Dr. Theophilus Oluwarotimi Olatunde Olowa

Senior Lecturer

Quantity Surveying

Department: Quantity Surveying
Email: olowa.to@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 09, Floor G, FES Building, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Building Information Modelling (BIM) and simulation for construction education; Circular economy and net zero energy buildings for green construction; Construction Cost and Economics

Dr. Theophilus Olowa is a lecturer in the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the University of Ilorin. He holds a PhD in Building, Civil Engineering, and Architecture from Tallinn University of Technology and a master’s degree in construction management from the University of Lagos. He has extensive experience in working with various public and private organizations in the construction industry before joining the academic staff in 2016. His current research interests include Building Information Modelling for construction education, circular economy, and net zero energy buildings for a sustainable environment. He is a registered quantity surveyor with the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria and a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, demonstrating his passion and belief that industry experience and academic theory must be blended to produce well-rounded graduates in all construction-related disciplines.

Qualifications

PhD (Building and Civil Engineering and Architecture)
M.Sc Construction Management
B.Tech Quantity Surveying

Professional Affiliations

Fellow - Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) - Reg No 01910
Registered Quantity Surveyor – Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN) - Reg No 1439
Associate Member Global Institute of Project Management - Reg. No. 0312774-P

Undergraduate Teaching

QTS 505: Cost management I
QTS 409: Research methods
QTS 201: Construction Measurement I
QTS 415: Computer application to quantity surveying I
QTS 505: Cost management II
QTS 405: Tendering and Estimating III
QTS 513: Computer application to quantity surveying II
QTS 506: Cost management II
ESM 516: Construction management
QTS 322: Construction economics
ESM 313: Design economics
URP 315: Cost research
QTS 324 Law of Tort and Arbitration
QTS 202 Construction Measurement II
QTS 102 Principles of Measurement of Building Works
ESM 314 - Building Economics II

Postgraduate Teaching

QTS 807 - Applied Research Methods
QTS 821 - Research Methodology I
QTS 905 - Advanced Research Methodology
QTS 803 - Construction Contracts and Procurement
QTS 804 - Project Management: Theory and Practice

Research Interests

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Simulation for Construction and Construction Education.
Life Cycle Costing relating to Circular Economy and Net Zero Energy Buildings for Sustainable Environment
Digitalisation and its application to construction and construction education

Research Affiliations

BIM-enabled Learning Environment for Digital Construction (BENEDICT) project (grant number: 2020-1-EE01-KA203-077993)
Integrating Education with Consumer Behaviour relevant to Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Universities of Russia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh (BECK) project (grant number: 598746-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP)
Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems (BRITAE) project (grant number: 610012-EPP-1-2019-1-LK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP)
University of Ilorin Senate Research Grant – Comparative Analysis of BIM-Enabled Education Policies and Practices in Global Higher Education Institutions: Implications for Nigerian Construction education

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Email

olowa.to@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 09, Floor G, FES Building, University of Ilorin

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