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Moheeb E. Ibrahim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three-dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessment for Construction projects using sustainability as a criterion. Steps of constructing the OCS and how it could be employed in the evaluation and benchmarking of a project's environmental performance are examined, along with sample illustrations in the area of Construction waste management.
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three‐dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessmen...
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An operational context space for Sustainable Construction
2005Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Regardless of the importance of Sustainable Construction and the expanding foundation of knowledge in the field, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard practice. One major technical barrier to this hindering of application is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. Sustainability practices, which often exist as general guidelines, are much less defined in comparison with Construction practices. This results in a state of responsibility dissociation and over-generality that hinders the attainment of active integration between sustainability and Construction practices. This paper introduces a three-dimensional operational context space that addresses this integration problem.
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Towards a more applicable set of Sustainable Construction practices
2004Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:The concept of introducing sustainability into the Construction industry is not a new one; it has been paid an ever-increasing attention since the late 1980s. Previous research and literature on Sustainable Construction are plentiful, and diversifying to a very broad - and sometimes conflicting - range of aspects: from social, economic, and ecological, to engineering. Sustainable Construction, however, is by no means standard practice. This paper attempts to investigate several issues related to the practical implementation of Sustainable practices in Construction, including the nature of 'Sustainable Construction' itself, the limitations to application, and the need for a promoted set of Sustainable Construction practices at an operational level. A conceptual context space is proposed, within which a set of Sustainable Construction practices is promoted.
M Matar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Developing a BIM-oriented data model to enable Sustainable Construction in practice
eWork and eBusiness in Architecture Engineering and Construction, 2010Co-Authors: M Matar, M Georgy, A Abou-zeidAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. In spite of its importance and the proliferation of literature on Sustainable Construction, it is not yet a standard industry practice. This paper recognizes some key barriers to the implementation of Sustainable Construction, and discusses a new research effort undertaken by the authors that aims to eliminate some of the barriers and help in enabling Sustainable Construction. The methodology adopted exploits the power of systems engineering and the rapid evolution of Building Information Modelling (BIM), pursuing the development of a BIM-oriented data model for enabling Sustainable Construction. The environment, the built facility, and the Construction/production system are abstracted as three interacting Systems of Systems (SoS). Accordingly, the framework for data model development is outlined, illustrating different operating mechanisms
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three-dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessment for Construction projects using sustainability as a criterion. Steps of constructing the OCS and how it could be employed in the evaluation and benchmarking of a project's environmental performance are examined, along with sample illustrations in the area of Construction waste management.
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three‐dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessmen...
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An operational context space for Sustainable Construction
2005Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Regardless of the importance of Sustainable Construction and the expanding foundation of knowledge in the field, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard practice. One major technical barrier to this hindering of application is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. Sustainability practices, which often exist as general guidelines, are much less defined in comparison with Construction practices. This results in a state of responsibility dissociation and over-generality that hinders the attainment of active integration between sustainability and Construction practices. This paper introduces a three-dimensional operational context space that addresses this integration problem.
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Towards a more applicable set of Sustainable Construction practices
2004Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:The concept of introducing sustainability into the Construction industry is not a new one; it has been paid an ever-increasing attention since the late 1980s. Previous research and literature on Sustainable Construction are plentiful, and diversifying to a very broad - and sometimes conflicting - range of aspects: from social, economic, and ecological, to engineering. Sustainable Construction, however, is by no means standard practice. This paper attempts to investigate several issues related to the practical implementation of Sustainable practices in Construction, including the nature of 'Sustainable Construction' itself, the limitations to application, and the need for a promoted set of Sustainable Construction practices at an operational level. A conceptual context space is proposed, within which a set of Sustainable Construction practices is promoted.
Ming Shan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adoption of Sustainable Construction for small contractors: major barriers and best solutions
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2018Co-Authors: Bon-gang Hwang, Ming Shan, Jun-ming LyeAbstract:There have been numerous studies on the adoption of Sustainable Construction; however, few have attempted to analyze the Sustainable Construction adoption from the perspective of small contractors. The objectives of this study are to investigate the major barriers that prevent small contractors from adopting Sustainable Construction and to propose a group of best solutions that can overcome these barriers. To achieve these goals, a comprehensive literature review was conducted first. Then, data from 30 Singapore-based small contractors were collected through a questionnaire for analysis. Results reported that “extra investment required,” “slow recovery of investment,” “lack of incentives,” “limited knowledge on Sustainable Construction,” “tendency to maintain current practices,” and “lack of demands from clients” were the top six barriers that hinder small contractors from adopting Sustainable Construction. Results also revealed that three barrier categories, namely “financial barriers,” “management barriers,” and “knowledge barriers,” were more critical to small contractors than to large contractors. Lastly, five best solutions that could help small contractors overcome the identified barriers were suggested. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by investigating the barriers and solutions for small contractors in adopting Sustainable Construction. The findings from this study are helpful to the industry practitioners as well, as they can enhance their understandings of the barriers and can also help policy makers to come up with more effective policies to tackle these barriers.
