Research that leads practice.

Industry 4.0 Solutions for Building Design and Construction

Pour Rahimian, F., Goulding, J.S., Abrishami, S., Seyedzadeh, S., and Elghaish, F., Industry 4.0 Solutions for Building Design and Construction: A Paradigm of New Opportunities, Routledge, UK. Print ISBN 9780367618780.

Understanding off-site readiness in Indian construction organisations

Bendi, D., Rana, M.Q., Arif, M., Goulding, J.S., and Kaushik, A.K. (2021), Construction Innovation, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 105–122.

An off-site construction readiness maturity model for the Indian construction sector

Bendi, D., Rana, M.Q., Arif, M., Goulding, J.S., and Sawhney, A. (2021), Construction Innovation, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 123–142.

Generative BIM workspace for AEC conceptual design automation: prototype development

Abrishami, S., Goulding, J., and Rahimian, F. (2021), Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 482–509.

Re-defining ICT embeddedness in the construction industry

Ezcan, V., Goulding, J.S., and Arif, M. (2020), Maximising Technology Diffusion Capabilities to Support Agility, Building Research & Information, Vol. 48 Iss. 8, pp. 922–944.

Low-cost housing: a cost management model for process integration and evaluation

Obi, L., Arif, M., and Goulding, J.S. (2020), Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 411–425.

E-Readiness in Construction (ERiC): self-assessment framework for UK SME building services providers

Lou, E.C.W., Lee, A., and Goulding, J.S. (2020), Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 3–22.

Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction

Goulding, J.S., and Pour Rahimian, F. (Eds.) (2019), Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction: People, Process and Technology, Taylor and Francis, UK. Print ISBN 978-1-138-55068-1.

Managing information flow and design processes to reduce design risks in offsite construction projects

Sutrisna, M., and Goulding, J.S. (2019), Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 267–284.

Investigating the costs of offsite construction housing in Western Australia

Sutrisna, M., Cooper-Cooke, B., Goulding, J., and Ezcan, V. (2019), International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 5–24.

Developing work breakdown structure matrix for managing offsite construction projects

Sutrisna, M., Ramanayaka, C.D.D., and Goulding, J.S. (2018), Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol. 14, Iss. 4, pp. 381–397.

Guest Editorial, Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Goulding, J.S., and Arif, M. (2018), Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol. 14, No. 1–2, pp. 1–2.

Semantically Linking Environmental and Health Policies through a BIM Model (chapter)

Redmond, A., and Alshawi, M., in Advances in Construction ICT and E-business, Routledge (2015).

Let’s share local BIM experience

Shafiq, M.T. (2015), The Big Project ME, February 2015.

If problems are discovered and solved at the design stage rather than during construction, the cost of change is negligible. Sharing local BIM case studies can motivate client organisations in the UAE to lead adoption.

BIM for client organisations: a continuous improvement approach

Alhbabi, M., and Alshawi, M. (2015), Construction Innovation, Vol. 15 (4).

A continuous improvement approach for clients to maximise the benefits gained from BIM over time — identifying BIM requirements and documenting them in an EIR based on capability and maturity.

Capacity building for BIM

Shafiq, M.T. (2014), The Big Project ME, December 2014.

BIM training still leans on software functionality alone. Greater collaboration between industry and academia holds the key to unlocking BIM’s potential.

Owners need to step up for BIM

Shafiq, M.T. (2014), The Big Project ME, November 2014.

The benefits of BIM ultimately accrue to owners — but only if client organisations take a leading role in deployment with a clear roadmap from traditional practices to BIM-based processes.

Facing the challenge: effective BIM deployment to improve the performance of industry

Alhbabi, M., and Alshawi, M. (2012), Quantity Surveying International Convention (QSIC 2012), Kuala Lumpur.

Identifies gaps in BIM deployment from the client perspective and outlines an approach helping client organisations maximise benefit from BIM.

A study of BIM collaboration requirements and available features in existing model collaboration systems

Shafiq, M.T., Matthews, J., and Lockley, S. (2013), Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 18, pp. 148–161. ISSN 1874-4753.

Cases on E-Readiness and Information Systems Management in Organizations

Arif, M., and Alshawi, M., Cases on E-Readiness and Information Systems Management in Organizations: Tools for Maximizing Strategic Alignment, Business Science Reference (2012).

A repository of cases readers can use to assess the e-readiness of their own organisations — principles, tools and techniques for aligning IT with organisational strategy.

E-Readiness in Construction (chapter)

Lou, E., and Alshawi, M., in Construction Innovation and Process Improvement, Wiley (2012).

An advanced state of organisational e-readiness is needed to compete in the global open market: how organisations can align strategy with their readiness to adopt IT.

IT/IS Readiness Maturity Model (chapter)

Alshawi, M., in Cases on E-Readiness and Information Systems Management in Organizations, Business Science Reference (2012).

Exploring how information exchanges can be enhanced through Cloud BIM

Redmond, A., Hore, A., and Alshawi, M. (2012), Automation in Construction, Vol. 24.

Results of semi-structured interviews with expert respondents on using cloud computing as an integration platform for BIM applications — “Cloud BIM”.

Requirements for model-server-enabled collaboration on Building Information Models

Shafiq, M.T., Matthews, J., and Lockley, S. (2012), International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 1(4), pp. 8–17.

Identifying cost savings for the UK building industry through cloud computing and BIM software

Redmond, A., Hore, A., and Alshawi, M. (2011), COBRA Conference, RICS.

How cloud computing and BIM can enable cost savings for the building industry by increasing productivity through open standards.

Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness

Alshawi, M., Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness, Taylor & Francis (2008).

Based on twenty years of research and practice, a holistic picture of the factors that enable AEC organisations to explore the potential of IT to improve their businesses and achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

Proposed New IT/IS Capability Evaluation (NICE) framework

Salleh, H., and Alshawi, M. (2005), 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference.

A framework measuring the capability of organisations to successfully implement IT systems across four key elements — IT, environment, process and people — through six progressive maturity stages.