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Factors Affecting Construction Labor Productivity on Building Projects in Pakistan

Bilal Hussain Shah (NUST, 2015)

Construction is one of the Pakistan’s largest industries. It is phenomena which convert financial investments into physical assets such as buildings, dams, roads, bridges, houses and other elements of infrastructure. Cost ...
HIGHWAY WORKZONE SAFETY: AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT SAFETY PRACTICES AND DRIVER’S RISK PERCEPTION FOR PAKISTAN

Hasnain Muhammad Rashid (NUST, 2014)

Nations around the globe continue to face the challenges posed by alarming increase in number of road crash fatalities and injuries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) “Global Status Report on Road Safety - ...
IDENTIFYING THE CRITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE WORKERS SAFETY ISSUES DURING NIGHTTIME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PAKISTAN

Zohaib Ahmed Khan (NUST, 2014)

Construction Safety has always been a matter of concern especially in the construction industry of Pakistan. The safety conditions are highly dependent on the nature of the work and the commitment of the management towards ...
SUSTAINED COMPETITIVENESS IN PAKISTAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

Moazzam Azeem (NUST, 2014)

The subject of competitiveness has a vast range of definitions, meanings and measures. Construction industry requires improvement and constant changes to satisfy the requirements of the customer, promoting the competition ...
CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THROUGH CONSULTANT’S SATISFACTION ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

MUHAMMAD AFRASIAB KHAN (NUST, 2014)

Performance of building projects is generally evaluated on the basis of in time completion, within allocated cost, and achieving required quality standards. In recent years, satisfaction has also been established as an ...
EVALUATING THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN PAKISTAN

Khalid Farooq (NUST, 2014)

Knowledge management is considered as a tool to develop performance with many academic and experts including improved processes, better time management, decision making, project delivery methods, quality and cost management ...
APPLICATION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT THROUGH CLOUD COMPUTING

Itrat Fatima (NUST, 2014)

All over the world, to fix problems like project loan inflows, site conditions, weather, etc. different techniques from other industrial sectors are adopted, paving the way towards advancements and development along with ...
FALL PROTECTION PRACTICES ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN

Bilal Tariq (NUST, 2014)

The construction industry has witnessed large number of injuries and fatalities, more than any other industrial sector and the construction industry (CI) of Pakistan is also no exception. It is, likewise, the most hazardous ...
Evaluation and Management of Construction Project Cost Risks using Simulation

Abdul Hannan Qureshi (NUST, 2014)

Accurate estimation of effort, time and resources for successful completion of a project is a challenging task for project managers. Several techniques are commonly practiced around the globe for project cost estimation ...
FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS MONITORING USING ROBOTIC VISION TECHNOLOGY

MUHAMMAD USMAN HASSAN (NUST, 2014)

Construction Progress monitoring is an activity of prime importance in the field of construction management. Liquidated damages, litigation and interim progress payments are dependent upon progress reports. Progress reports ...
COMPARISON BETWEEN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARBITRATION ACT OF 1940 AND INTERNATIONAL RULES OF ARBITRATION FOR LARGE SCALE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF PAKISTAN

Mohsen Islam Khan (NUST, 2014)

The construction industry around the world is labor intensive and generates huge amounts of revenue. Both public and private sectors are involved in in this industry and it produces employments and facilities across the ...
FACTORS AFFECTING BID/NO BID DECISION FOR MEDIUM TO LARGE SIZE CONTRACTORS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

SAAD ULLH JAVED (NUST, 2014)

Companies must have the capability to deal with various bidding situations successfully in today’s highly competitive construction market. The first step that the companies need to consider is whether to bid or not to bid ...
POTENTIAL, COMPETITIVENESS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

Mughees Aslam (NUST, 2013)

Lean Construction is one of the major change efforts in construction industry that has been successfully employed in most of the developed countries. It has offered efficient construction practices by reducing the wastes ...
STUDY OF PERFORMANCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF LOWEST BIDDING BID AWARDING SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN

Safwan Nawaz (NUST, 2013)

Construction industry participants have started recognizing that accepting the least price bid does not guarantee maximum value. Achieving a value-based procurement approach is a challenge, particularly for the Pakistani ...
STUDY OF SAFETY TRAINING NEEDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, SUPERVISORS, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND TOP MANAGEMENT

Zeeshan Haider (NUST, 2013)

A well-trained workforce is the most important pre-requisite to ensure a safe working environment on a construction site and for safety performance of an organization. In order to determine which training is needed for ...
STUDY OF MERITS AND DEMERITS OF APPOINTING SAME DESIGN CONSULTANT AS SUPERVISION CONSULTANT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

MUHAMMAD NASEEM KHAN RAZA (NUST, 2013)

The construction project consulting services is very important to the project lifecycle. When a project sponsor or client selects the project implementation mode and the contract type, they analyze the very important ...
FACTORS CAUSING DELAY IN POST-EARTHQUAKE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Imran Mehmood (NUST, 2013)

Kashmir has been a disputed territory between Pakistan and India since 1947. Therefore, proper attention to develop infrastructure has been a challenge throughout. On 8th October, 2005 a devastating earthquake hit various ...
INVESTING IN SAFETY IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ISLAMABAD AND RAWALPINDI

Emad Faheem Faruqui (NUST, 2013)

Construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries where workers are more prone to accidents. These accidents can be reduced by improving the safety performance of construction industry through investing in ...
PROSPECTS OF INTELLIGENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES IN PAKISTAN

Maryam Raza (NUST, 2013)

Construction industry is one of the major sources of economic growth, development and socio economic advances in a country, naturally accountable for the entire infrastructure in any given place, for generating employment ...
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CONTRACTOR FIRMS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OF PAKISTAN

Javaid Iqbal (NUST, 2013)

The construction industry is vibrant in nature due to the increasing innovations in technology, constraints of budgets and modern development challenges. The study of critical success factors (CSFs) is unique and different ...

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