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Abukhder, J S A (2004) A study of the management process on construction projects, and the development of a new notation system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Al-Hajj, A N (1991) Simple cost-significant models for total life-cycle costing in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Almalki, T S (2015) A study of the influence of trust on the relationships between team members in engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Asif, M (1988) Simple generic models for cost-significant estimating of construction project costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Chitengi, H S (2015) Deriving lessons for urban planning and housing delivery from the resilience of informal housing systems in Zambia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee.
Forbes, D (2008) Identification and analysis of risks in the sustainability assessment of housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: sustainability; homes; civil engineering; environmental assessment; risk management; England; UK; probability; case-based reasoning
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/899725244
- Abstract:
Sustainability assessment is a means by which the advances towards sustainability can be measured. In the UK one of the most commonly used assessments methods is the Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). The domestic BREEAM, Ecohomes, has formed the basis of the 2007 Code for Sustainable Homes in England (CLG, 2007a). Ecohomes is used as a case-study of a sustainability assessment tool. This will allow the uncertainties in the assessment process to be seen and the ability of Ecohomes to assess sustainability appropriately and accurately determined. To ensure the most appropriate risk management techniques for application to sustainability assessment are used at each stage of the cycle a decision-support framework for selecting risk management tools in the built environment has been created. This has developed a visual approach and a case-based reasoning approach to the problem. It has demonstrated it is possible to select appropriate techniques by defining the problem type in terms of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental. The data used in a problem is categorised as fuzzy, incomplete or random. A comprehensive set of risks associated with the sustainability assessment of housing was identified using a combination of brainstorming and risk breakdown structure approaches. These risks were validated and supplemented by issuing a questionnaire to housing sustainability assessors. A generic approach to analysing the risks in sustainability assessment was developed based on subjective probability and consequences to assess the risks. This defined degrees of probability and consequence and a combination matrix outlined the overall severity of the risks. The analysis was not only successfully applied to Ecohomes but also to a checklist for assessing the sustainability of a mixed use development (the SEEDA Checklist), the Code for Sustainable Homes and a sustainability assessment method for civil engineering projects (CEEQUAL). Risks from Ecohomes were also considered in further detail.
Gaber Abubakar, A (2016) Factors affecting maintenance labour productivity in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Hossain, M K (2015) Investigating the relationship between the culture of construction project-based organisations and the implementation of building information modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee.
Jarkas, A M (2005) An investigation into the influence of buildability factors on productivity of in situ reinforced concrete construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Kiwan, M S A A (1994) Integration of building design and construction information: A neutral object-oriented model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
McGowan, P H (1994) Integrated cost and time models for measuring, valuing and controlling construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Noor, I (1992) A study of the variability of labour productivity in building trades, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Pearson, A D (2014) An investigation of climatically responsive ultra-low energy housing in rural Scotland: a case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Radosavljevic, M (2003) Chaos in construction: labour productivity and its impact on planning and organisation of firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Saket, M M (1986) Cost-significance applied to estimating and control of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Simon, M (2010) The commitment to corporate social responsibility of construction companies in the United Kingdom and Germany, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Taha, M (2022) Identifying legal frameworks impacting institutional investors' participation in infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Talhouni, B T K (1990) Measurement and analysis of construction labour productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Thomson, C S (2006) A study of the innovation process within the construction project environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Ward, S A (2015) Critical success factors for lean construction intervention, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Whitehead, R C (1995) Factors influencing labour productivity on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Zakieh, R (1991) Quantity-significance and its application to construction project modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.