Courses Taught :

CNST 201 – Construction Systems
CNST 228 – Construction Graphics/Drawings
CNST 303 – Electrical, Mechanical, Equipment Systems
CNST 426 – Mechanical and Electrical Construction Applications

Short Bio:

Benedict D. Ilozor, Ph.D., M.Sc. & B.Sc. (Honors) Architecture, MNIA, FMA from ‘98, AIA Associate (architectural qualifications accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) education standard and American Institute of Architects (#01-566 EESA-NCARB Evaluation), the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) for the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), and Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) for the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) – MNIA, 1001th Member, 967th Licensed Architect – Practice Seal Serial Number 967 issued in 1991). In the spring of 2006, Dr. Ilozor joined Construction Management Programs in the School of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University, where he is Associate Professor contributing construction management, architecture, facilities planning, design, and management expertise. Before Eastern Michigan University, he was Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Hampton University. At Deakin University in Australia, he was Tenured Faculty, Management Discipline Coordinator for Architecture and Construction Management, Sixth Year Level Coordinator for Architecture and Construction Management double degree, and headed up Facilities Management for the Built Environment Research Group at the School of Architecture and Building. He was also Australian Coordinator for Master of Real Estate distance learning program – a collaboration between Deakin University, and the University of Greenwich, UK. Earlier, he held faculty and research roles at the University of New South Wales, and the University of Technology, Sydney.
At Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Ilozor’s teaching roles encompass Construction Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, & Equipment Systems, Construction Graphics/Drawings, Mechanical and Electrical Construction Applications, in addition to acting as Research and Graduate Assistants Coordinator. He is a multiple award winning teacher, researcher and practitioner, with extensive multidisciplinary background in architecture, construction management, and built facility design & management spanning through over two decades. He has been involved in architecture, construction project management, and facility planning & management teaching and research, and in the design and delivery of substantial built projects, ranging from residential to industrial, recreational, institutional, and commercial buildings. He is a consultant to Ebenezer Associate Architects, a Baltimore based design-build firm operating with Iroko Development Corporation.
With about 100 publications (refereed journal papers, articles, monographs, etc.), he has received various honors and awards of excellence, and best paper prizes on innovation and sustainability in the US, Australia, and the UK, including the Facility Management Association (FMA) of Australia Excellence Awards in 1998, 1999 & 2000. A paper from his collaborative work on healthcare built facilities, which he co-authored with colleagues from the University of Derby, Oxford University, & University of Portsmouth, UK, was awarded Faculty Prize for Best Paper on Sustainability, and a Commended Best Paper on Innovation, at the CIB conference in Glasgow, UK.
Dr. Ilozor is Editor (Asia Pacific) for Journal of Management Development, and he is on the Editorial Board of the American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Journal of Construction, and the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. He is a regular reviewer for leading international journals, and major international research funding bodies such as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK. Dr. Ilozor has supervised several doctoral and masters degree candidates. Apart from winning several competitive grants, Dr. Ilozor’s research has been recognized through FMA as unique for engaging veracious methodology to make tangible contributions towards providing a better understanding of real-world but little investigated and understood needs of the building and construction industry.

Areas of Expertise:

Architecture
Construction Management
Built facilities design, planning, and management

Most Important/Recent Publications (More available upon request)

Ilozor, B.D. (2007) Architectural & building features disparity and preservation of structural & fabrics integrity. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. (Review in progress)

Okoroh, M.I., Ilozor, B.D. and Gombera, P.P. (2007) Application of artificial neural networks to healthcare FM decision. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare. (Paper accepted)

Ilozor, B.D. and Ilozor, D.B. (2006) Open-planning concepts and effective facilities management of commercial office buildings. Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management journal, 13(4), pp. 396-412.

Ilozor, B.D. (2006) Balancing jury critique in design reviews. The journal of the Center for Education in the Built Environment, 3(2), pp.52-79.

Ilozor, B.D. and Ilozor, D.B. (2006) Open-plan attributes and effective facilities management. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 3(1), pp. 1-12.

Ilozor, B.D. (2006) Architectural features disparity and preservation of structural and fabrics integrity of buildings. International Journal of Architectural Engineering & Design Management (Review in progress)