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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is recognized as one of the most significant technological breakthroughs in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The pace of implementation of BIM in AEC has increased during the past decade with an enhanced focus on sustainable construction. However, BIM implementation lags its potential because of several factors such as readiness issues, lack of previous experience in BIM, and lack of market demand for BIM. To evaluate and solve these issues, understanding the current BIM implementation in construction organizations is required. Motivated by this need, the main objective of this study is to propose a tool for the measurement of BIM implementation levels within an organization. Various sets of indexes are developed based on their pertinent Critical Success Factors (CSFs). A detailed literature review followed by a questionnaire survey involving 99 respondents is conducted, and results are analyzed to formulate a BIMp-Chart to calculate and visualize the BIM implementation level of an organization. Subsequently, the applicability of the BIMp-Chart is assessed by comparing and analyzing datasets of four organizations from different regions, including Qatar, Portugal, and Egypt, and a multinational organization to develop a global measurement tool. Through measuring and comparing BIM implementation levels, the BIMp-Chart can help the practitioners identify the implementation areas in an organization for proper BIM implementation. This study helps understand the fundamental elements of BIM implementation and provides a decision support system for construction organizations to devise proper strategies for the effectual management of the BIM implementation process.
Qurratulain Malik; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Rabiah Muhammad; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Usman Hassan. BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9270 .
AMA StyleQurratulain Malik, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Rabiah Muhammad, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fahim Ullah, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Usman Hassan. BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9270.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQurratulain Malik; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Rabiah Muhammad; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Usman Hassan. 2021. "BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9270.
Rapid advances that improve flood management have facilitated the disaster response by providing first aid services, finding safe routes, maintaining communication and developing flood maps. Different technologies such as image processing, satellite imagery, synthetic imagery and integrated approaches have been extensively analysed in the literature for disaster operations. There is a need to review cutting-edge technologies for flood management. This paper presents a review of the latest advancements in the flood management domain based on image processing, artificial intelligence and integrated approaches with a focus on post-disaster. It answers the following research questions: (1) What are the latest developments in image processing for flood management in a post-disaster scenario? (2) What are the latest techniques for flood management based on artificial intelligence in a post-disaster scenario? (3) What are the existing gaps in the selected technologies for post-disaster? (4) How can the authorities improve the existing post-disaster management operation with cutting-edge technologies? A novel framework has been proposed to optimise flood management with the application of a holistic approach.
Hafiz Munawar; Ahmed Hammad; S. Waller; Muhammad Thaheem; Asheem Shrestha. An Integrated Approach for Post-Disaster Flood Management Via the Use of Cutting-Edge Technologies and UAVs: A Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7925 .
AMA StyleHafiz Munawar, Ahmed Hammad, S. Waller, Muhammad Thaheem, Asheem Shrestha. An Integrated Approach for Post-Disaster Flood Management Via the Use of Cutting-Edge Technologies and UAVs: A Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7925.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHafiz Munawar; Ahmed Hammad; S. Waller; Muhammad Thaheem; Asheem Shrestha. 2021. "An Integrated Approach for Post-Disaster Flood Management Via the Use of Cutting-Edge Technologies and UAVs: A Review." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7925.
The construction industry is different from other industries in terms of its unforeseeable working conditions. Unlike most of the other industries operating indoors within controlled environment, the construction workers share a fair amount of time outdoors exposing them to different climatic and workability. These transfigurations contribute towards more vulnerability for workplace accidents. It has been observed that there is a common absence of formal construction safety training programs for fresh workers that result in work accidents. Instead, employees are expected to learn from their own experiences and mistakes. One of the main causes is the inability to understand safety training material by the masses due to its presence in uniform languages and lack of education. Considering the need to overcome these inconveniences, this study focuses on the development of a Construction Safety for All (ConSafe4All) framework to produce safety training modules for workers to overcome the language restrictions. The demonstration through the developed modules for most occurring accident types shows that the framework may be used to elaborate different construction hazards with their remedies to enhance awareness among workers, thereby mitigating work related accidents.
