Detailed Program
Notes
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Program Overview
Day 1
| DAY 1 Morning 11:00-14:00 AEDT, 18 November 2026 |
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| Parallel Session (Room I) | |||||
| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| Opening Remark | 11:00–11:30 | 08:00–08:30 | Chair | Dr. Igor Martek & Dr.Mehdi | TBD |
| S5. I – Innovate (Half 1) | 11:30–11:35 | 08:30–08:35 | Session Chair | Assoc. Prof. Fanke Peng | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 11:35–11:55 | 08:35–08:55 | Invited Speaker | Prof. Ning Gu | Social Sustainability - An Introduction and A Case Study Enabled by Digital Twins | |
| 11:55–12:15 | 08:55–09:15 | Invited Speaker | Dr. Yan Zepf | Digital Engineering for sustainable infrastructure delivery | |
| 12:15–12:30 | 09:15–09:30 | Oral Presenter | Mayrell Margate Coquilla | Surface-Domain Effects in the External Validation of a Mendeley-Trained CNN for Concrete Classification using SDNET2018 | |
| 12:30–12:45 | 09:30–09:45 | Oral Presenter | Zheyi Xi | Graph-Structured Generative AI for Regulatory Compliance in Heritage Planning: A Self-Supervised Evaluation over Japan's Statutory Rules | |
| 12:45–13:00 | 09:45–10:00 | Oral Presenter | Md Nur Alam Siddiki | Digital Transformation Gaps and Innovation Strategies for Sustainable Construction Megaprojects: A Multiple-Case Study | |
| 13:00–13:15 | 10:00–10:15 | Oral Presenter | SUBHASHINI S | An exploration of emerging building materials and construction practices for thermally efficient and affordable housing suitable for regions in Tamil Nadu | |
| 13:15–13:30 | 10:15–10:30 | Oral Presenter | Jessica Maluleke | Modern Methods of Construction Adoption for Combating Productivity Challenges in Africa: A Systematic Review | |
| 13:30–13:45 | 10:30–10:45 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| Parallel Session (Room II) | |||||
| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| S8. Cross-Cutting Theme | 11:00–11:05 | 08:00–08:05 | Session Chair | Assoc. Prof. Weiling Jiang | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 11:05–11:25 | 08:05–08:25 | Invited Speaker 1 | Assoc. Prof. Yubo Guo | Macroeconomic Impacts of Carbon Emission Reduction Initiatives: Evidence from CCUS Projects | |
| 11:25–11:45 | 08:25–08:45 | Invited Speaker 2 | Dr. Wen Jiang | Decision optimization of prefabricated construction supply chain considering differential assembly rate subsidies under carbon tax policy | |
| 11:45–12:00 | 08:45–09:00 | Oral Presenter | Tasbeeh Alaqtum | Energy, Thermal Comfort, and Economic Performance of Next-Generation Insulated Glazing Units in Office Buildings | |
| 12:00–12:15 | 09:00–09:15 | Oral Presenter | Johnny MUHINDO BAHAVIRA | Assessment and Optimization of Passive Thermal Comfort Strategies for Low-Cost Housing in Eastern Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12:15–12:30 | 09:15–09:30 | Oral Presenter | F M Robin | Adoption of Photovoltaic-Driven Heat Pump Systems in Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review of Economic and Socio-Behavioural Influences | |
| 12:30–12:45 | 09:30–09:45 | Oral Presenter | Afshin Saeedian | Artificial Intelligence-Based Prediction of Building Performance in Kit-of-Parts Prefabricated Residential Buildings | |
| 12:45–13:00 | 09:45–10:00 | Oral Presenter | Benedetta Zuccarelli | Parametric Evaluation of Envelope Strategies for Energy Reduction in Cold-Climate Buildings | |
| 13:00–13:15 | 10:00–10:15 | Oral Presenter | Md Nur Alam Siddiki | Delivering Projects: Barriers and Coordination Challenges to Residential PV and Heat Pump Integration in South Australia | |
| 13:15–13:30 | 10:15–10:30 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| DAY 1 Afternoon 15:00-18:00 AEDT, 18 November 2026 |
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| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| S5. I – Innovate (Half 2) | 15:00–15:20 | 12:00–12:20 | Invited Speaker 1 | Prof. Dr. Antonio Formisano | Experimental Tests on FRCM Systems made of Flax- and Agave-Fiber Meshes |
| 15:20–15:35 | 12:20–12:35 | Oral Presenter | Ayaz Ahmad Khan | Industry-informed digital technology implementation framework for modular construction across lifecycle stages | |
| 15:35–15:50 | 12:35–12:50 | Oral Presenter | Runcheng He | AI-Based Construction Site Safety Behaviour Detection and Management System | |
