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Research
Latest papers
Additive Manufacturing in Off-Site Construction: Review and Future Directions.
Buildings (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
Latest funding
- $199,998
Addressing Barriers to 3D Volumetric Modular Construction Adoption in Mid- and High-Rise Projects: Process and Design Perspectives
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $40,000
Simulation-based factory layout design and workflow optimization for offsite construction
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $30,000
Development of a Design-for-manufacture-and-assembly (DfMA) Framework to Enhance Design and Production Efficiency in Offsite Construction
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Additive Manufacturing in Off-Site Construction: Review and Future Directions.
Pasco J, Lei Z, Aranas C
Addressing Barriers to 3D Volumetric Modular Construction Adoption in Mid- and High-Rise Projects: Process and Design Perspectives
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
Keywords: Construction, urban and rural planning; Construction methods
Simulation-based factory layout design and workflow optimization for offsite construction
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
Keywords: Construction, urban and rural planning; Information systems and technology
Development of a Design-for-manufacture-and-assembly (DfMA) Framework to Enhance Design and Production Efficiency in Offsite Construction
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen Z
Keywords: Construction Engineering; Data Analytics; DfMA; Digitization
Industrialization and Decarbonization of the Construction Process
Principal investigators: Al-Hussein, Mohamed M
Keywords: automation; co2 emissions; construction manufacturing; decarbonization; energy-efficiency; exportable building components; housing affordability; modular construction; offsite construction; robotics
Internet-of-things (IoT)-based data collection and analytics for onsite scaffolding project management
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
Crane operation assisted planning and optimization
Principal investigators: Bouferguene, Ahmed A
Keywords: Automation; Bidding process; Crane mat; Crane operational planning; Crane rigging design; Crane selection; Ground bearing pressure; Heavy industrial construction; Modular construction; Optimization
Digitization and Data Analytics in Off-site Construction
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
Digitization and Data Analytics in Off-site Construction
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
Keywords: offsite construction; data analytics; construction planning and management; machine learning; simulation and visualization
Digitization of Scaffolding Management Processes in Construction Projects_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
An Integrated Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Framework for Off-site Construction_x000d_
Principal investigators: Lei, Zhen
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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