition of Cultural Heritage buildings using several non-destructive techniques, and its gathering with BIM – the case study of the gothic Monastery of Batalha in Portugal.- BIM applications to pavements and railways. Integration of numerical parameters.

Hugo Rodrigues is a Associated Professor at the Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal, teaching several topics related to Structural Analysis, Building Pathology and Rehabilitation. His experience in Seismic analysis, having participated as a team member in research and development projects, specialized consultancy studies ordered by several public institutions and companies regarding the assessment of seismic risk. His major research interests are Building Rehabilitation, Structural Health Monitoring, and Seismic Safety including experimental and numerical activities. Research member of the RIsks and Sustainability in COnstruction (RISCO). He has co-authored more than 100 publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and contributed to more than 150 publications at national and international meetings. e-mail: [email protected] Florindo Gaspar is an Adjunct Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, where he has taught subjects related to wood and masonry structures, materials and processes of construction, and building installations. He is currently a Researcher at the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP). He is a member of the Technical Commission CT-14—wood, responsible for the translation and implementation in Portugal of international standards in the field of Timber. He is the author of several scientific articles published in journals and national and international conferences. His research interests are related to the construction and rehabilitation of wood and masonry structures. e-mail: [email protected]
Paulo Fernandes is an Associate Professor at the Civil Engineering Department, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal, teaching the courses of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Prestressed Concreteand Precast Structures, Pathology and Rehabilitation of Buildings. His major research interests are high-performance concrete (HSC, SCC, SFRC, SCSFRC), time-dependent behavior of concrete, prestressed, and reinforced concrete structures (design, assessment, and structural rehabilitation), supported by both experimental and numerical programs. Researcher (full member) of Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability center (CERIS) is the co-author of several scientific works (in peer-reviewed journals and international meetings). Professional Structural and Civil Engineer author of more than 100 design projects. e-mail: [email protected]
Artur Mateus is an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, on Rapid Tooling and Manufacturing, at the Polytechnic of Leiria, since 1997. Also is Vice-Director of the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development at the Polytechnic of Leiria. He is a member of the scientific and technological council of the Incubator for startups, OPEN (Marinha Grande—Portugal). Artur Mateus has a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Reading (UK), an M.Sc. from the Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal), and a first degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Coimbra. He has co-edited three books, authored and co-authored more than 70 papers published in books, international journals, and proceedings of international conferences. Artur Mateus has participated in more than 60 Research Projects, national and international, in consortium with companies and firms related to Rapid Tooling and Manufacturing, rapid design, and advanced materials processing. e-mail: [email protected]