Mahud Arif; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules. Safety Science 2021, 141, 105329 .
AMA StyleMahud Arif, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules. Safety Science. 2021; 141 ():105329.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahud Arif; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. 2021. "ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules." Safety Science 141, no. : 105329.
Real Estate Online Platforms (REOPs) are used for conveying real estate and property-related information to potential users (buyers, renters, or sellers). The information leveraged through REOPs supports these users in reaching conclusive rent or buy decisions. Despite their promised utility, user perception about accepting online information through REOPs is unexplored. Using a comprehensive questionnaire and data collected from 65 users, the current study captures the users’ perception of REOPs. Risk, service, information, system, technology adoption model (RSISTAM) is proposed comprising of seven users’ perceptions: risk (PR), service quality (PSEQ), information quality (PIQ), and system quality (PSYQ) from the information systems success model, and usefulness (PU), ease of use (PEU) and behaviour to accept (BAU) from TAM. The results are analysed using the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) approach, which shows that PIQ, PSEQ and PEU are the causes and PR, PSYQ, PU and BAU are the effects. Among the criteria, the order of prominence is PEU > PSEQ > PIQ, and for net effects, the order is PU > BAU > PSYQ > PR. For addressing the causes, the REOP managers must provide more transparent, high quality and voluminous information to the users, focus on the system, services, and information qualities, and add more enjoyable, immersive and easy-to-use content through REOPs. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by exploring user perceptions and proposing methods to improve the quality and reliability of REOPs in line with Real Estate 4.0 and industry 4.0 aims.
Fahim Ullah; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Changxin Cynthia Wang; Muhammad Imran. It’s all about perceptions: A DEMATEL approach to exploring user perceptions of real estate online platforms. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleFahim Ullah, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Changxin Cynthia Wang, Muhammad Imran. It’s all about perceptions: A DEMATEL approach to exploring user perceptions of real estate online platforms. Ain Shams Engineering Journal. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFahim Ullah; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Changxin Cynthia Wang; Muhammad Imran. 2021. "It’s all about perceptions: A DEMATEL approach to exploring user perceptions of real estate online platforms." Ain Shams Engineering Journal , no. : 1.
Women are underrepresented in almost all occupations and professions within the construction sector. Consequently, several studies from across the globe have examined different aspects of gender inequality and gender segregation in the context of the construction industry. This study conducted an in-depth inquiry into research on women in construction using a scientometric review approach covering 128 relevant journal articles published over the last 20 years (2000–2019). The review found four major research clusters: (1) gender roles and work culture; (2) glass walls and glass ceiling; (3) job satisfaction; and (4) gender diversity initiatives. Research on women in construction is scarce in the context of many developing countries, despite the fact that the majority of women workers and professionals live in these countries. Similarly, research on mentoring and training of women, migrant women workers, women entrepreneurs, women worker’s health and safety, and human resource practices concerning women have received less attention. The review also brings together the recommendations made by various researchers to highlight the need for a more holistic approach to address gender inequality in construction.
Abid Hasan; Arka Ghosh; Muhammad Nateque Mahmood; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. Scientometric Review of the Twenty-First Century Research on Women in Construction. Journal of Management in Engineering 2021, 37, 04021004 .
AMA StyleAbid Hasan, Arka Ghosh, Muhammad Nateque Mahmood, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. Scientometric Review of the Twenty-First Century Research on Women in Construction. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2021; 37 (3):04021004.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbid Hasan; Arka Ghosh; Muhammad Nateque Mahmood; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. 2021. "Scientometric Review of the Twenty-First Century Research on Women in Construction." Journal of Management in Engineering 37, no. 3: 04021004.
