Assed Naked Haddad

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• Ph.D. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Professor (Full) at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Successful construction management is a competitive process that depends on the trade-off of time, cost, and scope. However, existing construction informatics (CI) frameworks often fall short of supporting this intricate process. A novel CI framework that leverages building information modelling (BIM) is proposed to enhance project management knowl...

To achieve the durability anticipated in the project, the hardened concrete must have low permeability, mitigating the percolation of aggressive agents into the material. In this context, the present work aims to evaluate the effect of crystallizing additives on water absorption and mechanical resistance over time of concrete, with different enviro...

Eco-efficiency principles include reducing the usage of natural resources and increasing recyclability. In this context, in the area of urban waste generation, concerns are around the lack of management and incorrect disposal, leading to wastes that could be reused and recycled into landfills. This is the case for banners, materials commonly used i...

Purpose This paper aims to identify and assess the features and relationship of corruption in factors that influence the survival of construction firms, particularly micro, small and medium-sized construction firms (MSMCFs). Design/methodology/approach A total of 59 MSMCFs that were awarded building contracts in federal health and tertiary institu...

Given the significant increase in electricity consumption, especially in the industrial and commercial categories, exploring new energy sources and developing innovative technologies are essential. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) and digital transformation are not just buzzwords; they offer real opportunities for energy sustainabili...

The risk management process is constantly evolving and developing, with new technologies, techniques, and approaches, emerging all the time - since the beginning of the 21st century. The interconnectivity between occupational hazards and emerging risks in industry can be complex and multifaceted, as different types of risks can overlap and amplify...

Com base no que mencionam os autores na edição anterior desta revista foram selecionados os casos a seguir, que representam eventos negativos relevantes para a pesquisa e a capacitação da Abordagem da Segurança Proativa. Com o intuito de cobrir lacunas de materiais científicos sobre estes estudos de casos, se buscou matérias de mídia para esta comp...

Com base no que mencionam os autores na edição anterior desta revista foram selecionados os casos a seguir, que representam eventos negativos relevantes para a pesquisa e a capacitação da Abordagem da Segurança Proativa. Com o intuito de cobrir lacunas de materiais científicos sobre estes estudos de casos, se buscou matérias de mídia para esta comp...

Vivemos em um ambiente dinâmico e complexo, a gestão da segurança é uma importante ferramenta para gerenciar este ambiente. É recomendável que organizações que buscam atingir seus objetivos, incorporem a gestão da segurança ao longo da sua vida e atividades, incluindo estratégias, decisões, operações, processos, funções, projetos, produtos e serviç...

Vivemos em um ambiente dinâmico e complexo, a gestão da segurança é uma importante ferramenta para gerenciar este ambiente. É recomendável que organizações que buscam atingir seus objetivos, incorporem a gestão da segurança ao longo da sua vida e atividades, incluindo estratégias, decisões, operações, processos, funções, projetos, produtos e serviç...

Energy efficiency has become a crucial focus with the growing attention on sustainable development and decreasing energy consumption in the built environment. Different construction methods are being applied worldwide, such as conventional, modular, and 3D-printing methods, to increase energy efficiency in buildings. This study aims to enhance the...

Buildings are distinguished by their high energy demand over their lifespan. Iimproving energy efficiency in buildings necessitates mitigating the operation energy performance by evaluating more sustainable building components such as green infrastructures. The novelty herein is to conduct a BIM-based parametric energy analysis of green building co...

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3), which aims to ensure healthy lifestyles and promote well-being for all, is a critical focus within the context of construction health and safety, particularly for construction workers. A significant factor influencing the health and safety of construction workers is their consumption of alcohol and...

The Building Condition Index (BCI) is a widely adopted quantitative metric for assessing various aspects of a building’s condition, as it facilitates decision-making regarding maintenance, capital improvements and, most importantly, the identification of investment risk. In practice, longitudinal BCI scores are typically used to identify maintenanc...

BCA methodically assesses the state of a building’s deterioration to support Maintenance, Safety, Function, and Compliance purposes. Originally used to assist in identifying urgent repair requirements, it has evolved and become one of the most used tools for assessing a building’s outstanding maintenance liability when a building is transacted or a...

