Who we are...
e-Construction is the application of information technology to the field of construction engineering and project management in order to improve construction enterprise. This includes the application of building information modeling, web-based project management systems, enterprise resource planning, site work automation and robotics, automated data collection and processing, and computer-based integration of project management information.
The e-Construction Group is a unit of the Project Management Program in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The mission of the e-Construction Group is threefold: to conduct research in the cutting-edge of construction engineering and project management and to apply advanced information technology and emerging managerial concepts to refine the principles, methods, and practices of the construction enterprise; to advance technological innovation and state-of-the-art management techniques toward practical application in support of business objectives of our industry partners; and to prepare a new generation of researchers and industry leaders.
- 2010 FIATECH Technology Conference & Showcase
- International Conference on Innovation, Engineering Management and Technology (ICIEMT 2010)
- 27th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2010)
- 2010 PMI Research and Education Conference
- 2010 CII Annual Conference
- International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2010)
