Asst Prof. Daniel HALL
Dr Daniel Hall is co-investigator of the Circular Future Cities research module in Future Cities Lab Global and assistant professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zürich. He is founder and organiser of the Stanford Industrialized Construction Forum since 2014.
The overarching theme of his research is to enhance governance, productivity, and innovation in the vertically and horizontally fragmented construction industry. He is working on the transformation from fragmented project delivery methods to new organisational models that integrate the supply chain. His work finds that in order to foster more innovation in products and processes, the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry must embrace new technologies, governance strategies and organisational models.
His current research interests include: industrialized construction, governance of Integrated project delivery, blockchain in construction, adoption of systemic innovations, industry 4.0, and entrepreneurship in AEC.
Research interests
- Material Passports
- Blockchain
- Systemic Innovation
- Industrialized Supply Chains
- Data Integration
Education
Dr Daniel Hall holds a Doctor of Philosophy (2017) in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) from Stanford University. He also holds a Master of Science (2014) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science (2008) in Architectural Engineering from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.