Franco Cheung

Professor Franco Cheung is a leading academic in sustainable construction at Birmingham City University, where he serves as the Professor in Sustainable Built Environment and College Lead in Research, Innovation, and Enterprise. His work bridges traditional construction practices with cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and digital twins to address industry challenges in sustainability and net-zero transitions.

• Focuses on offsite manufacturing, lean principles, and embodied CO2 reduction
• Led Innovate UK and EU-funded projects advancing low-impact buildings
• Published extensively in Automation in Construction, Building and Environment, and ASCE Journal

His research trends emphasize digital innovation, process transformation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with recent projects targeting circularity in materials, digital twins for resident wellbeing, and modern construction frameworks. Teaching commitments span quantity surveying and construction project management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.