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Management Strategies and Innovations: Important Roles to Sustainable Construction
Sustainability, 2018Co-Authors: Bon-gang Hwang, Ming ShanAbstract:While Sustainable Construction has gained rapid growth worldwide in recent years, it is confronting various challenges and problems, particularly those from a management perspective. This Special Issue collects 16 original research articles relating to management strategies and innovations of Sustainable Construction, which are mainly concentrated in three areas: the adoption of Sustainable Construction technologies and products, the development of Sustainable built environment, and the organization studies associated with Sustainable Construction.
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A Global Review of Sustainable Construction Project Financing: Policies, Practices, and Research Efforts
Sustainability, 2017Co-Authors: Ming Shan, Bon-gang Hwang, Lei ZhuAbstract:Despite the increasing investment in Sustainable development over the past decade, a systematic review of Sustainable Construction project financing is lacking. The objectives of this paper are to conduct a systematic review to examine the policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of Sustainable Construction project financing, and to explore the potential opportunities for the future research. To achieve these goals, this paper first reviewed the Sustainable Construction project financing practices implemented by four representative developed economies including the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and Australia. Then, this paper reviewed the efforts and initiatives launched by three international organizations including the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and International Finance Corporation. After that, this paper reviewed the research efforts of Sustainable Construction project financing published in peer-review journals and books. This paper identified four major research themes within this area, which are the review of financial stakeholders and market of Sustainable Construction, benefits and barriers to Sustainable Construction project financing, financial vehicles for Sustainable Construction projects, innovative models and mechanisms for Sustainable Construction project financing. Additionally, this paper revealed five directions for the future research of Sustainable Construction project financing, which are the identification of financial issues in Sustainable Construction projects, the investigation of financial vehicles for Sustainable Construction projects in terms of their strengths, limitations, and performances, the examination of critical drivers for implementing Sustainable Construction project financing, the development of a knowledge-based decision support system for implementing Sustainable Construction financing, and the development of best practices for implementing Sustainable Construction project financing. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by reviewing existing policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of Sustainable Construction project financing. Meanwhile, the findings from this paper benefit the industry as well, because they are able to provide the practitioners with a holistic view of Sustainable Construction project financing, thereby enhancing their knowledge and skills in this regard.
Maged Georgy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainable Construction by means of improved material selection process
The Academic Research Community publication, 2019Co-Authors: Koorosh Gharehbaghi, Maged GeorgyAbstract:Whilst Sustainable Construction relates to both a building’s structure and the use of proper life cycle processes, the selection of the most appropriate material/s is deemed a considerable undertaking. Throughout a building’s lifecycle that extends from design, Construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, until demolition, the selection of Sustainable material/s is a particularly crucial task for the development and establishment of such structures. Traditionally, there are three main materials for general Construction: (1) Steel, (2) Concrete and (3) Timber. These materials not only influence the function within the structure, but also affect the operation cost and energy usage. Operation cost reduction and energy savings are typically elements of the Sustainable Construction sphere. However, in developing countries, there is a variety of highly critical factors, which can impact material selection as well as the long-term sustainability of the structure, including: Fire Performance, Environmental Impact, Structural Performance (strength and durability), and Functioning Capabilities. Accordingly, this paper will first compare the sustainability of these three key materials and then converse with appropriate processes for material selection. Attention will be given to the Sustainable Construction recompense associated with the different material selection factors. Doing so ensures a more Sustainable built environment by means of an improved material selection process.
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three-dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessment for Construction projects using sustainability as a criterion. Steps of constructing the OCS and how it could be employed in the evaluation and benchmarking of a project's environmental performance are examined, along with sample illustrations in the area of Construction waste management.
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Sustainable Construction management: introduction of the operational context space (OCS)
Construction Management and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Sustainable Construction is an emerging field of science that aims at incorporating the general Sustainable development concepts into conventional Construction practices. While the foundation of knowledge in this field is continuously expanding, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard industry practice. One major technical barrier that hinders enacting Sustainable Construction is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. This shortcoming is being addressed through a three‐dimensional operational context space (OCS) that achieves the sought integration aspect. The three dimensions of OCS are: (1) project life cycle phases; (2) project executing entities; and (3) sustainability performance parameters. Such OCS facilitates the association of responsibility, by assigning each sustainability requirement to a specific project entity (or entities) during specific project phase(s), and further provides a numerical assessmen...
