Latin American International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction LATAM SEC 2026
The second Latin American Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (LATAM-SEC-2026) was hosted by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador from the 23rd to the 27th of March 2026.
The conference theme:
“Addressing Social and Environmental Challenges Through Responsible Construction Technologies."
The conference theme:
“Addressing Social and Environmental Challenges Through Responsible Construction Technologies."
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After the positive experience with LATAM SEC 2024, with a total of 86 registrants, 62 in-person and 13 online presenters, and 11 published without attending totaling 95 published articles with over 308 authors and co-authors. With representation from 5 continents and 15 countries. A total of 69% were Latin American. We are glad to inform the increase of overall participation.
ISEC Press celebrated its 25 years during the joint conference of ISEC 2025 / ASEA SEC 7 which took place November 17-21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.
Overall, through ISEC, ASEA SEC, EURO MED SEC and LATAM SEC conferences, ISEC Press has published 26 proceedings, with a total of 4004 peer reviewed papers with the representation of 74 countries. Since the first approach as author in EURO MED SEC 01 in Istanbul, Turkey May 24-29, 2016 and constant participation strengthened the relation with the heads of ISEC Amarjit Singh and Frank Yazdani. With the confidence ISEC has given and the support of PUCE, it has been possible to successfully organize LATAM SEC 2024 and LATAM SEC 2026 motivating not only PUCE authors but nationally and regionally. Adjusting to international standards and when applicable adjusting the standards for the growth of research.
All the articles went through a rigorous two stage peer-review abstract review and full paper review. Once the papers were approved and registrations paid for, the copy editing, and similarity check process began. Once all papers were printer ready and published in ISEC PRESS, they have been submitted to CrossRef then to Scopus and there after to ClockSS.
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COMPARATIVE TABLE (LATAM SEC 2024 vs 2026)
LATAM SEC 2024 COUNTRY REPRESENTATION
LATAM SEC 2026 COUNTRY REPRESENTATION
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Topics covered in the proceedings are in the multidisciplinary area of Civil Engineering, including legal affairs and contracting, construction technology and innovation, facilities and asset management, project management and risk analysis, safety and quality, territorial planning and development, analysis and design of structural systems, culture and heritage, materials, pavement, architecture, water infrastructure and management, education and sustainability, and many more.
CONFERENCE TRACKS
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Latin American Structural Engineering and construction conference. LATAM SEC 2026.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure, And Creativity. March 23-27, 2026
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure, And Creativity. March 23-27, 2026
Welcome reception
Monday March 23
Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure, And Creativity (FHIC) main Hall
Monday March 23
Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure, And Creativity (FHIC) main Hall
Welcome reception with snacks and coffee in the conference lounge
Academic Activities I
Tuesday March 24
Opening session 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. At FHIC Auditorium
Introductions by the conference chair Enrique Villacís
Tuesday March 24
Opening session 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. At FHIC Auditorium
Introductions by the conference chair Enrique Villacís
Welcome to Pontificia Universidad Católica by Dr. Jorge Albuja, Dean of the Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure and Creativity. FHIC. Welcome remarks by Amarjit Singh, Chairman of the Board, ISEC Society.
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The first Keynote Speaker Edwin Morales Diaz
“The Quito Metro (Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Future expansion)” |
Technical session I (10:30-12:30)
Three simultaneous rooms, each with 8 tracks in each room. Every presentation was 15 minutes including Q/A. Every room had a moderator. After each session in each room the moderator picked an outstanding presentation.
• I-A: Education & professional ethics
• I-B: Construction and Industrialization
• I-C: Structures and Concrete
Three simultaneous rooms, each with 8 tracks in each room. Every presentation was 15 minutes including Q/A. Every room had a moderator. After each session in each room the moderator picked an outstanding presentation.
• I-A: Education & professional ethics
• I-B: Construction and Industrialization
• I-C: Structures and Concrete
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Conference lounge
-Coffe break - Lunch |
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Technical session II (14:00-16:00)
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 16:00. At the end of the day, tea and coffee was available in the conference lounge.
