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Abdulkareem, M (2016) Investigation of the daylighting and the thermal environment of Nigeria's low-income housing: the case of Abuja, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth.
Al Dinah, M (2022) Coordination issues and unethical practices in comparison with other determinants of delays and cost overruns in the construction industry: how do the participants respond?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Al Hashemi, A (2011) Examining the relationship between migration, labour and crime in UAE: the case of Dubai, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Alhusban, M (2018) Conceptual procurement framework for building information modelling uptake to enhance buildings' sustainability performance in the Jordanian public sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
Alotaibi, A B (2019) Project management: the implication of project management practices on project success in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Operations and Systems Management, University of Portsmouth.
Arafa, E A B (2015) The impact of knowledge management on project success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Portsmouth.
Elghaish, F A K (2020) An automated IPD cost management system: BIM and blockchain based solution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Faris, H M A (2020) Improving project collaboration to minimise the energy performance gap in residential construction: case study of Kurdistan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: collaboration; communication; developing countries; energy consumption; factor analysis; economic growth; interview; Iraq; residential
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- URL: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/improving-project-collaboration-to-minimise-the-energy-performance-gap-in-residential-construction(94808f1a-ea32-492e-becd-b10e628ad338).html
- Abstract:
Residential buildings consume a significant amount of energy. Researchers have indicated that deficiencies during project delivery stages are some of the reasons for a gap between the designed and actual performance of buildings in terms of energy consumption. Competing relationships and fragmentation in the construction industry are highlighted as principal causes for this underperformance. Collaboration has been demonstrated as a solution to these challenges in the construction industry. However, collaborative environments are still far from effective in developing countries with a lack of research and information available for such countries. This research is undertaken on the residential sector in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Despite that the residential sector is a significant contributor to the economic growth of the region, those projects are not performing as expected regarding energy consumption. Researchers have pointed to lack of collaboration as a primary reason for high energy consumption in the residential sector. To investigate and explore these challenges, this research uses a systematic enquiry, utilising quantitative and qualitative methods. This thesis aims to explore these challenges, by reviewing literature and investigating construction practices to better quantify those factors that underlie collaboration. A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted to identify the most critical factors. Then, a questionnaire was used to survey the opinions of practitioners, analysed through Exploratory Factor Analysis. Six factors were identified: project vision, participant behaviour, communication, relationship definition, contractual agreements and systematic process. The factors were used to develop a framework that aims at improving collaboration in the Kurdistan region in order to minimise the energy performance gap. The framework was validated using interviews with construction experts. The developed framework explains the process of delivering collaboration in the form of a set of tasks distributed over a project’s lifecycle. These tasks must be accomplished to ensure collaboration between practitioners throughout the project lifecycle. Since there was an absence of studies that investigate improving collaboration in the residential sector in the Kurdistan region, this research significantly contributes to the scarce literature on construction projects in the region. Additionally, the study has a practical contribution by providing a framework that could be implemented to enhance collaboration and minimise the gap between the designed and actual performance of residential buildings in the Kurdistan region, and other countries at a similar stage of development.
Fox, D S J (1994) Knowledge-based systems for the demolition industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Hamidavi, T (2020) Automatic integrated structural design and optimisation in BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Hauer, M (2012) A game-based learning approach to building conservation education in UK undergraduate built environment degrees, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Portsmouth School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth.
Jijingi, A T (2019) A BIM-enabled procurement framework in new buildings for the Nigerian architecture, engineering and construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering & Surveying, University of Portsmouth.
Marston, V K (1985) Interdependence of the functional element costs of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Matarneh, S T (2019) BIM-based information exchange framework to support facilities management systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.
Petersen, A K (2005) Integrating risk management into the undergraduate construction management curriculum: An investigation into the effect of zero tolerance, 360-degree feedback and competition within a world wide web assisted construction project-based learning environmen, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Portsmouth.