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Challenges during disaster response planning resulting from war operations and terrorism in Iraq (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Dahash, H., Thayaparan, M., & Kulatunga, U. (2016, August). Challenges during disaster response planning resulting from war operations and terrorism in Iraq. Presented at 12th International conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Resilience and Reconstruction, Kandy Sri Lanka

Disasters, including man-made ones, are an ever-present threat and are occurring at an increasing rate worldwide. Continuing terrorist attacks worldwide are likely to sustain attention to disaster planning, particularly in Middle Eastern countries. S... Read More about Challenges during disaster response planning resulting from war operations and terrorism in Iraq.

Coastal zone adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago : a review of literature (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2016, July). Coastal zone adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago : a review of literature. Presented at The 5th World Construction Symposium 2016, Sri Lanka

Empirical evidence supports that anthropogenic activities have brought about significant changes in our climate. In the instance of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) there is a potentially significant impact from the effects of climate change as... Read More about Coastal zone adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago : a review of literature.

Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Omotayo, T., & Kulatunga, U. (2016, July). Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry. Presented at The 5th World Construction Symposium 2016, Sri Lanka

The challenges of cost and time overruns, construction disputes and client dissatisfaction have plagued the construction industry in Nigeria. This may be as a result of the approaches used in monitoring construction costs. The execution phase of a co... Read More about Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry.

Visual management condition in highways construction projects in England (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Tezel, B., Aziz, Z., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P. (2016, July). Visual management condition in highways construction projects in England. Presented at 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Boston, USA

Lean construction has recently gained momentum in England’s highways construction supply chain. The literature indicates that the current view to Visual Management (VM) within those lean implementations is limited to some VM tools. This paper explore... Read More about Visual management condition in highways construction projects in England.

Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand (2016)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2016). Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand. Fabrications, 26(2), 180-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/10331867.2016.1173164

In 1939, a number of European architects found refuge in New Zealand from the National Socialist regime. Their subsequent practice led to the notion that their presence had a significant impact on New Zealand architectural culture – especially in tra... Read More about Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand.

The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation : post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment over 2 years (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Maiyah, S., Elkadi, H., & Martinson, B. (2016, July). The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation : post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment over 2 years. Presented at Passive and Low Energy Architecture 2016, Los Angeles

Post occupancy evaluations (POEs) are regularly carried out in various types of building to assess whether the building is meeting the demand of its users and to collect information that may be useful for design of similar buildings in the future. Th... Read More about The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation : post occupancy evaluation of daylighting and the thermal environment over 2 years.

The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation over 2 years (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Maiyah, S., Martionson, D., & Elkadi, H. (2016, July). The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation over 2 years. Presented at 32th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture., Los Angeles

Post occupancy evaluations (POEs) are regularly carried out in various types of building to assess whether the building is meeting the demand of its users and to collect information that may be useful for design of similar buildings in the future. Th... Read More about The maturation of a low-impact building : post occupancy evaluation over 2 years.

Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka (2016)
Journal Article
Dias, N., Keraminiyage, K., & De Silva, N. (2016). Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka. Disaster Prevention and Management, 25(5), 581-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-11-2015-0264

Purpose

After tsunami 2004, it was estimated that more than 98,000 permanent houses had to be rebuilt. However, ten years on, as communities, are they satisfied in their new homes? What are the indicators affecting the long-term satisfaction of... Read More about Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka.

Exploring geologic-cost factors in flood prone housing construction in coastal communities of the Niger delta (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Amadi, A. (2016, June). Exploring geologic-cost factors in flood prone housing construction in coastal communities of the Niger delta. Presented at CHOBE/ARCOM Doctoral Workshop : Going North for Sustainability, London South Bank University, United Kingdom

The right to adequate housing is one of the key sustainable development goals of the
United Nations, and a fundamental human right. Community-based adaptation is also a
central theme in building resilience to flooding. The Niger Delta Region of Nig... Read More about Exploring geologic-cost factors in flood prone housing construction in coastal communities of the Niger delta.

