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Abdulrahman, A (2010) The development of a performance measurement framework for FE/HE co-location construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Abo Kanon, H (2017) The motivations, possibilities and constrains of flexible housing practices in the UK and Turkey, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Akoh, S R (2018) Risk management framework for highway construction projects in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructures and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Al Saudi, I S A (2011) The impediments to the adoption of the design and build project procurement strategy in the Saudi construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Al-Sharif, F F A (2007) Financial model for private finance initiative projects applied to school buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Alasad, R (2015) Dynamic modelling of demand risk in PPP infrastructure projects: the case of toll roads, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Ali Amjad, A (2003) A causal path model to measure the effects of professional training upon time overruns in Saudi construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Alkhamali, K S H (2014) Leadership style, organisational culture and disputes in public construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Alotaibi, S S (2016) The international contractor's decision to invest: a strategic risk management decision model for public private partnership projects in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Alshehri, A R (2016) Quality management system for building maintenance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Alsulaiman, Y S (2015) Risk management in Independent Water and Power Plant (IWPP) projects in Saudi Arabia: a grounded theory study to improve effectiveness, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Alsuliman, J A (2014) Effective stakeholder engagement in variation order management at the design stage of public sector construction projects in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Arab, M Z M (2011) A function-based cost model for early cost advice on new-build schools projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment , Heriot-Watt University.

Auchterlounie, A C (2004) A new quality theory for UK private housebuilding based on definable quality principles, impression management and the control of cognitive dissonance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Awodele, O A (2012) Framework for managing risk in privately financed market projects in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Azharuddin, M (2019) Integrated carbon emission management for the United Arab Emirates construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Bageis, A S O (2008) Contractors' decision to bid: development of a bid/no bid strategic decision model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment , Heriot-Watt University.

Bausman, D C (2002) An empirical investigation of the relationship between strategic planning and performance of large construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Bayrak, T (2008) Semi automatic construction progress measurement using a combination of CAD modelling, photogrammetry and construction knowledge, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Bell, K L (1994) The strategic management of projects to enhance value for money for BAA plc, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Boateng, P (2014) A dynamic systems approach to risk assessment in megaprojects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Carter, K (2005) ConSus: a decision support tool for the procurement of sustainable social housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Chan, P W (2005) An interpretivistic approach to understand the factors that affect construction labour productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Connelly, J (2001) Developing guidelines for adopting an environmental orientation for construction and related organisations within the supply chain in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Coutts, A W (1997) Change management in the construction industry: a client's mechanism for control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Didla, N R (2018) Evaluation of the impact of quality risk management on quality performance in the UAE construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Elsherif, E M (2007) A decision aid model for the selection of appropriate payment and pricing systems for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Emhemed, A E (2005) Comprehensive approach to housing legislation: with reference to housing in Libya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Heriot-Watt University.

Essa, R A (2008) A framework for the pre-construction evaluation of sustainable housing projects in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Fahid, S (2007) An investigation of the effectiveness of total quality management in the UK construction industry: An empirical study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Falqi, I I A (2011) Knowledge capture and retrieval in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Fortea, S M E (1989) An investigation of appropriateness relative to indigenous and modern housing in Libya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, Heriot-Watt University.

Fortune, C J (1999) Factors affecting the selection of building project price forecasting tools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Godawatte, G A G R (2021) Understanding the cost overrun causation in construction megaprojects: a grounded systems thinking approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Griffith, A (1984) A critical investigation of factors influencing buildability and productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Hamani, K (2019) Developing a corporate sustainability performance evaluation model of the UAE construction contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Haniff, A P (2017) The alignment of strategic objectives within the context of temporary multi-organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Schoolof Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Ibrahim, A A R (1995) An empirical analysis of the strategic group concept within the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Ibrahim, Y M (2008) Developing a model for vision-based progress measurement and visualisation of as-built construction operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Imanghaliyeva, A (2021) Managing sociotechnical risks in infrastructure projects: Sociotechnical Systems (STS) perspectives on systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Kashwani, G A (2017) Enhancing the implementation of safety engineering systems in oil and gas construction projects in the UAE, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Kelly, J R (2005) Managing client value at the strategic briefing stage of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Khalid, M S (2010) Abandoned housing development: the Malaysian experience, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Kian Manesh Rad, E (2016) Development of a project complexity assessment method for energy megaprojects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Kurniawan, F (2013) An integrated project evaluation tool for public-private partnership projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Lam, K Y (2017) The role of tacit knowledge in knowledge intensive project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Lihakanga, R (2022) Generic wireless sensor network for dynamic monitoring of a new generation of building material, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Lim, B T C (1987) Causal modelling construction project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Lockwood, M (1991) A study of national competitive advantage in construction: the European construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Lonsdale, J H (2011) Falls from height: risk perception of ladder users within the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Mahmood, A (1992) Educational interests and needs of owner-managers of small building firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Male, S P (1984) A critical investigation of professionalism in quantity surveying, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Marwan, A E (2019) Integrating building information modeling to project management consultants' role and practice in UAE, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Matshidze, L B (2021) Developing a Public Private Partnerships (PPP) framework for implementing road maintenance projects in South African rural communities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Matthewson, C (1992) The relationship between tactical management and contract procurement in the North American competitive lump sum bidding process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Mirzaie, S (2022) Influence of BREEAM, BIM, and Soft Landings on lifecycle performance of two non-domestic buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Mohammed, R E (2007) An exploratory system dynamics model to investigate the relationships between errors that occur in construction documents in Saudi Arabia and their possible causes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Molwus, J J (2014) Stakeholder management in construction projects: a life cycle based framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Mughrabi, A O (2019) Change management capability maturity model for contractors in the Kuwaiti construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Murphy, R (2011) Strategic planning in Irish quantity surveying practices, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

Omar, N (2022) Enhancing agile application in construction projects using BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Phung, Q A (2020) Project management for sustainable project success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Preece, C N (1993) A study of the management of promotion for competitive advantage in UK construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Prince, R F A (2011) The construction briefing process: evaluating the influence of personality traits on the performance of the consultant project manager, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Quah, L K (1988) An evaluation of the risks in estimating and tendering for refurbishment work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Salama, M A (2011) The relationship between the performance of the economy and the costing of building projects: a case study of school buildings in Egypt, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Sani, H (1988) An investigation into the influences upon and determinants of perceived quality achievement in the management of construction projects by multivariate analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Setiawan, H (2015) Corporate entrepreneurship capability model for contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Sharqi, R I A (2017) Developing a system for health and safety enhancement and automation in construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University.

Skinnarland, S (2013) Use of progression planning tools in developing collaborative main contractor-subcontractor relationships in Norway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

Sommerville, J (1993) Recruitment sources and employee turnover in sectors of the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Strachan, M E (2013) Energy-led, non-domestic building refurbishment: decision support for a whole-building approach to improvement of operational performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment , Heriot-Watt University.

Tangkitsiri, W (2016) Modelling user satisfaction with transportation public-private partnership projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Teo, H P (1990) Decision support and risk management system for competitive bidding in refurbishment work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Teo, R A (2006) Continuous improvement to the construction industry: Enhancing quality through learning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Wallace, W A (1987) The influence of design team communication content upon the architectural decision making process in the pre-contract design stages, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Werner, J (2012) An investigation of uncertainty dynamics within project management: theoretical and empirical insights, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

West, L-J (1982) An investigation into the career choice and occupational perceptions of professional builders and quantity surveyors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Yatim, Y M (2009) Fire safety models for high-rise residential buildings in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Zulu, S L (2007) The impact of project management process quality on construction project performance: A structural equation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.