Publications

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS  (* denotes the corresponding author)

Virtual Design and Construction (e.g., Off-site Construction)

1. Altalhoni, A., Alwashah, Z., Liu, H.*, Abudayyeh, O., Kwigizile, V., and Kirkpatrick, K. (2025) "Data-Driven Identification of Key Pricing Factors in Highway Construction Cost Estimation During Economic Volatility" International Journal of Construction Management, [Link]

2. Altalhoni, A., Liu, H.*, Abudayyeh, O., Kwigizile, V., Huang, W.C., and Kirkpatrick, K. (2025) "Robust Forecasting Models for Highway Construction Cost Indices During Pandemic-Era Inflation" Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, [Link]

3. Xu, L. Liu, H., Xiao B., Luo,  X., Veeramani, D., and Zhu, Z.* (2024). "A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Synthetic Simulated Data Generation Methods for Deep Learning Applications in Construction."  Advanced Engineering Informatics. [Link]

4. Zhang, Y., Chen, J., Liu, H., Chen, Y., Xiao, B., and Li, H. (2024). "Recent Advancements of Human-Centered Design in Building Engineering: A Comprehensive Review." Journal of Building Engineering. [Link]

5. Ekyalimpa, R., Okello, E., Siraj, N. B., Lei, Z., and Liu, H.* (2023) "Towards human-robot collaboration in construction: Understanding Brickwork Production Rate Factors," Buildings. [Link]

6. Lei, Z., Altaf, S., Cheng, Z., Liu, H., and Tang, S. (2023) "Measurement of Information Loss and Transfer Impacts of Technology Systems in Offsite Construction Processes," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. [Link]

7. Liu, H.*, AL-Hussein, M., Lei, Z., Li, H.X., and Han, S. (2023) "Modular Construction/Off-site Construction," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, [Link]

8. Liu, H., Han, S., and Zhu, Z.* (2023) "Blockchain Technology Toward Smart Construction: Review and Future Directions." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. [Link]

9. Cheng, Z., Tang, S., Liu, H., and Lei, Z.* (2023) "Digital Technologies in Offsite and Prefabricated Construction: Theories and Applications." Buildings. [Link]

10. Tang, S., Liu, H.*, Almatered, M., Abudayyeh, O., Lei, Z., and Fong, A. (2022). "Towards Automated Construction Quantity Take-off: An Integrated Approach to Information Extraction from Work Descriptions." Buildings. [Link]

11. Baradaran-Noveiri, P., Liu, H., Han, S.* , and Zaheeruddin, M. (2022). "Parametric-based design optimization of air distribution system in panelized construction," Journal of Building Engineering. [Link]

12. Liu, H.*, Kwigizile, V., and Huang, W. (2021). "Holistic Framework for Highway Construction Cost Index Development based on Inconsistent Pay Items." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147 (7): 04021052. [Link]

13. Lobo, J., Lei, Z.*, Liu, H., Li, H-X, and Han, S. (2021). "Building Information Modelling (BIM)-based Generative Design for Drywall Installation Planning in Prefabricated Construction." Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021. [Link]

14. Liu, H.*, Zhang, Y., Lei, Z., Li, H.X., and Han, S. (2021). "Design for Manufacturing and Assembly: A BIM-enabled Generative Framework for Building Panelization Design." Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021. [Link]

15. Si, T., Li, H-X*, Lei, Z., Liu, H., and Han, S. (2021). "A Dynamic Just-in-Time Component Delivery Framework for Off-Site Construction." Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021. [Link]

16. Zhang, Y., Liu, H.*, Kang, S., and Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “Virtual Reality Applications for the Built Environment: Research Trends and Opportunities.” Automation in Construction, 118, 103311. [Link] 

17. Zhang, Y., Liu, H.*, Zhao, M., and Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “User-Centered Interior Finishing Material Selection: An Immersive Virtual Reality-based Interactive Approach.” Automation in Construction, 106, 102884. [Link] 

18. Yin, X., Liu, H.*, Chen, Y., and Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “Building Information Modelling for Off-site Construction: Review and Future Directions.” Automation in Construction, 101, 72-91. [Link], "Highly Cited Paper by Clarivate, 2021"

19. Liu, H.*, Sydora, C., Altaf, M., Han, S., and Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “Towards Sustainable Construction: BIM-enabled Design and Planning of Roof Sheathing Installation for Prefabricated Buildings.”  Journal of Cleaner Production, 235,1189-1201. [Link]

