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Big data innovation and implementation in projects teams: Towards a SEM approach to conflict prevention (2024)
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Owolabi, H., Oyedele, A. A., Oyedele, L., Alaka, H., Olawale, O., Aju, O., …Ganiyu, S. (in press). Big data innovation and implementation in projects teams: Towards a SEM approach to conflict prevention. Information Technology and People, https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-06-2019-0286

Purpose: Despite an enormous body of literature on conflict management, intra-group conflicts vis-à-vis team performance, there is currently no study investigating the conflict prevention approach to handling innovation-induced conflicts that may hin... Read More about Big data innovation and implementation in projects teams: Towards a SEM approach to conflict prevention.

Data-driven tools for building energy consumption prediction: A review (2023)
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Olu-Ajayi, R., Alaka, H., Owolabi, H., Akanbi, L., & Ganiyu, S. (2023). Data-driven tools for building energy consumption prediction: A review. Energies, 16(6), 2574. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062574

The development of data-driven building energy consumption prediction models has gained more attention in research due to its relevance for energy planning and conservation. However, many studies have conducted the inappropriate application of data-d... Read More about Data-driven tools for building energy consumption prediction: A review.

Internet of things and machine learning techniques in poultry health and welfare management: A systematic literature review (2022)
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Ojo, R. O., Ajayi, A. O., Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., & Akanbi, L. A. (2022). Internet of things and machine learning techniques in poultry health and welfare management: A systematic literature review. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 200, Article 107266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.107266

The advent of digital technologies has brought substantial improvements in various domains. This article provides a comprehensive review of research emphasizing AI-enabled IoT applications in poultry health and welfare management. This study focused... Read More about Internet of things and machine learning techniques in poultry health and welfare management: A systematic literature review.

Deep learning and boosted trees for injuries prediction in power infrastructure projects (2021)
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Oyedele, A., Ajayi, A., Oyedele, L. O., Delgado, J. M. D., Akanbi, L., Akinade, O., …Bilal, M. (2021). Deep learning and boosted trees for injuries prediction in power infrastructure projects. Applied Soft Computing, 110(107587), 1 - 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107587

Electrical injury impacts are substantial and massive. Investments in electricity will continue to increase, leading to construction project complexities, which undoubtedly contribute to injuries and associated effects. Machine learning (ML) algorith... Read More about Deep learning and boosted trees for injuries prediction in power infrastructure projects.

Cloud computing in construction industry: Use cases, benefits and challenges (2020)
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Bello, S. A., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., Davila Delgado, J. M., Akanbi, L. A., …Owolabi, H. A. (2021). Cloud computing in construction industry: Use cases, benefits and challenges. Automation in Construction, 122, Article 103441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103441

Cloud computing technologies have revolutionised several industries (such as aerospace, manufacturing, automobile, retail, etc.) for several years. Although the construction industry is well placed to also leverage these technologies for competitive... Read More about Cloud computing in construction industry: Use cases, benefits and challenges.

BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy (2020)
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Ganiyu, S. A., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O., Owolabi, H., Akanbi, L., & Gbadamosi, A. (2020). BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy. Developments in the Built Environment, 4, 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2020.100036

Competency measures are increasingly becoming effective ways for construction organizations to measure their ability to deliver waste-efficient projects. Despite the ongoing efforts in achieving the goals of the circular economy through BIM adoption,... Read More about BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy.

Life cycle assessment approach for renewable multi-energy system: A comprehensive analysis (2020)
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Luo, X., Oyedele, L. O., Owolabi, H. A., Bilal, M., Ajayi, A. O., & Akinade, O. O. (2020). Life cycle assessment approach for renewable multi-energy system: A comprehensive analysis. Energy Conversion and Management, 224, Article 113354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113354

In response to the gradual degradation of natural sources, there is a growing interest in adopting renewable resources for various building energy supply. In this study, a comprehensive life cycle assessment approach is proposed for a renewable multi... Read More about Life cycle assessment approach for renewable multi-energy system: A comprehensive analysis.

