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Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: Mitigating financiers’ risks (2018)
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Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, L., Alaka, H., Ebohon, O. J., Ajayi, S., Akinade, O., …Olawale, O. (2019). Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: Mitigating financiers’ risks. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 16(3), 121-141. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-05-2018-0043

Purpose – A major challenge for foreign lenders in financing public private partnerships (PPP) infrastructure projects in an emerging market (EM) is the bankability of country-related risks. Despite existing studies on country risks in international... Read More about Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: Mitigating financiers’ risks.

A Big Data analytics approach for construction firms failure prediction models (2018)
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Alaka, H., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, H., Akinade, O., Bilal, M., & Ajayi, S. (2019). A Big Data analytics approach for construction firms failure prediction models. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 66(4), 689-698. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2018.2856376

Using 693,000 datacells from 33,000 sample construction firms that operated or failed between 2008 and 2017, failure prediction models were developed using artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVM), multiple discriminant analysis... Read More about A Big Data analytics approach for construction firms failure prediction models.

Critical design factors for minimising waste in construction projects: A structural equation modelling approach (2018)
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Ajayi, S. O., & Oyedele, L. O. (2018). Critical design factors for minimising waste in construction projects: A structural equation modelling approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 137, 302-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.06.005

© 2018 Notwithstanding that efforts made at the design stage of building construction projects have significant impacts on project outcome, most waste management efforts are usually focused on construction stage. This is albeit the understanding that... Read More about Critical design factors for minimising waste in construction projects: A structural equation modelling approach.

Designing out construction waste using BIM technology: Stakeholders’ expectations for industry deployment (2018)
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Akinade, O., Oyedele, L., Ajayi, S., Bilal, M., Alaka, H. A., Owolabi, H., & Arawomo, O. (2018). Designing out construction waste using BIM technology: Stakeholders’ expectations for industry deployment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.022

© 2018 The Authors The need to use Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) minimisation is well documented but most of the existing CDW management tools still lack BIM functionality. This study therefore asses... Read More about Designing out construction waste using BIM technology: Stakeholders’ expectations for industry deployment.

A framework for big data analytics approach to failure prediction of construction firms (2018)
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Alaka, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., Owolabi, H. A., Bilal, M., Ajayi, S. O., & Akinade, O. O. (2020). A framework for big data analytics approach to failure prediction of construction firms. Applied Computing and Informatics, 16(1/2), 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aci.2018.04.003

This study explored use of big data analytics (BDA) to analyse data of a large number of construction firms to develop a construction business failure prediction model (CB-FPM). Careful analysis of literature revealed financial ratios as the best for... Read More about A framework for big data analytics approach to failure prediction of construction firms.

Waste-efficient materials procurement for construction projects: A structural equation modelling of critical success factors (2018)
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Ajayi, S., & Oyedele, L. (2018). Waste-efficient materials procurement for construction projects: A structural equation modelling of critical success factors. Waste Management, 75, 60-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.01.025

© 2018 Albeit the understanding that construction waste is caused by activities ranging from all stages of project delivery process, research efforts have been concentrated on design and construction stages, while the possibility of reducing waste th... Read More about Waste-efficient materials procurement for construction projects: A structural equation modelling of critical success factors.

Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator (2017)
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Akanbi, L. A., Oyedele, L., Akinade, O., Ajayi, A. O., Davila Delgado, M., Bilal, M., & Bello, S. A. (2018). Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 129, 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026

© 2017 The Author(s) The aim of this study is to develop a BIM-based Whole-life Performance Estimator (BWPE) for appraising the salvage performance of structural components of buildings right from the design stage. A review of the extant literature w... Read More about Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator.

The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics (2017)
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Bilal, M., Oyedele, L. O., Munir, K., Ajayi, S. O., Akinade, O. O., Owolabi, H. A., & Alaka, H. A. (2017). The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 11, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2016.12.004

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Predicting and designing out construction waste in real time is complex during building waste analysis (BWA) since it involves a large number of analyses for investigating multiple waste-efficient design strategies. These analyse... Read More about The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics.

Policy imperatives for diverting construction waste from landfill: Experts’ recommendations for UK policy expansion (2017)
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Oyedele, L. O., & Ajayi, S. O. (2017). Policy imperatives for diverting construction waste from landfill: Experts’ recommendations for UK policy expansion. Journal of Cleaner Production, 147, 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.075

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Legislation and fiscal policies have remained the key drivers of construction waste minimization. It has often been suggested that reducing waste to the landfill does not only require improvement on existing waste management polic... Read More about Policy imperatives for diverting construction waste from landfill: Experts’ recommendations for UK policy expansion.

BIM-based deconstruction tool: Towards essential functionalities (2017)
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Akinade, O. O., Oyedele, L. O., Omoteso, K., Ajayi, S. O., Bilal, M., Owolabi, H. A., …Looney, J. H. (2017). BIM-based deconstruction tool: Towards essential functionalities. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 6(1), 260-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2017.01.002

© 2017 The Gulf Organisation for Research and Development This study discusses the future directions of effective Design for Deconstruction (DfD) using BIM-based approach to design coordination. After a review of extant literatures on existing DfD pr... Read More about BIM-based deconstruction tool: Towards essential functionalities.

Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors (2017)
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Ajayi, S. O., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., Alaka, H. A., & Owolabi, H. A. (2017). Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 11, 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2017.01.001

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Although construction waste occurs during the actual construction activities, there is an understanding that it is caused by activities and actions at design, materials procurement and construction stages of project delivery proc... Read More about Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors.

Effective material logistics in urban construction sites: A structural equation model (2017)
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Spillane, J. P., & Oyedele, L. (2017). Effective material logistics in urban construction sites: A structural equation model. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 17(4), 406-428. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-11-2015-0063

© 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify best practice relating to the effective management of materials in an urban, confined construction site, using structural equation modelling. Design/methodology/app... Read More about Effective material logistics in urban construction sites: A structural equation model.

Insolvency of small civil engineering firms: Critical strategic factors (2016)
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Alaka, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., Owolabi, H. A., Bilal, M., Ajayi, S. O., & Akinade, O. O. (2017). Insolvency of small civil engineering firms: Critical strategic factors. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 143(3), 04016026. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000321

© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers. Construction industry insolvency studies have failed to stem the industry's high insolvency tide because many focus on big civil engineering firms (CEF) when over 90% of firms in the industry are small or m... Read More about Insolvency of small civil engineering firms: Critical strategic factors.

Critical management practices influencing on-site waste minimization in construction projects (2016)
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Ajayi, S. O., Oyedele, L. O., Bilal, M., Akinade, O. O., Alaka, H. A., & Owolabi, H. A. (2017). Critical management practices influencing on-site waste minimization in construction projects. Waste Management, 59, 330-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.040

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd As a result of increasing recognition of effective site management as the strategic approach for achieving the required performance in construction projects, this study seeks to identify the key site management practices that are... Read More about Critical management practices influencing on-site waste minimization in construction projects.

Design for Deconstruction (DfD): Critical success factors for diverting end-of-life waste from landfills (2016)
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Akinade, O. O., Oyedele, L. O., Ajayi, S. O., Bilal, M., Alaka, H. A., Owolabi, H. A., …Kadiri, K. O. (2017). Design for Deconstruction (DfD): Critical success factors for diverting end-of-life waste from landfills. Waste Management, 60, 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.08.017

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The aim of this paper is to identify Critical Success Factors (CSF) needed for effective material recovery through Design for Deconstruction (DfD). The research approach employed in this paper is based on a sequential exploratory... Read More about Design for Deconstruction (DfD): Critical success factors for diverting end-of-life waste from landfills.

Emotional intelligence and British expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment in international construction projects (2016)
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Konanahalli, A., & Oyedele, L. (2016). Emotional intelligence and British expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment in international construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 34(11), 751-768. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2016.1213399

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Today’s internationalized business demands global mindset, intercultural sensitivity and the ability to skilfully negotiate through cross-cultural interactions. Therefore, the overall ai... Read More about Emotional intelligence and British expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment in international construction projects.

Methodological approach of construction business failure prediction studies: a review (2016)
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Alaka, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., Owolabi, H. A., Ajayi, S. O., Bilal, M., & Akinade, O. O. (2016). Methodological approach of construction business failure prediction studies: a review. Construction Management and Economics, 34(11), 808-842. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2016.1219037

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Performance of bankruptcy prediction models (BPM), which partly depends on the methodological approach used to develop it, has virtually stagnated over the years. The methodological posi... Read More about Methodological approach of construction business failure prediction studies: a review.

Competency-based measures for designing out construction waste: Task and contextual attributes (2016)
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Ajayi, S. O., Oyedele, L. O., Kadiri, K. O., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., Owolabi, H. A., & Alaka, H. A. (2016). Competency-based measures for designing out construction waste: Task and contextual attributes. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 23(4), 464-490. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2015-0095

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - Competency-based measure is increasingly evident as an effective approach to tailoring training and development for organisational change and development. With design stage widely reckoned as being decisi... Read More about Competency-based measures for designing out construction waste: Task and contextual attributes.

Critical factors for insolvency prediction: Towards a theoretical model for the construction industry (2016)
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Alaka, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, A. A., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., & Ajayi, S. O. (2017). Critical factors for insolvency prediction: Towards a theoretical model for the construction industry. International Journal of Construction Management, 17(1), 25-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2016.1166546

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Many construction industry insolvency prediction model (CI-IPM) studies have arbitrarily employed or simply adopted from previous studies different insolvency factors, without justificat... Read More about Critical factors for insolvency prediction: Towards a theoretical model for the construction industry.

Big data architecture for construction waste analytics (CWA): A conceptual framework (2016)
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Bilal, M., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Ajayi, S. O., Alaka, H. A., Owolabi, H. A., …Bello, S. A. (2016). Big data architecture for construction waste analytics (CWA): A conceptual framework. Journal of Building Engineering, 6, 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2016.03.002

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. In recent times, construction industry is enduring pressure to take drastic steps to minimise waste. Waste intelligence advocates retrospective measures to manage waste after it is produced. Existing waste in... Read More about Big data architecture for construction waste analytics (CWA): A conceptual framework.