| 15:50–16:05 | 12:50–13:05 | Oral Presenter | Angad Nayyar | Building Information Modelling and Immersive Technologies for Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Sustainable Healthcare Facility Planning and Design: A Systematic Review | |
| 16:05–16:20 | 13:05–13:20 | Oral Presenter | Matteo Mauro | Structural Performance of Masonry Columns Confined with PBO-FRCM Systems Incorporating Alkali-Activated Mortar Matrices | |
| 16:20–16:35 | 13:20–13:35 | Oral Presenter | Catarina Serra | Incorporation of hemp fibres in construction products: development and performance testing | |
| 16:35–16:50 | 13:35–13:50 | Oral Presenter | Muhammad Shahzad | Evaluating the Potential of Common Data Environment Tools to Minimise Rework in the UK Construction Industry | |
| 16:50–17:05 | 13:50–14:05 | Oral Presenter | Sohaib Abed | Benchmarking Generative AI Platforms and Deep Learning for Pavement Distress Diagnosis: A Case Study from Iraq and Türkiye | |
| 17:05–17:20 | 14:05–14:20 | Oral Presenter | Kareem Abdalaziz Abushama | Benchmarking Large Language Models for Embodied Carbon Calculations of Structural Systems | |
| 17:40–17:55 | 14:40–14:55 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
Day 2
| DAY 2 Morning 11:00-14:00 AEDT, 19 November 2026 |
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| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| Keynote Talk | 11:00–11:30 | 08:00–08:30 | Keynote Speaker | Mr. Damien Crough | TBD |
| S3. B – Build & S7. D – Develop (Half 1) |
11:30–11:35 | 08:30–08:35 | Session Chair | Prof. Chris Chow | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 11:35–11:55 | 08:35–08:55 | Invited Speaker | Assoc. Prof. Masa Noguchi | Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) R&D Global Actions for the Sustainable Future | |
| 11:55–12:10 | 08:55–09:10 | Oral Presenter | Abdhy Gazali | Comparative Analysis of Electrical Energy Consumption in Buildings with Glass Façades Using 6D BIM: A Case Study of the BRT Electric Center Project | |
| 12:10–12:25 | 09:10–09:25 | Oral Presenter | Tanner Alexander Clark | OPTIMIZING DECARBONIZATION & OCCUPANT WELL-BEING IN DEEP RENOVATION WITH THRIVE: A NEB & LEEDv5 INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK | |
| 12:25–12:40 | 09:25–09:40 | Oral Presenter | Jozef Olašák | The impact of green roof assembly on the water regime and climate function of the roof envelope | |
| 12:40–12:55 | 09:40–09:55 | Oral Presenter | Panchali Yasara Weerakoon | Stakeholder Networks in Off-site Construction Supply Chain: A Systematic Literature Review | |
| 12:55–13:10 | 09:55–10:10 | Oral Presenter | Rezi Berliana Yasinta | Indoor Health and Comfort in Green Building Concepts in Multi-Storey Buildings | |
| 12:40–12:55 | 09:40–09:55 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| DAY 2 Afternoon 15:00-18:00 AEDT, 19 November 2026 |
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| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| S3. B – Build & S7. D – Develop (Half 2) |
15:00–15:05 | 12:00–12:05 | Session Chair | Prof. Biemo Woerjanto Soemardi | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 15:05–15:25 | 12:05–12:25 | Invited Speaker | Dr. Paul Smith | Beyond Prefab: What Can We Learn from Japan’s Industrialised Housing System? | |
| 15:25–15:45 | 12:25–12:45 | Invited Speaker | Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi | Decarbonizing from one building at the time to entire cities | |
| 15:45–16:00 | 12:45–13:00 | Oral Presenter | Diana Maria Stanciu | LOW IMPACT HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE RESTORATION OF HISTORICAL MASONRY BUILDINGS | |
| 16:00–16:15 | 13:00–13:15 | Oral Presenter | Sebastiano Candamano | Self-Healing Characteristics of Concrete containing Crystalline Admixtures | |
| 16:15–16:30 | 13:15–13:30 | Oral Presenter | Lineker Max Goulart Coelho | Environmental effects of emerging technologies in construction processes: A prospective LCA study for active drone use in building tasks | |
| 16:30–16:45 | 13:30–13:45 | Oral Presenter | Miguel Martínez-Monedero | Modular Industrialization with Local Poplar Timber: The VICHO Project as a Proximity-Based Sustainable Construction Model) | |
| 16:45–17:00 | 13:45–14:00 | Oral Presenter | Avar Almukhtar | Optimising UK Housing Retrofit Depth Using Whole-Life Carbon: A Case Study Comparing Light, Medium and Deep Pathways | |
