Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 22 Issue 4

Development of comprehensive energy usage impact and carbon footprint parameters for green building life cycle assessment

Abdullahi Mohammed Usman, Kamil Abdullah

The purpose of this study is to develop a set of parameters universally acceptable for assessing design and construction strategies for reducing operational energy usage and its…

Conceptual review study of working capital management practices in the construction industry: trends and research prospects in Ghana

Emmanuel Asare, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Joshua Ayarkwa, David John Edwards

The concept of working capital management (WCM) has been a fundamental financial accounting term that has evolved in financial theory for centuries. Given that the construction…

The challenges of implementing evidence-based strategies to inform building and urban design decisions: a view from current practice

Avgousta Stanitsa, Stephen H. Hallett, Simon Jude

This study aims to raise awareness of the key challenges, opportunities and priorities for evidence-based strategies’ application to inform building and urban design decisions.

An assessment of users’ satisfaction with a smart building on university campus through post-occupancy evaluation

Mohammad A. Hassanain, Muizz Oladapo Sanni-Anibire, Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud

This study aims to present the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of a smart building on a university campus.

Development of pavement roughness regression models based on smartphone measurements

Turki I. Al-Suleiman (Obaidat), Yazan Ibrahim Alatoom

The purpose of this paper was to study the possibility of using smartphone roughness measurements for developing pavement roughness regression models as a function of pavement…

Sustainable construction in the Nigerian construction industry: unsustainable practices, barriers and strategies

Emmanuel Dele Omopariola, Oludolapo Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Idowu Albert, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Sunday Bankayode Ibiyemi

Sustainable construction practices are strongly correlated with a profitable and competitive construction industry, improved client satisfaction and efficient use of resources…

Conceptual research methodology to investigate the relationship between fees and quality of professional service outputs

Neil Govender, Samuel Laryea, Ron Watermeyer

Construction projects require a range of documents (e.g. drawings and specifications) prepared by built environment professionals. In recent years, there has been a perception…

Barriers and enablers of TRIZ: a literature analysis using the TASKS framework

Ali Mohammadi, Jiami Yang, Yuri Borgianni, Yong Zeng

The purpose of this paper is to analyze theory of inventive problem-solving (TRIZ) in terms of knowledge, skill, workload and affect to understand its effectiveness in enabling…

A framework for enhancing building maintainability through facilitating early suppliers’ involvement in the design process

Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Ahmed Ramadan Kamal

The aim of this paper is to develop a framework to enhance building maintainability through facilitating early suppliers’ involvement (ESI) in the design process.

Conceptual design of a small production plant for eco-friendly packaging

Lorenzo Fiorineschi, Leonardo Conti, Giuseppe Rossi, Federico Rotini

This paper aims to present the application of a tailored systematic engineering design procedure to the concept design of a small production plant for compostable packaging made…

Impact of empowering leadership on safety behavior and safety climate: mediating and moderating role of safety monitoring

Hasan AlShemeili, Ross Davidson, Khalizani Khalid

This paper aims to critically evaluate the impact of empowering leadership on safety behavior and safety climate during safety monitoring at a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the…

A cloud-based collaborative ecosystem for the automation of BIM execution plan (BEP)

Muhammad Azeem Abbas, Saheed O. Ajayi, Adekunle Sabitu Oyegoke, Hafiz Alaka

Master information delivery plan (MIDP) is a key requirement for building information modelling (BIM) execution plan (BEP) that enlists all information deliverables in BIM-based…

Comparison of machine learning algorithms for evaluating building energy efficiency using big data analytics

Christian Nnaemeka Egwim, Hafiz Alaka, Oluwapelumi Oluwaseun Egunjobi, Alvaro Gomes, Iosif Mporas

This study aims to compare and evaluate the application of commonly used machine learning (ML) algorithms used to develop models for assessing energy efficiency of buildings.

Integrating Industry 4.0 and agile new product development practices to evaluate the penetration of sustainable development goals in manufacturing industries

Manoj Palsodkar, Gunjan Yadav, Madhukar R. Nagare

The United Nations member countries adopted a set of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. It encourages the use of…

BIM knowledge transfer in construction industry: a partial least square analysis

Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi, Funmilayo Ebun Rotimi, C.W. Chathurani Silva, Itohan Esther Aigwi

There are several technologies positively impacting the management of construction projects. Building information modelling (BIM) is one such technology, slowly changing project…