Establishing a Green, Lean and Six Sigma implementation model for sustainable construction industry: An analysis of driving forces through ISM-MICMAC approach

K Hussain, Z He, N Ahmad, M Iqbal… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Green Lean Six Sigma adoption (GLSA) is an emerging concept that enhances
product quality, safety and the overall performance of the firms. Few studies attempted to …

COVID-19 pandemic and construction industry: Impacts, emerging construction safety practices, and proposed crisis management

M Iqbal, N Ahmad, M Waqas, M Abrar - Brazilian journal of operations …, 2021 - bjopm.org.br
Goal: COVID-19 has a drastic effect on world economic progress and different industries. As
the main contributor to countries' economies, the construction industry faced multiple …

Strategic drivers for the deployment of energy economics principles in the developing construction industry: A Nigerian perspective

AE Oke, J Aliu, A Ebekozien… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In developing countries, there is a scarcity of research focusing on the factors that drive the
adoption and utilization of energy economics principles (EEPs). EEPs encompass a diverse …

Evaluating strategies for renewable energy development in Rwanda: An integrated SWOT–ISM analysis

MC Mukeshimana, ZY Zhao, JP Nshimiyimana - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Rwanda faces energy shortage, despite having ample energy resources potential.
Developing renewable energy (RE) could meet the country's energy needs to achieve …

From Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing to Industry 5.0 digital society: a roadmap toward human-centric, sustainable, and resilient production

M Ghobakhloo, HA Mahdiraji, M Iranmanesh… - Information Systems …, 2024 - Springer
The present study addresses two critical controversies surrounding the emerging Industry
5.0 agenda. Firstly, it seeks to elucidate the driving forces behind the accelerated …

The decoupling relationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth in the Chinese mining industry under the context of carbon neutrality

W Chen, S Yan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining industry emission reduction is an important way to achieve the 2060 carbon
neutrality target in China. Decoupling economic development from CO 2 emissions is the …

Identification and ranking of enablers to green technology adoption for manufacturing firms using an ISM-MICMAC approach

MS Usmani, J Wang, M Waqas, M Iqbal - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The debate about the adoption of green technologies (GTs) is trending due to increasing
environmental concerns across the globe. In the context of the manufacturing industry, the …

Sustainable construction through energy management practices in developing economies: an analysis of barriers in the construction sector

M Iqbal, J Ma, N Ahmad, K Hussain, MS Usmani… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
In the recent era, energy management practices (EMPs) have gained significant importance
in developed countries, due to their cost efficiency and the potential to protect the …

Energy-Efficient supply chains in construction industry: An analysis of critical success factors using ISM-MICMAC approach

M Iqbal, J Ma, N Ahmad, Z Ullah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Energy management in the construction supply chain is considered an important instrument
to reduce the environmental impacts of the construction industry. Sustainable construction …

Sustainable construction through energy management practices: An integrated hierarchal framework of drivers in the construction sector

M Iqbal, J Ma, N Ahmad, K Hussain, M Waqas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Reducing energy usage and promoting energy management practices remain hot issues in
the construction sector. Construction firms are not interested to adopt energy conservation …