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The Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry is generally slow in adopting emerging technologies, and such hesitance invariably restricts performance improvements. A plethora of studies have focused on the barriers, Critical Success Factors (CSFs), lifecycle and drivers independently, but none have explored the impact of BIM drivers and awareness on the project lifecycle. This study empirically explored the impact of BIM drivers and awareness on the project lifecycle using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Initially, a conceptual model was developed from an extensive literature review. Thereafter, the model was tested using primary questionnaire data obtained from 90 construction professionals in Lagos, Nigeria. Emergent findings indicate that Building Information Modelling (BIM) drivers have a high impact on BIM awareness at the operation stage of the project lifecycle. The SEM model has an average R2 value of 23% which is moderate. Consequently, this research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing invaluable insight into the impact of BIM drivers on BIM awareness in the project lifecycle. Knowledge acquired will help industry stakeholders and government to develop appropriate policies to increase BIM uptake within contemporary practice.
Oludolapo Olanrewaju; Ahmed Kineber; Nicholas Chileshe; David Edwards. Modelling the Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Drivers and Awareness on Project Lifecycle. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8887 .
AMA StyleOludolapo Olanrewaju, Ahmed Kineber, Nicholas Chileshe, David Edwards. Modelling the Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Drivers and Awareness on Project Lifecycle. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8887.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOludolapo Olanrewaju; Ahmed Kineber; Nicholas Chileshe; David Edwards. 2021. "Modelling the Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Drivers and Awareness on Project Lifecycle." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8887.
This research aims to develop a safety culture model by investigating the relationship between safety culture and driving performance. In previous studies, safety culture has been one of the factors that determine safety issues. These issues were then contextually transformed via a pilot study and organized in the form of a theoretical model. The data were collected from 307 oil and gas tanker drivers in Malaysia through questionnaire surveys. Consequently, structural equation models of partial least squares (PLS-SEM) were applied to statistically assess the final model of this study. The results showed that the implementation of safety culture contributes to driving performance at a substantial level; there is a strong association with an effect of 67.3%. The findings of this research would serve as a benchmark for decision-makers in the oil and gas transportation sector, as promoting an awareness of safety culture should boost the efficiency of drivers. This research fills a gap in knowledge by identifying that positive safety culture practices and mindset are direct antecedents for the improvement of driver performance and, thus, the avoidance of road accidents.
Al-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi; Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohammed Abdulrab; Ahmed Farouk Kineber; Muhammad Ajmal. Impact of Safety Culture Implementation on Driving Performance among Oil and Gas Tanker Drivers: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8886 .
AMA StyleAl-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Nicholas Chileshe, Mohammed Abdulrab, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Muhammad Ajmal. Impact of Safety Culture Implementation on Driving Performance among Oil and Gas Tanker Drivers: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8886.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi; Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohammed Abdulrab; Ahmed Farouk Kineber; Muhammad Ajmal. 2021. "Impact of Safety Culture Implementation on Driving Performance among Oil and Gas Tanker Drivers: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8886.
Driving fatigue is a serious issue for the transportation sector, decreasing the driver’s performance and increasing accident risk. This study aims to investigate how fatigue mediates the relationship between the nature of work factors and driving performance. The approach included a review of the previous studies to select the dimensional items for the data collection instrument. A pilot test to identify potential modification to the questionnaire was conducted, then structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed on a stratified sample of 307 drivers, to test the suggested hypotheses. Based on the results, five hypotheses have indirect relationships, four of which have a significant effect. Besides, the results show that driving fatigue partially mediates the relationship between the work schedule and driving performance and fully mediates in the relationship between work activities and driving performance. The nature of work and human factors is the most common reason related to road accidents. Therefore, the emphasis on driving performance and fatigue factors would thereby lead to preventing fatal crashes and life loss.
Al-Baraa Al-Mekhlafi; Ahmad Isha; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohammed Abdulrab; Anwar Saeed; Ahmed Kineber. Modelling the Relationship between the Nature of Work Factors and Driving Performance Mediating by Role of Fatigue. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 6752 .
AMA StyleAl-Baraa Al-Mekhlafi, Ahmad Isha, Nicholas Chileshe, Mohammed Abdulrab, Anwar Saeed, Ahmed Kineber. Modelling the Relationship between the Nature of Work Factors and Driving Performance Mediating by Role of Fatigue. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (13):6752.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Baraa Al-Mekhlafi; Ahmad Isha; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohammed Abdulrab; Anwar Saeed; Ahmed Kineber. 2021. "Modelling the Relationship between the Nature of Work Factors and Driving Performance Mediating by Role of Fatigue." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 6752.