The real estate sector brings a fortune to the global economy. But, presently, this sector is regressive and uses traditional methods and approaches. Therefore, it needs a technological transformation and innovation in line with the Industry 4.0 requirements to transform into smart real estate. However, it faces the barriers of disruptive digital technology (DDT) adoption and innovation that need effective management to enable such transformation. These barriers present managerial challenges that affect DDT adoption and innovation in smart real estate. The current study assesses these DDTs adoption and innovation barriers facing the Australian real estate sector from a managerial perspective. Based on a comprehensive review of 72 systematically retrieved and shortlisted articles, we identify 21 key barriers to digitalisation and innovation. The barriers are grouped into the technology-organisation-external environment (TOE) categories using a Fault tree. Data is collected from 102 real estate and property managers to rate and rank the identified barriers. The results show that most of the respondents are aware of the DDTs and reported AI (22.5% of respondents), big data (12.75%) and VR (12.75%) as the most critical technologies not adopted so far due to costs, organisation policies, awareness, reluctance, user demand, tech integration, government support and funding. Overall, the highest barrier (risk) scores are observed for high costs of software and hardware (T1), high complexity of the selected technology dissemination system (T2) and lack of government incentives, R&D support, policies, regulations and standards (E1). Among the TOE categories, as evident from the fault tree analysis, the highest percentage of failure to adopt the DDT is attributed to E1 in the environmental group. For the technological group, the highest failure reason is attributed to T2. And for the organisational group, the barrier with the highest failure chances for DDT adoption is the lack of organisational willingness to invest in digital marketing (O4). These barriers must be addressed to pave the way for DDT adoption and innovation in the Australian real estate sector and move towards smart real estate.
Fahim Ullah; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fadi Al-Turjman. Barriers to the digitalisation and innovation of Australian Smart Real Estate: A managerial perspective on the technology non-adoption. Environmental Technology & Innovation 2021, 22, 101527 .
AMA StyleFahim Ullah, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fadi Al-Turjman. Barriers to the digitalisation and innovation of Australian Smart Real Estate: A managerial perspective on the technology non-adoption. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2021; 22 ():101527.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFahim Ullah; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fadi Al-Turjman. 2021. "Barriers to the digitalisation and innovation of Australian Smart Real Estate: A managerial perspective on the technology non-adoption." Environmental Technology & Innovation 22, no. : 101527.
Economic growth, social wellbeing, and infrastructure are strongly interrelated and jointly contribute to national development. Therefore, evaluation and selection of a road infrastructure project direly need a comprehensive sustainability assessment integrating holistic decision criteria. This study presents an elaborate life cycle sustainability-based project evaluation tool, comprising an assessment framework, an integration model, and a decision framework. In the first phase, a life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework for road infrastructure is established using mixed methods. In the second phase, interviews are conducted to obtain pairwise comparisons among impact categories and subjective reasoning of their priorities. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is adopted to develop the LCSA integration model. The minimum threshold limits of impact categories are evaluated and integrated into the proposed decision framework. Further, thematic and cross-sectional analyses are performed on the interview findings to rationalize the proposed decision framework. The findings include a detailed and customized project assessment framework, an integration model, and a decision framework for the assessment of different project alternatives. This study helps policy- and decision-makers in selecting the project alternative by maximizing sustainability in road infrastructure projects. Insights into environmental and social externalities and their quantitative interpretation throughout the life of the road are also achieved.
Husnain Arshad; Muhammad Thaheem; Beenish Bakhtawar; Asheem Shrestha. Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Projects: A Life Cycle Sustainability-Based Decision-Making Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3743 .
AMA StyleHusnain Arshad, Muhammad Thaheem, Beenish Bakhtawar, Asheem Shrestha. Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Projects: A Life Cycle Sustainability-Based Decision-Making Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3743.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHusnain Arshad; Muhammad Thaheem; Beenish Bakhtawar; Asheem Shrestha. 2021. "Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Projects: A Life Cycle Sustainability-Based Decision-Making Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3743.
