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Unfair Payment Issues in Construction: Re-Thinking Alternative Payment Method For Tier-1 Contractors to Subcontractors
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Recent statistics reveal substantial increase in late payments cases from 18% to 27%; with over £30 billion unpaid invoices to UK contractors. Furthermore, 82% of overdue invoices are monies owed to subcontractor by tier-1 ...
Utility Impact Assessment of Road Projects in the State of Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Qatar has been blessed with large reserves of natural gas and since the past 20 years its leaders have been busy formulating its path to modernization. Henceforth, the sovereign state has been and is still going through ...
Solar DER Investment for MWANI Qatar Building at Hamad Port
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This document discusses the benefits of adding a solar distributed energy resource
(DER) investment to MWANI Qatar (MQ) building at Hamad Port. The social and
environmental aspects of a Solar PV system with battery storage ...
Integrating Building Information Management (BIM) in Civil Infrastructure Coordination: Application at LUSAIL Plaza
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The purpose of this case study is to highlight how the BIM modelling can lead to a
smooth construction process for MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing), Civil,
Architectural, and Landscape works, which can aid the ...
Key Lessons Learnt from Stakeholder Management in Design and Build Projects in Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Stakeholders in the construction industry require accurate, reliable and timely
information in order to streamline the design and construction of Projects. Design Bid
Build or Design and Build contracts need a process for ...
Effective Project Control within the Context of Lean Construction
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Two of the “Lean Thinking” principles relate to managing a project through relationships,
shared knowledge and common goals and to removing waste where possible. Success of a
project is only possible with the collaboration ...
Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Excess Summer Mortality in the UK
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
One of the main objective of the building design is to provide comfort and safety to occupants, particularly during adverse weather conditions. In most part of the world, people stay indoors during adverse weather conditions, ...
Assessment of Response Strategy in Mega Construction Projects
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"Mega Construction Projects (MCPs) that are executed unavoidably face several of
the organizational challenges and pressures. Due to the stakeholder pressures in the
execution of MCPs, organizations may adopt various ...
Framework for Investigating the Level of Compliance to the OHS Regulatory by the Small and Medium Construction Companies in Oman
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The construction industry is characterized with a high rate of work-related accidents. Some of the accidents result in severe injuries and sometimes death. One of the reasons for such happenings is due to the noncompliance ...
Lean Principles Implementation in Construction Management: A One Team Approach
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"Lean in construction is a relatively new approach in delivering construction projects.
The Lean approach has been introduced to tackle the phenomenal construction projects
delays and budget overruns. This paper shall ...