• II-A: Construction Safety, Risk Analysis, and Disaster Management
• II-B: Water and Environment
• II-C: Energy and National Development
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 16:00. At the end of the day, tea and coffee was available in the conference lounge.
• II-A: Construction Safety, Risk Analysis, and Disaster Management
• II-B: Water and Environment
• II-C: Energy and National Development
BEST PRESENTATION AWARD TECHNICAL SESSION I AND II:
EPE-09 – Systemic Architecture: A Methodological Approach to Architectural Education Through General Systems Theory. Néstor Andrés Llorca Vega, Analia Barreno Salazar, Mateo Arteaga Ávila
CON-02 – Development and Application of Wood Connections for Structural Use in Sustainable Construction with Bamboo. José Miguel Carranco, Jorge Alejandro Batres, Andrea Salomé Jaramillo, Ángel Fabián Chicaiza, Luis Enrique Chávez
WRE-03 – Evaluation of High-Density Polyethylene Versus Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes in Drinking Water Conveyance in Rural Areas. Abner Said Rodríguez, Marvin Ovidio Grádiz Cáceres, Yolanda Lizeth Fletes Ramos, José Francisco Castejón
STR-01 – A Short Analysis of the Overstrength Factor Addressing Soil-Structure Interaction Effects. Juan S. Baquero-Mosquera, Óscar P. Jaramillo De León
ENR-01 – Unlocking Energy Transition: LCOE Values for Techno-Economic Scenarios. Po Chun Lee
CSA-02 – Risk Assessment of a Cable Car Project, Preliminary Study Phase. Pavlov Cáceres, María Angélica Merizald.
EPE-09 – Systemic Architecture: A Methodological Approach to Architectural Education Through General Systems Theory. Néstor Andrés Llorca Vega, Analia Barreno Salazar, Mateo Arteaga Ávila
CON-02 – Development and Application of Wood Connections for Structural Use in Sustainable Construction with Bamboo. José Miguel Carranco, Jorge Alejandro Batres, Andrea Salomé Jaramillo, Ángel Fabián Chicaiza, Luis Enrique Chávez
WRE-03 – Evaluation of High-Density Polyethylene Versus Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes in Drinking Water Conveyance in Rural Areas. Abner Said Rodríguez, Marvin Ovidio Grádiz Cáceres, Yolanda Lizeth Fletes Ramos, José Francisco Castejón
STR-01 – A Short Analysis of the Overstrength Factor Addressing Soil-Structure Interaction Effects. Juan S. Baquero-Mosquera, Óscar P. Jaramillo De León
ENR-01 – Unlocking Energy Transition: LCOE Values for Techno-Economic Scenarios. Po Chun Lee
CSA-02 – Risk Assessment of a Cable Car Project, Preliminary Study Phase. Pavlov Cáceres, María Angélica Merizald.
Academic Activities II
Wednesday March 25
Registration at 8:00 a.m. In Tower 1 of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Opening session 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. At FHIC Auditorium
Wednesday March 25
Registration at 8:00 a.m. In Tower 1 of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Opening session 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. At FHIC Auditorium
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Keynote Speaker II: Alfredo Santillán.
“Infrastructures as Material Constructs that (Dis)Articulate Social Relations: A Social Reading of Urban Infrastructure”)” |
Technical session III (10:30-12:30)
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 12:30.
• III-A: Housing, Territory, and Social Transformation
• III-B: Sustainability, Environment, and Materials
• III-C: Education and Professional Ethics
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 12:30.
• III-A: Housing, Territory, and Social Transformation
• III-B: Sustainability, Environment, and Materials
• III-C: Education and Professional Ethics
Technical session IV (14:00-16:00)
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 4:00.
• IV-A: Policies for National Development
• IV-B: Architecture and Architectural Engineering
• IV-C: Cost and Project Management
Three simultaneous rooms with 8 tracks in each room until 4:00.