This paper explores different building maintenance strategies in commercial buildings in Sydney, Australia, focusing on corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM). While CM involves rectifying issues after they occur, PM aims to enhance productivity by anticipating potential issues. Although PM seems more logical, the decision to i...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) construction students’ skill acquisition is critical to addressing skill shortages in the AEC industry caused by issues such as an ageing workforce accompanied by rising retirement rates and the industry’s difficulty in attracting and retaining fresh talents due to their negative perceptions of the industry. Hen...

Continuous development in construction health, safety, and well-being requires improvements in construction workers (CWs) behaviour. Therefore, this study examined the prevalent unsafe behaviours among construction workers and the influence of personal characteristics on the workers’ unsafe behaviours. Construction workers in Lagos were required to...

Com mais de 1 bi de pessoas vivendo em favelas, estima-se que o objetivo de erradicar a pobreza não será alcançado até 2030 (meta ODS#1). Tendo políticas públicas habitacionais como foco, este trabalho objetiva discutir a importância de implementações no produto, de modo a transformar HIS em habitações acessíveis sustentáveis (HAS) e, ainda, aprese...

The emergence of pathological manifestations on facades persists globally, with recurring failures occurring often due to repeated construction details or design decisions. This study selected a building with a recurring architectural design and evaluated the stain pattern on its facade using a UAV with an infrared thermal camera. The results showe...

In Brazil, the challenge of assistance to families impacted by natural disasters is growing. Therefore, this work proposes the analysis of the use of shipping containers as emergency housing. The project aims to establish a housing model, using containers as a construction method to accelerate the implementation of housing in affected regions, bein...

This research focuses on understanding the advantages, limitations, and challenges associated with off-site modular construction. Applied to a real case study in Rio de Janeiro, the concept was evaluated for its impact on costs and execution time in a multifamily building. Comparisons between conventional and off-site solutions revealed potential c...

The energy consumption of buildings presents a significant concern, which has led to a demand for materials with better thermal performance. Thermal conductivity (TC), among the most relevant thermal properties, is essential to address this demand. This study introduces a methodology integrating a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and a Generative Advers...

This study presents the evolution of the IFCX model into the Customer Experience Management Maturity Index (CXMMI), a comprehensive framework for assessing and benchmarking the maturity of customer experience management in organizations, by focusing on employee perceptions. Utilizing a rigorous methodology that includes comprehensive literature ana...

This study investigates the corrosion behavior of 5 mm diameter prestressed wires in concrete beams under chloride attack, a prevalent issue for coastal infrastructure. The study simulated aggressive chloride environments to understand their impact on structural integrity and service life. Utilizing a combination of advanced digital image correlati...

The focus on building energy efficiency using alternative materials in structures, especially concrete, and the main technical and environmental challenges therein, aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This study proposes a review that analyzes structures made with recycled concrete, relating to the energy efficiency of buildings. A cla...

During devastating earthquakes, soil liquefaction has disastrous outcomes on bridge foundations, as mentioned in books and published research. To avoid foundation failure when the surrounding soil is fully liquefied, a bridge’s pile foundation design could be such that the bridge pier is directly resting on the top of a large-diameter monopile inst...

Environmental comfort involves creating comfortable and healthy indoor environments, taking into account the climate characteristics of the built environment. The novelty herein is to define the challenges of using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to assess the three dimensions of environmental comfort: thermal comfort, visual comfort, and acous...

Structural design plays a very important role in reducing environmental impacts by reusing resources, recycling materials, and minimizing waste and pollution in the construction sector. Sustainable design becomes more effective than traditional solutions in achieving the transition to sustainability. The decision-making process is not simple due to...

The determination of minimum performance criteria for residential buildings has encouraged the development of new technologies by companies linked to the construction industry. In this context, the acoustic performance of floor systems is of great importance. One of the solutions to improve the performance of these systems is the incorporation of l...

Introduction This study examines the complex link between regular maintenance procedures and the effectiveness of business-related assets in Australia. Commercial buildings are essential to the country’s economy, and the variables affecting their worth must be carefully analysed. Methods This study evaluates the relationship between asset value an...

Off-site manufacturing (OSM) in construction projects is associated with significant advantages, including increased construction quality, productivity and efficiency. Even though off-site construction has been gaining increased attention from researchers and stakeholders in the construction industry, its adoption rate is still low. Unfortunately,...

The design, construction, operation, and maintenance of urban infrastructure are permanent activities that shape the built environment and impact the sustainability of cities as these are typically large projects and require a high degree of intervention. In recent times, infrastructure projects have been developed in an environment in which there...