Genetic algorithm-determined deep feedforward neural network architecture for predicting electricity consumption in real buildings (2020)
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Luo, X. J., Oyedele, L. O., Ajayi, A. O., Akinade, O. O., Delgado, J. M. D., Owolabi, H. A., & Ahmed, A. (2020). Genetic algorithm-determined deep feedforward neural network architecture for predicting electricity consumption in real buildings. Energy and AI, 2, Article 100015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2020.100015

A genetic algorithm-determined deep feedforward neural network architecture (GA-DFNN) is proposed for both day-ahead hourly and week-ahead daily electricity consumption of a real-world campus building in the United Kingdom. Due to the comprehensive r... Read More about Genetic algorithm-determined deep feedforward neural network architecture for predicting electricity consumption in real buildings.

Feature extraction and genetic algorithm enhanced adaptive deep neural network for energy consumption prediction in buildings (2020)
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Luo, X. J., Oyedele, L. O., Ajayi, A. O., Akinade, O. O., Owolabi, H. A., & Ahmed, A. (2020). Feature extraction and genetic algorithm enhanced adaptive deep neural network for energy consumption prediction in buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 131, Article 109980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.109980

Accurate forecast of energy consumption is essential in building energy management. Owing to the variation of outdoor weather condition among different seasons, year-round historical weather profile is needed to investigate its feature thoroughly. Da... Read More about Feature extraction and genetic algorithm enhanced adaptive deep neural network for energy consumption prediction in buildings.

Big data innovation and diffusion in projects teams: Towards a conflict prevention culture (2020)
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Oyedele, A., Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., & Olawale, O. A. (2020). Big data innovation and diffusion in projects teams: Towards a conflict prevention culture. Developments in the Built Environment, 3, Article 100016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2020.100016

Despite the enormous literature on how team conflicts can be managed and resolved, this study diverges, by examining factors that facilitate conflict prevention culture in project teams, especially when introducing Big Data Technology. Relying on fin... Read More about Big data innovation and diffusion in projects teams: Towards a conflict prevention culture.

Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK (2020)
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Olawale, O., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, H., Gbadamosi, A., & Kusimo, H. (2022). Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(12), https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1783598

The overall aim of this study is to elicit the perspective of practitioners (e.g., architects, civil engineers, building engineers, structural engineers and quantity surveyors) on the process-related factors influencing the project reputation of cons... Read More about Project reputation in construction: A process-based perspective of construction practitioners in the UK.

Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects (2020)
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Olawale, O. A., Oyedele, L. O., & Owolabi, H. A. (2020). Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(6), 1571-1592. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2019-0255

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to commence the discourse on the non-inclusiveness of the dynamics of reputation within the construction industry by identifying and examining the key product and process drivers of reputation in mega-constructio... Read More about Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects.

Optimised Big Data analytics for health and safety hazards prediction in power infrastructure operations (2020)
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Ajayi, A., Oyedele, L., Akinade, O., Bilal, M., Owolabi, H., Akanbi, L., & Delgado, J. M. D. (2020). Optimised Big Data analytics for health and safety hazards prediction in power infrastructure operations. Safety Science, 125, Article 104656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104656

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Forecasting imminent accidents in power infrastructure projects require a robust and accurate prediction model to trigger a proactive strategy for risk mitigation. Unfortunately, getting ready-made machine learning algorithms to e... Read More about Optimised Big Data analytics for health and safety hazards prediction in power infrastructure operations.

Risk mitigation in PFI/PPP project finance: A framework model for financiers’ bankability criteria (2019)
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Owolabi, H., Oyedele, L., Alaka, H., Ajayi, S., Bilal, M., & Akinade, O. (2020). Risk mitigation in PFI/PPP project finance: A framework model for financiers’ bankability criteria. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 10(1), 28-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-09-2018-0120

Purpose: Earlier studies on risk evaluation in private finance initiative and public private partnerships (PFI/PPP) projects have focussed more on quantitative approaches despite increasing call for contextual understanding of the bankability of risk... Read More about Risk mitigation in PFI/PPP project finance: A framework model for financiers’ bankability criteria.

Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: Barriers and strategies for improvement (2019)
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Akinade, O., Oyedele, L., Oyedele, A., Davila Delgado, J. M., Bilal, M., Akanbi, L., …Owolabi, H. (2020). Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: Barriers and strategies for improvement. Production Planning and Control, 31(10), 829-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1695006

This study explores the current practices of Design for Deconstruction (DfD) as a strategy for achieving circular economy. Keeping in view the opportunities accruable from DfD, a review of the literature was carried out and six focus group interviews... Read More about Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: Barriers and strategies for improvement.

Deep learning models for health and safety risk prediction in power infrastructure projects (2019)
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Ajayi, A., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, H., Akinade, O., Bilal, M., Davila Delgado, J. M., & Akanbi, L. (2020). Deep learning models for health and safety risk prediction in power infrastructure projects. Risk Analysis, 40(10), 2019-2039. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13425

Inappropriate management of Health and safety (H&S) risk in power infrastructure projects can result in occupational accidents and equipment damage. Accidents at work have detrimental effects on workers, company, and the general public. Despite the a... Read More about Deep learning models for health and safety risk prediction in power infrastructure projects.

Critical success factors for ensuring bankable completion risk in PFI/PPP megaprojects (2019)
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Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, L. O., Alaka, H. A., Ajayi, S. O., Akinade, O. O., & Bilal, M. (2020). Critical success factors for ensuring bankable completion risk in PFI/PPP megaprojects. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000717

© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers. This study investigates project financiers' perspectives on the bankability of completion risk in private finance initiative and public-private partnership (PFI/PPP) megaprojects. Using a mixed methodology... Read More about Critical success factors for ensuring bankable completion risk in PFI/PPP megaprojects.

Robotics and automated systems in construction: Understanding industry-specific challenges for adoption (2019)
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Davila Delgado, J. M., Oyedele, L., Ajayi, A., Akanbi, L., Akinade, L., Bilal, M., & Owolabi, H. (2019). Robotics and automated systems in construction: Understanding industry-specific challenges for adoption. Journal of Building Engineering, 26, Article 100868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100868

© 2019 The Authors The construction industry is a major economic sector, but it is plagued with inefficiencies and low productivity. Robotics and automated systems have the potential to address these shortcomings; however, the level of adoption in th... Read More about Robotics and automated systems in construction: Understanding industry-specific challenges for adoption.

Investigating profitability performance of construction projects using big data: A project analytics approach (2019)
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Bilal, M., Oyedele, L. O., Kusimo, H. O., Owolabi, H. A., Akanbi, L. A., Ajayi, A. O., …Davila Delgado, J. M. (2019). Investigating profitability performance of construction projects using big data: A project analytics approach. Journal of Building Engineering, 26, Article 100850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100850

© 2019 The Authors The construction industry generates different types of data from the project inception stage to project delivery. This data comes in various forms and formats which surpass the data management, integration and analysis capabilities... Read More about Investigating profitability performance of construction projects using big data: A project analytics approach.

Stimulating the attractiveness of PFI/PPPs using public sector guarantees (2019)
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Owolabi, H., Oyedele, L., Alaka, H., Bilal, M., Ajayi, S., Akinade, O., & Agboola, A. (2019). Stimulating the attractiveness of PFI/PPPs using public sector guarantees. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 15(3), 239-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2018-0055

Purpose: Although the UK Guarantee Scheme for Infrastructures (UKGSI) was introduced in 2012 to address the huge financing gap for critical infrastructures, PFI sponsors have so far guaranteed only few projects. Many stakeholders in the project finan... Read More about Stimulating the attractiveness of PFI/PPPs using public sector guarantees.