Meet the team

Dr Karen Blay is a Lecturer in Digital Construction & Quantity Surveying, at Loughborough University.She led this project on Information Resilience funded by the Centre for Digital Built Britain: https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/. She has previously worked as a Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager and holds a Bachelor of Science degree (First Class) in Building Technology, a Master of Science degree (with Distinction) and a PhD in Construction Management. She is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), a Hardware & Networking Qualified Professional and has key interest in computer programming. Her current research interests fall under the following… [Read more]

Dr Yeomans is the Head of Digital Construction for BRE in the Construction Innovation Hub. Steven has experience in digital construction, innovation, transformation, research, teaching and consultancy. His specialised knowledge and publications cover the areas of digital ways of working, BIM, cloud-systems and information management for improved business, communication and collaboration. Former Head of Collaboration for an international engineering organisation, and previously an Avanti board member and Avanti trainer helping organisations and complex projects to adopt ICT-enabled collaborative working including the Olympics 2012. Steven has recently been a steering group member responsible for the production of PAS 14191:2020 Built environment… [Read more]

As an academic, I conduct research on information management and teach various degree programmes in topics related to construction IT and design management.  I joined Loughborough as a Lecturer in Construction Management in 2005, following MSc/PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and BA/MA/MEng degrees in Engineering from Cambridge University (Selwyn College). I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2012 and Reader in 2017. In 2019, I took on leadership of the Construction Management Group, the largest group in the School by numbers of academics. I have had a variety of industrial experience. I spent a year before going… [Read more]

“Danny holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineer (2005) and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate and Construction Management (2012) both at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He worked for over ten years in Design and Construction Management of residential and commercial projects. He has a certificate in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) from Stanford University. He holds a position as an Assistant Professor at the Division of Civil Engineer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru where he lectures Building Information Management. He is currently a PhD Researcher at the School of Architecture, Building, and Civil Engineering at… [Read more]