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Sustainable Design in Construction and Manufacturing

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Ecology and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 8016

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Dr. Faham Tahmasebinia

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School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: civil engineering materials; mechanics of materials; mechanical behavior of materials; construction
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Dear Colleagues,

As time goes by, natural resources are impacted by human activities. Some of these activities can significantly affect the natural environment. The negative effects include soil depletion, soil erosion, and global climate changes. Sustainable development as well as sustainable construction are key concepts for the establishment of green construction and for providing environmentally friendly solutions in this field in the future. While both global population and the demand for natural resources are steadily increasing, buildings are becoming taller and more complex to fulfill human requirements. In this context, the development of particular urban spaces and the construction of luxurious building may have a considerably negative impact on green environment.

Dr. Faham Tahmasebinia
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • natural resources
  • human activities
  • sustainable construction
  • environmentally friendly solutions
  • green construction

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Significant Factors Causing Delay in the Cambodian Construction Industry
by Faham Tahmasebinia and Vicheth Song
Sustainability 2022, 14(6), 3521; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14063521 - 17 Mar 2022
Cited by 4 | Viewed by 2850
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The construction sector is one of the essential sectors in the world; it aids in developing all the countries in the world because it is the foundation of other industries. However, delays in construction projects are a common issue that has been found [...] Read more.
The construction sector is one of the essential sectors in the world; it aids in developing all the countries in the world because it is the foundation of other industries. However, delays in construction projects are a common issue that has been found in all global construction projects. This research aims to understand the issues that lead to construction project delay, ranking the ten most significant causes of construction delay and providing instructive recommendations to overcome the discussed issue in the construction sector. The first ten substantial delay factors are poor planning and scheduling, late delivery of material, change of scope by owners during the construction phase, poor site management and supervision, insufficient finances of contractors or sub-contractors, lack of experience of the contractor’s team, delay due to design error, low productivity of labor, delay in process payment by the owner, and delay in the decision making of the owners and consultants. Subsequently, it was discovered that the contractors, consultants, and owners must cooperate and collaborate in all aspects to improve the construction industry. Full article
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Sustainable Architecture Creating Arches Using a Bamboo Grid Shell Structure: Numerical Analysis and Design
by Faham Tahmasebinia, Yuanchen Ma, Karl Joshua, Saleh Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh Sepasgozar, Yang Yu, Jike Li, Samad Sepasgozar and Fernando Alonso Marroquin
Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2598; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13052598 - 01 Mar 2021
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Bamboo is known as a sustainable alternative for green building design, and it has been tied culturally to some regions around the world. However, bamboo’s structural strength for different design scenarios needs more investigation before it is widely adopted. Timber and bamboo have [...] Read more.
Bamboo is known as a sustainable alternative for green building design, and it has been tied culturally to some regions around the world. However, bamboo’s structural strength for different design scenarios needs more investigation before it is widely adopted. Timber and bamboo have similar mechanical properties, but the latter is a repaid, renewable, sustainable, disaster-resilient system and is versatile, which has more advantages for construction purposes. Natural bamboo and its derivatives have been considered as a high-demand green and environmentally responsible alternative construction material, and this interest is increasing globally. Because of the rapid growth rate and large developing area, it is more useable than the limited timber resource. However, natural bamboo has an anisotropic and nonhomogeneous material property, which varies in multiple directions. There is limited engineering data and investigation of bamboo material and its use in and impact on construction. In this study, three different bamboo models were analyzed by Strand7; each of them had different features in structure and in the major construction material. A new model was proposed by improving the three given structures and was maximized in the mechanical capacity. Some design guidelines were proposed based on the analysis and comparison of different bamboo structures. The model will replace natural bamboo with bamboo scrimber, which is an engineered bamboo derivative that has more uniform material properties. Full article
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