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Adedigba, A A (2022) Towards integrated sustainable solid waste management in Nigerian cities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Aggiag, M A A (2005) The impact of client attributes on project success: a study of UK public construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Alhiddi, A M (2022) Building better together: the relationship between organisational culture and stakeholder critical success factors in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Alnasseri, N (2015) Managing and controlling airport construction projects: a strategic management framework for operators, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Alqarni, M (2017) Developing a framework to improve the implementation of geospatial technology in the planning and delivery of infrastructure for residential areas in Saudi Arabia: a case study of Riyadh city, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Ayman Anwar, R (2022) Enhancing the integration of sustainability assessment within dynamic BIM enabled design projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Babatunde, S (2015) Developing public private partnership strategy for infrastructure delivery in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Bouazza, T (2019) The design of healthcare facilities: knowledge, methods and effectiveness, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Chen, X (2019) Developing a third party investment partnership framework to encourage low carbon building projects in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Chiponde, D B (2023) Learning from project-related failures in UK construction project based organisations: an examination of actor approaches, intentions and behaviours, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Doherty, M M (2022) Exploring the expansion of planners' engagement capabilities via accessing the data from a building information model for public consultation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Gledson, B J (2017) Innovation diffusion within the UK construction sector: a study of the adoption of 4D BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Engineering and Envionment, Northumbria University.
Guo, S (2012) Pedagogical design in built environment distance education: A critical appraisal of students' learning strategies at postgraduate level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Hope, A (2011) Greener homes for the future?: sustainability in PFI local authority social housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Li, J J (2023) A socio-technical framework to guide implementation and value realisation of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) in the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Maduka, N S (2017) The role of knowledge management in assisting key stakeholders in making informed decisions in delivering sustainable retrofitted building projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: building process; case study; climate change; content analysis; factor analysis; government; interview; knowledge management; liability; stakeholders; survey; sustainable development; UK
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- URL: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/42001/
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The global attention given to climate change that led to the clamour for sustainable development in the 21st century is a laudable development. The efforts of different governments worldwide geared towards mitigating climate change effects are widespread. The construction industry has taken centre stage in driving sustainable development through sustainable construction due to its impacts on society. Nevertheless, it is widely accepted that the 80% target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions required in the UK by 2050 can only be realised if the industry recognises the need for sustainable retrofitted building projects and that this represents one of the most critical approaches to achieving sustainable development in the construction industry. However, the challenges of delivering sustainable retrofitted building projects are enormous and complex, mainly due to key stakeholders' lack of knowledge in making informed and appropriate decisions. This has arguably made decision-making difficult for key stakeholders because the lessons learned from sustainable retrofit projects are not captured. This can improve if the industry recognises the need to adopt knowledge management (KM) to enable key stakeholders to make informed decisions in the delivery of sustainable retrofitted building projects. This research conducted a comprehensive investigation of the literature followed by the collection of empirical data using a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) approach. An exploratory industry survey of 86 respondents was followed by multiple-case studies involving 12 semistructured interviews, each with a representative of a different construction organisation. The survey data were subjected to descriptive, reliability, factor and correlation analysis using SPSS, while the case study interviews were analysed using NVivo and qualitative content analysis. The mixed-method approach assisted in answering 11 research questions and among the key findings were (1) 9 barriers, and 3 enabling factors to embark upon and delivering sustainable retrofits projects were revealed through factor analysis; (2) 6 critical enablers and barriers to sustainable retrofit project delivery were revealed through case studies; (3) an optimal approach is recommended for knowledge capture in retrofit project delivery as well as criteria for easy and difficult decision-making in retrofit project delivery. The research findings assisted in developing sustainable retrofitted building process (SRBP) to guide key stakeholders on the steps needed. The findings and the SRBP contributed to a proposed sustainable retrofitted building decisionsupport framework (SRBDSF) with knowledge management principles and procedures, and 9 objectives were employed to deliver this aim. The SRBDSF promotes the systematic management of project knowledge, thus enhancing the decision-making capabilities of key stakeholders. Finally, the SRBDSF framework was validated by industry practitioners who found that the SRBDSF was fit for purpose, easy to use and relevant to making informed decisions in the delivery of sustainable retrofit projects. Suggestions and recommendations from the validation contributed to the research recommendations and future work.
Ojiako, U (2005) Project failures: a comparative study of information and communication technologies (ICT)and construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Onalaja, A A (2023) Improving costing in infrastructure projects to accommodate uncertainties, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Osborne, A N (2005) Social conflict in construction-related inter-organizational collectives: A comparative analysis and structural equation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Parry, A (2015) The improvement of delay analysis in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the t Environment, Northumbria University.
Pearson, J (2014) Effective employer engagement in full time construction-related foundation degrees, with particular emphasis on workplace learning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Ponton, H (2021) Social interactions in construction design team meetings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Rodrigo, V (2016) Development of an e-business capability maturity model for construction organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Ruan, X (2007) Inter-organizational Knowledge Integration on Construction Projects: a Social Network Approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Sharma, M (2014) Architectural design quality in local authority private finance initiative sheltered housing projects: the development of an evaluation tool, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment , Northumbria University.
Vasenin, M (2022) A data-driven approach to green investments: environmental performance, mispricing, and momentum, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Victoria, M (2017) Developing decision support models for early stage embodied carbon management in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.
Wu, S (2010) The impact of collaborative working on construction project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.
Zhao, J (2022) Rethinking value for money in Public Private Partnerships: a critique, analysis and model for transport infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.