Cost and Project Management of Modern Methods of Construction

David Roberts has several years' experience working in the modern construction methods sector and in higher education. He worked in industry for over 15 years, eventually owning and running two business that were related to modern methods of construction, a timber frame manufacturing and installation company and a modular company start up. Since working in the higher education sector, he has worked delivering quantity surveying, cost management and project management degrees and higher degrees. Recent areas of research have focused on modern methods of construction, particularly modular production and its financial impact and costs surrounding the industry.

Gopalakrishnan Gomathinayagam is BIM Manager at L&Q and was course director for the BSc Construction Management, lecturer in Construction at Coventry University, and online tutor for the MSc Project Management for Construction at the University of Portsmouth. He completed his Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, before gaining several years of international site engineering and project management experience. As a passionate learner, he then entered the world of academia to share his knowledge and experience. He specialised throughout his post graduate learning in Building Information Modelling and digital construction. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and his research and teaching focusses on the application of artificial intelligence and BIM to enhance construction performance at various stages of the construction process.