CC 2013 - Creative Construction Conference 2013

Creation is an inspiring feeling. This is especially true, when one has the opportunity to create objects of a size only a few people on Earth can. Bridges, dams, highways, skyscrapers, cathedrals are not only fascinating due to their size but also because they are able to affect the everyday lives of the people living in their vicinity for decades or even centuries. Construction... this is the real creation.
However, the creator's responsibility is enormous. These objects cost a tremendous amount of money. In addition, the creator has to meet deadlines and ensure appropriate quality. At the same time, it is getting harder to live up to the ever growing expectations: high-rises with many hundred stories are designed and built, trains compete with the speed of planes, buildings ought to produce energy instead of consuming it, and maybe in the not so distant future we are going to build in outer space... perhaps with the help of robots.
Meeting the demands of the world requires increasingly great knowledge, and more and more branches of science and engineering enter the service of building. The Creative Construction Conference invites those researchers who have realized the significance of the above points and accept that building materials, construction technology, and management, are going to change exponentially in the future and would like to contribute to this process with their own findings, and to join our collective brainstorming.
If you agree with the above statements, you are cordially invited to participate in the conference. We look forward to exploring the known and unknown boundaries of construction together.
Scope and Topics
Papers are invited on topics related to the general concept of Creative Construction. Themes of interest include, but are not limited to the list given below. The International Scientific Committee will review all abstracts and full papers. Accepted peer-reviewed papers will be included in the ISBN numbered proceedings. Expanded and fully refereed versions of selected papers will be published in a special issue of Automation in Construction, an international research journal published by Elsevier.
Creative Scheduling in Construction
? Cost optimization
? Decision networks
? New developments in traditional network techniques
? Artificial Intelligence in scheduling
? Constraint Logic programming
? New tools and algorithms for resource and cost planning
? Project monitoring and control
? Web-based project management
? Creative tools
? Case studies
? etc.
Creative Management in Construction
? Risk analysis and decision making in construction
? Construction process reengineering
? Lean construction
? Information systems in construction
? Intelligent decision support systems for construction management
? Supply chain management
? Procurement management, e-procurement
? International construction issues
? Knowledge management in construction
? Quality management in construction
? Managing international construction projects
? New tools in the education of construction management
? Case studies
? etc.
Creative Construction Technology and Materials
? Creative construction technologies
? Heavy construction (bridges, tunnels, highways, etc)
? Construction of tall buildings
? Future design and construction of tall buildings
? Creative construction materials
? Nanotechnology in construction
? Extraterrestrial construction
? Case studies
? etc.
Automation and Robotics for Construction
? Sensors and sensor based systems in construction
? Robotics for construction sites
? Artificial intelligence applications in construction
? Innovative controls for construction equipment
? Case studies
? etc.
Visualization, Virtual Reality for Design and Construction, Building Information Modeling (3D, 4D, nD)
? Visualization in design, design control
? Visualization of construction
? Construction simulation, virtual construction
? Building information Modelling and Rapid Prototyping for Construction
? New tools, creative solutions
? Case studies
? etc.
Sustainable Construction, Health and Safety
? Sustainable construction methods and technologies
? Recycling of construction waste
? Climate change issues in construction
? Green design and construction
? Creative methods in health and safety of the construction sites
? Case studies
? etc.