Smart buildings play a key role in the complex ecosystem of cities and are often subject to barriers that limit their development. Although identifying these barriers is fundamental to creating an enabling environment for this segment’s expansion, few works aim to identify these challenges. This work has two main objectives: (1) to research the mai...

IMPACT STATEMENT Our study marks a pioneering foray into deeply analyzing the relationship between Relationship Marketing (RM) and Customer Success Management (CSM), crucial areas reshaping business engagement strategies globally. For the first time in academia, this research sheds light on how integrating these strategies enhances customer loyalty...

According to a 2024 World Economic Forum survey, climate change is the primary concern for the future. To address these challenges, adaptation measures and actions to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions are necessary. Emissions from the waste management sector rank as the seventh-largest contributor to global emissions. Efforts are underway to...

Nowadays, there are many studies with a significant focus on affordable housing. The relevance of this theme, which is usually the central object of public housing policies, requires an updated review of the problems and challenges to be overcome, especially in terms of sustainability, in favor of an improvement in the quality of products delivered...

The integration between the building information modeling (BIM) methodology and the building energy simulation (BES) can contribute to a thermo-energetic analysis since the model generated and fed into BIM is exported to simulation software. This integration, also called interoperability, is satisfactory when the information flow is carried out wit...

Over the past two decades, the field of Robotics in Construction has evolved into an interdisciplinary research domain that combines a multitude of pressing technologies. This work introduces an innovative review framework that assesses the interconnection between robotics in construction and automation, while also examining advancements in technol...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) observed that 90% of fatalities arise from the familiar “fatal four”- falls, electrocutions, stuck-bys and caught –in between. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) also fingered other four hazards due to exposures on construction jobs not paid attention to yet far more construction...

Nos últimos anos verifica-se, um número crescente de trabalhadores, que experimentam uma deterioração das condições de trabalho e uma redução na eficiência dos instrumentos que tratam da prevenção das doenças e lesões ocupacionais. O mundo do trabalho mudou com o aparecimento de: novas e diferentes tarefas, a precarização, a terceirização (subcontr...

This article focuses on fundamental human rights based on a historical literature review. Methodologically, a literature review and application of the design thinking (DT) method were used in three sessions using storytelling techniques and canvas drawings with managers specializing in “smart and sustainable city” projects in Brazil. The scientific...

Recent studies have indicated that many challenges exist in implementing open user innovation in SMEs. As a more advanced paradigm of traditional innovation, open user innovations are developed by users and other stakeholders who share tasks and costs of innovation development and then freely unwrap results. The work presented in this article exami...

Introduction: The construction sector plays a pivotal role in global natural resource consumption, underscoring the urgency of promoting energy efficiency in buildings. With the escalating demand for renewable energy, solar power has gained significant traction. This study focuses on conducting a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of solar energy...

This article presents Training Assessment: Prevention of Major Accidents through the Approach of Proactive Safety, Risks, and Emergencies (APSRE), for senior, full, junior, and undergraduate professionals and university graduate and postgraduate students, with the aim of improving the way thinking about a Proactive Safety Environment. With the deve...

Em uma sociedade cada vez mais em busca da sustentabilidade, consumo energético tem sido uma discussão global, o que torna o setor de edificações destaque globalmente como no Brasil. As edificações residenciais demandam enormes recursos, e as edificações devem seguir as pre-ocupações globais, tornando-se cada vez mais eficientes. Este trabalho tem...

This work proposes a novel framework to evaluate the energy consumption of construction projects and empower the decision-making process toward sustainable energy efficiency and management in buildings, through a parametric analysis. A modular construction unit is applied to validate the proposed framework of this work, which intends an integration...

Urban Resilience is a city's ability to resist and regenerate in the face of chronic problems and stress. The objective of this paper is to analyze the current situation of aspects of resilience linked to mobility and transport infrastructure and, finally, to propose improvements for the city of Rio de Janeiro. Projects carried out in Rio de Janeir...

Ceramic coating has been widely applied in facade projects as an element that adds value to buildings since it has a wide range of colors, textures, and options available. However, over time, ceramic facades begin to show damage and deterioration. Among the pathological manifestations that affect ceramic coatings, efflorescence, cracking, and loss...

