Dr Ruth Dowsett
Background
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading, on the internally funded pump-priming project "Re-establishing cultural identity in small scale housing" to obtain pilot data to support a larger scale application for external research funding, April 2017–August 2017
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading, on the Innovate UK & Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded "Flexible Robotic Assembly Modules in the Built Environment – FRAMBE" project (Reference: EP/N508925/1). School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, March 2016–August 2018
- Sessional Lecturer, contributing to both graduate and postgraduate modules across the Construction Management and Engineering courses at the School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, April 2015–August 2018.
Academic qualifications
- EngD, University of Reading (TSBE Centre), 2016
- MSc Renewable Energy: Technology and Sustainability, University of Reading, 2011
- BSc (Hons) Building Surveying, University of Reading, 2010
Publications
- Dowsett, R. , Green, M. , Harty, C. (2022) Speculation beyond technology: building scenarios through storytelling. Buildings and Cities , 3 (1). pp. 534-553. ISSN: 2632-6655 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5334/bc.213 (Special collection: Modern methods of construction: beyond productivity improvement)
- Sherratt, F. , Dowsett, R. , Sherratt, S. (2020) Construction 4.0 and its potential impact on people working in the construction industry. Management, Procurement and Law , 173 (4). pp. 145-152. ISSN: 1751-4304 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.19.00053
- Dowsett, R. , Green, M. , Sexton, M. , Harty, C. (2019) Projecting at the project-level: MMC supply chain integration roadmap for small housebuilders. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management , 19 (2). pp. 193-211. ISSN: 1471-4175 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-07-2017-0059
- Dowsett, R. and Harty, C. (2019) Assessing the implementation of BIM – an information systems approach. Construction Management and Economics , 37 (10). pp. 551-566. ISSN: 0144-6193 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2018.1476728
- Dowsett, R. , Leicht, R. , Harty, C. (2018) Organisational implications of robotics in the management of engineering projects. pp. 897-910.
- Dowsett, R. , Harty, C. , Davies, R. (2017) The complete robot? The human-machine interface in temporary off-site construction work. pp. 93-103.
- Green, M. , Dowsett, R. , Sexton, M. , Harty, C. (2017) Liquid integration and modern methods of construction: eddies of house-building in the UK. pp. 152-162.
- Dowsett, R. , Harty, C. , Davies, R. (2017) Epistemological differences and new technology in construction. pp. 714-723.
- Dowsett, R. and Harty, C. (2016) Making the link between BIM's benefits and implementation. (In: Chan, P W (Ed.) and Neilson, C J (Ed.), Proceedings 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 35-44.)