20. Altaf, M.*, Bouferguene, A., Liu, H., Al-Hussein, M., and Yu, H. (2018). “Integrated Production Control System for a Panelized Home Prefabrication Facility Using Simulation and RFID.” Automation in Construction, 85, 369–383. [Link]

21. Liu, H., Singh, G., Lu, M.*, Bouferguene, A., and Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “BIM-based Automated Design and Planning for Boarding of Light-Frame Residential Buildings.” Automation in Construction, 89, 235-249. [Link]

22. Liu, H., Lu, M.*, and Al-Hussein, M. (2016). “Ontology-based Semantic Approach for Construction-oriented Quantity Take-off from BIM Models in the Light-frame Building Industry.” Advanced Engineering Informatics, 30(2), 190-207. [Link]

23. Liu, H., Al-Hussein, M., and Lu, M.* (2015). “BIM-based Integrated Approach for Detailed Construction Scheduling under Resource Constraints.” Automation in Construction, 53, 29-43. [Link]

Digital Facility Management

24. Obaidullah, H., Liu, H.*, and Abudayyeh, O. (2025). "Deep learning-driven multi-level data fusion framework for predictive maintenance and structural health monitoring of concrete bridge decks." Automation in Construction. [Link]. 

25. Zhang, H., Ma, L., Yuan, Z.*, and Liu, H.* (2024). "Enhanced Concrete Crack Detection and Proactive Safety Warning Based on I-ST-UNet Model." Automation in Construction. [Link]. 

26. Almarahlleh, N., Liu, H.*, Abudayyeh, O.,  and Almamlook, R. (2024) "Predicting Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration: A Hyperparameter Optimization Approach." ASCE's Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. [Link]

27. Gu, J., Xiang, C., Luo, J., Huang, M., Liu, H., Sun, C., and Yang, Y. (2024). "Structural Damage Identification under Ambient Temperature Variations based on CNN and Normalized Modal Flexibility-Autoregressive Coefficients Hybrid Index." Advances in Structural Engineering. [Link]. 

28. Almatared, M., Liu, H.*, Abudayyeh, O., Hakim, O., & Sulaiman, M. (2023). "Digital-Twin-Based Fire Safety Management Framework for Smart Buildings." Buildings, 14(1), 4. [Link]

29. Olimat, H., Liu, H.*, and Abudayyeh, O. (2023). "Enabling Technologies and Recent Advancements of Smart Facility Management." Buildings, 13(6), 1488. [Link]

30. Obaidullah, H., Liu, H.*, and Abudayyeh, O. (2023). "Digital Twin-enabled Smart Facility Management: A Bibliometric Review." Frontiers of Engineering Management. [Link]

31. Sulaiman, M., Liu, H.*, Binalhaj, M., Al-Kasasbeh, M., and Abudayyeh, O. (2022). "ICT-based integrated framework for smart facility management: An industry perspective." Journal of Facilities Management. [Link]

32. Binalhaj, M., Liu, H.*, Sulaiman, M., and Abudayyeh, O. (2021). "Mobile Crowdsourcing-based Data Collection for User-centered Facility Maintenance Management." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. [Link]

33. Guo, W., Liang, P.*, Liu, H., Chen, Y. F., and Zhao, X. (2021). "An Evaluation Method for Effective Prestress of Simply-Supported Prestressed Concrete Beams with Breathing Cracks." Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering. 2021. [Link]

34. Al-Kasasbeh, M., Abudayyeh, O., and Liu, H.* (2020). "An Integrated Decision Support System for Building Asset Management based on BIM and Work Breakdown Structure." Journal of Building Engineering, 34, 101959. [Link] 

35. Al-Kasasbeh, M., Abudayyeh, O., and Liu, H.* (2020). "A Unified Work Breakdown Structure-based Framework for Building Asset Management." Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 437-450.  [Link]

36. Yin, X., Liu, H.*, Chen, Y., Wang, Y., and Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “A BIM-based Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Utility Tunnels.” Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 97, 103252. [Link]  

37. Li, H., Ma, Z., Liu, H., Wang, J.*, Al-Hussein, M., and Mills, A., (2020). "Exploring and Verifying BIM-based Energy Simulation for Building Operations." Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 1679-1702. [Link] 

Other Themes

38. Al-Kasasbeh, M.*, Mujalli R. O., Abudayyeh, O., Liu, H., and Altalhoni, A. (2022). "Bayesian Network Models for Evaluating the Impact of Safety Measures Compliance on Reducing Accidents in the Construction Industry." Buildings. [Link]

