Welcome to the Sustainability ⊕rientated Cyber Research Unit for the Built Environment
About
The UCT Sustainability Orientated Cyber Research Unit for the Built Environment (S⊕CUBE) as a research group was founded in 2019 and received formal accreditation as a research unit by UCT's University Research Committee (URC) in August 2022.
People
The S⊕CUBE team comprises staff members from the Department of Construction Economics and Management, who, under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Kathy Michell and co-founder, Dr Alireza Moghayedi (now with University of West England), seek to find integrated solutions to the modern problems associated with the technical, social, environmental and economic challenges of the built environment in Africa through the adoption of innovative knowledge and technologies.
Research
The research agenda of the S⊕CUBE seeks to enhance sustainability, inclusivity and resilience of built environment projects and sector by utilising innovative methods and cyber technologies; determine the social, environmental and economic impacts of various innovative methods and cyber technologies on lifecycle of built environment projects and society; identify the most appropriate innovative methods and cyber technologies for African built environment projects based on the characteristics and context of the project and society; optimise the value capture within the African built environment sector for stakeholders and society through adopting sustainability-oriented cyber technologies; determine the potential solutions to address the existing challenges of digitisation and digitalisation of African built environment projects and sector; and articulate the nexus between sustainability/sustainable development and 4IR and technological innovation in African built environment projects and sectors.