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Investigating Hypermasculinity in the Construction Industry
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Construction remains one of the most male-dominated industries in the UK, with men making up 85.5% of the total workforce, including 98% of all manual workers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Dylan Tutt, Assoc Prof F Phua
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Climate Change impact and resilient practices/technologies/procedures/design for buildings or infrastructure projects used by construction companies to reach net zero carbon footprint
University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering and Informatics
  Research Group: Centre For Sustainable Environments
Climate change is the biggest challenge characterizing our times. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Oltean-Dumbrava, Mr E Munive Hernandez
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Assessing and improving the productivity of construction labour through resilient interventions against stagnation (in respect of the evolving perspectives of the impacts of pandemics like the coronavirus)
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
The construction sector, covering other professional services, accounts for a substantial value addition of every economy globally and generates substantial incomes in export earnings, especially in advanced economies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Missa, Dr H Haroglu, Dr H Kew
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Construction Quality Management in the Digital Age
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
The field of project management is fast-changing due to climate change and the widespread deployment of varying technologies. Construction projects nowadays face many more difficulties than they did over the past decades. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Haroglu
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Smart stone construction technology
Brunel University London Civil Engineering
Current civil engineering projects, for example housing or infrastructure are primarily led by construction costs and speed. Low-cost construction however often results in low-quality with high maintenance costs and large environmental impact during the life of the structure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Tomor
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Digital transformation of construction SMEs in partnership with technology firms: A business model perspective
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK construction are “key drivers for economic growth, innovation, employment and social integration”. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kabiri, Dr K Razmdoost
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Fatal construction industry accidents: international comparisons for global improvement
Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/011/BH. Aim & Scope. The aim of the research is to explain why there appears to be substantial variations in rates of fatal construction accidents in different countries, compared to the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Hare, Dr K Lawani, Prof I Cameron
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Collaboration in Design and Construction Teams: Exploring the factors that may influence the adoption of Integrated Project Insurance (IPI) and its potential to improve collaboration among project participants
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Effective collaboration among design and construction teams is an ongoing challenge in modern building construction due primarily to the increasingly complex and highly-specialised range of inputs required from architects, engineers, specialist manufacturers and installers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Connaughton
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Superior H&S Performance: identifying characteristics to improve construction industry practitioners’ H&S impact
Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/012/IC. Aim & Scope. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Cameron, Dr K Lawani, Prof B Hare
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Understanding and managing cultural diversity on UK construction sites
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Despite stringent health and safety regulations, the construction industry continues to suffer the highest proportions of fatalities and injuries of all major UK industries. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Phua
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Environmental impact of housing and infrastructure
Brunel University London Civil Engineering
Environmental impact of housing and infrastructure is a long-term concern that needs to be addressed holistically. Currently civil engineering projects are primarily led by construction costs and the environmental impact is rarely considered as a deciding factor. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Tomor
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Investigating the root causes of fatal motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) in UK construction industry
Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/018/KL. Aim & Scope. The rate of fatal injuries associated with motor vehicle accidents within the UK construction sector has not changed over the last four years based on HSE statistics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Lawani, Prof B Hare, Prof I Cameron
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Construction Cost Management
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
The traditional role of a Quantity Surveyor, focused on measurement and preparation of bill of quantities, is changing as the construction industry embraces new technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Mbugua, Prof J Connaughton
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Understanding construction sector policy through the lens of the Poulson affair
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Current issues in construction sector policy too often tend to be debated ahistorically. The construction sector is invariably seen to be slow to change, and to adhere to an outdated businesss model. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S.D. Green
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Environmentalism and construction strategy in changing times.
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Within the construction sector, the goal of mainstreaming enviornmental sustainability has been met with many competing agenda and challenges. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Schweber, Dr S Kabiri
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