Construction Informatics and Digital Enterprise Laboratory | School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing

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At the Construction Informatics and Digital Enterprise Lab (CIDEL), our applied research focuses on the investigation, design, development, deployment and use of digital technologies and solutions [e.g., digital twin, big data analytics, IoT and Machine Learning, etc.] to address various issues affecting productivity, sustainability and / or efficiency in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and the wider built environment.

We have developed solutions that automated time-consuming and repetitive tasks, enhanced sustainability, diagnosed non-conformances, supported air quality management, and improved cost-effectiveness of construction projects.

With the application of digital technologies being the overarching research theme, our specific areas of focus include:

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twin
Sustainable and healthy built environment, covering waste management, building and health, air quality management, etc.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
Smart Procurement and Risk Management
Smart city planning and information management

We also employed digital technologies in addressing some challenges facing other industries, including education and Agriculture.

Introduction to CIDEL at Leeds Beckett University

Overhead vide of CIDEL lab with caption at the bottom

Our research team

Professor Saheed Ajayi

Professor / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr Jamiu Dauda

Senior Lecturer / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Hadi Kazemi

Course Director / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing

Our research team

Professor Saheed Ajayi

Professor / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr Jamiu Dauda

Senior Lecturer / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Hadi Kazemi

Course Director / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr Ade Oyegoke

Reader / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr Abdullahi Saka

Senior Lecturer / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Nurudeen Saka

Software Development Team Leader / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr Shariful Shikder

Senior Lecturer / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing

Featured research

Professor Saheed Ajayi + 2 more

Big Data and Machine Learning-enabled Automated BIM for Projects (Auto-BIM)

Mobile phone with home lighting controls app

Professor Saheed Ajayi + 1 more

Smart Adaptation tools for Buildings (Adapt-ABLE): A System for Streamlining Housing Adaptation Process for Aged and Disabled

Professor Saheed Ajayi + 1 more

Machine Learning-Enabled Fire Performance Diagnostics BIM Solution (FireBIM) for Building Design and Construction Compliance Check

AI-DOMP – AI-Enabled Design Diagnostics and Optimisation System for Mould Prevention (AI-DOMP) – Ongoing
AI-DoWEP – AI-enabled Design Optimization for Waste Efficiency (AI-DoWEP) – Ongoing
AI-FireBIM – AI-Enabled Rule Extraction System for BIM-based Fire Performance Diagnostic Platform (AI-FireBIM) – Ongoing
EDURIGHT – Preventing Inter-generational Education Crisis: A Root and Branch Machine Learning-Enabled Platform for Diagnosing, Benchmarking and Managing Pupils’ Performance (EDURIGHT) – Ongoing
PASS – Pollution Avoidance Support System (PASS) using GIS, Machine Learning and Big Data – Ongoing
ADAGE – Automatic DfMA Design Generator (ADAGE): An Internet of Things tool to instill adoption of DfMA by Building Designers – Completed 2021
Air-POT – Clustered Blockchain Platform for Air pollution Data Aggregation and Dissemination– A Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Approach to Air Pollution Tracking (Air-PoT) – Completed 2021
RePLAST – Waste to wealth: The use of plastic waste to produce cheaper and better interlocking paving blocks – Completed 2021
Live-TAP – Live Visualization of Emission - Towards Avoidance of Pollution Hotspot (LiVE-TAP) – Completed 2020

Mr Joseph Bogg - An investigation into individuals’ task specific BIM pain points
Mr Graham Starkey - Real-time Asset Information Modelling (rtAIM) protocol for Highways
Mr David Evans - An Evaluation of the BIM competences in Architectural Technologists to meet the requirements of ISO 19650 in the UK
Mrs Charlene Chatelier - Contemporary Risk Management for Megaprojects– An impact on Benefit Realization Management
Mr Oluwaseun Akindele - Coupling GIS-BIM in Cognitive Computerized Maintenance Management Framework for building operational maintenance in the UK

Overview of our EDURIGHT Project

EDURIGHT text in the middle with circular graphics above and below

In conversation

Contact us

If you would like to know more about the applied research we do, or if you would like to discuss opportunities to work with us then please contact Dr Saheed Ajayi.