Dr. Henry Oti is a chartered engineer, registered with the Engineering Council. He began his academic journey in civil engineering at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, later obtaining an MSc in Water and Environmental Management from Loughborough University, and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. His doctoral research focused on integrating sustainability analysis into building design, culminating in the development of a BIM-integrated software system for evaluating alternative structural design solutions.

Dr. Oti joined Oxford Brookes University as a postdoctoral researcher and associate lecturer, where he worked for about four years. During this time, he contributed to notable projects, including the FutureFit Built Assets initiative and the BIM-enabled Low Impact School Procurement (BLISP) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Innovate UK, respectively. As part of the BLISP project, he developed a BIM-integrated software system that visualizes energy use data to inform the design process. He further extended these concepts to align embodied energy and CO2 emissions calculations in buildings with the UK New Rules of Measurement and incorporate lessons-learned knowledge into BIM frameworks, with applications extending to nuclear decommissioning.

Internationally, Dr. Oti contributed to the CIB Task Group 90 (TG90) on information integration in construction, which developed a research roadmap for information integration in Construction. His research interests span sustainable asset development, building design optimization, and the application of building information modeling (BIM) in asset management within the built environment. Other areas include the potential of BIM in integrating emerging technologies like Big Data, Open and Linked Data, and artificial intelligence to enhance predictive decision-making in construction. He has published widely, authoring books and articles in prestigious journals and conference proceedings.

Currently, Dr. Oti teaches the Communications Technology module, which includes BIM tools, and handles BIM applications within Construction Project Management and Environmental Management. He plays a key role in the industry-based MRes programme in Environmental Management, which has graduated over 100 delegates from regions including Saudi Arabia and Africa. Dr. Oti also supervises students at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. His extensive experience in academic management includes programme accreditation, and he has been instrumental in developing/running the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme. Previously, he served as the Academic Group Coordinator for Recruitment and Retention and currently leads the Civil Engineering programmes at the University of Bolton.

Research Interests and Research Subject Specialisms:
• BIM and computer programming
• Water and the environment
• Application of BIM in areas of civil engineering e.g., waste management, water supply, drainage, construction
• BIM for technology-assisted living
• BIM/digital application in Facilities Management
• BIM and the circular economy
• Analysis of emerging scenarios in BIM adoption/implementation
• Big Data, Internet of Things, Smart City applications in civil engineering
• Energy consumption and analysis in BIM
• BIM and the design process (Civil Engineering, structural, Highway, Architectural ...)
• Generative AI application in Engineering and Construction

Teaching specialisms and module leadership:

• Communications Technology and Digital Skills
• Construction management
• Construction Management and BIM
• Water and Environmental Management
• Research skills and professionalism
• Apprenticeship work-based modules
• Interdisciplinary project
• Dissertation/Individual research project

Publications and Research:
Books/monograph
Challender, J. and Oti A.H. (2024) The Smart Estate: Collaborative Working with BIM platforms, Wiley Blackwell, Hoboken NJ. ISBN: 978-1-119-91142-5.

Rempling R., Esra K. and Oti A.H. (2019) Roadmap on information integration in construction, CIB publication, Routeledge .

Journal papers

Oti, A.H., Farell P., MacMahon, P., Berrais A., and Al-Faraj F. (2021). Learning opportunities and diversity of engineering students’ background in interdisciplinary group projects Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning journal (Emerald), Vol.ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. DOI: 10.1108/HESWBL-04-2021-0077

Oti, A.H., Abanda F.H., Farell P., Majeed A., MacMahon, P., Mzyece D., and Prinja N. (2021). A BIM-driven framework for integrating rules and regulations in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. Construction Innovation Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-11-2020-0186

Akintola A., Venkatachalam S., Root D. and Oti, A.H. (2021), " Distilling agency in bim-induced change in work practices", Construction Innovation, https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2019-0088

Mahamadu A., Troiani E., Manu P., Oti, A.H. and Ernest K (2020). Macro Maturity Factors and Their Influence on Micro Level BIM Implementation among Designers in Italy. Architectural Engineering and Design Management 16(3), pp.209-226 https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1738994

Vidalakis, C., Abanda, F. and Oti, A.H. (2020), "BIM adoption and implementation: focusing on SMEs", Construction Innovation, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 128-147. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2018-0076

Filimban A.A.A., Al-Faraj F.A.M. and Oti A.H. (2019) Towards Sustainable Management of E-Waste in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study of Three International Models Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2019, Vol.5, No. 3, P.278 -284, pISSN: 2356-9174, eISSN: 2356-9182

Oti A.H., Abanda F.H., and Tah, J.H.M. (2018). The integration of lessons learned knowledge in BIM. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 144(9), ASCE

Abanda F.H., Mzyece D. Oti A.H. and Manjia (2017). A Study of the potential of cloud/mobile bim for the management of construction projects. Applied System Innovation 1 (2), 9.

Abanda F.H., Musa A.M., Clermont P., Tah J.H.M. and Oti A.H. (2017). A BIM-based framework for construction project scheduling risk management. International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology (IJCAET), ISSN: 1757-2657 eISSN: 1757-2665.

Tah J., Oti A.H. and Abanda, F. (2017). A state-of-the-art review of built environment information modelling (BeIM). Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal, 9(1), pp. 1638-1654. Retrieved 22 Feb. 2018, from doi:10.1515/otmcj-2016-0030

Abanda F.H., Oti A.H. and J.H.M. Tah (2017). Integrating BIM and new rules of measurement for embodied energy and CO2 assessment. Journal of Building Engineering, 12, pp. 288-305.