• IV-A: Policies for National Development
• IV-B: Architecture and Architectural Engineering
• IV-C: Cost and Project Management
BEST PRESENTATION AWARD TECHNICAL SESSION III AND IV:
CPM-03 – Influence of the International Roughness Index on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Road Projects. Juan Enrique Merizalde, Marco Antonio Zamora, María de los Ángeles Barrionuevo
SUS-04 – Totora as a Sustainable Material in Parametric Architectural Design. Sandra Hipatia Núñez, Eliska Fuentes, Claudia Rafaela Balseca, Diego Esteban Llanganate
EPE-08 – The Global Imaginary Architecture from Fiske's Stereotype Model. Néstor Llorca Vega, Verónica Rosero Añazco
PND-04 – From Building to Development: Reconfiguring Spatial Production. Juan Diego Acurio Núñez, Enrique Ferreras Cid
AAE-01 – Reduction of Pathologies in Concrete Elements (Beams and Columns) in a Quality-Oriented Housing Project. Pavlov Caceres
EPE-08 – The Global Imaginary Architecture from Fiske's Stereotype Model. Llorca Vega, Verónica Rosero Añazco
CPM-03 – Influence of the International Roughness Index on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Road Projects. Juan Enrique Merizalde, Marco Antonio Zamora, María de los Ángeles Barrionuevo
SUS-04 – Totora as a Sustainable Material in Parametric Architectural Design. Sandra Hipatia Núñez, Eliska Fuentes, Claudia Rafaela Balseca, Diego Esteban Llanganate
EPE-08 – The Global Imaginary Architecture from Fiske's Stereotype Model. Néstor Llorca Vega, Verónica Rosero Añazco
PND-04 – From Building to Development: Reconfiguring Spatial Production. Juan Diego Acurio Núñez, Enrique Ferreras Cid
AAE-01 – Reduction of Pathologies in Concrete Elements (Beams and Columns) in a Quality-Oriented Housing Project. Pavlov Caceres
EPE-08 – The Global Imaginary Architecture from Fiske's Stereotype Model. Llorca Vega, Verónica Rosero Añazco
CLOSING SESSION (16:30-17:30) FHIC Auditorium:
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Closing remarks:
Closing remarks by Dean Jorge Albuja Closing remarks by Enrique Villacís Conference Chair Acknowledgement to local staff: |
Best Presentation Award:
Andrea Parra on behalf of Cesar Ferro, FHIC Architecture Coordinator |
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Closing performance by Andes Dance Performance
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Promotional video flyer
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To download the LATAM-SEC-2026 flyer, please click on the photo.
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Complementary Activities
DINNER BANQUET March 25
DINNER BANQUET March 25
The dinner banquet was held on Wednesday, March 25th. Dinner was at Pim's restaurant, starting from PUCE in a van with a tour guide dressed as a traditional character of the city telling anecdotes of the city, and the buildings and constructors
Passing by the Unesco colonial downtown on way to El Panecillo, a hill next to colonial downtown and currently a lookout to the south and north of the city.
On route stopped at the Basilica del Voto Nacional, neogothic church, Plaza of San Francisco Church.
Presentation by the collective group Mi Loma Grande.
Passing by the Unesco colonial downtown on way to El Panecillo, a hill next to colonial downtown and currently a lookout to the south and north of the city.
On route stopped at the Basilica del Voto Nacional, neogothic church, Plaza of San Francisco Church.
Presentation by the collective group Mi Loma Grande.
With the experience of the ISEC Society with international conferences and the support of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure and Creativity and the universities Research Department, it has been possible to share research results and experiences while having a taste of Ecuador's culture, in the hopes of more connections and interactions in the region and worldwide through Leading Construction Technology Systems for Today's Environmental and Social Crises, the conference theme.
THANKS
ISEC SOCIETY:
ISEC SOCIETY:
LATAM SEC
Advisory Committee
Amarjit Singh, Chairman of the Board, ISEC Society, University of Hawaii, USA
Siamak Yazdani, Secretary ISEC Society, California State University, Pomona, USA
Jorge Albuja, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador.
