Innovation Empowerment in Construction 4.0 by the CDR-Approach

Bianca Weber-Lewerenz studied civil engineering in Constance, Mainz and Stellenbosch, South Africa. She worked on construction projects in Germany and abroad. For seven years she has worked and lived in Beijing, China as freelancer, and founded her own construction consulting company "Bianca Weber-Lewerenz Engineering". From 2019 to 2023 and in close collaboration with Prof. Marzia Traverso (PhD) at the Institute for Sustainability in Construction (INaB) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, following her dissertation project, she pursued research on the topic of "The corporate digital responsibility in construction - Ethical principles in dealing with digitalization and AI".

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Scientific approach.- 3. Calls for Action.- 4. Cumulative Part of Dissertation.- 5. Discussion.- 6. Results - Digitization and AI need new Culture of Thinking in Construction 4.0.- 7. Limitations and Future work.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. Literature References.