Professor Chris Goodier

PhD FICT FHEA MCIOB MCS

  • Professor of Construction Engineering and Materials
  • Director of Academic Staffing
  • Director of Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE)
  • Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Chris Goodier

Research and expertise

I am an expert in offsite, modern methods of construction (MMC), modular construction and concrete technology, including RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete). I am an experienced Civil Engineer, Chartered Builder and Researcher with nearly 30 years’ of experience in all aspects of construction, including contracting, consultancy and research, and I have led the NHS-funded RAAC National Research project for two years.

I am a Professor in Construction Engineering and Materials, Director of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering, and sit on the Senior Leadership Team for the School.

Authored books include  (2014) and the RICS Future of UK Housebuilding (2010), and I am an. I was recently invited to give evidence in person to the .

I worked previously for 7 years for Laing O’Rourke Civil Engineering and BRE and was the Lead Expert for construction on the UK Government’s Foresight Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment Futures project. I have authored more than 200 publications in the field of offsite construction, construction technology, concrete materials, construction management, and the future of the construction sector.

Current research activity

  • NHS: RAAC
  • HS2: Low Carbon Sprayed Concrete

Recently completed research project

  • IStructE: Development of Low Carbon Structural Sprayed Concrete

  • BSI Construction standards for

  • Highways England – Offsite non-steel gantries for smart motorways
  • Arup, Global Research Challenge, Deep Modularity
  • PhD: HS2 Circular Economy
  • PhD: Sprayed Self-healing Engineered Cementitious Composites for Repair of Concrete Structures
  • PhD: Traceability in the construction supply chain
  • PhD: Offsite and BIM in engineering construction
  • Network Rail: Alternative Methods For Patch Repairs In Tunnels
  • EPSRC: Circular Materials for Transportation Machine Sectors (CIRCMATE-4-TMS)
  •  PLEXUS: Priming Laboratory Experiments on Infrastructure and Urban Systems (EPSRC)
  • DECONT: Digital Enablers for Transforming Construction, 
  • Challenging Space Frontiers in Hospitals - Accelerating capabilities and advancing business models for modern manufacturing, 

