Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 18 Issue 2

Techno-economic assessment of using wind power system for tribal region of Gachsaran in Iran

Ali Mostafaeipour, Mojtaba Qolipour, Mostafa Rezaei, Hossein Goudarzi

This paper aims to investigate the techno-economic feasibility of wind power potential for a tribal region located in Gachsaran in the South-West of Iran.

Contractors’ perceptions of the effects of cash flow on construction projects

Emmanuel Dele Omopariola, Abimbola Windapo, David John Edwards, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala

This paper aims to evaluate Nigerian contractors’ perceptions regarding the effects of positive and negative cash flow during construction projects, with a view to establishing…

Direct risk factors and cost performance of road projects in developing countries: Contractors’ perspective

Chukwuemeka Patrick Ogbu, Chinedu Chimdi Adindu

Globally, road projects are notorious for riskiness, which often results in cost overruns. In developing countries, these risks are amplified by economic instabilities and…

Joint risk management and collaborative ethos: Exploratory research in the UK construction sector

Marina Marinelli, Marko Salopek

Based on experience from the UK construction industry, this paper aims to capture the dimensions of the collaborative ethos required for successful implementation of Joint Risk…

Achieving sustainability through reducing construction waste during the design process: A value management perspective

Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Sherouk Mohamed Abdelrahim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of Value Management towards achieving sustainability through reducing the construction waste during the design process.

Fuzzy-analytical-hierarchy process in failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to identify process failure in the warehouse of a cement industry

Azmi Hassan, Muhammad Ridwan Andi Purnomo, Adhe Rizky Anugerah

This paper aims to identify and reduce possible process failures occurred in warehouse.

An ethnographic justification for establishment of a contextual engineering discipline

Ann-Perry Witmer

The purpose of this paper is to provide an ethnographic analysis of the infrastructure intervention process in rural, non-industrialized countries, providing justification for a…

Students’ awareness and perception of the value of BIM and 4D for site health and safety management

Mark Swallow, Sambo Zulu

The education sector is at the forefront of developing tomorrow’s construction professionals. It is therefore important that with the current rate of change in the construction…

Strategies for health and safety management in Ghana

Kweku Bedu Simpson, Aloysius Sam

This paper aims to investigate the contemporary strategies for Health and Safety (H&S) management practices at the construction sites in Ghana.

Adopting hybridized multicriteria decision model as a decision tool in engineering design

Olayinka Mohammed Olabanji, Khumbulani Mpofu

The purpose of this paper is to determine the suitability of adopting hybridized multicriteria decision-making models as a decision tool in engineering design. This decision tool…

Measures to improve the adoption of life cycle assessment in the South African construction industry

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala

In spite of the urge among stakeholders to increase sustainability in the built environment, the South African Construction Industry (SACI) continues to suffer from low level of…

Assessing the health, safety, and environment culture in the United Arab Emirates oil and gas industry

Mohmaed Almazrouei, Khalizani Khalid, Salam Abdallah, Ross Davidson

This paper aims to assess the ways through which the concept of health, safety and environment (HSE) is perceived by workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) oil and gas…