Scientific Committee:
Ana Paula Polizzo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alfredo Serpell, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Nicolas Valencia, Universidad de Talca, Chile
Juan Sebastián Baquero, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Jorge Bucheli, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Wilson Cando, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Juan Merizalde, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
María Lorena Rodríguez, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Erick Burgos, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador, El Salvador
Sebastián Carrión, Instituto Universitario del Estado de México, Mexico
Margarita Isabel Sena Sánchez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), Mexico
Carlos Cornejo, CV Project, Peru
Ioan Pepenar, Research Institute for Construction Equipment and Technology, Romania
Syed Faiz Ahmad, EGIS Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Editorial Committee:
Enrique Villacís, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Cynthia Ayarza, Ensusitio Lecturer Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador
Siamak Yazdani, Secretary ISEC Society, California State University, Pomona, USA
Amarjit Singh, Chairman of the Board, ISEC Society, University of Hawaii, USA
Local Organizing Committee
Enrique Villacís, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, (Conference Chair)
Cynthia Ayarza, Ensusitio Lecturer Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador (Conference Co-Chair)
Jorge Bucheli, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Research Department PUCE
Dra. María de los Ángeles Barrionuevo
Vice-Rectorate for Research, Outreach and Innovation
Dean School of Facultad de Habitat, Infraestructura y Creatividad
Dr. Jorge Albuja
Architecture Coordinator
Cesar Ferro
Logistics team:
Volunteers: Production, Logistics and IT Staff
Anabel Fernández, Domenica Sandoval, Nicolás Semper, Sebastián Bautista, Emily Moya, Gabriel Paredes, Nicolás Casco, Cristina Gracía, Diana Herrera
Thankyou for all your support, that made the process a success and looking forward to next LATAM SEC 2028
Enrique Villacís Tapia
Conference Chair
Cynthia Ayarza
Conference Co-Chair
Advisory Committee
Amarjit Singh, Chairman of the Board, ISEC Society, University of Hawaii, USA
Siamak Yazdani, Secretary ISEC Society, California State University, Pomona, USA
Jorge Albuja, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador.
Scientific Committee:
Ana Paula Polizzo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alfredo Serpell, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Nicolas Valencia, Universidad de Talca, Chile
Juan Sebastián Baquero, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Jorge Bucheli, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Wilson Cando, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Juan Merizalde, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
María Lorena Rodríguez, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Erick Burgos, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador, El Salvador
Sebastián Carrión, Instituto Universitario del Estado de México, Mexico
Margarita Isabel Sena Sánchez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), Mexico
Carlos Cornejo, CV Project, Peru
Ioan Pepenar, Research Institute for Construction Equipment and Technology, Romania
Syed Faiz Ahmad, EGIS Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Editorial Committee:
Enrique Villacís, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Cynthia Ayarza, Ensusitio Lecturer Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador
Siamak Yazdani, Secretary ISEC Society, California State University, Pomona, USA
Amarjit Singh, Chairman of the Board, ISEC Society, University of Hawaii, USA
Local Organizing Committee
Enrique Villacís, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, (Conference Chair)
Cynthia Ayarza, Ensusitio Lecturer Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador (Conference Co-Chair)
Jorge Bucheli, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Research Department PUCE
Dra. María de los Ángeles Barrionuevo
Vice-Rectorate for Research, Outreach and Innovation
Dean School of Facultad de Habitat, Infraestructura y Creatividad
Dr. Jorge Albuja
Architecture Coordinator
Cesar Ferro
Logistics team:
Volunteers: Production, Logistics and IT Staff
Anabel Fernández, Domenica Sandoval, Nicolás Semper, Sebastián Bautista, Emily Moya, Gabriel Paredes, Nicolás Casco, Cristina Gracía, Diana Herrera
Thankyou for all your support, that made the process a success and looking forward to next LATAM SEC 2028
Enrique Villacís Tapia
Conference Chair
Cynthia Ayarza
Conference Co-Chair
PROCEEDINGS
ISSN: 2644-108X
https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/LATAM_SEC_2026/
ISSN: 2644-108X
https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/LATAM_SEC_2026/
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