Sustainable smart cities are confronted by technological, organisational and external risks, making their governance difficult and susceptible to manipulation. Based on a comprehensive literature review of 796 systematically retrieved articles, the current study proposes a multilayered technology-organisation-environment (TOE-based) risk management framework for sustainable smart city governance. A total of 56 risks are identified and grouped into TOE categories. There are 17 technological risks, including IoT networks, public internet management and user safety concerns, with a 38.7% contribution to smart city governance risks. With a 15.6% share, there are 11 organisational risks, including user data security and cloud management. There are 28 external risks with a contribution of 46.7% to the smart city governance and consist of smart city's environment, governance, integration and security risks. A multilayered TOE-based risk management framework is proposed to identify and manage the risks associated with smart city governance in the current study. The framework links smart citizens to each other through the smart city governance team and the integrated TOE layers. The iterative risk management process of identification, analysis, evaluation, monitoring and response planning is carried out in the TOE layers, both at the external layer levels and internal management levels. The proposed framework operationalises the risk management process for smart city governance by presenting the collection of pertinent risks and their thematic TOE categorisation. The criticality of the identified risks in line with the study's rankings can help researchers and practitioners understand the top risks of smart city governance. These risks present investment opportunities for city governance bodies to develop critical and effective responses as well as provide safety, security and enhanced privacy for citizens.
Fahim Ullah; Siddra Qayyum; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fadi Al-Turjman; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar. Risk management in sustainable smart cities governance: A TOE framework. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 167, 120743 .
AMA StyleFahim Ullah, Siddra Qayyum, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fadi Al-Turjman, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar. Risk management in sustainable smart cities governance: A TOE framework. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 167 ():120743.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFahim Ullah; Siddra Qayyum; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fadi Al-Turjman; Samad M.E. Sepasgozar. 2021. "Risk management in sustainable smart cities governance: A TOE framework." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 167, no. : 120743.
Moazzam Azeem; Fahim Ullah; Muhammad J. Thaheem; Siddra Qayyum. Competitiveness in the construction industry: A contractor’s perspective on barriers to improving the construction industry performance. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation 2020, 3, 193 -219.
AMA StyleMoazzam Azeem, Fahim Ullah, Muhammad J. Thaheem, Siddra Qayyum. Competitiveness in the construction industry: A contractor’s perspective on barriers to improving the construction industry performance. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation. 2020; 3 (3):193-219.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoazzam Azeem; Fahim Ullah; Muhammad J. Thaheem; Siddra Qayyum. 2020. "Competitiveness in the construction industry: A contractor’s perspective on barriers to improving the construction industry performance." Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation 3, no. 3: 193-219.
The building sector is amongst the major resource consuming and waste generating sectors of the economy. The paradigm of the circular economy has the potential to overcome the problems resulted due to adoption of the linear economic model by the building sector. The circular economy offers a new perspective for industrial ecosystems including materials and products being fed back into the supply chain as resources, thereby resulting in reduced consumption of primary resources and waste generation. The research on circular economy increased rapidly during recent years; however, a research gap exists on the assessment of current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector of developing countries. This study has developed and used a circular economy assessment scale for the building sector of developing countries. It is found that the current state of circular economy implementation in the building sector is unsatisfactory. Out of the seven circular economy dimensions used for analysis, the energy dimension showed the best performance and the waste dimension showed the worst performance. Serious steps are required by all the stakeholders of the building sector to improve the adoption of the circular economy. Furthermore, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and matrice d'Impacts croises-multipication appliqué an classment (MICMAC) techniques are used to identify and classify the key barriers to the circular economy. It is found that a lack of environmental regulations and laws is driving the rest of the barriers to the circular economy. Equally critical is the lack of public awareness and support from public institutions. Finally, a mitigation framework for the building sector of developing countries is proposed, which is an addition to the circular economy existing body of knowledge. The proposed framework could serve as a guideline for decision and policymakers.
Muhammad Bilal; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir. Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 276, 123250 .
AMA StyleMuhammad Bilal, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Abdur Rehman Nasir. Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 276 ():123250.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Bilal; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir. 2020. "Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework." Journal of Cleaner Production 276, no. : 123250.
