Construction Futures Research Centre

Helping you improve your productivity, bottom-line and reduce bottlenecks.

If you're an SME in the Black Country construction and manufacturing sectors, you may be eligible for fully-funded, dedicated support from the University of Wolverhampton.

As an ERDF funded project, we can provide academic expertise, discreet event simulation and technology to to remove bottlenecks from your manufacturing process, helping you optimise productivity and reduce costs.

Business interventions included building information modelling (BIM), virtual and augmented reality, and using artificial intelligence in the design process.

To find out how we can help, get in touch below.

• Dr David Heesom - Reader in Building Information Modelling (BIM) - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Professor Jack Goulding - Professor of Construction Project Management - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Jennifer Charlson - Senior Lecturer - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Emmanuel Daniel - Senior Lecturer in Construction Management - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Louis Gyoh - Principal Lecturer - Subject Lead (HOD) - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Amit Kaushik - Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design Technology - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Lovelin Obi - Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Andrew Barnett - Lecturer in Engineering Management - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Professor Yong Sheng - Professor of Structural Engineering - School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Muhammad Rana - Lecturer in Construction Management -School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Mandeep Saini - Lecturer in Real Estate and Property Management -School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Dr Olugbenga Oladinrin - Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying -School of Architecture and Built Environment
• Hamid Pouran - Lecturer in Environmental Technology - School of Architecture and Built Environment

• Charlson, J. and Dimka, N. (2021), "Design, manufacture and construct procurement model for volumetric offsite manufacturing in the UK housing sector", Construction Innovation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-10-2019-0108
• Charlson, J. (2021) Brexit and UK construction law: past, present and future. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Management, Procurement and Law  174(1) pp.3-6 
• Charlson, J. (2021) Beyond Brexit: trade and procurement implications for the UK construction industry Briefing