All Outputs (93)

Challenges of BIM implementation in GCC construction industry (2021)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2022). Challenges of BIM implementation in GCC construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(3), 1139-1168. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-11-2019-0608

Purpose: In some regions including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region where construction is one of the main industries, the implementation of BIM is still at a slow rate. This article attempts to know the current situation of BIM and explore t... Read More about Challenges of BIM implementation in GCC construction industry.

Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Opoku, A., Zhao, S., Lok, K. L., Chen, C., & Umar, T. (2020). Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry. In L. Scott, & C. Nielson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual ARCOM Conference (285-294)

In the construction industry, safety leadership has been widely recognised as an indispensable factor that affects organisational safety performance. However, in China specifically, research on safety leadership in the construction domain is not adeq... Read More about Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry.

A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T. (2020). A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity. In F. Sherratt, B. Hare, & F. Emuze (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & TG59 International Web-Conference 2020: Good Health, Wellbeing & Decent Work

The United Nations (UN) under its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers around the world. Although the deadline to achieve the UN SDGs is approaching faster... Read More about A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity.

Developing a sustainable concrete using ceramic waste powder (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., Tahir, A., Egbu, C., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Al-Bayati, A. J. (2021). Developing a sustainable concrete using ceramic waste powder. In S. Ahmed, P. Hampton, S. Azhar, & A. D Saul (Eds.), Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology (157-162). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_27

The change from a traditional utilization based society to a sustainable society is urgently needed because of the contamination of the natural environment, the depletion of the natural resources and the reduced capacity of the final waste disposal a... Read More about Developing a sustainable concrete using ceramic waste powder.

Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 173, 214-237. https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.19.00015

It is expected that by 2030, 5 billion of the earth's population will live in cities. This growth in urbanisation results in significant challenges pertaining to environmental and social sustainability. Most of the cities are located near coastal are... Read More about Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward.

Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2021). Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(9), 2337-2360. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0369

Purpose: construction industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries is at the peak as the region is in the stage of developing its infrastructures. Apart from some positive sign of this boost, several other issues have also been dev... Read More about Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction.

Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Bayati, A. J., Tafazzoli, M., York, D. D., & Umar, T. (2020). Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina. In Construction Research Congress 2020 (643-650). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482872.070

The inadequate supply of skilled construction craft workers is an issue that currently affects the performance of the construction industry. The performance of the construction industry has a significant influence on the growth of the national econom... Read More about Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina.

A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman (2020)
Book Chapter
Umar, T. (2020). A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman. In Biomass [Working Title]. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93745

The adverse impact of the energy production from fossil fuels is now well recognized globally; therefore, the move toward renewable and sustainable energy has become an integral part to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).... Read More about A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman.

UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., Shibani, A., …Goh, K. (2020). UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 325-343. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00036

In 2015, the UN member countries, on mutual understanding, identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. According to several reports, some countries are reflecting good progress, but overall, no country is on track towa... Read More about UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals.

An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 344-355. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00014

Sustainability has become a recognised important sector and a main concern in modern life. The attention towards sustainability was particularly increased when the UN set the target of achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The role of u... Read More about An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities.

An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Al-Mutairi, M. (2020). An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 173(3), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00019

Construction is one of the most hazardous and complex industries worldwide, which may result in the most fatal accidents and occupational illnesses. It is also regarded as a major industry not only in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries but also... Read More about An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers.

Measurement, modeling and simulation of photovoltaic degradation rates (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Honnurvali, M. S., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Umar, T. (2020). Measurement, modeling and simulation of photovoltaic degradation rates. In MoSICOM 2020 : International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Intelligent Computing (56-63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4775-1_7

Photovoltaic degradation rates play a vital role in visualizing and analyzing the performance of the PV modules over the long run. A site survey is conducted to calculate PV degradation rates. The results have shown that for the first three years sin... Read More about Measurement, modeling and simulation of photovoltaic degradation rates.

Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems (2020)
Journal Article
Vali, M. S. H., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Umar, T. (2020). Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(3), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061

Generating energy by means of renewable sources is a vital strategy for all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Photovoltaic (PV) systems in the GCC have been a primary choice among renewable sources due to regional weather and high levels... Read More about Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems.

Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 18(2), 80-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2020.1777799

It is an established fact that a mature safety climate and a rich safety culture contribute to achieving a safe workplace. This paper aims to explore and to make explicit the existing safety climate assessment tools and dimensions and suggests the le... Read More about Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review.

Developing toolkits and guidelines to improve safety performance in the construction industry in Oman (2020)
Thesis
Umar, T. Developing toolkits and guidelines to improve safety performance in the construction industry in Oman. (Thesis). London South Bank University. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8661967

For the past few decades, there have been large infrastructure developments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries consisting of the main oil and gas exporting countries that include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain,... Read More about Developing toolkits and guidelines to improve safety performance in the construction industry in Oman.

Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 31(4), 945-960. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-11-2019-0231

Purpose: The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries not only generate the highest quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) per capita when compared globally, but also in most of these countries, such waste is just dumped at different landfill stati... Read More about Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman.

Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Opoku, A. (2020). Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(2), 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00034

Considering the importance of energy for social and economic development, access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been adopted as one of the United Nations sustainable development goals that all countries aim to achieve by 2030. However,... Read More about Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region.

Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2020). Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 173(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00004

Extreme heat stress has a deep impact on physiological reactions, which results in occupational injuries and deaths. In this paper, an attempt is made to understand the impact of heat stress on construction accidents in Oman. A literature review on h... Read More about Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction.

High fatalities risk found in gulf construction (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Opoku, A. (2019). High fatalities risk found in gulf construction. International Journal of Sustainable Real Estate and Construction Economics, 1(4), 351-376. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSRECE.2019.106544

It is predicted that the construction industry will be growing in the future, and that could lead to an increase in risks in work safety and accidents. This paper presents the current status of occupational safety and health in the Gulf region by pro... Read More about High fatalities risk found in gulf construction.

Global commitment towards sustainable energy (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2019). Global commitment towards sustainable energy. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 172(6), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00059

Energy is crucial to economic and social development and improves quality of life. However, fossil fuel energy produces greenhouse gases (GHGs) and cannot be sustained for a long time. It is essential to tackle these problems by moving towards renewa... Read More about Global commitment towards sustainable energy.