The Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay is organizing CEA seminar by Dr. Makarand Hastak, Ph.D., P.E., CCP, CRIS, Professor and the Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering & Management, Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA. The details of presentation are given below:
Title of the talk: Intelligent Planning and Capacity Building for Resilient Cities of the Future
Abstract of the talk: Different types of infrastructure and their interdependencies play an important role in post disaster recovery and resilience. Community resilience to natural disasters depends to a large extent on the adequacy of infrastructure services provided through multi-dimensional interdependent systems. In the aftermath of a disaster, enormous and diverse community recovery needs emerge that necessitates an effective coordination between cyber-physical-social systems throughout the phases of emergency, short- and long-term recovery. Therefore, it is important that cities should consider identifying and developing capacities to achieve feasible resilience from future disasters.
However, as we think about future cities, it is important to consider the complexities of the built environment and the need for smart construction solutions. Such solutions should allow us to inculcate intelligence in the built environment and facilitate sustainability and continuous improvement. Since a built environment is a complex system of systems in facilities and in the planning process, it can be composed of scalable systems from a nano-scale level to a larger-scale such as cities or beyond. The theory of Intelligent Planning Units (IPUs) is a recently developed concept that helps to standardize the complex physical entities and processes at a modular scale as well as aids in the information collection at different levels of complexity for IPU refinement and control (Hastak and Koo 2016). Such planning units can provide accurate and timely information to the responsible decision-makers for better decision-making in terms of capacity building and achieving feasible resilience.
This presentation will (i) illustrate the interdependencies and the associated capacity needs of infrastructure systems in improving the resilience of a community and (ii) introduce the concept of Intelligent Planning Units (IPUs) for developing smart construction solutions for resilient cities of the future. Example scenarios will be presented to elaborate the concept of an IPU for reducing the complexities in the built environment. Finally, this presentation will identify some of the possible challenges and opportunities for the IPU concept, which is designed to ensure that a project meets the client expectations on various aspects in the complex built environment system.
About the Speaker: Dr. Hastak is Professor and the Dernlan Family Head Construction Engineering and Management as well as Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He has assisted the construction industry for the past 32 years through consulting, research, teaching, and service to the community. Prof. Hastak is a world-renowned expert in the area of construction engineering and management with specific expertise in disaster risk reduction, infrastructure management, cost control, project management decision-making, risk management, manufactured housing, and strategic planning. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS), and a Certified Cost Professional (CCP). Prof. Hastak has worked on numerous projects sponsored by the NSF, State DOTs, City Agencies, and the Construction Industry Institute (CII). As a Fellow of the American Council on Education (cohort of 2013-14), he spent one year working closely with the senior leadership at Cornell University to understand the various facets of Hybrid RCM budget, engaged institution, and Public-Private Partnership in academia.
As a prominent educator and consultant, he has given over 45 keynotes and invited lectures around the world. Prof. Hastak has authored over 200 publications and reports in his area of expertise as well as co-authored and edited three widely used books (1) Infrastructure Planning, Engineering, and Economics (McGraw-Hill 2006 and 2015), (2) Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering (AACE 6th Ed. 2015), and (3) CCP Certification Study Guide (AACE 2nd Ed. 2016). He served on the AACE Education Board from 2004-2016. In addition, Prof. Hastak chaired the ASCE 2012 Construction Research Congress and co-edited the conference proceedings. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (2009-2016). He is one of the founders and the past chair of the Global Leadership Forum for Construction Engineering and Management programs (GLF-CEM) (https://cem.ecn.purdue.edu/glf/). Dr. Hastak served as the Chair of the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (NCHRC) (2008-2010) and was the invited Scholar-in-Residence at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center in 2006. In addition, Prof. Hastak has developed and managed (2007-2019) several websites as a public service to the construction industry including:
1.Emerging Construction Technologies (ECT) website that highlights innovative technologies for the construction industry (https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ect/ and https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECT
2. The Academic Breakthroughs website that was recently established to capture the academic advances in the area of Construction Engineering & Management at the PhD level (https://cem.ecn.purdue.edu/ab/main.php), and
3. Purdue Index for Construction (Pi-C) website that illustrates the periodic health of the construction industry (https://cem.ecn.purdue.edu/pi-c/main.php) Dr. Hastak received his BE (Civil) from Nagpur University, India, MSCE from the University of Cincinnati, and PhD (Civil) from Purdue University, USA. In addition, he is a trained university planner through SCUP and has received training at Cornell University in Executive Leadership, Financial Management, and Advanced Strategic Human Resource Management. Dr. Hastak has completed 30-Hour OSHA Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry. He has worked on the faculty at Georgia Tech, NYU, University of Cincinnati, and currently at Purdue University.