Zhang, Lu
- Assistant Professor, Moss Department of Construction Management , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
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Dr. Lu Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Moss Department of Construction Management at Florida International University. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Construction Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016. She holds a Master of Engineering degree in Construction Management from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Management degree in Construction Management from Tongji University, China.
Dr. Lu Zhang’s research interests include sustainable building and infrastructure systems, disaster resilient built environments, human-building interactions, human-centered value analysis, building and civil information modeling, semantic information modeling, and smart building and infrastructure monitoring and analysis. Her research in these areas is supported by research grants from different agencies, including National Science Foundation, Florida Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, Engineering Information Foundation, and Natural Hazards Center.
Dr. Lu Zhang teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in the department, including BCN 4703 Management of Construction Projects, BCN 3727 Construction Sitework and Equipment, BCN 3720 Construction Scheduling I, and BCN 5784 Construction Information Systems.
research interests
- Sustainable building and infrastructure systems. Disaster resilient built environments. Human-building interactions. Human-centered value analysis. Building and civil information modeling. Semantic information modeling. Smart building and infrastructure monitoring and analysis.
Scholarly & Creative Works
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Article
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2022Understanding multisector stakeholder value systems on housing resilience in the City of MiamiFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103061 Web of Science: 000807099800007
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2022Human-centred and BIM-integrated automated value analysis of buildingsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2022.2025555 Web of Science: 000770275800001
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2021Axiology-Based Valuation Modeling for Human-Centered Decision Making in Building Planning and DesignFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002070 Web of Science: 000696606600008
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2021Identification and Analysis of Factors Affecting the Future of Bridge Design, Construction, and OperationFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000943 Web of Science: 000683844300008
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2020Social Welfare-Based Human Comfort Aggregation Model to Facilitate Healthy and Comfortable Indoor EnvironmentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000422 Web of Science: 000553563300009
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2020Automated IFC-based building information modelling and extraction for supporting value analysis of buildingsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2018.1484850 Web of Science: 000510811800001
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2019Exploring Stakeholder Views on Disaster Resilience Practices of Residential Communities in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000319 Web of Science: 000453221800009
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Conference
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2021Social Network Analysis of Multisector Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement in Housing Resilience Planning. 1008-1015.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/9780784483893.124
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2020
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2019Automatic key-phrase extraction to support the understanding of infrastructure disaster resilience. 1276-1281.Full Text via DOI: 10.22260/isarc2019/0171
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2018
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2018Stakeholder Value Systems on Disaster Resilience of Residential Buildings. 10-17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/9780784481752.002
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2017BIM-Integrated System for Automated Value Analysis of Buildings. 245-253.Web of Science: 000425807900030
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2016Object Value Aggregation for Modeling Building System Integration and Value. 2463-2473.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/9780784479827.245
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2014Quantifying the environmental, social, and economic value of educational building projects using BIM data. 203-210.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/9780784413616.026
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2013Epistemic modeling for sustainability knowledge management in construction. 202-209.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/9780784413029.026
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Research
principal investigator on
- A Value-Driven Multi-Sector Stakeholder Decision-Making Framework to Support Disaster Resilient Communities awarded by National Science Foundation 2020 - 2022
- Assessment of Structural Steel Coating Applications awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2020 - 2021
- Advancing Engineering Undergraduates' Professional Presentation Skills through Multi-Context Communication-Training Activities awarded by Engineering Information Foundation 2019 - 2021
co-principal investigator on
- ABC-UTC Proposal FY 16-23 awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2023
subproject principal investigator on
- ABC-UTC Proposal FY 16-23 awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2023
Contact
full name
- Lu Zhang
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-1365 (confirmed)
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5066-7522 (confirmed)
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