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Prof Jason Underwood's Outputs (64)

Design Science Research for Digital Information Management System (DIMS) in Construction and Demolition Waste Management (2025)
Conference Proceeding
Saad, A. N., Underwood, J., & Ferriz-Papi, J. (2025). Design Science Research for Digital Information Management System (DIMS) in Construction and Demolition Waste Management. In The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment (1897-1906). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_156

In the realm of Industry 4.0, the construction sector has witnessed accelerated strides toward circular economy goals. However, a notable deficiency persists in integrated technologies spanning the entire project lifecycle—covering design, constructi... Read More about Design Science Research for Digital Information Management System (DIMS) in Construction and Demolition Waste Management.

D1.2 RECONMATIC DIMS Final Report V.2 (2024)
Report
Saad, A., Underwood, J., & Ferriz-Papi, J. (2024). D1.2 RECONMATIC DIMS Final Report V.2. European Commission

The construction industry, renowned for its resource intensity, can plate a pivotal role in the Circular Economy (CE) transition. However, the unique industrial characteristics and the intricate nature of CE pose challenges to its implementation in c... Read More about D1.2 RECONMATIC DIMS Final Report V.2.

The BIM maturity process to the digital twin for lean strategic facility management (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Mbabu, A., Underwood, J., & Munir, M. (2023). The BIM maturity process to the digital twin for lean strategic facility management. . https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.325

Digital twins are increasingly popular in the built environment for addressing unique challenges through tailored use cases. One such application is in decision support and management for strategic facility management. Employing design science resear... Read More about The BIM maturity process to the digital twin for lean strategic facility management.

Digital Technologies for Construction Circular Economy (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Underwood, J., Ferriz-Papi, J., & Theodoridis, T. (2023, July). Digital Technologies for Construction Circular Economy. Paper presented at Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC), Salford, UK

The construction industry is vital for global economic growth, but it faces the challenge of delivering the built environment efficiently and sustainably. This sector consumes large amounts of raw materials and generates significant waste, with the U... Read More about Digital Technologies for Construction Circular Economy.

International PGR Voices: Lived Experiences of Completing a Doctorate at the University of Salford (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Hardman, M., & Underwood, J. (2023, July). International PGR Voices: Lived Experiences of Completing a Doctorate at the University of Salford. Paper presented at UKCGE Annual Conference 2023, Edinburgh

Completing a doctoral degree on time is an extremely important metric for the awarding institution, for sponsors, for the department, for the supervisor, and not least for the PGRs themselves. When the PGR is an international student with English as... Read More about International PGR Voices: Lived Experiences of Completing a Doctorate at the University of Salford.

Building-as-a-Service: Theoretical Foundations and Conceptual Framework (2022)
Journal Article
Wildenauer, A., Mbabu, A., Underwood, J., & Basl, J. (2022). Building-as-a-Service: Theoretical Foundations and Conceptual Framework. Buildings, 12(10), 1594. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12101594

The provision of data with information management are a significant challenge for the digital developing construction industry. The utilisation of data from a built asset’s planning, design, and construction phases to the operations phase core and to... Read More about Building-as-a-Service: Theoretical Foundations and Conceptual Framework.

A Proposed Digital Twin Framework to Enable Lean Strategic Facility Management (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Mbabu, A., Underwood, J., & Munir, M. (2022). A Proposed Digital Twin Framework to Enable Lean Strategic Facility Management.

The concept of bringing a strategic approach to facility management is gaining traction as organizations are becoming more cognizant of the strong relationship between the built assets that facility managers are responsible for managing and the organ... Read More about A Proposed Digital Twin Framework to Enable Lean Strategic Facility Management.

The benefits of BIM use to improve information flow; making the design process more leaner (2022)
Thesis
Mollasalehi, S. The benefits of BIM use to improve information flow; making the design process more leaner. (Thesis). University of Salford

The construction industry faces many problems, such as poor productivity and efficiency, that mainly occur during the design process. Many construction problems associated with the design process are due to a lack of effective information flow manage... Read More about The benefits of BIM use to improve information flow; making the design process more leaner.

A lean strategic FM service model based on the digital twin (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Mbabu, A., Underwood, J., & Munir, M. (2022). A lean strategic FM service model based on the digital twin. In ECPPM 2022 - eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2022. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003354222-31

The construction industry is committed to improving whole-life performance and minimising waste in building delivery and operations. The construction industry continues to explore Lean and now the digital twin concept from more productive cross-secto... Read More about A lean strategic FM service model based on the digital twin.

