Construction Engineering and Management at NUST, Islamabad

Postdoc/PhD opportunity at The Hong Kong Polytech with one of our alumni, Dr Tayyab Ahmad.
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Dear All, my name is Tayyab Ahmad and I'm a NUST alumnus. Our group at the Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU Hong Kong is looking for postdocs, Research Assistants, Programmers, and PhD students. It is basically a Construction Management group, but we also have some projects on water pipe break/failure research. We are also interested in BIM and Digital Twin (for some future projects). Please, let us know if any of you is interested or if you know someone who is interested. Please, send me your CV with journal papers' impact factors and the journal rank as Q 1,2, etc. Our group works under the supervision and mentorship of Prof Tarek Zayed. He will be the one who will decide the final recruitment. Please show interest in these positions only if you can come live in Hong Kong. You are free to directly contact Prof Zayed Tarek (https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/bre/people/academic-staff/prof-tarek-zayed/ ). If you are not sure whether you will meet the requirements of our group, you can send me your CV by email at: [email protected]

Announcement for special G*T (Gen) and HAT Tests for MS Admissions Applicants

Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and National Testing Service - Pakistan - NTS are conducting special HAT and G*T (Gen) in the month of June 2022.

On request of frequent MS admission applicants, it has been decided that these tests will be considered admissible for MS Admissions for Fall 2022.

However, applicants are required to email test results to NUST Postgraduate Programmes Directorate by June 28, 2022.

The deadline for MS and Ph.D. admissions at NUST has now been extended up to June 10, 2022.

The aspirants of MS and Ph.D. degrees at the Dept. of Construction Engineering Management are encouraged to apply before the deadline to be the future leaders of tomorrow’s construction world!

While the quantification of construction waste is an almost exhausted area of research, there are no credible figures when it comes to the construction industry of Pakistan. This comprehensive study gathered material waste data from 40 completed projects and not only quantified and benchmarked construction waste, but also estimated its impacts on project cost. Lastly, which subcontracting arrangements have better and worse material waste performance is assessed. This study can significantly help in improving the productivity, profitability, reliability, and sustainability of the Pakistani construction industry.

Main Author: Muhammad Usman Shahid
Online link: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ECAM-07-2019-0375/full/html
Free Pdf: shorturl.at/cuEH7

Buildings consume a large amount of energy for space cooling during the summer season, creating an overall sustainability concern. The upfront cost associated with sustainability repels the decision-makers to often end up adopting solutions that have huge operations and maintenance costs. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the lifecycle cost implications of optimum configurations of active and passive strategies for reducing the cooling load in buildings.
Main Author: Huma Khalid
Publisher link: https://rdcu.be/cBG4r

Delivery of sustainable buildings requires infusing sustainability criteria into project decisions. Hiring a suitable contractor and consultant for the delivery of green buildings is critical to ensuring sustainable procurement. Plus, introducing sustainability criteria in the prequalification process can improve stakeholder agreement on project objectives and help hire firms with appropriate experience in sustainable project delivery. We develop a cumulative sustainability performance rating index (CSPI) for the prequalification of consultants and contractors on green building projects.

Excellent work by: Ahmad Jamal
ResearchGate: https://bit.ly/3la3Wio
ASCE Library: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000515

The construction industry is different from other industries in terms of its unforeseeable working conditions. Unlike most of the other industries operating indoors within a controlled environment, the construction workers share a fair amount of time outdoors exposing them to different climatic and workability. These transfigurations contribute towards more vulnerability for workplace accidents. It has been observed that there is a common absence of formal construction safety training programs for fresh workers that result in work accidents. Instead, employees are expected to learn from their own experiences and mistakes. One of the main causes is the inability to understand safety training material by the masses due to its presence in uniform languages and lack of education. This study focuses on the development of a Construction Safety for All (ConSafe4All) framework to produce safety training modules for workers to overcome language restrictions. The demonstration through the developed modules for most occurring accident types shows that the framework may be used to elaborate different construction hazards with their remedies to enhance awareness among workers, thereby mitigating work-related accidents.

Amazing work by Mahud Arif and Dr. Abdur Rehman Nasir
Please read and reflect.
ResearchGate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351816111_ConSafe4All_A_framework_for_language_friendly_safety_training_modules
50 days' free access Elsevier Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1d7Cg3IVV9nDKB

Construction organizations are challenged with the effective management of their human resource. But the state of practice in the developing countries is not encouraging and construction professionals found themselves less motivated and enthusiastic about their job. This pushes to study the motivational needs of construction professionals of different career levels. We benchmarked the HR practices of the construction industry of Pakistan.
Read and reflect.
Excellent work by Hamna Bukhari
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351345916_Are_Pakistani_construction_professionals_truly_happy_A_benchmarking_approach

A very interesting opportunity for PhD aspirants of Construction Engineering and Management at NUST, Islamabad

Dr. Salman Azhar on LinkedIn: Auburn University Two Funded PhD Fellowships at Auburn University, USA Description: Two funded Auburn University Presidential Fellowships are available for PhD in Building...

A very comprehensive professional diploma course in Construction Engineering and Management is offered by PDC-NUST. Any industry professional who is involved in Bidding, Contract Management and Project Monitoring should attend this course. The applicant will not only get benefit with the academic knowledge but also from its wide-ranging application in industry.
Classes will commence from 25th November 2020. Two classes are scheduled per week on Thursday and Friday, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Registrations are open. Get yourself register at https://bit.ly/34bg7BM

Competitiveness is a complex domain with many definitions, meanings, and measures. This study captures the contractor's perspectives about the competitiveness of the Pakistani construction industry, underlines the key factors affecting its performance, and proposes a framework for enhancing competitiveness.

Main Author: Moazzam Azeem

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344430214_Competitiveness_in_the_construction_industry_A_contractor%27s_perspective_on_barriers_to_improving_the_construction_industry_performance