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Dr Saeed Banihashemi is the Associate Professor and Postgraduate Program Director of Building and Construction Information Management discipline in the School of Design and Built Environment, Faculty of Arts and Design; University of Canberra (UC). Saeed has got his bachelor degree in architecture and master of science in construction project management. He has obtained his PhD from the Built Environment school of University of Technology Sydney (UTS). As the PhD project, Saeed developed a novel approach in integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise the informatics application in construction industry. Saeed is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Frontiers in Built Environment, the editorial board member of the journals of Smart & Sustainable Built Environment, and Buildings, guest editor of the Journal of Sustainability, member of Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), the executive member of the ACT chapter of Australian Institute of Building (AIB) and the Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Prior to joining UC, Saeed achieved extensive experience in both academy and industry through teaching and professional practice in the universities and companies across Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Saeed’s teaching is in the areas of digital design and construction and construction project management. Saeed has patented a new method in monitoring of construction project sites through data analytics application, published 2 books regarding BIM and data-driven built environment and authored and co-authored more than 70 research articles and book chapters on the areas of BIM, built environment and data analytics in construction industry. Saeed’s work has been cited more than 1800 times in frontline journals, dissertations and conferences, mostly in knowledge areas relating to construction project development, digital design & construction and sustainable built environment. He has achieved UC's 2019 early career researcher award in Science and Technology area, Faculty of Arts and Design's 2019 Research Impact and Industry Engagement Award, Faculty of Arts and Design's 2020 Academic Excellence Award, and UC's 2021 early career research excellence awards. Saeed has received +$1,000,000 of research funding from government and industry so far.
Saeed has examined PhD dissertations and chaired theses committees, internally and externally. Now, Saeed supervises 5 PhD students towards completions in the areas relating to BIM and digital and sustainable design and construction. Furthermore, Saeed is the Chief investigator and director of the Digital Building and Built Environment Hub, cheif investigator of the Black Summer Bushfire Project, and co-investigator of the Digital Modelling for Climate Resilience projects. He is also the education advisor of the ACT BIM Implementation Taskforce of ACT Government.
Research interests
- BIM
- Digital and Sustainable Built Environment
- Sustainable Project Management
- Data Analytics in Construction
- Parametric Design
- Digital Engineering and Industry 4.0 in SMEs
Research interests
Member of Climate Change Adaptation Resilience and Recovery Network
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, University of Canberra
2018 → 2020
Award Date: 8 Oct 2020
PhD, PhD of Built Environment: Active BIM with Artificial Intelligence for Energy Optimization of Buildings , University of Technology Sydney
2014 → 2017
Award Date: 5 Mar 2018
External positions
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Buildings
15 Dec 2022 → …
Associate Editor, Journal of Frontiers in Built Environment
Jun 2022 → …
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)
11 Sep 2020 → …
Editorial Board Member , Journal of Smart & Sustainable Built Environment
1 Jan 2020 → …
Australian Institute of Building (AIB)
1 Jul 2018 → …
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
15 Feb 2018 → …
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The Climate Resilient Housing Toolkit – making it work for older Australians
Banihashemi, S., Wain, A., Wilkinson, S., Towart , L. & Hajirasouli, A.
1/04/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Digital modelling for conservation: Managing the Old Great North Road Cultural Landscape for climate-wise resilience
Ireland, T., Lemckert, C., Banihashemi, S. & Golzad, H.
1/06/21 → 8/01/24
Project: Research
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Kamberra Research Project - Header Agreement
Lemckert, C., Banihashemi, S. & Muminovic, M.
8/10/19 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Assessment of the TsHARP method for spatial downscaling of land surface temperature over urban regions
Sattari, F., Hashim, M., Sookhak, M., Banihashemi, S. & Beiranvand Pour, A., 2023, In: Urban Climate. 45, p. 1-17 17 p., 101265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BIM-enabled virtual reality (VR)-based pedagogical framework in architectural design studios
Hirajasouli, A., Banihashemi, S., Sanders, P. & Pourrahimian, F., 28 Feb 2023, In: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. p. 1-21 21 p., 149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building information modelling (BIM) and the return on investment: a systematic analysis
Sompolgrunk, A., Banihashemi, S. & Mohandes, S. R., 3 Jan 2023, In: Construction Innovation. 23, 1, p. 129-154 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data-driven BIM for Energy Efficient Building Design
Banihashemi, S., Golzad, H. & Pourrahimian, F., 2023, 1 ed. London, UK: Routledge. 186 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Sustainable Project Governance: in Scholarly Community Encyclopedia
Zhang, L., Mohandes, S. R., Tong, J., Abad, M., Banihashemi, S. & Deng, B., 2023, Scholarly Community Encyclopedia . Bazel, Swiss: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 40986Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Activities
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Buildings (Journal)
Saeed Banihashemi (Member of editorial board)
15 Dec 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Construction Digital Transformation Forum
Saeed Banihashemi (Organiser)
8 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Frontiers in Built Environment (Journal)
Saeed Banihashemi (Editor)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Carbon Emission and the Built Environment
Saeed Banihashemi (Chair)
28 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Sustainability (Journal)
Saeed Banihashemi (Editor)
15 Feb 2022 → 31 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work