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An operational context space for Sustainable Construction
2005Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:Regardless of the importance of Sustainable Construction and the expanding foundation of knowledge in the field, Sustainable Construction is not yet standard practice. One major technical barrier to this hindering of application is the absence of an application framework that integrates both sustainability and Construction practices at an operational level. Sustainability practices, which often exist as general guidelines, are much less defined in comparison with Construction practices. This results in a state of responsibility dissociation and over-generality that hinders the attainment of active integration between sustainability and Construction practices. This paper introduces a three-dimensional operational context space that addresses this integration problem.
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Towards a more applicable set of Sustainable Construction practices
2004Co-Authors: M Matar, Maged Georgy, Moheeb E. IbrahimAbstract:The concept of introducing sustainability into the Construction industry is not a new one; it has been paid an ever-increasing attention since the late 1980s. Previous research and literature on Sustainable Construction are plentiful, and diversifying to a very broad - and sometimes conflicting - range of aspects: from social, economic, and ecological, to engineering. Sustainable Construction, however, is by no means standard practice. This paper attempts to investigate several issues related to the practical implementation of Sustainable practices in Construction, including the nature of 'Sustainable Construction' itself, the limitations to application, and the need for a promoted set of Sustainable Construction practices at an operational level. A conceptual context space is proposed, within which a set of Sustainable Construction practices is promoted.
Bon-gang Hwang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adoption of Sustainable Construction for small contractors: major barriers and best solutions
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2018Co-Authors: Bon-gang Hwang, Ming Shan, Jun-ming LyeAbstract:There have been numerous studies on the adoption of Sustainable Construction; however, few have attempted to analyze the Sustainable Construction adoption from the perspective of small contractors. The objectives of this study are to investigate the major barriers that prevent small contractors from adopting Sustainable Construction and to propose a group of best solutions that can overcome these barriers. To achieve these goals, a comprehensive literature review was conducted first. Then, data from 30 Singapore-based small contractors were collected through a questionnaire for analysis. Results reported that “extra investment required,” “slow recovery of investment,” “lack of incentives,” “limited knowledge on Sustainable Construction,” “tendency to maintain current practices,” and “lack of demands from clients” were the top six barriers that hinder small contractors from adopting Sustainable Construction. Results also revealed that three barrier categories, namely “financial barriers,” “management barriers,” and “knowledge barriers,” were more critical to small contractors than to large contractors. Lastly, five best solutions that could help small contractors overcome the identified barriers were suggested. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by investigating the barriers and solutions for small contractors in adopting Sustainable Construction. The findings from this study are helpful to the industry practitioners as well, as they can enhance their understandings of the barriers and can also help policy makers to come up with more effective policies to tackle these barriers.
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Management Strategies and Innovations: Important Roles to Sustainable Construction
Sustainability, 2018Co-Authors: Bon-gang Hwang, Ming ShanAbstract:While Sustainable Construction has gained rapid growth worldwide in recent years, it is confronting various challenges and problems, particularly those from a management perspective. This Special Issue collects 16 original research articles relating to management strategies and innovations of Sustainable Construction, which are mainly concentrated in three areas: the adoption of Sustainable Construction technologies and products, the development of Sustainable built environment, and the organization studies associated with Sustainable Construction.
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A Global Review of Sustainable Construction Project Financing: Policies, Practices, and Research Efforts
Sustainability, 2017Co-Authors: Ming Shan, Bon-gang Hwang, Lei ZhuAbstract:Despite the increasing investment in Sustainable development over the past decade, a systematic review of Sustainable Construction project financing is lacking. The objectives of this paper are to conduct a systematic review to examine the policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of Sustainable Construction project financing, and to explore the potential opportunities for the future research. To achieve these goals, this paper first reviewed the Sustainable Construction project financing practices implemented by four representative developed economies including the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and Australia. Then, this paper reviewed the efforts and initiatives launched by three international organizations including the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and International Finance Corporation. After that, this paper reviewed the research efforts of Sustainable Construction project financing published in peer-review journals and books. This paper identified four major research themes within this area, which are the review of financial stakeholders and market of Sustainable Construction, benefits and barriers to Sustainable Construction project financing, financial vehicles for Sustainable Construction projects, innovative models and mechanisms for Sustainable Construction project financing. Additionally, this paper revealed five directions for the future research of Sustainable Construction project financing, which are the identification of financial issues in Sustainable Construction projects, the investigation of financial vehicles for Sustainable Construction projects in terms of their strengths, limitations, and performances, the examination of critical drivers for implementing Sustainable Construction project financing, the development of a knowledge-based decision support system for implementing Sustainable Construction financing, and the development of best practices for implementing Sustainable Construction project financing. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by reviewing existing policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of Sustainable Construction project financing. Meanwhile, the findings from this paper benefit the industry as well, because they are able to provide the practitioners with a holistic view of Sustainable Construction project financing, thereby enhancing their knowledge and skills in this regard.
