Dr Muhammad Shafique
Lecturer

Research area(s)

Dr. Shafique’s research uses life cycle assessment, circular economy, and scenario modeling to identify environmental problems of emerging products and systems. Historically, our society has taken a reactionary approach to the environment. By proactively understanding the environmental issues of technologies that are still under development, we can identify a greater number of options and more creative and innovative solutions to avoid or reduce negative consequences. Shafique works on interdisciplinary topics including civil and transportation systems, green buildings, building information modeling (BIM), carbon-neutrality, sustainable design of energy systems, advanced fuels, sustainable and smart materials, energy, environment & economics nexus, and climate change adaptation.

One of his core areas of work includes developing an integrated modeling approach based on life cycle assessment and circular economy for sustainable construction and urban mobility. Looking forward, Dr. Shafique is determined to fight against climate change and reduce the carbon footprint of the civil and transportation industry as the key considerations while enabling a high level of sustainability and well-being for users.

Research Interests

Life cycle assessment, sustainability, circular economy, construction, transportation, green infrastructure, green buildings, building information modeling, energy systems, machine learning, water, and environmental management.

Project details

• AMS ISPF Networking Grants (Project: Fuel Cell and Battery Electric Vehicles – Enhancing Pathway Analysis for Future Transportation Systems) Grant No. NGR1\1107, 2024–2026, Project value: £23,050. Principal Investigator
• AMS ISPF Networking Grants (Project: South-East-North Network on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Waste-to-Energy Technologies (SEN4WTE)), Grant No. NGR2\1094, 2025–2027, Project value: £24,930. Principal Investigator
• The YERUN Research Mobility Awards (Project: Sustainable Printed Heaters Evaluation and Development (SPhED)). YERUN Research Mobility Award, Jan 2025- Dec. 2025, Project value: €4,000. Principal Investigator
• The Royal Society (Project: Resilience and adaptation measures for road infrastructure under seasonal variations and climate change, The Royal Society, Grant No. IEC\NSFC\252678, 2026-2027, Project value: £11,995. Co-Investigator
• British Council (Project: Nurturing Early Career Fellows in Climate Resilient and Sustainable Built Environment Research Agenda). International Science Partnerships Fund - Early Career Fellowships in Research and Innovation 2023/24-2025. British Council, Project value: £174,816 Co-Investigator
• British Council (Project: Comprehensive Joint Training and Awareness Program for Circular Economy and Carbon Reduction in the UK and Egypt) 2024-2025, Project value: £25,000, Co-Investigator
• AMS ISPF Networking Grants (Project: Integrating digital transformation and circular economy for decarbonised construction & demolition waste diversion: enhancing Vietnam and UK’s research & practice (AIRINESS)), Grant No. NGR2\1222, 2025-2026, Project value: £25,000, Co-Investigator 
• AMS ISPF Networking Grants (Project: Towards a Circular Nexus: Establishing 3D-IN (Data-Driven Deconstruction International Network)), Grant No. NGR1\1107, 2024-2025, Project value: £24,980, Co-Investigator 
• AMS ISPF Networking Grants (Project: Perspectives and Challenges in the Adoption of AI-Based Quality Control in Manufacturing SMEs: A Comparative Study of the UK and South Africa), Grant No. NGR2\1199, 2025-2027 Project value: £24,990, Co-Investigator 
• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Korea, (Project: Towards a biodegradable plastic circular economy through exchange and cooperation between Korea-UK), NRF Mobility Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), UK-based PI Lead: Funding amount: 35,000,000 KRW (~ £19,000).
• Future Carbon-Neutral Buildings: A Design, Construction, and Lifecycle Management View; New Collaborations in Circularity and Circular Economy: i3 Seed-Corn Joint Call Brunel-Tampere (Internal Grant),Jan 2025- July. 2025,  Funding amount £2,500 Co-Investigator