Recent publications

  • Nguyen, T., Goodier, C.I. and Austin, S.A. (2020) Factors affecting the slump and strength development of geopolymer concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 261. DOI: .
  • Hopfe, C., Mourkos, K., McLeod, R., Goodier, C., Swainson, M. (2020) The impact of accurately modelling corridor thermodynamics in the overheating risk assessment of multi-residential dwellings, Energy and Buildings, 224. Accepted 8/7/2020. DOI: .
  • McLeod, R., Swainson, M., Hopfe, C., Mourkos, K., Goodier, C. (2020) The importance of infiltration pathways in assessing and modelling overheating risks in multi-residential buildings, Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. DOI: . First Published 25/02/20: . 
  • Ahmad, Y., Soetanto, R., Goodier, C.I., (2019) Lean approach in precast concrete component production, accepted 27/1/19, Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management. , DOI: .
  • Goodier, C.I., Gibb, A., Mancini, M., Turck, C., Gjepali, O., Daniels, E. (2019) Modularisation and offsite in Engineering Construction – an early decision support tool, special issue of ICE Civil Engineering on Offsite and Smart Construction. ISSN 0965-089X | E-ISSN 1751-7672. , DOI: 10.1680/jcien.19.00015.
  • Ahmad, Y., Soetanto, R., Goodier, C.I. (2019) Lean approach in precast concrete component production, Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 9(3). , DOI: .
  • Segura-Castillo, L., Cavalaro, S., Goodier, C., Aguado, A., Austin, S., (2018) Fibre distribution and tensile response anisotropy in sprayed fibre reinforced concrete, Materials and Structure. First online: 01/02/2018. Accepted 21/11/17. , DOI: .
  • Dodds, D., Goodier, C.I., Christodoulou, C., Austin, S.A., and Dunne, D. (2017) Durability performance of sustainable structural concrete: Effect of coarse crushed concrete aggregate on microstructure and water ingress, Construction and Building Materials, 145, pp. 183-195. DOI: , .
  • Dodds, W., Christodoulou, C., Goodier, C., Austin, S., Dunne, D. (2017) Corrosion risk assessment of structural concrete with coarse crushed concrete aggregates, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Construction Materials, ISSN 1747-650X, E-ISSN 1747-6518. Published online: 09/11/2017. DOI: , .
  • Dodds, W., Christodoulou, C., Goodier, C., Austin, S., Dunne, D. (2017) Durability Performance of Sustainable Structural Concrete: Effect of coarse crushed concrete aggregate on rapid chloride migration and accelerated corrosion, Construction and Building Materials, 155, pp. 511–521. DOI: , .
  • Galobardes, I., Picolo, R., Cavalaro, S.H.P., Figueiredo, A., Goodier, C.I. (2016) Adaptation of the standard EN 196-1 for mortar with accelerator, Construction & Building Materials. , DOI: .
  • Jones, W., Gibb, A.G., Goodier, C.I., Bust, P., Jin, J., and Song, M. (2016) Managing the unknown: addressing the potential health risks of nanomaterials in the built environment, Construction Management and Economics, 35(3), pp. 122-136. , DOI: .
  • Dodds. W., Christodoulou, C. and Goodier, C.I. (2017) Hybrid Anode Concrete Corrosion Protection - Independent Study, ICE Construction Materials, 170(5). DOI: , .
  • Dodds. W., Christodoulou, C., Goodier, C.I., Atkins, C., and Preston, J. (2017) Discussion- Hybrid Anode Concrete Corrosion Protection - Independent Study, Construction Materials, 170(5), pp. 265–270. DOI: , .
  • Leicester, P.A., Goodier, C.I. and Rowley, P. (2016) Probabilistic Analysis of Solar PV self-consumption using Bayesian Network Models, IET Renewable Power Generation Journal, 10(4), pp. 448-455. , DOI: .
  • Leicester, P.A., Goodier, C.I. and Rowley, P. (2016) Probabilistic Evaluation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems Using Bayesian Networks: a Discounted Cash Flow Assessment, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. DOI: , ,
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  • Jones, W., Gibb, A.G., Goodier, C.I., Bust, P., Jin, J., and Song, M. (2016) Nanomaterials in construction - what is being used, and where?, ICE Construction Materials, ISSN 1747-650X | E-ISSN 1747-6518. DOI: , .
  • Galobardes, I., Goodier, C.I., Austin, S.A., Cavalaro, S.H. (2015) Maturity Method to Predict the Evolution of the Properties of Sprayed Concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 79, pp. 357-369. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.12.038, .
  • Goodier, C.I. and Chmutina, K. (2014) Non-Technical Barriers for Decentralised Energy and Energy Efficient Buildings, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 8(4), pp. 544-561. DOI: , .
  • Rich, D., Glass, J., Gibb, A.G.F., Goodier, C.I. (2015) Optimising construction with self-compacting concrete (accepted for publication), ICE Construction Materials, ISSN 1747-650X | E-ISSN 1747-6518. , DOI: . Winner of ICE Howard Award Medal for Best Paper in Journal 2017.
  • Mangabhai, R., Goodier, C.I., Trout, E., Hewlett, P., and Grantham, M. (2016) Concrete – innovations and practical applications, Briefing, Proc. of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, , ISSN 1747-650X | E-ISSN 1747-6518. , 
  • Jones, W., Gibb, A.G., Goodier, C.I., Bust, P., Jin, J., and Song, M. (2015) Nanomaterials in construction and demolition – how can we assess the risk if we don’t know where they are?, Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), IOP Publishing, pp. 12031, invited submission, 617 012031. DOI: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/617/1/012031.
  • Sage, D., Sircar, I., Dainty, A., Fussey, P., and Goodier, C. (2015) Understanding and Enhancing Future Infrastructure Resiliency: A Socio-Ecological Approach, Disasters Journal, 39 (3), pp. 407-426. DOI: , .
  • Rydin, Y., Guy, S., Devine-Wright, P., Goodier, C., Chmutina, K. and Wiersma, B. (2015) The Financial Entanglements of Local Energy Projects, Geoforum, 59, pp. 1–11. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.11.019. .
  • Vernikos, V.K., Goodier, C.I., Gibb, A.G.F., Robery, P.C., and Broyd, T. W. (2014) Building information modelling and its effect on offsite in civil engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Management, Procurement and Law, BIM Special Issue, 167(MP3), pp. 152–159, ISSN 1751-4312. DOI: , .
  • Christodoulou, C., Webb, J., Sharifi, A. Das, S., Goodier, C. (2013) Cathodic protection on the UK’s Midland Links motorway viaducts, ICE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 167(1), pp. 43–53. DOI: , .
  • Chmutina, K. and Goodier, C. (2014) Alternative future energy pathways: Assessment of the potential of innovative decentralised energy systems in the UK, Energy Policy, 66, pp. 62-72, March 2014, DOI: , .
  • Chmutina, K., Wiersma, B., Goodier, C.I. and Devine-Wright, P. (2014) Concern or Compliance? Drivers of Urban Renewable Energy Initiatives, Sustainable Cities and Society, 10 (2014) 122–129. DOI: , 
  • Christodoulou C, Goodier, C., Austin, S., Webb, J., Glass, G. (2014) A new arrangement of galvanic anodes for the repair of reinforced concrete structures, Construction and Building Materials, 50, pp. 300-307. , DOI: 

