All Outputs (12)

The role of Internet of Things in delivering smart construction (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Oyedele, L., Mahamadu, A., Kusimo, H., & Olawale, O. (2019, July). The role of Internet of Things in delivering smart construction. Presented at CIB World Building Congress 2019, Hong Kong SAR, China

The construction industry is the least digitised sector in the world and it contributes significantly less, in terms of productivity, to the global economy than its average potential. Current trends in the construction industry are aimed at leveragin... Read More about The role of Internet of Things in delivering smart construction.

A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Akinade, O., Sierra, F., Lam, T. T., & Alzaatreh, A. (2018, June). A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection. Paper presented at Creative Construction 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

During the design phase of construction projects, professionals seldom consider implications of design choices in terms of the ease with which it can be constructed. This contributes to wastage when chosen design features and materials result in the... Read More about A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection.

The effect of project success factors on project success criteria (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Biddulph, S., Manu, P., Dziekoński, K., Mahamadu, A., Aigbavboa, C., & Lee, S. (2018, February). The effect of project success factors on project success criteria. Paper presented at Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference,, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Various studies on Project Success Factors (PSFs) and Project Success Criteria (PSC) have been conducted within the construction industry. However, studies on the influence that Project Success Factors (PSFs) may have on Project Success Criteria (PSC... Read More about The effect of project success factors on project success criteria.

Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rogers, G., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2017, November). Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers. Paper presented at 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Melbourne, Australia

Work related stress (WRS) is a contributor to absence from work by workers in the construction industry. Whilst there has been research into WRS in the construction sector, there has been limited empirical research focussing on WRS amongst constructi... Read More about Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers.

The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Hadikusumo, B., Leungbootnak, N., Gibb, A., & Bell, N. (2017, June). The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries. Paper presented at International Safety, Health, Wellbeing and People in Construction Conference, Cape Town, South Africa

Whilst behavioural-based safety (BBS) is not new and even becoming increasingly common especially among large construction organisations, research on BBS is yet to explore the potential effect of innate triggers of behaviour such as personal values.... Read More about The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries.

A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Phung, V. M., Manu, P., & Mahamadu, A. (2015, October). A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam. Paper presented at The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2015), Busan, Korea

In spite of the socio-economic benefits of the construction industry, it accounts for many deaths, injuries and illnesses in many countries. In developing countries like Vietnam, the situation is even worse. Health and safety (H&S) management plays a... Read More about A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam.

Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Nguyen, T. T., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Ash, S. (2015, September). Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings. Paper presented at CIB W099 2015 Conference, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Despite the socio-economic significance of the Vietnamese construction industry, the industry continues to have a poor reputation in terms of occupational health and safety (H&S). Whilst it is evident that improvement is needed, there is a dearth of... Read More about Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings.

Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2015, September). Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach. Paper presented at BIM 2015 Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Building information modelling (BIM) is regarded as a technological solution for construction supply chain (SC) integration through centralised digital communications. A number of approaches have been proposed for the evaluation of a firm’s capabilit... Read More about Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach.

Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Navendren, D., Manu, P., Shelbourn, M., & Mahamadu, A. (2014, September). Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives. Paper presented at 30th Annual Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth

Building information modelling (BIM) has been proposed as a technology enabled process for the realisation of the performance ambitions of the construction industry through integrated management of information in virtual 3-D formats. Significant chal... Read More about Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives.

Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Addo-Duah, P., Westcott, A., Mason, J., Booth, C., & Mahamadu, A. (2014, May). Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client. Paper presented at Construction Research Congress 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Ghanaian public sector procurement is experiencing a paradigm shift from a clerical role to a more strategic function targeting optimum achievement of value for money. For this to be fully realised, the skills of the workforce must be developed t... Read More about Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client.

Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2013, December). Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, Putrajaya, Malaysia

There has been growing recognition for the use of communication technologies to improve processes in sustainable infrastructure delivery. Building Information Modelling (BIM) based technologies have emerged for communication, data exchange and sharin... Read More about Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies.

Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2013, December). Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration. Paper presented at IEEE 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), 2013, Bristol, UK

Emerging information technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) offer the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry enormous potential to develop collaborative workflows. Cloud computing has similarly gained popularity... Read More about Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration.