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Integrating sustainability within architectural education in Cairo (2018)
Journal Article
El-Feki, S., & Kenawy, I. (2018). Integrating sustainability within architectural education in Cairo. Proceeding of Science and Technology, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.21625/resourceedings.v1i1.183

Architectural education has great potential to move the entire industry towards sustainability within buildings and cities. Having the fundamental knowledge to apply the sustainable strategies can help in solving different environmental challenges be... Read More about Integrating sustainability within architectural education in Cairo.

Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction (2018)
Journal Article
Gyau, K. (2018). Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction. International Development Planning Review, 40(1), 27-49. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2018.1

Volumes of literature discourse illuminate several weaknesses of Nigeria’s urban planning and governance system particularly in the face of rapid urbanisation, and rising levels of urban poverty and informality. However, these literature discourses o... Read More about Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction.

Re-examining the rationale for strategic assessment : an evaluation of purpose in two systems (2017)
Journal Article
Hayes, S. (2017). Re-examining the rationale for strategic assessment : an evaluation of purpose in two systems. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 19(04), 1750020. https://doi.org/10.1142/S146433321750020X

Strategic forms of impact assessment have seen increased application around the world since their conception. Expansion has produced considerable variation and this range of tools and processes can create practitioner confusion and blurred boundaries... Read More about Re-examining the rationale for strategic assessment : an evaluation of purpose in two systems.

Exploring cross-domain data dependencies for smart homes to improve energy efficiency (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Iram, S., Fernando, T., & Bassanino, M. (2017, December). Exploring cross-domain data dependencies for smart homes to improve energy efficiency. Presented at 10th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, Austin, Texas, USA

Over the past decade, the idea of smart homes has been conceived as a potential solution to counter energy crises or to at least mitigate its intensive destructive consequences in the residential building sector. Smart homes have emerged as one of th... Read More about Exploring cross-domain data dependencies for smart homes to improve energy efficiency.

Consideration of urban green space in impact assessments for health (2017)
Journal Article
Fischer, T., Urmila, J., Fawcett, P., Clement, S., Hayes, S., & Nowacki, J. (2018). Consideration of urban green space in impact assessments for health. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 36(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2017.1364021

This paper explores how health aspects connected with the planning of urban green space are currently supported through two types of impact assessments: health impact assessment (HIA) and environmental assessment, including strategic environmental as... Read More about Consideration of urban green space in impact assessments for health.

The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ogbonda, U., Ji, Y., Coates, S., & Bichard, E. (2017, October). The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments. Presented at Academic 10th International Conference, Ottawa, Canada

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer with the second-largest natural gas reserves in
sub-Saharan Africa, is faced with energy deficiency. Despite efforts to diversify, the economy remains heavily dependent on
oil accounti... Read More about The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments.

Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., An, M., & Wang, L. (2017, October). Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations. Presented at The 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017, Changsha, China

Track assignment plans are often adjusted for the purpose of safety and the minimum delay in real-time conditions, especially in busy complex railway passenger stations. First, taken trains as nodes, tracks as colors, a graph coloring model is design... Read More about Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations.

From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, B., & Aziz, Z. (2017). From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 22, 220-246

Lean construction and construction automation are two of the important efforts to improve the performance of the construction industry. However, apart from a small number of scholarly articles and implementation prototypes, the lean and digital const... Read More about From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction.

The staged retrofit of a solid wall property under controlled conditions (2017)
Journal Article
controlled conditions. Energy and Buildings, 156, 250-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.09.033

Retrofit of hard to treat properties has been highlighted as a policy challenge to reduced energy consumption in
the UK. This study undertook an experimental staged retrofit of a pre-1919 UK solid wall property under
controlled conditions. The prop... Read More about The staged retrofit of a solid wall property under controlled conditions.

Latent geotechnical pathogens inducing cost overruns in highway projects (2017)
Journal Article
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2017). Latent geotechnical pathogens inducing cost overruns in highway projects. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 22(3), 269-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-03-2017-0008

Purpose:
This paper investigates the statistical validity of geotechnical risk factors in accounting
for cost overruns in highway projects. The study hypothesizes that ‘Latent Pathogens’
due to mismanaged geotechnical risk, which lay dormant in t... Read More about Latent geotechnical pathogens inducing cost overruns in highway projects.

A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nsibande, C., & An, M. (2017, September). A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Decision making under uncertainty can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th
century as defined by Von Neumann and Morgenstein in what was termed expected utility
theory. Kahneman and Tversky reinvented decision making theories and introduced... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature.

The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Alkhaldi, M., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Through the last few decades, there is an increase in occupational accidents figures in different workplaces around the world. A number of causes contributes to these accidents but one of the main causes of these accidents is human error. Human error... Read More about The role of human error in accidents within oil and gas industry in Bahrain.

The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Abdu, Y., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed its share of conflicts as a result of tribal, political and religious differences. All these conflicts become pale in comparison to the destruction caused by Boko Haram Islamic extremist group. As a result of sev... Read More about The need for the reconstruction of affordable housing for the internally displaced people due to conflict in Nigeria : a literature review.

Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Goyol, S., Pathirage, C., & Kulatunga, U. (2017, September). Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria. Poster presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Climate change, a global environmental challenge driving natural hazards, is a threat to socio-economic development. Changes in average weather conditions, alongside unpredictable temperature and rainfall patterns are altering the climate system resu... Read More about Mapping stream flow changes and its implications on irrigation infrastructure in agrarian communities of Nigeria.

Performance measurement and management in construction : a conceptual framework (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sonson, S., Kulatunga, U., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). Performance measurement and management in construction : a conceptual framework. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

The dynamic and competitive business environment has motivated and compelled construction firms to implement contemporary performance measurement and management (PMM) systems and frameworks to generate more comprehensive information on their performa... Read More about Performance measurement and management in construction : a conceptual framework.

Importance of community participation in disaster recovery (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Van Krieken, T., Kulatunga, U., & Pathirage, C. (2017, September). Importance of community participation in disaster recovery. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

The aim of this paper is to investigate the views about community on their participation during disaster recovery and how they can be empowered. The community participation from the beginning to end of the project, and future maintenance of the commu... Read More about Importance of community participation in disaster recovery.

Cloud computing for disaster response management stemming from terrorism in Iraq (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Dahash, H., Al-Shammari, S., Kulatunga, U., & Hardman, M. (2017, September). Cloud computing for disaster response management stemming from terrorism in Iraq. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Abstract: Effective response to disasters requires assessing information prior to, during, and after potentially catastrophic events, as well as initiating activities that will lessen their impact upon society. The post-war transitions in Iraq have a... Read More about Cloud computing for disaster response management stemming from terrorism in Iraq.