ENAC Seminar Series by Prof. D. Hall
Event details
| Date | 30.03.2021 |
| Hour | 10:45 › 11:30 |
| Speaker | Prof. Daniel Hall |
| Location |
Zoom
Online
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
10:45 – 11:30 – Prof. Daniel Hall
Assistant Professor at ETH, Zürich
Blockchain Governance of the Cyber-Physical Built Environment
Blockchain provides an opportunity to integrate digital information, incentive systems, and smart contracts to better govern the future cyber-physical built environment. This talk will explain how blockchain can enable new forms of governance for the construction industry through direct peer-to-peer transactions of value across a distributed network, using immutable and transparent record-keeping of these transactions. First, I will give a basic overview of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Second, I will describe the reasons why application of blockchain has high relevance to the construction and management of buildings and infrastructure. Third, I will introduce seven different use case categories for implementation of blockchain in construction and a very short overview of our proposed decision framework for blockchain design. Fourth, I will describe two completed use case implementations from our research: Incentivizing high-quality data sets for building information modelling (BIM) and smart performance-based contracts using digital twins. Finally, I will describe our ongoing research including the use of blockchain-based material passports and self-governing decentralized autonomous space. Overall, the objective of this talk is to inspire future civil engineers and other stakeholders in the built environment to begin their own structured thinking about how to combine the technological properties of blockchain with the implementation of specific use cases in the built environment.
Short bio:
Daniel Hall is Assistant Professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering of ETH Zürich. The overarching theme of his research is to enhance governance, productivity, and innovation in the built environment through supply chain integration and industrialization. His work finds that in order to foster more innovation in products and processes, the construction industry must embrace new digital technologies, process strategies and governance models.
His primary research areas are Industrialized Construction and Decentralized, Autonomous Systems in Construction. Topics within these areas include Blockchain in Construction, Industry 4.0, Integrated Project Delivery, Digital Fabrication, Circular Industrialized Construction, Adoption of Systemic Innovations, and Entrepreneurship in Civil Engineering.
Daniel holds a Doctor of Philosophy (2017) in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) from Stanford University. He also holds a Master of Science (2014) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science (2008) in Architectural Engineering from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He is founder and organizer of the Stanford Industrialized Construction Forum since 2014. Daniel serves on several international steering committees such as the Construction Blockchain Consortium, the European Conference for Computing in Construction, and the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction.
Assistant Professor at ETH, Zürich
Blockchain Governance of the Cyber-Physical Built Environment
Blockchain provides an opportunity to integrate digital information, incentive systems, and smart contracts to better govern the future cyber-physical built environment. This talk will explain how blockchain can enable new forms of governance for the construction industry through direct peer-to-peer transactions of value across a distributed network, using immutable and transparent record-keeping of these transactions. First, I will give a basic overview of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Second, I will describe the reasons why application of blockchain has high relevance to the construction and management of buildings and infrastructure. Third, I will introduce seven different use case categories for implementation of blockchain in construction and a very short overview of our proposed decision framework for blockchain design. Fourth, I will describe two completed use case implementations from our research: Incentivizing high-quality data sets for building information modelling (BIM) and smart performance-based contracts using digital twins. Finally, I will describe our ongoing research including the use of blockchain-based material passports and self-governing decentralized autonomous space. Overall, the objective of this talk is to inspire future civil engineers and other stakeholders in the built environment to begin their own structured thinking about how to combine the technological properties of blockchain with the implementation of specific use cases in the built environment.
Short bio:
Daniel Hall is Assistant Professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering of ETH Zürich. The overarching theme of his research is to enhance governance, productivity, and innovation in the built environment through supply chain integration and industrialization. His work finds that in order to foster more innovation in products and processes, the construction industry must embrace new digital technologies, process strategies and governance models.
His primary research areas are Industrialized Construction and Decentralized, Autonomous Systems in Construction. Topics within these areas include Blockchain in Construction, Industry 4.0, Integrated Project Delivery, Digital Fabrication, Circular Industrialized Construction, Adoption of Systemic Innovations, and Entrepreneurship in Civil Engineering.
Daniel holds a Doctor of Philosophy (2017) in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) from Stanford University. He also holds a Master of Science (2014) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science (2008) in Architectural Engineering from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He is founder and organizer of the Stanford Industrialized Construction Forum since 2014. Daniel serves on several international steering committees such as the Construction Blockchain Consortium, the European Conference for Computing in Construction, and the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction.
Practical information
- General public
- Invitation required
- This event is internal
Organizer
- ENAC
Contact
- Christine Crosetti