Impact of sustainability on business performance and strategy for commercial building contractors, Heather Eilers, Wai Chong, Jonghoon Kim, Hariharan Naganathan and Thomas Glavinich
Heather Eilers JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, Missouri USA Wai Chong School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona USA Email: ochong@asu.edu Jonghoon Kim Department of Construction Management Technology Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma USA Hariharan Naganathan Department of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona USA Thomas E. Glavinich Department […]
Estimating the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) from diesel construction equipment by using the productivity model, Apif Hajji
Apif M. Hajji Civil Engineering Department Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang Indonesia DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-04-2013-0019 Purpose: This paper aims to present a synergistic approach that combines both construction and environmental expertise to lay the groundwork for a model that can be used to estimate the productivity rate and emissions from construction equipment activities. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed estimating tool […]
A benchmarking approach to the progress of green materials and systems’ use in the UAE construction industry, Aly Elgayar, Dr. Salwa Beheiry, Alaa Jabbar and Hamad Ansari
Aly Elgayar University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada Email: alyelgayar@gmail.com Dr. Salwa Mamoun Beheiry College of Engineering American University of Sharjah, Sharjah United Arab Emirates Alaa Jabbar Department of Procurement Bawabat Al Rumaila General Contracts, Sharjah United Arab Emirates Hamad Al Ansari Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Dubai United Arab Emirates DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-01-2016-0008 Purpose: Over the past decade, the […]
Knowledge transfer for sustainability: The role of knowledge enablers in the construction industries in Jordan, Yazan Alzubi
Yazan Alzubi Department of Civil Engineering Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Al-Salt Jordan Email: yazan.alzubi@outlook.com DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-04-2018-0023 Purpose: Knowledge is a fundamental source for sustainability and transfer as it plays a vital role in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage; thus it is imperative to investigate the factors that might impact knowledge transfer (KT). Therefore, the purpose of this […]