This lecture addresses a new framework of Industry 5.0 - a construct
introduced over two years ago by the European Commission to
propose additional goals for advanced technology R&D activities in
Europe and beyond. The aim of this new initiative is to seize on the
achievements to date of the Industry 4.0 framework and employ them
to enhance environmental sustainability and resilience of industrial
infrastructure and to improve the welfare of human workers and the
society in general. A particular emphasis is placed on industrial
ergonomics, worker health and safety, and human machine interaction.
Construction 5.0 - a construction industry equivalent of Industry 5.0 -
is an extension of the currently pursued Construction 4.0 framework
encompassing numerous IT and automation-based solutions for the
construction industry.
The goals of Construction 5.0 extend those of Construction 4.0 by
harnessing the capabilities of these solutions in the pursuit of improved
sustainability and resilience of the built infrastructure. Research goals
and objectives for the near-term future for U.S. academics will be
elaborated and discussed.
Prof. Skibniewski holds a M.Eng. degree from the Warsaw University of
Technology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Carnegie- Mellon
University, all in Civil Engineering. Formerly a Professor and Associate
Provost at Purdue University, he is currently a Professor of Civil
Engineering and leader of the e-Construction Group in the Center of
Excellence in Project Management at the University of Maryland in
College Park. His research interests are in intelligent construction,
information and communication technologies for construction project
management, and in construction automation and robotics.