Oti A.H., Cheung F., Kurul E. and Tah J. H. M. (2016). A framework for the utilization of Building Management System data in Building Information Models to bridge gaps between building design and operation. Automation in Construction Journal, 72, 195-210 (Impact Factor (IF): 2.919).

Oti A.H., Tizani W., Abanda F.H., Jaly-Zada, A. and Tah, J.H.M. (2016). Structural sustainability appraisal in BIM. Journal of Automation in Construction, 69, pp. 44-58. (IF: 2.919)

Cheung F., Kurul E. and Oti A.H., (2016). A case study of hybrid strategies to create value for a contracting business in the education sector in England & Wales, Journal of Construction Management and Economics, 34(4-5), pp.335-352

Oti A.H. and Tizani W. (2015). BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design. Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, 29 (1), pp. 28-46. (IF: 2.680)

Abanda F.H., Vidalakis C., Oti A.H., and Tah. J.H.M. (2015). A critical analysis of BIM systems used in construction projects, Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, 90, pp. 193-201. (IF: 3.00)

Abanda F.H., Oti A.H., and Tah. J.H.M. (2015). Digitizing the assessment of embodied energy and CO2 of buildings using emerging building information modelling. In Carbon Footprint Handbook, CRC press, Taylor and Francis group, pp. 303-329

Oti A. H. and Skinner B. H. (2012). Rainwater harvesting potential in Central Niger Delta. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 4(11), pp. 327-338.

Conference papers

Oti A.H. and Abanda F.H. (2017). A framework for integrating sustainability estimation with concepts of rules of building measurement. In the 1st International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and System Modelling (ICEASSM), 18th-21st April 2017, Accra, Ghana

Oti A.H. and Abanda F.H. (2017). A review of information modelling systems in the built environment. In the 1st International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and System Modelling (ICEASSM), 18th-21st April 2017, Accra, Ghana

Oti A.H., Kurul E., Cheung F. and Tah, J. (2016). The Utilisation of BMS Data in BIM for Facilities Management. In CIB World Building Congress 2016, May 30 - June 3, Tampere, Finland

Kurul E., Oti A.H. and Cheung F. (2016). Level 3 BIM for Standardised Design Delivery, Refinement and Optimisation: Is it a real option in the UK? In CIB World Building Congress 2016 May 30 - June 3, Tampere, Finland

Musa A.M., Abanda F.H., Oti A.H., Tah J.H.M. and Boton C. (2016). The potential of 4D modelling software systems for risk management in construction projects. In CIB World Building 2016, May 30 - June 3, Tampere, Finland

Musa M., Aband H. and Oti A.H. (2015). Assessment of BIM for Managing Scheduling Risks in
Construction Project Management. In the proceedings of the 32nd CIB w78 Conference, 27th -29th, 2015, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Oti A.H., Tizani W., and Zada, A. (2014). A BIM Extension for Sustainability Appraisal of Conceptual Structural Design of Steel-Framed Buildings. Computing in Civil and Building Engineering proceedings(2014): pp. 219-226.

Zada A., Tizani, W., and Oti A.H (2014). Building Information Modelling (BIM)—Versioning for Collaborative Design. Computing in Civil and Building Engineering proceedings (2014): pp. 512-519.

Oti A. H. and Tizani, W. (2012). A sustainability extension of building information modelling for conceptual steel design . In: Proceedings of the CIB W78 2012: 29th International Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, 17-19 October.

Oti A. H. and Tizani, W. (2012). Building information modelling for sustainability appraisal of conceptual design of steel-framed buildings. In Abstract Volume, 14th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (14th ICCCBE), V. TELICHENKO, A. VOLKOV and I. BILCHUK (Editors), Moscow 27–29 June, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (National Research University), Publishing House "ASV".

Oti A. H. and Tizani, W. (2011). A Sustainability Appraisal Framework for the Design of Steel-Framed Buildings. In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Topping, B.H.V. and Tsompanakis, Y. Eds., 6-9 September Crete, Greece, Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.

Oti A. H. and Tizani, W. (2010). Developing incentives for collaboration in the AEC Industry . In: Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Proceedings of the International Conference, Tizani, W. (Ed). 30 June-2 July, University of Nottingham Press.

Reports

Broderick M.A., Tah J.H.M., Abanda F.H. and Oti A.H. (2018) Literature review of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the offshore windfarm (OWF) sector. Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, UK

Tah J.H.M., Abanda F.H. , Oti A.H. and Broderick M.A. (2018) High level review of current state-of-the-art of BIM and in particular standards and standards guidelines. Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, UK

Broderick M.A., Tah J.H.M., Abanda F.H. and Oti A.H. (2018) Position paper on business case and challenges to bringing BIM to the offshore windfarm sector. Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, UK

FINAL REPORT (2016) for BIM-enabled collaborative platform for low impact schools, Willmott Dixon Group, Oxford Brookes University and Scape Group

Affiliations: PhD, MSc, PgCert, BSc, MIET, CEng, FHEA
Professional Membership
• Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Architectural Design (2021)
• Chartered Engineer, ENGINEERING COUNCIL, UK.
• Fellow, HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY, UK.
• Member, THE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (IET), UK.
• Member, ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCHERS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (ARCOM), UK.