Projects           Publications               Facility   

 Research Areas

       

  1. Energy efficient building envelopes

   

  2. Resilient infrastructure/facility data visualization/analysis, and non-destructive evaluation

     3. Participatory BIM-Game virtual environment  

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       4. BIM based safety and productivity simulations 

 

 

Funded projects

  1. "UAS assisted pipeline modeling and inspection", US DOT, (PI), 2019-2022

  2. "Automating detection of bridge deck delam using aerial thermography", NDOT, (PI), 2019-2020

  3. "Natural Gas Pipeline Corosion Detecting, Locating, and Mapping", US DOT, (PI), 2018-2021                                                                                                                                                         

  4. "Early-stage Detection of Consolidation Issues of Concrete Pavement", NDOT, (PI), 2018-2019                                                                                                                                                                               

  5. " IMPACT-Trade Adjustment Assistance", US DOL, Co-PI), 2012-2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

  6. "3D Bridge Condition Rating System", NDOT, (PI), 2013-2015

  7. "Collaborative Research: A Case-Based Multidimensional Virtual Environment (CMVE)", NSF (PI), 2011-2013

  8. "IMPACT-Trade Adjustment Assistance", US DOL (Co-PI), 2013-2015

  9. "Veterans Commissioning Training Program for Commercial-Healthcare Facilities", US DOE (PI), 2010-2013

  10. "Advanced Decentralized Water/Energy Design for Sustainable Infrastructure", US EPA (Co-PI), 2009-2014

  11. "Building Energy Efficient Homes for America (BEEHA)", US DOE (Co-PI), 2011-2012

  12. "Home Building Education Leadership Program (HELP)", NAHB (Co-PI), 2009-2012

  13. "Assessing Impacts of Mixed Reality Jobsite (MRJ)", DSAEC Seed Grant (PI), 2011-2013

  14. "Impact of Attic Design on Energy Performance of Residential Buildings", UNL Faculty Seed Grant (PI), 2009-2010

  15. "Building and Construction Virtual Simulation." UCARE (PI), 2010

  16. "Virtual Simulations of Medical Facility Renovation using BIM" UCARE (PI), 2010

 

 The following sponsors provided grants and financial supports for the past and ongoing research projects:

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

Facility

The BiiM Lab occcupys about 620 SF floor space in Room 122 Nebraska Hall, City Campus. The lab's computational infrastructure includes Linux and Windows servers, and a small HPC cluster with 100+ core processors and GPUs for image procesing, data analysis/visualization, and computation intensive tasks. The cluster includes several high-performance workstations, and is connected to a 18'x6' CineMassive LED wall display. Major BIM software were installed on the lab computers. Major lab equipment also include high-performance infrared imaging camaras, pro-level UAVs with on-board 4K camera, and 3D photogrametry modeling software.

 

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