International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 42 Issue 3

Assessment of sustainability indicators for urban water infrastructure in a developing country

Kamilla Zhalmurziyeva, Serik Tokbolat, Serdar Durdyev, Mohamad Y. Mustafa, Ferhat Karaca

This research aims to study a broad range of sustainability aspects and develop a set of indicators with their subjective relevance to each of the sustainability dimensions that…

Finnish architects' attitudes towards multi-storey timber-residential buildings

Hüseyin Emre Ilgın, Markku Karjalainen, Sofie Pelsmakers

The paper aims to understand Finnish architects' attitudes towards the use of timber as a structural material in multi-storey (over two--storeys high) residential construction.

Multi-criteria decision-making model for EPC contractor prequalification: a hybrid approach

Omid Amiri, Mahmoud Rahimi, Amir Ayazi, Garshasb Khazaeni

Nowadays, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts are being widely used to perform industrial and infrastructure projects because of several reasons like high…

Modeling the robotics implementation barriers for construction projects in developing countries

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Ibraheem Albukhari, Adeyemi James Dada

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the barriers militating against the adoption of robotics in the construction industry.

Adoption of innovative technologies in the South African construction industry

Liané van Wyk, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, Akintayo Opawole

The South African construction industry appears to be lagging behind other industries in the country in terms of implementation and adoption of innovative technologies. Moreover…

Stakeholder management strategies employed on building projects procured by private corporate organisations in south-western Nigeria

Nathaniel Ayinde Olatunde

Advocates of structured stakeholder management (SM) processes have emphasized the use of the appropriate strategies as the most important process in SM. Yet, research effort in…

Various recycled steel fiber effect on mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete

Amit Deb Nath, Md. Ikramul Hoque, Shuvo Dip Datta, Fahim Shahriar

The current study mainly focuses on the effect of varying diameter recycled steel fibers (RSF) on mechanical properties of concrete prepared with 25 and 50% of recycled coarse…

An evaluation of the impacts of construction professionals’ conflict on performance in the Nigerian construction industry

Benjamen Sunkanmi Adeyemi, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa

This study aims to evaluate impacts of construction professionals (CPs) conflict on performance in the Nigerian construction industry (NCI).