An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model (2021)
Journal Article
Semaan, J., Underwood, J., & Hyde, J. (2021). An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model. Applied Sciences, 11(18), e8646. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188646

Research reveals that organisations in general are keen to provide their staff with the support needed to boost their competency in BIM and subsequently leverage the effectiveness of its implementation. However, employers need a decision-making tool... Read More about An investigation of work-based education and training needs for effective BIM adoption and implementation : an organisational upskilling model.

Transforming the productivity of people in the built environment : emergence of a digital competency management ecosystem (2021)
Book Chapter
Underwood, J., Shelbourn, M., Carlton, D., Zhao, G., Simpson, M., Aksenova, G., & Mollasalehi, S. (2021). Transforming the productivity of people in the built environment : emergence of a digital competency management ecosystem. In J. Underwood, & M. Shelbourn (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Driving Transformational Change in the Digital Built Environment (430-466). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6600-8.ch017

This chapter explores how we create and support a digitally enabled, agile, competent, and ultimately, productive workforce and determines the key research questions that need to be addressed if Digital Built Britain (DBB) is to provide return on inv... Read More about Transforming the productivity of people in the built environment : emergence of a digital competency management ecosystem.

Handbook of research on driving transformational change in the digital built environment (2021)
Book
Underwood, J., & Shelbourn, M. (2021). J. Underwood, & M. Shelbourn (Eds.), Handbook of research on driving transformational change in the digital built environment. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6600-8

The construction industry is amidst a digital transformation that is focused on addressing well-documented issues and calls for significant improvements and changes through increased productivity, whole-life value, client focus, reduction of waste, a... Read More about Handbook of research on driving transformational change in the digital built environment.

A digital prototype for collaborative conceptual design in the Thai AEC sector (2020)
Thesis
Jaraskumjonkul, T. A digital prototype for collaborative conceptual design in the Thai AEC sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

The construction industry is currently driving to reach a high level of achievement for future sustainable built environments. The UK and USA models for the building design and construction process have been developed to enable relevant stakeholders... Read More about A digital prototype for collaborative conceptual design in the Thai AEC sector.

Quantity surveying education and the benchmarking of future needs (2020)
Thesis
Ekundayo, D. Quantity surveying education and the benchmarking of future needs. (Thesis). University of Salford

The education and development needs of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) students has received a great deal of attention in recent years. The dynamic nature of the construction industry coupled with the ever-changing needs of clients h... Read More about Quantity surveying education and the benchmarking of future needs.

Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients (2019)
Journal Article
Dakhil, A., Underwood, J., & Alshawi, M. (2019). Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 24, 80-94

Construction clients’/owners’ demand is currently being recognised as a significant motivation and drive for the construction industry to begin to transform and adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM). In addition, clients can stimulate the innova... Read More about Critical success competencies for the BIM implementation process : UK construction clients.

Supporting the development and delivery of the Level 3 DEC! learning programme : enhancing the pathway to higher education and employment through local HEI and School partnership (2019)
Other
and employment through local HEI and School partnership. Salford, UK

This report outlines the key findings and benefits from this BIM4Education project, and the partnership between St. Ambrose Barlow RC High School, The University of Salford, and Class Of Your Own. The purpose of the report is to document evidence of... Read More about Supporting the development and delivery of the Level 3 DEC! learning programme : enhancing the pathway to higher education and employment through local HEI and School partnership.

Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design (2019)
Journal Article
Haidar, A., Underwood, J., & Coates, P. (2019). Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 15(5), 402-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2018.1564645

The rapid evolution of digital technologies and the resulting emergence of novel design methodologies are coinciding with climate change, population growth and increased pressure on global resources. This concurrence evokes opportunities to harness t... Read More about Smart processes for smart buildings : ‘sustainable processes’, ‘recyclable processes’ and ‘building seeds’ in parametric design.

Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mollasalehi, S., Aboumoemen, A., Rathnayake, A., Fleming, A., & Underwood, J. (2018, July). Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model. Presented at 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India

The level of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean adoption has been rapidly increased. The benefits of integrating these two approaches have also been identified. However, to achieve the maximum benefits of the interaction of these two appro... Read More about Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model.

Streamlining a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow within a UK fit-out SME : a BIM implementation case study (2018)
Book Chapter
Underwood, J., Shelbourn, M., Fleming, A., Heywood, J., & Roberts, I. (2018). Streamlining a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow within a UK fit-out SME : a BIM implementation case study. In B. Kumar (Ed.), Contemporary Strategies and Approaches in 3-D Information Modeling (242-266). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010

A 30-month project is presented that is enabled through a knowledge transfer partnership government-funded initiative between the University of Salford and Links FF&E – a design, manufacture, and fit-out SME in the UK. The project is aiming to implem... Read More about Streamlining a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow within a UK fit-out SME : a BIM implementation case study.