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2019-02-01

Ayele, Selam, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Productivity measurement is a concern for both construction practitioners and researchers. In construction, productivity can be measured at three levels: activity, project, and industry. At the project level, previous studies focused on measuring the productivity of specific activities. In...

2019-03-01

Halala, Yonas Samuel, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

The term advanced work packaging (AWP), coined by the Construction Industry Institute (CII), refers to a disciplined process for project planning and execution; it was developed to address challenges such as cost and schedule overruns in the industrial construction sector. Case studies conducted...

2020-11-01

Seresht, Nima Gerami, Lourenzutti, Rodolfo, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Fuzzy inference systems (FISs) are a predictive modeling technique based on fuzzy sets that utilize approximate reasoning to mimic the decision-making process of human experts. There are several expert- and data-driven methods for developing FISs, among which fuzzy clustering algorithms are the...

2022-11-01

Cui, Ye, E, Hanyu, Pedrycz, Witold, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

In this study, we introduce and develop a novel decision-making model that provides an original solution to problems of renewable energy site planning. The main idea is to construct a comprehensive and systematic methodology of ranking alternatives encountered in the environment of multicriteria...

2019-01-01

Monzer, Natalie, Fayek, Aminah Robinson, Lourenzutti, Rodolfo, Siraj, Nasir B.

Construction companies continuously seek to improve risk analysis techniques to determine the contingency of projects. Construction risk assessment relies on a group decision-making (GDM) process, in which a heterogeneous group of experts provides their opinions to determine the probabilities and...

2020-01-01

Tiruneh, Getaneh Gezahegne, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Organizations operating in the construction industry seek to understand how to successfully identify and manage competencies, given the significant influence they have on performance. Thus, organizations need to explore new approaches for assessing and enhancing their competencies to improve...

2021-08-15

Somi, Sahand, Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

As worldwide goals for sustainable development expand, numerous countries are investing in renewable energy projects, particularly onshore and offshore wind farm projects, which have low adverse environmental impacts. Since onshore wind farm projects are novel types of energy infrastructure...

2021-04-13

Gebretekle, Yisshak Tadesse, Kamau, Daniel Waweru, Raoufi, Mohammad, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

The construction industry is entering the digital age, which offers innovative digitalization opportunities (DOs) regarding cost efficiency, project management, and improved client experience. In their early efforts to implement DOs, construction organizations have had varying degrees of success,...

2018-07-12

Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Construction productivity is a major research interest within the construction domain. Because construction is a labor-intensive industry, previous research has often focused on construction labor productivity (CLP). However, equipment is the main driver of productivity for some construction...

2019-01-01

Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Purpose – Due to its key role in the successful delivery of construction projects, construction productivity is one of the most researched topics in construction domain. While the majority of previous research is focused on the productivity of labor-intensive activities, there is a lack of...