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Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Arif, M., Egbu, C., & Toma, T. (2010, September). Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

With employees leaving construction organizations for all sorts of reasons, it is imperative that organizations look at ways to retain their knowledge. This paper presents a four step process in order to ensure knowledge retention. The four steps inc... Read More about Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE.

Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration (2010)
Journal Article
Alshawi, M., Egbu, C., & Arif, M. (2010). Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 136(3), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000019

Developing economies have seen a big jump in construction activities recently. In India, the shortage of 41 million housing units to accommodate the existing population has resulted in a flurry of construction activities (Tiwari 2001). Going green in... Read More about Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration.

Suggestion systems: A usability-based evaluation methodology (2010)
Journal Article
Arif, M., Aburas, H., Al-Kuwaiti, A., & Kulonda, D. (2010). Suggestion systems: A usability-based evaluation methodology. Maǧalaẗ ǧameʼaẗ al-malīk Abdul Aziz. Al-uʼlum al-handasiaẗ, 21(2), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.4197/Eng.21-2.4

Usability has been used to design and assess products and websites. This paper takes the concept of usability one step further and proposes a framework to assess suggestion systems. Thus taking the concept of usability one step further and appl... Read More about Suggestion systems: A usability-based evaluation methodology.

Collaboration initiative on green construction and sustainability through industrialized buildings systems (IBS) in the Malaysian construction industry (2010)
Journal Article
Kamarul, A., Zuhairi, A., Ghani, M., Egbu, C., & Arif, M. (2010). Collaboration initiative on green construction and sustainability through industrialized buildings systems (IBS) in the Malaysian construction industry. International journal of sustainable construction engineering & technology, 1(1), 1-9

Malaysian Construction Industry has been urged to use innovative construction technique and to shift from traditional practice of brick and mortar to Industrialized Building System (IBS) construction. IBS is defined as a construction technique in... Read More about Collaboration initiative on green construction and sustainability through industrialized buildings systems (IBS) in the Malaysian construction industry.

Suggestion systems: a usability-based evaluation model (2010)
Journal Article
Arif, M., Aburas, H., AlKuwaiti, A., & Kulonda, D. (2010). Suggestion systems: a usability-based evaluation model

Usability has been used to design and assess products and websites. This paper takes the concept of usability one step further and proposes a framework to assess suggestion systems. Thus taking the concept of usability one step further and applying... Read More about Suggestion systems: a usability-based evaluation model.

Making a case for offsite construction in China (2010)
Journal Article
Arif, M., & Egbu, C. (2010). Making a case for offsite construction in China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17(6), 536-548. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981011090170

Purpose: the purpose of this paper is to establish manufactured construction as a good potential alternative to meet the growing housing needs of China. Design/methodology/approach: the paper uses literature review and case study as research methodo... Read More about Making a case for offsite construction in China.