39. Alqahtani*, B., Alruqi, W., Bhandari, S., Abudayyeh, O., and Liu, H. (2022). “The Relationship Between Work-Related Stressors and Construction Workers' Self-Reported Injuries: A Meta-Analytic Review” Journal of CivilEng. [Link] 

40. Al-Kasasbeh, M.*, Abudayyeh, O., Olimat, H., Liu, H., Mamlook, R., and Alfoul, B. (2021). "A Robust Construction Safety Performance Evaluation Framework for Workers’ Compensation Insurance: A Proposed Alternative to EMR." Buildings. [Link]

41. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Li, H. X., Liu, H., Shen, Y., and Al-Hussein, M. (2018). "Spatial Gaps in Urban Public Transport Supply and Demand from the Perspective of Sustainability." Journal of Cleaner Production, 195, 1237-1248. [Link]

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

1. Hou, X., Wang, Y., Xiao, B., Liu, H., and Mueller, S. (2026) "Recent Advancement of Digital Technology in Construction Education," ASCE CRC (2026), Accepted.

2. Tang, S., Alwashah, Z., Liu, H., and Pritchard, T. (2025) "Highway Construction Cost Index: A Comparison between Two Prevalent Methodologies under the US Pandemic-Era Inflation," CIB World Building Congress WBC2025, Accepted. 

3. Mueller, S., Carlson, K., Wang, Y., Hou, X., Alwashah, Z., Liu, H., and Xiao, B. (2025) "Using LLMs, knowledge space representations and worked examples to support adaptive cybertraining in construction education," 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Accepted. 

4. Alwashah, Z., Liu, H., Xiao, B., Mueller, S., and Shao, X. (2025) "Generative AI in Construction: Trends and Use Cases," CIB World Building Congress WBC2025.

5. Novat, N., Al-Nabulsi, D., Oh, J., Kwigizile, V., and Liu, H. (2025) "Review of Features and Functionalities of State DOTs Work Zone Specific Analysis Tool for Road User Cost Estimation Considering Analysts’ Preference," Transportation Research Board 2025 Annual Meeting, Accepted. 

6. Xu, L., Liu, H., Xiao, B., Luo, X., and Zhu, Z. (2024) "Synthetic Simulated Data for Construction Automation: A Review," ASCE’s Construction Research Congress 2024, Accepted.

7. Alhaj, M. B., Liu, H., Abudayyeh, O., and Sulaiman, M. (2022, June). “Development of a mobile application for occupant-centric facility maintenance management.” In 2022 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) (pp. 323-329). IEEE.

8. Almatared, M., Liu, H., Tang, S., Sulaiman, M., Lei, Z., and Li, H.X. (2022) "Digital Twin in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry: A Bibliometric Review", 2022 Construction Research Congress, Arlington, Virginia, USA, March 9-12. 

9. Sulaiman, M., AlQahtani, A. A. S., Liu, H., and Binalhaj, M. (2021, December). "Utilizing Wi-Fi Access Points for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Localization for Building Indoor Inspection." In 2021 IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON) (pp.0775-0779). IEEE.

10. Binalhaj, M., Liu. H., and Sulaiman,M. (2021). "Towards Occupant-centric Facility Maintenance Management: Automated Classification of Occupant Feedback Using NLP." Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, May 26-29, 2021, Canada.

11. Sulaiman,M., Liu. H., Binalhaj, M., and Abudayyeh, O. (2021). "UAV Applications in the AEC/FM Industry: A review." Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, May 26-29, 2021, Canada.

12. Sulaiman, M., Liu, H., Binalhaj, M., Liou, W. W., and Abudayyeh, O. (2020, July). "GIS-Based Automatic Flight Planning of Camera-Equipped UAVs for Fire Emergency Response." In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology (EIT) (pp. 139-144). IEEE. 

13. Liu. H., Abudayyeh. O., and Liou. W. (2020). "BIM-based Smart Facility Management: A Review of Present Research Status, Challenges, and Future Needs." 2020 Construction Research Congress, Tempt, Arizona, USA, March 8-10. 

14. Narayanaswamy, H., Liu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “BIM-based Automated Design Checking for Building Permit in the Light-Frame Building Industry.” Proceedings, 36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), Banff, Canada, May. 21-24.

15. Abushwereb, M., Liu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “A knowledge-based approach towards automated manufacturing-centric BIM: wood frame design and modeling for light-frame buildings.” Proceedings, 2019 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit, Banff, Canada, May. 21-24.

16. Zhang, Y., Liu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “Recommender System for Improving BIM Efficiency: An Interior Finishing Case Study.” Construction Research Congress, New Orleans, USA, Apr. 2-4. 