The supply side of sustainable housing needs to be complemented with, driven by, and shaped around a willing and committed demand site. This study examines the sustainable housing sector of Pakistan by describing the potential buyers’ profile and quantifying their willingness to pay (WTP) for sustainable housing uptake in the market. WTP is estimated through a survey of 354 potential homebuyers. Furthermore, the hierarchical Bayesian model of adaptive choice-based conjoint analysis is utilized to study the correlation of descriptive determinants on WTP for sustainable housing. The results suggest that demographical factors of age, gender, and literacy level positively correlate with WTP whereas environmental knowledge and income level negatively correlate with WTP. Also, energy saving has the highest relative importance among other housing attributes. The study contributes a vital empirical input to the literature by finding the potential sustainable homebuyers in Pakistan and their characteristics and proposes several policy guidelines to promote the uptake of the sustainable housing sector in the country.
Rana Asad Javid Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Tauha Hussain Ali. Are Pakistani homebuyers ready to adopt sustainable housing? An insight into their willingness to pay. Energy Policy 2020, 143, 111598 .
AMA StyleRana Asad Javid Khan, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Tauha Hussain Ali. Are Pakistani homebuyers ready to adopt sustainable housing? An insight into their willingness to pay. Energy Policy. 2020; 143 ():111598.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRana Asad Javid Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Tauha Hussain Ali. 2020. "Are Pakistani homebuyers ready to adopt sustainable housing? An insight into their willingness to pay." Energy Policy 143, no. : 111598.
PurposeDespite the efforts of project managers and the widespread use of project management methodologies, most of the projects remain unfulfilling in terms of delivering targeted performance. This for most part can be attributed to the inability of an organization to implement control mechanisms and ineffective management of complexity risk. Keeping in view the aforementioned problem, the objective of this study is to investigate the association between control modes and project performance. Moreover, this study also examines the moderating role of complexity risk on the association among various control modes and project performance.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 171 construction projects through a postal questionnaire survey. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was utilized for testing the hypothesized relationships of the research model.FindingsThis study found significant positive relation between formal and informal control mechanisms and project performance. It is found that complexity risk significantly moderates the relationship between control modes and project performance. The results indicate that complexity risk positively moderates the relationship between outcome control and clan control with project performance. Furthermore, complexity risks negatively moderates the relationship between behavior control and project performance. However, the association between self-control and project performance is found insignificant in the presence of complexity risk.Originality/valueThis study is the first attempt to study the relationship of control mechanisms, complexity risk and project performance in the construction industry.
Ahsen Maqsoom; Muhammad Hamad; Hassan Ashraf; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Muhammad Umer. Managerial control mechanisms and their influence on project performance: an investigation of the moderating role of complexity risk. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2020, 27, 2451 -2475.
AMA StyleAhsen Maqsoom, Muhammad Hamad, Hassan Ashraf, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Muhammad Umer. Managerial control mechanisms and their influence on project performance: an investigation of the moderating role of complexity risk. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2020; 27 (9):2451-2475.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhsen Maqsoom; Muhammad Hamad; Hassan Ashraf; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Muhammad Umer. 2020. "Managerial control mechanisms and their influence on project performance: an investigation of the moderating role of complexity risk." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 27, no. 9: 2451-2475.
