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£1.2 mil TSB award for the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group together with Laing O'Rourke Llc, and Tony Gee and Partners

3 November 2014

The consortium of Laing O'Rourke(LOR), Tony Gee and Partners, and the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group at the University of Cambridge has been selected for an award of £1,2 mil for Digitally Enabling the Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Maintenance (DfMA) of Bridges by the UK Technology Strategy Board. This grant is...

Conference success for CEM student

3 November 2014

One of the Centre's Construction Engineering Masters students, Rico Salas, has recently had one of his research papers, originally produced as an essay for the course, accepted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) E&P HSSE Conference for presentation and proceeding publication. We would like to congratulate Rico...

PhD student C.Y. Gue awarded best paper award

3 November 2014

We would like to congratulate C.Y. Gue, a student at the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, on being awarded the best paper award at the 5th international forum on opto-electronics sensor-based monitoring in geo-engineering that was held in Nanjing in October. His paper, titled ‘BOTDR...

The Laing O'Rourke Centre welcomes new Visiting Research Fellow

3 November 2014

William F. Baker has joined us from SOM Chicago as a Visiting Research Fellow.

Special Seminar - Nonlinear Seismic Response and Vulnerability of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames

13 October 2014

Prof J.S. Kuang of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be giving a special seminar on Thursday 16th October at 1600 for the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology.

LOR Centre student and lecturer receive the best paper award at EG-ICE 2014

14 August 2014

Stefania C. Radopoulou, PhD student at the CIT lab, and Dr Ioannis Brilakis, Laing O'Rourke Lecturer of Construction Engineering, were awarded the best paper award of the 21st International Workshop: Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE2014) that was held on 16-18 July, in Cardiff, UK. The paper is entitled "...

Habib Fathi receives the Charles Eastman Top PhD Paper Award at the joint W078 / ICCCBE conference

1 July 2014

Habib Fathi, a former PhD student of Laing O'Rourke Lecturer Dr Ioannis Brilakis, was awarded the Charles Eastman Top PhD Paper Award at the 2014 Computing in Civil and Building Engineering conference. According to the CIB W078, “This award, presented at each of W078's annual international conferences, recognizes the...

Lecture: Transforming Construction – Challenging the Status Quo

23 June 2014

Professor Campbell Middleton, Laing O'Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering and Director of the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, has been invited by the Institute of Civil Engineers to give a lecture "Transforming Construction - Challenging the Status Quo". The lecture will take...

Seminar: Geometric feature detection in images using a contrario theory

6 May 2014

Geometric feature detection in images using a contrario theory Presenter: Viorica Patraucean Date: Tuesday 6th of May Time: 14:40 Location: Sir Arthur Marshall Meeting Room The main concern in designing geometric feature detectors in images is to obtain reliable results (i.e. reduced number of false detections) on various...

Dr Elshafie talks to CAM Alumni Magazine

29 April 2014

Dr Mohammed Elshafie, Laing O'Rourke Lecturer in Construction Engineering, recently talked to the CAM Alumni Magazine about the work that the Laing O'Rourke Centre is carrying out in partnership with CSIC.

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LORC Research Associate driving change in the construction industry for a competent workforce

7 May 2024

Home retrofitting is a significant part of enabling the construction industry to transition to net zero by 2050. Retrofitting homes is not just about reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security. It's about addressing fuel poverty, enhancing the health and well-being of occupants, and significantly impacting our...

Job vacancy: Programme Manager

10 April 2024

The Digital Roads of the Future initiative is looking to recruit a Programme Manager to ensure the smooth administration and running of the programmes. The Programme Manager will administer the grants and associated human, physical and digital resources of the Construction Information Technology (CIT) Group led by...

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£1.2 mil TSB award for the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group together with Laing O'Rourke Llc, and Tony Gee and Partners

Conference success for CEM student

PhD student C.Y. Gue awarded best paper award

The Laing O'Rourke Centre welcomes new Visiting Research Fellow

Special Seminar - Nonlinear Seismic Response and Vulnerability of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames

LOR Centre student and lecturer receive the best paper award at EG-ICE 2014

Habib Fathi receives the Charles Eastman Top PhD Paper Award at the joint W078 / ICCCBE conference

Lecture: Transforming Construction – Challenging the Status Quo

Seminar: Geometric feature detection in images using a contrario theory

Dr Elshafie talks to CAM Alumni Magazine

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