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Research profile
Paul W Chan joined the Faculty of Architecture and The Built Environment at TU Delft in March 2019 as Professor of Design and Construction Management. Since his PhD study on construction labour productivity at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Paul has developed a track record in studying how people cope with organizational, social and technological change. He has managed a number of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funded projects in this regard. Prior to joining TU Delft, Paul led the Management of Projects Research Group at The University of Manchester, which runs one of the world’s largest MSc Programs in the field. He is Editor of Construction Management and Economics, and was a Past Chair of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) from 2016-2018. He has authored/co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles. He also co-authored Constructing Futures (2010), a Wiley-Blackwell book on leadership and futures thinking in the construction industry.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advanced HE (Formerly Higher Education Academy)
… → 19 Jul 2007
Award Date: 19 Jul 2007
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic and Professional Learning, University of Northumbria
… → 23 Nov 2006
Award Date: 23 Nov 2006
PhD - An Interpretivistic Approach to Understand the Factors that Affect Construction Labour Productivity, Heriot-Watt University
… → 13 Jul 2005
Award Date: 13 Jul 2005
BSc (Hons) Construction Management with First Class Degree, Heriot-Watt University
… → 11 Jul 2000
Award Date: 11 Jul 2000
External positions
External Examiner, MSc Construction Cost Management, University of Reading
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021
External Member - Revalidation of BSc (Hons) Project Management, MSc Project Management and MSc Strategic Project Management, Leeds Beckett University
… → 2 Apr 2019
External Examiner for Nina Koch-Ørvad's PhD Thesis - Innovation Processes in Sustainable Construction: Introducing the murmuration perspective, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
… → 11 Jun 2019
Keywords (LCC)
- TH Building construction
- Design Management
- Construction Management
- HD28 Management. Industrial Management
- Human Resource Management
- Organisational Development
- Interorganisational Relations
- Business Model Innovation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Organising digital twin in the built environment: a systematic review and research directions on the missing links of use and user perspectives of digital twin in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector
Miraj, P., Wang, T., Koutamanis, A. & Chan, P., 2025, In: Construction Management and Economics. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Artificial intelligence and post-pandemic recovery
Ersoy, A., Cavalcante Siebert, L., Wang, T. & Chan, P., 2024, Pandemic Recovery?: Reframing and Rescaling Societal Challenges. Andres, L., Bryson, J. R., Ersoy, A. & Reardon, L. (eds.). Cheltenham/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 178-186 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Development of a Process Model-based Tool for Circular Construction Supply Chain Integration
Ding, L., Wang, T., Gielingh, W. & Chan, P., 2024, Proceedings of the 2024 European Conference on Computing in Construction. Srećković, M., Kassem, M., Soman, R. & Chassiakos, A. (eds.). European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), p. 790-797 8 p. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction; vol. 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Examining owners’ and contractors’ motivations to participate in collaborative risk management of mega infrastructure projects
Li, Y., Xiang, P., Chan, P. W. & Zhang, J., 2024, In: International Journal of Project Management. 42, 5, 16 p., 102614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Foreword
Chan, P. W., 2024, Embracing Ethnography: Doing Contextualised Construction Research. Oswald, D. & olde Scholtenhuis, L. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon/New York, NY: Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, p. xiv-xvi 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Foreword/postscript › Scientific
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Activities
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (External organisation)
P.W.C. Chan (Member)
5 Dec 2024 → 24 Jan 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
W.K. Korthals Altes (Visiting researcher), E.M. van Bueren (Visiting researcher), Hilde Remøy (Visiting researcher), M. Spaans (Visiting researcher) & P.W.C. Chan (Visiting researcher)
9 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Tracing the Intensive: On Assemblages, Technicities and Urban Pedagogies
S. Kousoulas (Speaker), R. Pan (Speaker) & P.W.C. Chan (Speaker)
21 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) (External organisation)
P.W.C. Chan (Member)
28 Jun 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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On the Multiple Senses of Ludic Urban Spaces
R. Pan (Speaker), Stavros Kousoulas (Speaker) & P.W.C. Chan (Speaker)
26 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Projects
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Stepping Out: Accelerating deep transdisciplinary and interprofessional learning for innovative actions, interventions and strategies of deep sustainable transitions in port area development
Chan, P. W. C., Silva, L. R. M., Stam, C., van Ewijk, E. & Peek, G. J.
1/09/20 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Dialogues on Architecture
H.H. Bier, P.W.C. Chan, Advenit Makaya & A. Cervone
12/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement