Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 16 Issue 4

Impact of interest rates of bank loans on road construction: the case of Sri Lanka

Manamgoda Gamage Nimantha Manamgoda, B.A.K.S. Perera, Colombapatabendige Savindi Ranthika Perera

Infrastructure systems play a dominant role in the economic growth of countries. Projects involved with the construction of roads, which is vital for the development of a country…

Lean construction implementation in the Moroccan construction industry: Awareness, benefits and barriers

Mohamed Saad Bajjou, Anas Chafi

Lean construction provides innovative practices to manage construction projects while reducing waste and improving performance. This paper aims to explore the current level of…

Challenges to and opportunities for establishing a qualitative approach to Built Environment research in higher education institutions

Nnedinma Umeokafor, Abimbola Windapo

There are serious implications for adopting inappropriate research strategies and methods, and this is evident in the Built Environment (BE) given the under adoption of…

Female students’ preparedness for a male-dominated workplace

Sianne Alves, Jane English

To provide relevant, appropriate education to the female student population, their perceptions as women and preparedness to work in male-dominated spaces, such as the construction…

Manufacturing and mechanical characterization of square bar made of aluminium scraps through friction stir back extrusion process

Mengistu Gelaw, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu, Dagmawi Hailu, Tariku Desta

The purpose of this paper is to manufacture an aluminium square cross-sectional bar by using conventional lathe machine from aluminium scraps through friction stir back extrusion…

Abstraction framework to support students in learning creative conceptual design

Lorenzo Fiorineschi

Learning systematic conceptual design approaches could be difficult for students who are asked to adapt their intuitive design rationale to more abstract and divergent thinking…

Improving continuing professional development compliance among construction professionals through integrated strategies in South Africa

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Johannes Siabatho Mpambela

A high level of low compliance with continuing professional development (CPD) among construction professionals in developing countries is well acknowledged in existing literature…

Survival of construction SMEs in macroeconomic crises: Innovation-based competitive strategies

Serdar Ulubeyli, Aynur Kazaz, Selim Sahin

This paper aims to present the effect of innovation on implementing competitive strategies (CSs) and to find their relationships on the survival of construction-related small- and…

Indicators of collaborative design management in construction projects

Jussi Matias Savolainen, Arto Saari, Anssi Männistö, Kalle Kähkonen

Design management plays a significant role in value creation in a construction project. Within the last few decades, new design tools such as building information model have been…