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The Challenges and Future Aspirations of Implementing Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) in the Urban Facilities of Mega Sport Events [MSEs] in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Sports facilities are built for a specific function and purpose. Once the demand for such purpose no longer exists, it is important to know how both the buildings and the city will adapt to the existence of such megastructures ...
Performance Criteria Priorities in Green Buildings: A Proof-of-Concept Study
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Green Buildings (GBs) are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to resource-intensive traditional buildings. Like any other construction project, GB projects are subject to project management-related criteria, ...
Cultural Heritage Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration: Case of the Doha Historic Center in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Heritage and tourism have become during the last two decades dynamic areas of development in the world. The idea of heritage is crucial to the critical decision-making process as to how irreplaceable resources are to be ...
Towards expediting the implementation of sustainable and successful lean paradigm for construction projects: a hybrid of DEMATEL and SNA approach
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: Proper identification of the key motivating factors (or key drivers) is needed to ensure successful adaption and implementation of the lean concept for construction projects. However, there lacks a study investigating ...
Frugal innovation as a source of sustainable entrepreneurship to tackle social and environmental challenges
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Sustainable entrepreneurs have increasingly faced challenges in achieving triple-bottom-line objectives. The study portrays frugal innovation as a source to foster sustainable entrepreneurship to move the debate beyond ...
Assessment of preconstruction factors in sustainable project management performance
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: The construction sector has a global reach, and construction professionals worldwide often encounter challenges in delivering a project on time and within the assigned budget. Hence, this paper aims to investigate ...
An Analytical Review of Sustainable Green Buildings in Qatar: Implementations in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Sector
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Sustainable buildings and related construction techniques are becoming increasingly
recognized within the urban planning development in Qatar. The study aims to develop
an analytical review of sustainable green projects ...
The design and applications of an innovative irrigation system for biofacades in hot arid climates
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Assessment of water requirements through physical sustainable means is essential to ensuring water security, which is at high risk in desert climates such as Doha, Qatar. The water requirements of biofacade systems are met ...
Fuel consumption at signalized intersections: Investigating the impact of different signal indication settings
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
The fuel consumption of vehicles depends on various factors including vehicle design, driving style, traffic management, and road design. Many manufacturers have been developing efficient and smart vehicles, which contributes ...
Balanced scorecard in the hospitality and tourism industry: Past, present and future
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
After its introduction in 1992, the balanced scorecard (BSC) has attracted considerable interest from both scholars and practitioners. This is evidenced by the increasing number of publications addressing BSC and the large ...