Rising demand and limited production of electricity are instrumental in spreading the awareness of cautious energy use, leading to the global demand for energy-efficient buildings. This compels the construction industry to smartly design and effectively construct these buildings to ensure energy performance as per design expectations. However, the research tells a different tale: energy-efficient buildings have performance issues. Among several reasons behind the energy performance gap, occupant behavior is critical. The occupant behavior is dynamic and changes over time under formal and informal influences, but the traditional energy simulation programs assume it as static throughout the occupancy. Effective behavioral interventions can lead to optimized energy use. To find out the energy-saving potential based on simulated modified behavior, this study gathers primary building and occupant data from three energy-efficient office buildings in major cities of Pakistan and categorizes the occupants into high, medium, and low energy consumers. Additionally, agent-based modeling simulates the change in occupant behavior under the direct and indirect interventions over a three-year period. Finally, energy savings are quantified to highlight a 25.4% potential over the simulation period. This is a unique attempt at quantifying the potential impact on energy usage due to behavior modification which will help facility managers to plan and execute necessary interventions and software experts to develop effective tools to model the dynamic usage behavior. This will also help policymakers in devising subtle but effective behavior training strategies to reduce energy usage. Such behavioral retrofitting comes at a much lower cost than the physical or technological retrofit options to achieve the same purpose and this study establishes the foundation for it.
Qadeer Ali; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Samad M. E. Sepasgozar. The Performance Gap in Energy-Efficient Office Buildings: How the Occupants Can Help? Energies 2020, 13, 1480 .
AMA StyleQadeer Ali, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fahim Ullah, Samad M. E. Sepasgozar. The Performance Gap in Energy-Efficient Office Buildings: How the Occupants Can Help? Energies. 2020; 13 (6):1480.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQadeer Ali; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Samad M. E. Sepasgozar. 2020. "The Performance Gap in Energy-Efficient Office Buildings: How the Occupants Can Help?" Energies 13, no. 6: 1480.
The relationship between the perceived fairness of administering projects’ claims and contractors’ reduced potential to disputes is probably missing in published literature in the context of engineering ethics. In the current research, the moderating effect of engineering ethics is explored in relationship between perceived fairness and contractors’ reduced potential to dispute. The data are gathered from 90 contract administrators in the construction industry of Pakistan. The results depict that decision outcome fairness, procedural fairness, quality of treatment experienced, and control indicate a significantly positive effect on the contractors’ reduced potential to disputes. Additionally, engineering ethics positively moderated the relationship between the quality of treatment experienced and contractors’ reduced potential to disputes. These results can guide project management teams to diminish the contractors’ perceptions concerning construction claims and disputes.
Ahsen Maqsoom; Saifullah Jan Wazir; Rafiq M. Choudhry; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Hafiz Zahoor. Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2020, 146, 04019090 .
AMA StyleAhsen Maqsoom, Saifullah Jan Wazir, Rafiq M. Choudhry, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Hafiz Zahoor. Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2020; 146 (1):04019090.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhsen Maqsoom; Saifullah Jan Wazir; Rafiq M. Choudhry; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Hafiz Zahoor. 2020. "Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 146, no. 1: 04019090.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate critical barriers hindering the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) and the opportunities that can be exploited with such an implementation in the construction industry of developing countries. It also devises strategies to avoid critical barriers in implementation and exploit opportunities for a better overall environmental performance of the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach This research relies upon an extensive literature review; data are collected from 163 professionals and 15 interviews of field professionals from 11 developing countries are conducted. The barriers and opportunities are synthesized through literature review and then data are collected over their significance from the construction professionals through an online survey. To highlight the interconnectedness of the critical barriers and opportunities, a causal loop framework is developed. Furthermore, expert opinion is sought to develop the strategies. Findings This research integrates information from different sources and provides a holistic view of the current situation of GSCM in developing countries. In total, 34 barriers and 23 opportunities are extracted from literature. The top 4 barriers fall under the “involvement and support” category, whereas the top four opportunities fall under the “environmental” category. Furthermore, the strategies to implement GSCM include suitable policies by top management to incorporate practices such as innovative green design, green procurement, green packaging, green distribution and even end-of-life management, which play a vital role in emission reduction. Originality/value This research is a first attempt at evaluating the barriers and opportunities facing GSCM in the construction sector of the developing countries. The findings encourage the stakeholders in adopting GSCM practices by presenting a clear picture of the potential benefits that can be exploited by implementing the proposed strategies to eliminate critical barriers in the construction industry.