Sustainability principles should be implemented during all the phases of the decision-making process of constructing residential buildings to achieve maximum gains without compromising the function of such projects. This study identified and examined the critical success factors (CSFs) required for implementing value management (VM) in residential building projects. With a view to the sustainability of such the projects. The CSFs for VM were identified from previous studies, which were then contextually adjusted using both semi-structured interviews and a pilot study via the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) technique. The EFA results showed that the VM CSFs could be categorized into four constructs: stakeholders and knowledge, culture and environment, workshop dynamics, and standardization. Questionnaires were then administered to 214 building stakeholders within the Egyptian building industry. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to develop the CSFs model. Despite that Egyptian professionals with limited practice experiences were quite knowledgeable about VM, results showed that stakeholders and knowledge were crucial CSFs for implementing VM. The results of this study will be a guide for decision-makers to reduce costs and improve sustainability by introducing VMs in the Egyptian construction industry.
Ahmed Farouk Kineber; Idris Othman; Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke; Nicholas Chileshe; Tarek Zayed. Exploring the value management critical success factors for sustainable residential building – A structural equation modelling approach. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 293, 126115 .
AMA StyleAhmed Farouk Kineber, Idris Othman, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Nicholas Chileshe, Tarek Zayed. Exploring the value management critical success factors for sustainable residential building – A structural equation modelling approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021; 293 ():126115.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmed Farouk Kineber; Idris Othman; Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke; Nicholas Chileshe; Tarek Zayed. 2021. "Exploring the value management critical success factors for sustainable residential building – A structural equation modelling approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 293, no. : 126115.
Cloud Computing has become a valuable platform for sustainability in many countries. This study evaluates the cloud computing implementation and its Critical Success Factors (CSFs) towards ensuring sustainable construction projects in Nigeria. Data were collected from previous literature, supplemented by a quantitative approach via a questionnaire survey. Data were collected from 104 construction professionals while cloud computing CSFs were examined using Relative Importance Ranking (RII) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The results show that cloud computing’s awareness level is 96.2%, which means that the respondents are aware of cloud computing concept. Furthermore, the result shows that most of the respondents are adopting the concept. The analysis of the CSFs indicated that reliable data storage, performance as well as cost of accessibility and availability were the four most significant CSFs to cloud computing applications. Analysis of the CSFs through EFA generated four main components which include human satisfaction, organization, client’s acceptance, and industry-based. Consequently, this study contributed to existing body of knowledge by highlighting the cloud computing CSFs for achieving sustainable construction project. As such, the results could be a game-changer in the construction industry—not only in Nigeria but also in developing nations where construction projects are implemented through similar style and procedure. This study would be a benchmark for supporting decision-makers to improve data fragmentation, in which the use of data is paramount to the execution of construction works. Finally, the results of this study would be useful for enhancing sustainability and general management of construction projects through cloud computing implementation.
Ayodeji Oke; Ahmed Kineber; Ibraheem Albukhari; Idris Othman; Chukwuma Kingsley. Assessment of Cloud Computing Success Factors for Sustainable Construction Industry: The Case of Nigeria. Buildings 2021, 11, 36 .
AMA StyleAyodeji Oke, Ahmed Kineber, Ibraheem Albukhari, Idris Othman, Chukwuma Kingsley. Assessment of Cloud Computing Success Factors for Sustainable Construction Industry: The Case of Nigeria. Buildings. 2021; 11 (2):36.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyodeji Oke; Ahmed Kineber; Ibraheem Albukhari; Idris Othman; Chukwuma Kingsley. 2021. "Assessment of Cloud Computing Success Factors for Sustainable Construction Industry: The Case of Nigeria." Buildings 11, no. 2: 36.
Value management (VM) has become a useful tool for achieving sustainability in many countries. This paper aims to assess VM implementation and its activities towards achieving sustainable building projects in Egypt. Data were obtained from the literature, followed by a qualitative approach through a semi-structured interview and a quantitative approach via a questionnaire survey. In Cairo and Giza, data were collected from a sample of 200 building professionals using a questionnaire, while exploration of the country’s VM activities practice was completed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), including descriptive statistics such as “frequency analysis” and ”measures of central tendencies”. The results show that VM awareness was demonstrated by 64% of the sample, which means that they know about VM. On the other hand, most respondents, 85.3%, did not adopt VM and did not receive any VM training. The results also show, through EFA, that the correlations between these activities show five main components: an information phase, a function phase, a creativity phase, an evaluation phase, and a development/presentation phase. This study will help building professionals to eliminate unwanted costs and enhance project sustainability by adopting VM in building projects in developing countries. Finally, the results of this study will enhance building management through the implementation of VM elements, with a view to ensuring value for money and meeting sustainability goals.
Ahmed Kineber; Idris Othman; Ayodeji Oke; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohanad Buniya. Identifying and Assessing Sustainable Value Management Implementation Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9143 .
AMA StyleAhmed Kineber, Idris Othman, Ayodeji Oke, Nicholas Chileshe, Mohanad Buniya. Identifying and Assessing Sustainable Value Management Implementation Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9143.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmed Kineber; Idris Othman; Ayodeji Oke; Nicholas Chileshe; Mohanad Buniya. 2020. "Identifying and Assessing Sustainable Value Management Implementation Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9143.