Assistant Professor
Department of Building, SDE2-03-05
School of Design and Environment
National University of Singapore
4 Architecture Drive
Singapore 117566
Tel: (65) 6516-7488
Fax: (65)6775-5502
Email:
Academic Qualifications:
- Ph.D., Construction Engineering & Project Management, Department of Civil engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
(2004 – 2006). - M.S.E., Construction Engineering & Project Management, Department of Civil engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
(2002 – 2003). - B.S., Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
(1993 – 2000).
Employment Record:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (2008 – Present).
- Research Fellow, Construction Industry Institute, USA (2007 – 2008).
- Research Assistant, Construction Industry Institute, USA (2003 – 2006).
- Project Engineer, Samsung Engineering and Construction Company, Korea (2000 – 2002)
Professional Activities:
- Editorial Board Member, The International Journal of Project Organisation and Management (IJPOM), (2009 - Present)
- Reviewer, International Journal of Project Management (2009 – Present).
- Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
(2008 – Present). - Reviewer, International Journal of Steel Structures (2008 – Present).
- Reviewer, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (2008 – Present).
- Reviewer, Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (2008 – Present).
- Reviewer, Construction Management and Economics (2007 – Present).
- Member, Korean Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (2004 – Present).
- Member, Architectural Institute of Korea (2004 – Present).
- Member, CII Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Committee (2004 – 2008).
- Member, CII Benchmarking and Metrics Committee (2003 – 2008).
Consulting Activities:
- GS Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd – Customized BM&M and BPs, 2009
- CH2M HILL - % of Rework Due to Design Errors, 2007.
- Worley Parsons - Relationship between EPC and EPCM Costs, 2007.
- The Shaw Group Inc. - Safety Performance by Region, 2007.
- Bechtel - A Survey of Complex Nuclear Operations, 2006.
- Merck & Co., Inc - Owner Self Performed Percentages, 2006.
- Zurich Insurance Company - The Impact of Safety Professionals on Project Safety Performance, 2005.
- Bechtel - Project Change Performance by Contract Type, 2004.
- Aberdeen - Project Contingency Cost, 2004.
Awards:
- Best Paper Award presented by Emerald and Research Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2009
- FIATECH CETI (Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation ) Award - Honorable Mention, “CII Pharmaceutical Benchmarking System”, Real-time Project & Facility Mgmt, Coordination & Controls Category, 2008
(Co-Work w/CII BM&M)
Undergraduate Teaching:
- PF2201 Scope and Design Management
- PF3101 Project Scheduling and Control
- PF3204 Project Risk Management
Research Interests:
- Performance Metrics and Measurement System Development
- Project Success Factor Identification
- Best Practice Development and Value Assessment
- Data Mining and Information Management.
- Decision Making and Risk Management
Funded Research Projects :
- Principal Investigator (2009 - 2011), “Benchmarking Global Benchmarking Initiatives for the Singaporean Construction Industry”.
Publications:
- Hwang, B.G. (2009). “Identifying Key Sources of Rework Affecting Construction Cost Performance,” Proceedings of The RICS Annual Construction, Building and Real Estate Research (COBRA) Conference – BEST PAPER AWARD
- Hwang, B.G., Thomas, S.R., and Caldas, C.H. (2009). “Performance Metric Development for Pharmaceutical Construction Projects,” Accepted to International Journal of Project Management.
- Hwang, B.G., Thomas, S.R., Haas, C.T., and Caldas, C.H. (2009). "Measuring the Impacts of Rework on Construction Cost Performance," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(3), 187-198
- Hwang, B.G., and Huh, Y. (2009). “Strategic Alliance Implementation Status and Impact on Project Performance,” Proceedings of ICCEM / ICCPM2009.
- Huh,Y., Hwang, B.G., and Lee, J. (2009), “Development of a Feasibility Analysis Model for Developer-Requested Housing Projects,” Proceedings of ICCEM / ICCPM2009.
- Hwang, B.G., Thomas, S.R., DeGezelle, D.L., and Caldas, C.H. (2008). "Development of a Benchmarking Framework for Pharmaceutical Capital Projects," Construction Management and Economics, 26(2), 177-195.
- Hwang, B.G. (2008). “Development of Industry-Specific Metrics for Benchmarking Pharmaceutical Construction Projects,” Proceedings of CRIOCM2008 International Symposium on "Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate"
- Hwang, B.G., and Huh, Y.K. (2008). "Identifying the Relationship between Total Quality Management and Sustainable Competitive Advantage from the Construction Industry Perspective," Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 9(2), 199-207.
- Hwang, B.G. (2007). “An Analysis of the Influence of Rework on Construction Cost Performance – Focused on Data From Owner Reported Projects -,” Architectural Institute of Korea, 23(3), 139-147.
- Lee, Y.S., and Hwang, B.G. (2007). "Impacts of Contract Types on Construction Project Performance: Cost Reimbursable and Lump Sum," Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 8(2), 155-163.
- Hwang, B.G. (2006). "Quantitative Analysis of Magnitude of Rework by Project Type and Sources of Rework," Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 7(6), 202-211.
- Thomas, S.R., Hwang, B.G., DeGezelle, D.L., Walewski, J., and Beheiry, S. (2005). Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Summary Report. BMM2005-10 (October), Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Construction Industry Institute. (2004). Benchmarking and Metrics 2004 Safety Report. BMM2004-2 (October), Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
- Construction Industry Institute. (2003). Benchmarking and Metrics 2003 Safety Report. BMM2003-2 (October), Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Presentations:
- “Performance Benchmarking & Best Practices for Facility Construction Projects” conference invited speaker for “Facilities Management 2009: Managing Through the Economic Crisis”, Ahrals, March 10-11, 2009, Singapore.
- “A Journey to Construction Project Performance Benchmarking and Best Practices” conference invited speaker for “Next Generation Buildings and Facilities”, Marcusevance, August 4-5, 2008, Singapore.
- “Project Performance Benchmarking and Best Practices,” seminar presentation to the Department of Civil Engineering at Han-Bat National University, March 10, 2008, Dae-Jeon, Korea.
- “Benchmarking on Facility Planning, Maintenance and Qualification Efficiency, and Costs” presentation for the International Quality and Productivity Center Conference, December 3, 2007, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- “Industry-Specific Performance Measurement System,” seminar presentation to the Asset Performance Networks, August 17, 2007, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- “Industry-Specific Metrics,” presentation and panel discussion at the CII Annual Conference, August 1, 2007, Orlando, FL, USA / July 27, 2006, San Diego, CA, USA.
- “Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Metrics and System,” presentation and panel discussion for the CII Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Forum, March 7, 2007, Austin, TX, USA / June 20, 2006, Newark, NJ, USA / March 14, 2006, Austin, TX, USA.
- “CII Benchmarking and Metrics Program,” presentation for the International Contractors Association of Korea, October 24, 2006, Austin, TX, USA.
- “Introduction to CII and Benchmarking and Metrics Program,” presentation for GS Engineering and Construction Company, March 22, 2006, Austin, TX, USA.
- “Introduction to CII and Benchmarking and Metrics Program,” presentation for Korean Institute of Construction Technology, May 11, 2004, Austin, TX, USA.