Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploration of the strategies adopted by construction firms

BA Salami, SO Ajayi, AS Oyegoke - Journal of Engineering, Design …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of the
construction industry, putting the safety of workers and overall businesses at risk. This study …

Lessons learned from the impact of COVID-19 on the global construction industry

M Ogunnusi, T Omotayo, M Hamma-Adama… - Journal of engineering …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The construction industry represents most of every country's finances and vital to
continued economic growth and activities, especially in developing countries. The impact of …

COVID-19 guidelines incorporated in the health and safety management policies of construction firms

F Simpeh, C Amoah - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new norm of operation and has further
presented new health and safety challenges in all sectors, including the construction sector …

Impact of COVID-19 on project performance in the UAE construction industry

M Sami Ur Rehman, MT Shafiq, M Afzal - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the global
economy and, thus, the global construction industry. This paper aims to study the impact of …

Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

PO Kukoyi, F Simpeh, OJ Adebowale… - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The novel COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk in construction operations.
New systems are, thus, required on construction sites to mitigate the risk and challenges …

Covid-19 protocols: Assessing construction site workers compliance

MA Olukolajo, AK Oyetunji, IB Oluleye - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to investigate construction site workers' compliance with various
coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites. Design/methodology …

Guidelines for responding to COVID-19 pandemic: Best practices, impacts, and future research directions

R Assaad, IH El-Adaway - Journal of management in engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Due to the novelty of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the lack of measurable
data, no enough research studies have been conducted to provide guidelines for …

Barriers to the implementation of COVID-19 safety regulations: insight from Ghanaian construction sites

F Simpeh, E Bamfo-Agyei, C Amoah - Journal of Engineering, Design …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The new normal introduced by COVID-19 has ushered in new safety regulations
that are required to be implemented by all organisations, including the construction industry …

Unprepared industry meet pandemic: COVID-19 and the South Africa construction industry

CO Aigbavboa, DO Aghimien, WD Thwala… - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to determine the responses of construction organisations to the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated lockdown and the impact on the …

New modes of operating for construction organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges, actions, and future best practices

M Raoufi, AR Fayek - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Construction organizations have been implementing different actions to control and mitigate
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their workers and operations. Although some of these …