Theme 1: Construction Management and Process: Recent submissions
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Performance of University-Construction Industry Collaboration: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)University-construction industry collaboration (UIC) has become an essential part of driving innovation and fostering construction industry growth. Measuring performance of such collaboration is an emergent field of study. ... -
Unfair Payment Issues in Construction: Re-Thinking Alternative Payment Method For Tier-1 Contractors to Subcontractors
( 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
( 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 ... -
Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Excess Summer Mortality in the UK
( 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, ... -
Framework for Investigating the Level of Compliance to the OHS Regulatory by the Small and Medium Construction Companies in Oman
( 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 ... -
Practical Implementation of Contract Administration Performance Model in Qatar Construction Projects
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Globally, the performance of Construction Contract Administration (CCA) is becoming of significant interest as the industry suffers from notable delays, cost overruns, and disputes as a consequence of poor contract ... -
Project Management: Key Initiatives Case Study
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Every project faces risk of delays and disruptions, especially the mega/complex projects of today, which have, amongst others, many interfacing parties engaged. Local roads and drainage projects in general, including DN016, ...