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The Applicability of Just in Time in UAE Construction Projects
(Scholarlink Research Institute, 2015-04)
Material procurement in construction sites plays an important role in the life-cycle of construction projects. If it is not managed appropriately, it could trigger dramatic financial losses to the contractor as well as ...
Evaluations of Sustainable Concepts in Civil Engineering Program
(2011)
Sustainability has been very critical for civil engineering graduates. A lack of understanding the fundamentals of sustainable material brings obstacles in implementing the concepts of sustainability ...
Investigating the use of green design parameters in UAE construction projects
(2015)
Construction practices tend to have an adverse impact on the environment through their contribution to CO2 emission, increased waste and energy consumption. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched many initiatives to ...
Integrating Sustainability Education in a Classical Civil Engineering Program: The Case of Transportation and Construction Courses
(2011-10)
Sustainability has emerged as a common theme in many processes related to urban life and the built environment. However, most engineering curricula still lacks the fundamentals of sustainable practices education that ...
A Benchmarking Approach to the Progress of Green Materials and systems’ use in the UAE construction industry
(Emerald, 2016)
Over the past decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced several green regulatory guidelines, federal decrees, and a considerable number of environmentally friendly initiatives. Hence, the purpose of this paper is ...
Benchmarking Sustainable Construction Technology
(2011-10)
The objective of this research was to measure the use of recognized technology that promotes and supports sustainable development in building construction projects. This research hinged on the use of the Sustainable ...
A framework for green project management processes in construction projects
(Inderscience, 2016)
Green industries are growing worldwide and in most cases provide a good rate of return on investment. Moreover, there are many benefits that are associated with green buildings such as lower ecological impact and carbon ...
A Decision Matrix Approach to Green Project Management Processes
(Emerald, 2016)
The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision matrix for green project management processes (GPMPs) in commercial construction projects. GPMPs can assist in decoding all of the information required to make green-conscious ...