Teams of research students and researchers from PolyU won four awards across several categories at the 23rd CIB World Building Congress hosted by Purdue University at its campus in West Lafayette, United States, from 19 to 23 May 2025.

 

The theme of this year’s congress is "Sustainable built environment – the role of the construction community in meeting the UN SDGs". The awards won by PolyU this year include the Best Paper Awards in the categories of "Facilities Management and Maintenance", "Offsite Construction" and "Net Zero Carbon Building Design and Construction Practices", as well as the 4th Award in the "Emerald Awards" category.

 

Details of the awards are as follows:

References

Peiris, M. P. S. N. (2025, May). Developing a smart retrofitting decision-making model for office buildings: A case study. Paper presented at the 23rd CIB World Building Congress, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.

 

Abdulai, S. F., Zayed, T., Yussif, A-M., Taiwo, R., Elrifaee, M., & Muddassir, M. (2025). "Automated Detection for Alignment of Modular Integrated Construction Modules Using YOLOv9". In WBC2025 CIB Conference Proceedings: Vol.1, Article 37. Purdue University, Indiana, USA. May 19-23. https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.2115

 

Weerasinghe, L. N. K. (2025, May). Renewable energy or energy efficiency? Building occupant preferences toward net zero carbon retrofit measures. Paper presented at the 23rd CIB World Building Congress, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.