The study of rainfall thresholds is vital in understanding the factors that trigger landslides, being one of the criteria applied to landslide early warning systems that aim to mitigate their consequences. These thresholds enable the prediction of landslide occurrences as a function of rainfall measurements. This work presents an overview of the pa...

Em um cenário de urbanização desenfreada e mudanças climáticas, têm ganhado notoriedade devido às implicações e consequências, os desastres socioambientais. Assim, o artigo, como parte da pesquisa de tese do primeiro autor e orientado pelos demais, trata sobre a importância do planejamento urbano sustentável por meio da legislação e políticas públi...

A ocorrência dos riscos urbanos de contaminação ambiental e ocupacional por resíduos químicos está diretamente associada aos aspectos quantitativos da produção, bem como às políticas de gerenciamento de resíduos inadequadas. Nesse contexto, o cotidiano das organizações públicas de ensino e pesquisa exemplificam um microuniverso em que as questões r...

Resumo Os indicadores de desempenho socioeconômico-ambiental constituem uma importante ferramenta para o monitoramento e tomada de decisão na gestão das cidades, visando um desenvolvimento urbano mais sustentável. A ISO 37120 representa um marco na padronização dos indicadores de sustentabilidade, possibilitando a comparação entre diferentes locali...

The socio-economic-environmental performance indicators have proved to be an important tool for monitoring and deciding in the management of cities, aiming at a more sustainable urban development. ISO 37120 represents a milestone in the standardization of sustainability indicators, enabling the comparison between different locations. The purpose of...

Considering the impact of COVID-19 on hospital facilities and the relevance of risk management and occupational health and safety within this context, this study introduces a method to assess the SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission risk in a toilet. The proposed method is based on a risk tripod involving environmental, human, and transmission factors. Fo...

This research aims to conduct a literature review on the impact of sustainability metrics on industry methods and production processes, regarding environmental technical requirements, voluntary or not, under the consensus of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or the respective governments. For this purpose, a gravity model is...

The durability of mortar coatings is directly linked to their permeability. Crystallization additives have the potential to modify the pore structure and connectivity within the mortar, thereby improving its permeability. These additives serve the dual function of preventing water ingress while allowing water vapor permeability, which is crucial to...

This systematic review study adopted the PRISMA methodology to investigate recent research on wood-plastic composites (WPC) utilizing post-consumer plastics in the construction industry. Initially, 3111 articles were selected from academic databases using keywords such as “wood and plastic composites”, “WPC”, “polymer”, “recycled”, “waste”, “constr...

One of the key reasons for setbacks in construction projects in Nigeria is rework. In order to create efficient containment and reduction strategies, this study examined the causes of rework in construction projects, its influence on construction project performance, and proffer solutions to the causes of rework based on extant studies. A total of...

The rising concern over building energy consumption has spurred a demand for high-performance construction materials with superior thermal attributes. Accurately assessing these properties is pivotal for crafting energy-efficient materials. However, conventional methods for characterization involve labor and cost-intensive experiments, presenting f...

The present study introduces an index-based approach based on a multi-criteria decision-making method and developed in a GIS environment able to qualitatively assess flood-prone areas. The methodology intends to simplify the phenomenum representation, emphasizing the role of the user/modeler and with validation process based on a comparative analys...

The integration of technological advances, such as the automation of processes to the built environment are required to increase the levels of sustainability. Nowadays, the studies integrating both concepts still needing further research to take advantage of the computational advances. This research pursues to link automation and sustainability to...

In recent years, the construction industry has increasingly recognized the critical link between construction projects and the three fundamental sustainability pillars: economy, society, and environment. Achieving sustainable outcomes in construction projects has become a global imperative, but it presents critical challenges. Life Cycle Sustainabi...

Pursuing more sustainable construction projects has become a global priority. The construction industry is responsible for the massive use of freshwater resources and fossil fuels and several other environmental impacts, in addition to considerably affecting the gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide. In this vein, it is crucial to find strategies...

Project manager competencies have been widely discussed in the literature. Although many works present lists of competencies for project managers, specific competencies for smart buildings were not found. This work aimed to identify the main competencies of project managers for the management of smart building projects. The methodology consisted of...

The escalating demand for natural resources within the construction industry is progressing upward. At the same time, however, there is a great concern regarding the depletion of these resources. This review paper emphasizes the significance of utilizing alternative aggregate materials in concrete. Particularly, it aims to explore replacing natural...