17. Liu, H., Holmwood, B., Sydora, C., Singh, G., and Al-Hussein, M. (2017). “Optimizing multi-wall panel configuration for panelized construction using BIM.” Proceedings, 2017 International Structural Engineering & Construction Conference (ISEC), Valencia, Spain, Jul. 24-29.

18. Liu, H., Singh, G., Lu, M., and Al-Hussein, M. (2015). “BIM-enabled Boarding Design Optimization for Residential Buildings.” Proceedings, 2015 International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR), Banff, AB, Canada, Oct. 5-7.

19. Altaf, M., Liu, H., Zhang, Y., Al-Hussein, M., and Bouferguene, A. (2015). “Discrete-event simulation modelling of prefabricated wall production line.” Proceedings, 27th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Bergeggi, Italy, Sep. 21-23.

20. Zhao, H., Liu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2015). “Automation of Quantity Takeoff for Modular Construction.” Proceedings, 2015 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit & 1st International Conference on the Industrialization of Construction, Edmonton, AB, Canada, May 19-21.

21. Altaf, M., Liu, H., Yu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2015). “Online Simulation Modeling of Prefabricated Wall Panel Production Using RFID System.” Proceedings, 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, Huntington Beach, CA, USA, Dec. 6-9.

22. Liu, H., Altaf, M., Lei, Z., Lu, M., and Al-Hussein, M. (2015). “Automated Production Planning in Panelized Construction Enabled by Integrating Discrete-event Simulation and BIM.” Proceedings, 5th International/11th Construction Specialty Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Jun. 7-10.

23. Altaf, M., Liu, H., Al-Hussein, M., and AbouRizk, S. (2014). “Resource planning in panelized construction based on discrete-event simulation.” Proceedings, 14th International Conference of Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR), Sharjah, UAE, Nov. 16-18.

24. Liu, H., Lu, M., and Al-Hussein, M. (2014). “BIM-based integrated framework for detailed cost estimation and schedule planning of construction projects.” Proceedings, 31st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), Sydney, Australia, Jul. 9-11. 

25. Liu, H., Lei, Z., Li, H., and Al-Hussein, M. (2014). “An automatic scheduling approach: building information modeling-based on-site scheduling for panelized construction.” Proceedings, 2014 Construction Research Congress, Atlanta, GA, USA, May 19-21. 

26. Li, H., Liu, H., Zhou, X., Sun, C., and Al-Hussein, M. (2013). “Cash Flow Optimization and Visualization of Residence Housing for Builders.” Proceedings, 13th International Conference of Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR), London, UK, Oct. 30-31.

27. Liu, H., Siu, M., Hollermann, S., Ekyalimpa, R., Lu, M., AbouRizk, S., and Bargstädt, H. (2012). “Simulation of Mobile Falsework Utilization Methods in Bridge Construction.” Proceedings, 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, Dec. 9-12, Berlin, Germany. 

28. Liu, L., Liu, H., and Lei, Z. (2011). “Simulation Analysis of Bridge’s Dynamic Response under Vehicular Load.” Proceedings, 2011 International Conference on Future Computer Science and Education, Aug. 20-21, Xi’an, China.

TECHNICAL REPORTS 

1. Liu, H., Kwigizile, V., Abudayyeh, O, and Huang, W. (2025). “Improving Cost Estimation and Budget Planning with New Michigan Highway Construction Cost Index.” Michigan Department of Transportation. 

2. Liu, H., Kwigizile, V., and Huang, W. (2022). “Competitive Bidding in Construction Contracting.” Michigan Department of Transportation. 

3. Liu, H., Kwigizile, V., and Huang, W. (2021). “Michigan Transportation Construction Price Index: Strategic Uses.” Michigan Department of Transportation.

4. Liu, H., Kwigizile, V., and Huang, W. (2020). “Michigan Transportation Construction Price Index: Development.” Michigan Department of Transportation. 

BOOK/JOURNAL ISSUES EDITED OR CO-EDITED 

1. Lei, Z., Liu, H., RazaviAlavi, S., and Cao, K. (2023) "Buildings Special Issue: Modular and Offsite Construction: Evidence-Based Benefits and Innovations." Buildings. [Link]

2. Chen, Y., Liu, H., Yin, X., Xiao, B., and Shen, Y. (2023) "Buildings Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Construction and Infrastructure Management," Buildings. [Link]

3. Liu, H., Al-Hussein, M., Lei, Z., Li, H.X., and Han, S. (2022) "ACSE JCEM Special Collection on Modular Construction/Off-site Construction," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. [Link]