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Excellence Initiative for sustainable, human-led AI in Construction

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Founded in 2020 by Bianca Weber-Lewerenz,

she brings the AEC Industry into the global Ethics & AI Dialogue for the first time and

in a holistic approach.

In cooperation with the Construction Industry, National and International Institutions,

in the domain of Research, Development and Applied Sciences and supported by

multi-disciplinary, inclusive partners and networks.

Aims: raise awareness, share new knowledge, strengthen Value-Based Engineering,

catalyze Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) for achieving SDGs and ESG,

encourage STEMs and Diversity in Digital Era.

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Partners​

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Memberships / Volunteer Engagement

  • Member of the German Association of Engineers VDI and of the VDI Women in Engineering

  • Member of the Association of the Top Business Women of Baden-Württemberg, Germany

  • Member of the Association Women in AI&Robotics  

  • Member of the Association Women in AI Ethics™ (WAIE)

  • Volunteer Engagement for the Culture of Remembrance: Obermayer Foundation / Widen the Circle: Obermayer Award 2023 to Roswitha Weber (https://youtu.be/U7Fvri0pl1Y)

  • Integration Support for Refugees since 2015

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Awards

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Book Publications

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Projects, Conference Presentations, Key Notes, Podcasts

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2025

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2024

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2023​​

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2022​​​

  • 32nd Reser Conference Paris 2022. The drivers and dynamism of Smart Cities - Best Practices implementing innovative technologies for sustainable building life-cycles. Theme: Looking back to move forward: The Past, Present, and Future of Service Science. 08-10 December 2022, Paris, France. 

  • SACAIR 2022 Southern African Conference for AI. Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) - Catalyst in Construction for Innovative Technologies in the Digital Era. AI for Social Justice. 05-09 December 2022, STIAS Stellenbosch, S.A. 

  • Stuttgarter Zukunftskongress 2022 (Moved to 2023). Impulsvortrag Ethik und KI im Bauwesen. 19 November 2022, Stuttgart-Vaihingen University

  • World Conference on Climate Change & Sustainability 2022. The sovereign way: How Smart Buildings and Smart Cities become key to sustainability in the digital age. Conference Presentation. 01-03 September 2022, Frankfurt, Germany. 

  • S-LCA Aachen 2022 Thinking otherwise: Sustainability Performance by Integrating Existing Buildings in Smart Cities - Best Practice. International Conference of Social Life Cycle Assessment S-LCA 2022. 05-08 September 2022, RWTH Aachen University.

  • Ethics in Data - Webinar 2022 by Future Place. TBD. Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) - Ethics in AI in Construction.

 

2021

  • buildingSMART Theme Day online “BIM and AI” on 28th of September 2021 Impulse and Discussion. AI in the context of Ethics, societal values and principles.​

  • External Scientific Support of TF4 / T20 - Summit  4-6th of October 2021. T20 Spring Roundtables and Think Tank Community to produce policy recommendations in view of the Italian G20-Summit in October 2021. Task Force 4 Digital Transformation.     

  • 31st RESER Conference »The disruptive Role of Data, AI and Ecosystems in Services Next Gen«  on 14-15th of  October 2021 in Heilbronn, Germany. Ethical Aspects of AI in Construction & Gender Innovation by Digital Transformation in Construction.

  • ICACE 2021 International Conference on Artificial Consciousness and Ethics. 18-19th of October 2021 in Rome, Italy  Corporate Digital Responsibility In Construction Engineering – Construction 4.0 Ethical Guidelines For Digitization And Artificial Intelligence (AI).

  • 25th buildingSMART Forum 27th of October 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Premium-Live-Stream, Telefonica Digital Lounge, Unter den Linden. Impulse II / Key Note / Discussion. Mehr Erfolg durch mehr Diversität in der Bauwirtschaft.

  • International Conference on Applied Science & Engineering on 18t-19th of November 2021. Ethical Aspects of AI in Construction in Digital Era.                                                   

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Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) in Construction Engineering – Ethical Principles for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Dissertation Research Project 2019-2024, Dept. Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University.

Primary Studies with National and International Peer-Reviewed Publications.

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Publications/Scientific Community

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iEthics©

This concept led to defining the new term “iEthics": It summarizes the ethical key principles of CDR in Construction Engineering towards meaningful and intelligent application of AI methods. 

"There is a strong need to create awareness for human-led AI."

“The suggestion for a new Knowledge Society, Ethics and the return of values ​​to craftsmanship and education of heart.”

"Values ​​and Ethics are integral part of today`s Engineering academic training for Engineer`s skills shaping digital transformation."

"We are in the middle of a renaissance of value orientation."

"The dynamics go hand in hand with corporate responsibility and embedding ethical value management in a society that is increasingly fundamentally changing from digitization and artificial intelligence technologies."

"Artificial Intelligence has greater potential than the steam engine. Ethical framework lays the sustainable foundation."

“The suggestion for a new Knowledge Society, Ethics and the return of values ​​to craftsmanship and education of heart.”

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