| 17:00–17:15 | 14:00–14:15 | Oral Presenter | Silmara Furtado da Silva | Volumetric Primacy in Energy-Efficient Residential Design: A Multi-Method Framework for Mediterranean Climates | |
| 17:15–17:30 | 14:15–14:30 | Oral Presenter | Vasil Atanasov | Evaluating the Defect Performance of Panelized and Modular Systems | |
| 16:50–17:05 | 13:50–14:05 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
Day 3
| DAY 3 Morning 11:00-14:00 AEDT, 20 November 2026 |
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| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| Keynote Talk | 11:00–11:30 | 08:00–08:30 | Keynote Speaker | Prof. Wasim Saman | Energy Storage: Beyond Electric Batteries |
| S4. U – Unit | 11:30–11:35 | 08:30–08:35 | Session Chair | Prof. Yibin Ao | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 11:35–11:55 | 08:35–08:55 | Invited Speaker | Dr. Wai On Leung | Decentralised Water Treatment for Sustainable Construction: Bridging Innovation and Real-World Implementation | |
| 11:55–12:10 | 08:55–09:10 | Oral Presenter | Debanjali Banerjee | Beyond Green vs. Gray: A Multi-Scale Machine Learning Analysis of Urban Morphology and Topography on Land Surface Temperature | |
| 12:10–12:25 | 09:10–09:25 | Oral Presenter | Prerna Jasuja | From Participation to Stewardship: Community Engagement for Urban Groundwater Resilience in India | |
| 12:25–12:40 | 09:25–09:40 | Oral Presenter | Meisam Gordan | Sustainability Principles in Applied Civil Engineering: From Circular-Economic Thinking to Low-Carbon Seismic-Resilient Infrastructure | |
| 12:40–12:55 | 09:40–09:55 | Oral Presenter | Moundher Mouaki Benani | Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical buildings | |
| 12:55–13:04 | 09:55–10:04 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| S2. O – Organize | 13:04–13:09 | 10:04–10:09 | Session Chair | Prof. Muhamad Abduh | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 13:09–13:24 | 10:09–10:24 | Oral Presenter | Andisiwe Zandile DUMAKO | Building Sustainable Construction Workforce: Stakeholder Strategies for Effective Implementation of Construction Learnership Programmes in South Africa | |
| 13:24–13:39 | 10:24–10:39 | Oral Presenter | Diane Thompson | Strategic Leadership in SMEs: Supporting Sustainable Building Outcomes | |
| 13:39–13:45 | 10:39–10:45 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| DAY 3 Afternoon 15:00-18:00 AEDT, 20 November 2026 |
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| Session | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) |
CST (China Standard Time) |
Type | Speaker | Title |
| S1. G – Global | 15:00–15:05 | 12:00–12:05 | Session Chair | Prof. Dr. Sara Wilkinson | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 15:05–15:25 | 12:05–12:25 | Invited Speaker | Assoc. Prof. Ruidong Chang | Environmental monitoring, modelling and interventions for sustainable construction: integrating diverse approaches | |
| 15:25–15:40 | 12:25–12:40 | Oral Presenter | Christian Jonathan | Bio-Based Construction Transitions: A Systematic Review of Integrative Socio-Material Perspective and Emerging Research Gaps | |
| 15:40–15:55 | 12:40–12:55 | Oral Presenter | Kalpa Madushanka Mayakaduwa Kankanamge | The Resistance-Awareness Reinforcing Loop: Systemic Barriers to Sustainable Construction Material Adoption in a Developing Archipelagic Economy | |
| 15:55–16:10 | 12:55–13:10 | Oral Presenter | Soham Mukhopadhyay | A Systematic Review of Critical Barriers in Sustainability Attainment in Affordable Housing: A Case of India as a Developing Economy | |
| 16:10–16:25 | 13:10–13:25 | Oral Presenter | Kofi Owusu Adjei | Challenges of Sustainable Technopreneurship in the South African Built Environment | |
| 16:25–16:34 | 13:25–13:34 | Poster Session | TBD | ||
| S6. L – Lead | 16:34–16:39 | 13:34–13:39 | Session Chair | Dr. Rongrong Yu | Welcome from Session Chair |
| 16:39–16:54 | 13:39–13:54 | Oral Presenter | Bahare Mirzaei | Barriers to Successful Healing Landscape Initiatives in Iran: A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis | |
| 16:54–17:09 | 13:54–14:09 | Oral Presenter | Umme Faria Rahim | A Rule-Based BIM Framework for Construction Fall Hazard Detection and Prevention in Bangladesh:A BNBC 2020-Grounded Approach | |
| 17:09–17:24 | 14:09–14:24 | Oral Presenter | Bori Oluwole-Ojo | When Building Regulations Meet Practice: Lessons from Heritage Controversies | |
| 17:24–17:30 | 14:24–14:30 | Poster Session | TBD | ||