Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 21 Issue 1

Analyzing environmental sustainability enablers for an Indian steel manufacturing supply chain

Shishir Goyal, Srikanta Routroy

The purpose of this paper is to establish the structural relationships between the environmental sustainability enablers (ESEs) for the steel supply chain in India and also to…

A knowledge management based framework for enhancing the learning culture in architectural design firms in developing countries

Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Mirna Mohamed ElKady

In spite of the active role of continuous learning on improving organisational performance, the construction industry generally and architectural design firms (ADFs) in particular…

The impact of building morphology factors on the cost and aesthetical appearance of urban detached residential buildings in Sri Lanka

G.K.T. Weerasekara, Archchana Shandraseharan, B.A.K.S. Perera, Vijitha Disaratna

The morphology of a building describes its outline and influences its architectural aesthetics and the cost directly. However, the literature on the impact of morphology on the…

A simulation-based binomial model for building development appraisal

Yarima Sallau Lawal, Aliyu Makarfi Ibrahim, Mu'awiya Abubakar, Ziyadul Hassan Ishaq, Mohammed Mustapha Sa'ad

Building developments are often capital intensive, have a long payback period and many associated risks and uncertainties. This makes investments in building projects to be a big…

Facilitating compliance with BIM ISO 19650 naming convention through automation

Saheed O. Ajayi, Farouq Oyebiyi, Hafiz A. Alaka

To foster effective implementation of building information modelling (BIM), it is guided by standards and protocols that require files naming in a format, containing a string of…

Economic analysis of rehabilitation approaches for water distribution networks: comparative study between Egypt and Malaysia

Abdelrahman M. Farouk, Rahimi A. Rahman, Noor Suraya Romali

Sustainable water management has been a trending goal in the past decade. Non-revenue water (NRW) is one form of water loss that should be addressed to reach water sustainability…

Effect of non-linear thermal radiation on the stagnation point flow of double diffusive free convection due to movingvertical plate

Mahantesh M. Nandeppanavar, Kemparaju M.C., Raveendra N.

This paper aims to find the influence of convective heat transfer, buoyancy proportions, nonlinear thermal radiation, Prandtl number, Rayleigh number and Schmidt number on…

The missing links of sustainable supply chain management and green radical product innovation between sustainable entrepreneurship orientation and sustainability performance

Ebenezer Afum, Kassimu Issau, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Charles Baah, Essel Dacosta, Emmanuel Essandoh, Emmanuel Agyenim Boateng

Anchored on the natural resource-based view and stakeholder theories, this study aims to investigate the mediating roles of sustainable supply chain management and green radical…

Ghana’s green building assessment journey: an appraisal of the thermal performance of an office building in Accra

Christian Koranteng, Barbara Simons, Kwabena Abrokwa Gyimah, Jimmy Nkrumah

Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is seeing high-rise buildings springing up with extensive glazing. Given the challenges of the country concerning energy provision, guaranteeing…

Lean production systems, social sustainability performance and green competitiveness: the mediating roles of green technology adoption and green product innovation

Ebenezer Afum, Zhuo Sun, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Charles Baah

This study aims to investigate the interrelationships between lean production, green technology adoption, green product innovation, social sustainability performance and green…

Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic review, meta-analysis and future research directions

Rajesh Pansare, Gunjan Yadav, Madhukar R. Nagare

Uncertainties in manufacturing and changing customer demands force manufacturing industries to adopt new strategies, such as the reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS). To…

Study on generalized friction coefficient between base and surface layers of asphalt pavement

Tengjiang Yu, Haitao Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Yabo Wang, Shuang Huang, Dan Chen

Using typical structure of asphalt pavement in Harbin area of China, and the formula of generalized friction coefficient between base and surface layers of asphalt pavement in…

Risk analysis of construction of administration projects using Bayesian networks

Mohammad Osama, Aly Sherif, Mohamed Badawy

This paper aims to enlighten the importance of the risk management process which is considered as a major procedure to effectively handle the potential inherent risks in the…

Factors affecting BIM implementation in post-conflict low-income economies: the case of Afghanistan

Mohammad S. Al-Mohammad, Ahmad Tarmizi Haron, Mohammad Numan Aloko, Rahimi A. Rahman

Rejecting building information modeling (BIM) can negatively impact the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. While BIM is trending globally, its…