Maria Ahmed; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Ahsen Maqsoom. Barriers and opportunities to greening the construction supply chain management. Benchmarking: An International Journal 2019, 27, 1211 -1237.
AMA StyleMaria Ahmed, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Ahsen Maqsoom. Barriers and opportunities to greening the construction supply chain management. Benchmarking: An International Journal. 2019; 27 (3):1211-1237.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Ahmed; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Ahsen Maqsoom. 2019. "Barriers and opportunities to greening the construction supply chain management." Benchmarking: An International Journal 27, no. 3: 1211-1237.
Purpose The formal application of project risk management (PRM) in green building projects is still an emergent part of project management. The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual PRM framework that increases the probability of success in green building projects by minimizing unexpected events. Design/methodology/approach This paper interprets the related literature and uses the opinion of green building experts. It exposes some pertinent elements needed for structuring the PRM framework and suggests some mitigation actions for high-ranked risks. It also performs ex-post analysis on a case study to practically validate the proposed framework. Findings It is found that high initial cost, lack of experienced contractors and subcontractors, consideration of lifecycle inflation and experience in green building project management are the most significant risks. To address them, the framework proposes a rigorous selection of contractors, provision of financial incentives from the government, setting of a time buffer to accommodate legal process and development of a deliberate proactive financial model. Originality/value This paper contributes to the body of knowledge and practice by providing a reasonable strategy for employing the PRM framework capable of effectively managing risk in green building projects to keep organizations competitive within the business environment. The overall aim of this study is to contribute to the further development of the area of risk assessment and risk management from a knowledge-based perspective.
Nida Javed; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Beenish Bakhtawar; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Hamza Farooq Gabriel. Managing risk in green building projects: toward a dedicated framework. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 2019, 9, 156 -173.
AMA StyleNida Javed, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Beenish Bakhtawar, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Hamza Farooq Gabriel. Managing risk in green building projects: toward a dedicated framework. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 2019; 9 (2):156-173.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNida Javed; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Beenish Bakhtawar; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Hamza Farooq Gabriel. 2019. "Managing risk in green building projects: toward a dedicated framework." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 9, no. 2: 156-173.
Deplorable safety management practices are damaging the reputation of construction sector. Though legislation has specified rules and regulations for safety improvement, the state of violation is still alarming. Its root causes are unavailability of information and lack of integration of core data with other project activities. The technology that can help in overcoming these issues is the need of hour. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to address poor safety performance which inspired many researchers to explore its application for safety improvement throughout project lifecycle. The primary objective of this study is to review and analyze the literature on BIM. For this purpose, comprehensive bibliometric and scientometric analyses were performed using science mapping tools on the articles published during the period 2000–2018 using selected search string. The analyses on 97 articles majorly resulted in the identification of BIM application characteristics, construction safety application domains and their relationship. The relationship in the form of a factor-feature matrix shows the association strengths between various safety factors and BIM features, revealing interesting findings. It is found that visualization is the most promising feature of BIM while hazard identification is a highly significant application domain of construction safety. The findings drive the knowledge areas available for future research endeavors in BIM and safety. Taking the lead, app developers can design and develop a dedicated BIM plugin to plan and monitor safety in construction projects.
Ramsha Akram; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Tauha Hussain Ali; Shamraiza Khan. Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping. Safety Science 2019, 120, 456 -470.
AMA StyleRamsha Akram, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Tauha Hussain Ali, Shamraiza Khan. Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping. Safety Science. 2019; 120 ():456-470.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamsha Akram; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Tauha Hussain Ali; Shamraiza Khan. 2019. "Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping." Safety Science 120, no. : 456-470.
Risk is inherent in construction projects and managed through contingency. Dynamic management of contingency escrow accounts during project execution poses decision-making challenges. Project managers use key performance indicators (KPIs) for contingency release decisions. However, their subjective mental models influence risk perception, exacerbating the decision-making dilemma. This research integrates project KPIs with future risk perception to develop a mathematical model for facilitating such decision making. Results suggest timely completion, project cost, stakeholder satisfaction, quality and safety as top KPIs, and the influence of managerial pressure as a significant decision contributor. The proposed model helps project managers in dynamic decision making for cost contingency.