Change management framework to enable sustainable outsourcing of facilities management services (2016)
Journal Article
Sridarran, P., & Fernando, N. (2016). Change management framework to enable sustainable outsourcing of facilities management services. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(3), 317-331. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2014-0041

Purpose: In this present globalised era, outsourcing has become a very popular and much sought after procurement strategy for Facilities Management (FM). Generally, a sustainable procurement system should be capable enough to deliver the services fre... Read More about Change management framework to enable sustainable outsourcing of facilities management services.

Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy (2016)
Journal Article
Osman, M., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., & Dindar, S. (2016). Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy. Procedia Engineering, 161(2016), 1295-1299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.592

Disruption in a schedule (or plan) can be managed but not all factors are visible. A study of disruption management is performed specifically to minimize the differences between the expected and actual context of execution. The purpose of this paper... Read More about Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy.

Development of a framework to enhance communication practice for site-based construction workers in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2016)
Thesis
Alaboud, N. Development of a framework to enhance communication practice for site-based construction workers in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Construction projects are information intensive. A typical project generates tens of thousands of documents in the form of drawings, change orders, requests for information, specifications, etc. To ensure effective construction communication and coor... Read More about Development of a framework to enhance communication practice for site-based construction workers in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mobile computing applications within construction (2016)
Book Chapter
Aziz, Z., Harun, N., & Alaboud, N. (2016). Mobile computing applications within construction. In S. Perera, B. Ingirige, K. Ruikar, & E. Obonyo (Eds.), Advances in Construction ICT and e-business. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315690698

Given the fact that construction sites comprise dynamic and unstructured work environments and hazardous work settings, it necessitates the use of intelligent ways to support mobile construction workers. In recent years, there have been significant d... Read More about Mobile computing applications within construction.

Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Omotayo, T., & Kulatunga, U. (2016, May). Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry. Presented at CIB world building congress 2016, Finland

Nigerian small and medium scale construction firms are facing challenges of cost and time overruns which have led to project abandonment and liquidation of some of these firms. This is also as a result of large scale dissatisfaction of clients. This... Read More about Achieving incremental cost reduction via kaizen costing in the Nigerian construction industry.

Developing an audit checklist to assess outdoor falls risk (2016)
Journal Article
Curl, A., Ward Thompson, C., Aspinall, P., & Ormerod, M. G. (2016). Developing an audit checklist to assess outdoor falls risk. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 169(3), 138-153. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.14.00056

Falls by older people (aged 65+ years) are linked to disability and a decrease in mobility, presenting a challengeto active ageing. As such, older fallers represent a vulnerable road user group. Despite this, there is little researchinto the causes a... Read More about Developing an audit checklist to assess outdoor falls risk.

Disaster vulnerability of Emirati energy sector and barriers to enhance resilience (2016)
Journal Article
Pathirage, C., & Al-Khaili, K. (2016). Disaster vulnerability of Emirati energy sector and barriers to enhance resilience. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(4), 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2015-0035

Purpose: UAE has experienced various natural and man-made hazards. The energy sector dominates in the UAE and protection of this critical infrastructure against any impending hazards is important. This paper examined the vulnerability of Emirati ener... Read More about Disaster vulnerability of Emirati energy sector and barriers to enhance resilience.

Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
AlHorr, Y., Arif, M., Katafygiotou, M., Mazroei, A., Kaushik, A., & Elsarrag, E. (2016). Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 5(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.03.006

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and its effect on occupant well-being and comfort is an important area of study. This paper presents a state of the art study through extensive review of the literature, by establishing links between IEQs and occupa... Read More about Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature.

Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study (2016)
Journal Article

The campaign for the inclusion of a specifically urban goal within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was challenging. Numerous divergent interests were involved, while urban areas worldwide are also extremely heterogeneous. It... Read More about Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study.

A systems approach to strategic infrastructure delivery (2016)
Journal Article
Potts, M., McDermott, P., & Stephenson, A. (2016). A systems approach to strategic infrastructure delivery. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 169(3), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.15.00026

This paper discusses a systems approach to the strategic delivery of infrastructure in the regulated UK water sector as part of a participatory-focused research project. Part of an ongoing PhD programme, this paper highlights the value of a strategic... Read More about A systems approach to strategic infrastructure delivery.