Key books and reports

  • Lawson, M., Ogden, R. and Goodier, C.I. (2014) Design in Modular Construction, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group, 280 pages, ISBN-10: 0415554500, ISBN-13: 978-0415-55450-3, .

  • Goodier, C.I. and Pan, W. (2010) The Future of UK Housebuilding, RICS, London, Dec 2010, ISBN 978-1-84219-645-8, 59pp, .
  • Goodier, C.I., Austin, S.A., Robins, P.J. (2001) Construction and Repair with Wet Process Sprayed Concrete and Mortar, Technical Report No.56, The Concrete Society, 46 pages. ISBN 0946691886, 

Teaching

I contribute to learning and teaching activities across the School's programmes, including: 

Undergraduate

  • CVA106 Engineering Materials for Construction
  • CVD014 Sustainable Development Project
  • CVA057 Tectonics 1 - An Introduction to Materials, Structure & Construction
  • CVA102 Professional practice (multi-discipline collaborative design project)

Postgraduate

  • CVP038 - EngD Short Research Project
  • CVP024 Management and Professional Development

Enterprise

School Research Committee and Enterprise/industry Committee

Recently completed projects

  • NHS: RAAC
  • Thorpe Precast UHPFRC
  • HS2: Low Carbon Sprayed Concrete
  • Invited to give evidence to Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Thatcher room, House of Commons, inquiry into Modern Methods of Construction, 4/3/19.
  • Expert witness for $300m+ trade secret case on the global construction of modular (offsite) construction
  • ECI Modularisation in engineering construction
  • IOSH Managing nanomaterials in construction

Consultancies

  • Lead Expert for construction on the £2m+ DIUS Foresight’s Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment futures project ()

Profile

Professional affiliations

  • Member of CLC/CIC RAAC Response Group
  • Member of IStructE RAAC Group
  • Member of Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Fellow of Institute of Concrete Technology (FICT)
  • UKCRIC Management Board (UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure & Cities)
  • UK Constructing Excellence National Members' steering group
  • Graduate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers 

Awards

  • ICE Research Award: Low Carbon Sprayed Concrete
  • Teaching Innovation Award (TIA), Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, “Extended Induction for Engagement and Inclusivity”
  • LU Enterprise Partnership Award with AECOM - Highly Commended.
  • Winner of ICE Howard Award Medal for Best Paper in Journal. Optimising construction with SCC, ICE Construction Materials, , 
  • Short-listed for The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate award, Academic Innovator category
  • ICE (Institution of Civil Engineering) Merit Awards, ‘Short-listed’ in Research and Studies Category, “RCA concrete”
  • Teaching Stars Award for CVD014 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é
  • ACE Engineering Excellence Awards, shortlisted in the Research, Studies and Consulting Advisory
  • ICE (Institution of Civil Engineering) Merit Awards, ‘Highly Commended’ in Research and Studies Category, “Corrosion Management and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structures”
  • Winner of CIOB-ARCOM CRI Innovation and Sustainability paper award

External activities

  • University of Cambridge Visiting Lecturer, Construction Engineering Masters Programme, Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, Department of Engineering.
  • Leeds University External Examiner, MSc Advanced Concrete Technology
  • Imperial College London, MSc External Examiner
  • Editorial Panel ‘Case Studies in Construction Materials’ (2014 – present)
  • International selection committee for Tenure Lecturer in Project and Construction Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
  • Judge for British Precast Innovation Awards
  • IoM3 Cementitious Materials Group (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining)
  • ECI Innovation and Technology Direction Group

Key collaborators

My research and enterprise activities are conducted with a range of academic and stakeholder partners, including:

  • RAAC: NHS, CPT, Lucidion, Sweco, IA Connects
  • Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, Leeds etc
  • UKCRIC
  • HS2
  • Concrete Society, 
  • Institute of Concrete Technology
  • IStructE
  • Concrete Centre
  • Buildoffsite
  • ICE
  • BSI
  • Arup
  • Highways England
  • Aecom
  • BRE
  • CIOB
  • ECI
  • IoM3
  • British Precast