Bilal Ayub; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah. Contingency Release During Project Execution: The Contractor’s Decision-Making Dilemma. Project Management Journal 2019, 50, 734 -748.
AMA StyleBilal Ayub, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fahim Ullah. Contingency Release During Project Execution: The Contractor’s Decision-Making Dilemma. Project Management Journal. 2019; 50 (6):734-748.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBilal Ayub; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah. 2019. "Contingency Release During Project Execution: The Contractor’s Decision-Making Dilemma." Project Management Journal 50, no. 6: 734-748.
Healthcare buildings are energy and water intensive, which remarkably impacts their sustainability. They also share a larger portion of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) has been rating healthcare buildings under a separate category of Building Design and Construction (BD + C): Healthcare to acknowledge their role and importance. This research investigates the credit points achieved by these buildings using all versions and rating systems of LEED BD + C: Healthcare. The results report a very small number of Platinum-certified buildings as compared to other certification levels. Further, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution is applied on credit points and certification levels according to their rating system, climate and location to reveal that buildings require a lot more effort to raise their certification level from Gold to Platinum as compared to the effort required between Gold, Silver and Certified. Based on this, a new certification level is proposed. Furthermore, buildings located in dry weather and South region of the USA have been shown to achieve better credit points. The findings can help designers in scoring better LEED points, which could help promote the culture of rating systems.
Zeeshan Ullah; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdul Waheed; Ahsen Maqsoom. Are LEED-certified healthcare buildings in the USA truly impacting sustainability? Indoor and Built Environment 2019, 29, 7 -23.
AMA StyleZeeshan Ullah, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Abdul Waheed, Ahsen Maqsoom. Are LEED-certified healthcare buildings in the USA truly impacting sustainability? Indoor and Built Environment. 2019; 29 (1):7-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZeeshan Ullah; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdul Waheed; Ahsen Maqsoom. 2019. "Are LEED-certified healthcare buildings in the USA truly impacting sustainability?" Indoor and Built Environment 29, no. 1: 7-23.
Fast-tracking the large infrastructure projects through overlapping design and construction levitates multifaceted risks aggravating project complexity critical to efficient planning. Traditional risk management largely treats risk independently ignoring their interrelationships, limiting the understanding of the strength of risk nuclii of the project. To overcome this challenge, recent risk management studies emphasize on employing dynamic risk assessment approaches. In line with these efforts, the current study pertaining to fast-track projects was carried out focusing on delineating the interrelations among critical risk factors and the resulting impact chain on project performance indicators (cost, time, quality, safety and productivity). The resultant risk dynamics were demonstrated using qualitative systems thinking approach: causal loop diagrams (CLDs). In total, six CLDs were obtained providing insight into risk mechanisms impacting project performance. Construction rework, productivity, time overrun, resource allocation, cost overrun and quality of work were found as the most critical and mutually effecting factors. The CLD consists of risk cycles prioritized according to their strength and speed of impact in the system. This technique highlights vigorous loops, resonant mechanisms which provide information of process within the system and can help decision makers to develop robust risk mitigation strategies and quantitative tools for assessing fast-track project risks.
Nazia Rasul; Muhammad Sohail Anwar Malik; Beenish Bakhtawar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. Risk assessment of fast-track projects: a systems-based approach. International Journal of Construction Management 2019, 1 -16.
AMA StyleNazia Rasul, Muhammad Sohail Anwar Malik, Beenish Bakhtawar, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. Risk assessment of fast-track projects: a systems-based approach. International Journal of Construction Management. 2019; ():1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNazia Rasul; Muhammad Sohail Anwar Malik; Beenish Bakhtawar; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem. 2019. "Risk assessment of fast-track projects: a systems-based approach." International Journal of Construction Management , no. : 1-16.