Subarna Sivashanmugam

Subarna Sivashanmugam is a Research Associate at Teesside University's School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, UK. She leads the RECONSTRUCT project, focusing on circular low-carbon built environments. Her interdisciplinary background spans Civil Engineering, Construction Project Management, and BIM, with a PhD (2023) on ontological frameworks for construction waste reduction.

Education:

• PhD (2020–2023): Teesside University, specializing in BIM-integrated semantic frameworks
• MSc Construction Project Management (2017–2019): Northumbria University
• BEng Civil Engineering (2012–2016): India

Research Interests: She pioneers digital tools for sustainable construction, including BIM-driven waste optimization, semantic web technologies, circular economy principles, and whole-life cycle assessment. Her work bridges advanced technologies with real-world sustainability challenges in the built environment.

Awards:

• Bill Curtin Medal (2024) for impactful research on construction waste reduction
• Highly Commended at RISE Awards 2024 for BIM-integrated waste quantification tools

Grants & Projects:

• Leading RECONSTRUCT (2023–2027): A Horizon Europe-UKRI project for circular built environments
• Co-developed the BWT tool for early-stage waste optimization

Labs & Teams: Active in Teesside University's Sustainable Construction Research Group, collaborating on automated waste classification systems and circular economy standards.