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- Includes the latest research in construction management and related fields
- Presents research from a wide variety of countries around the world
- Provides various innovative concepts in construction management and related fields
Part of the book series: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI)
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Table of contents (108 papers)
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Front Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Construction Management, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA
Syed M. Ahmed, Amelia D. Saul
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School of Architecture & Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
Paul Hampton
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McWhorter School of Building Science, Auburn University, Auburn, USA
Salman Azhar
About the editors
Dr. Salman Azhar is a J.E. Wilborn Endowed Professor and Graduate Program Chair in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He has more than 20 years of research, teaching and construction industry experience by working in the USA, Hong Kong, Thailand and Pakistan. Dr. Azhar’s research areas are Building Information Modeling and Advanced Visualization Technologies, High performance buildings, Construction safety and Construction education. His research projects have been funded by the USAID, US Department of State, Construction Industry Institute (CII), National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), the Alabama State Licensing Board for General Contractors, and several construction firms in the Southeast USA. He has written a book entitled “Data Warehousing in Construction Organizations: Concepts, Architecture and Implementation”, co-edited thirteen conference proceedings and published more than 125 papers in refereed journals and conferences. His five research papers received the Best Paper Award in international conferences held in the South Africa, Jordan, Finland, UK, and USA in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013, and 2012 respectively. His publications received over 4,000 citations. Dr. Azhar is the past Associate Editor of the International Journal of Construction Education and Research, USA and Editorial Board Member of ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering. He received the Auburn University’s Outstanding Faculty award in 2012, Building Science Outstanding Researcher Award in 2016, 2011 and 2009, Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014, and Excellence in Service award in 2019 and 2017. He also received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) in 2015 and AIT Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017.
Ms. Amelia Day Saul, MS, LRT/CTRS is a PhD student working in the Department of Construction Management as a graduate assistant at East Carolina University. She began working with Dr. Syed M. Ahmed in 2017 and since then she has worked on various research papers under his supervision. She reviewed papers for the Construction in the 21st Century Conference in 2018 and 2019. She also has experience in helping to teach the research methods and capstone courses for the Masters of Construction Management Program. Her research interests include the integration of stress management techniqueswith individuals to reduce various mental health symptoms such as stress, anxiety and depression. Her current area of research is related to the use of biofeedback with individuals in drug and substance abuse treatment to reduce cravings, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Her work as a graduate assistant in the Department of Construction Management has allowed her to gain insight into a new field. In the future, she hopes to be able to integrate her interests in helping to improve individual’s psychological health with construction management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, London 2019
Editors: Syed M. Ahmed, Paul Hampton, Salman Azhar, Amelia D. Saul
Series Title: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48464-4Published: 22 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48467-5Published: 22 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48465-1Published: 21 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2522-8714
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8722
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLII, 661
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 158 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Construction Management, Building Construction and Design, Renewable and Green Energy, Building Materials