Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli

Dr. Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli is a Research Fellow in the Department of Architecture at Monash University, affiliated with the Future Building Initiative. She holds a PhD from Monash University (thesis: 'Engineering Education for Sustainability: An International Cross-Case Analysis'), a Master's in Construction Management, and a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Her research focuses on transdisciplinary construction innovation, sustainability integration in engineering education, and lean construction methodologies. She investigates productivity measurement, BIM adoption, and pedagogical content knowledge in health professions education.

Key areas include construction management challenges, educational infrastructure analysis, and bridging STEM/HASS disciplines to drive industry solutions. Her work spans applied research on scheduling, risk assessment in Colombian real estate, and BIM execution plans. She supervises graduate research projects and advocates for sustainable curriculum development in civil engineering globally.

Her recent studies analyze causes of construction cost overruns, immersive tech in construction training, and PCK frameworks in healthcare education. She contributes to the Future Building Initiative lab, emphasizing practical solutions for the construction sector's productivity and sustainability challenges.