Journal Articles
Badran, H and
Saad, A (2025)
Offsite construction adoption in Jordan: an exploration of professionals’ opinions,
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, pp.1-14, ISSN: 0969-9988. DOI:
10.1108/ECAM-07-2025-1237.
Arogundade, S, Dulaimi, M, Ajayi, S,
Saad, A (2025)
Contractors’ carbon reduction behaviour: UK construction professionals’ perspective,
Construction Innovation, 25(5), pp.1586-1609, ISSN: 1471-4175. DOI:
10.1108/ci-08-2023-0192.
Dauda, JA, Bower, N, Adebisi, WA,
Saad, A, Saka, AB, Kazemi, H, Ajayi, SO (2025)
Exploring the application of heritage building information modelling (HBIM) for heritage conservation: insights from industry practitioners,
Journal of Architectural Conservation, 31(1 - 2), pp.99-112, ISSN: 1355-6207. DOI:
10.1080/13556207.2025.2518661.
Saad, AM, Zulu, SL, Dulaimi, M (2024)
“It's your fault!” – said a public client to modernity advocates: an exploration of UK public sector’s viewpoints on the modern methods of construction,
Construction Innovation, 24(6), pp.1483-1504, ISSN: 1471-4175. DOI:
10.1108/ci-11-2022-0282.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, A, Ajayi, S, Unuigbe, M, Dulaimi, M (2024)
A thematic analysis of the organisational influences on digitalisation in construction firms,
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 22(6), pp.1755-1772, ISSN: 1726-0531. DOI:
10.1108/jedt-10-2022-0513.
Saad, A, Gorse, C, Goodier, C, Blay, K, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2024)
Autoclaved aerated concrete in reinforced building applications: A systematic review of AAC/RAAC in the last 40+ years,
Results in Engineering, 24, 103431, ISSN: 2590-1230. DOI:
10.1016/j.rineng.2024.103431.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, AM, Ajayi, SO, Dulaimi, M, Unuigbe, M (2024)
Digital leadership enactment in the construction industry: barriers undermining effective transformation,
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(10), pp.4062-4078, ISSN: 0969-9988. DOI:
10.1108/ecam-05-2022-0491.
Saad, A and El-adaway, I (2024)
The role of the metaverse in transforming the management skill set of construction practitioners,
Journal of Management in Engineering, 40(5), 02524002, ISSN: 0742-597X. DOI:
10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-6188.
Saad, A, Badran, H, Ajayi, S, Sarhan, S (2024)
Have we reached a technological plateau? A situational awareness approach to overcome the barriers limiting the development of BIM-based plugins,
Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 26(1), pp.219-235, ISSN: 1471-4175. DOI:
10.1108/CI-08-2023-0196.
Saad, AM, Dulaimi, M, Arogundade, S, Zulu, SL, Gorse, C (2024)
Modern methods of construction (MMC) and innovation negativism in the UK public sector,
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 14(2), pp.147-163, ISSN: 2044-124X. DOI:
10.1108/bepam-06-2023-0108.
Gledson, B, Zulu, SL,
Saad, AM, Ponton, H (2024)
Digital leadership framework to support firm-level digital transformations for Construction 4.0,
Construction Innovation, 24(1), pp.341-364, ISSN: 1471-4175. DOI:
10.1108/ci-12-2022-0328.
Saad, A, Ajayi, SO, Alaka, HA (2023)
Trends in BIM-based plugins development for construction activities: a systematic review,
International Journal of Construction Management, 23(16), pp.2756-2768, ISSN: 1562-3599. DOI:
10.1080/15623599.2022.2093815.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, A, Ajayi, S, Unuigbe, M (2023)
Determinants of an effective digital transformation in construction organisations: a qualitative investigation,
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 13(6), pp.896-912, ISSN: 2044-124X. DOI:
10.1108/bepam-02-2023-0045.
Saad, AM (2023)
Exploring the Contractual Arrangements Associated with the Adoption of the Modern Methods of Construction in the United Kingdom,
Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 15(4), 04523030, ISSN: 1943-4162. DOI:
10.1061/jladah.ladr-986.
Saad, AM, Dulaimi, M, Gorse, C (2023)
Prospects of Promoting MMC across the Public Construction Sector: A Systematic Review against the Diffusion of Innovation Theory,
Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29(3), ISSN: 1076-0431. DOI:
10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1547.
Saad, AM, Dulaimi, M, Zulu, SL, Gorse, C (2023)
Are the characteristics of public clients influencing their uptake of the modern methods of construction? A thematic analysis,
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 14(1), pp.190-209, ISSN: 2046-6099. DOI:
10.1108/SASBE-11-2022-0255.
Saad, A, Dulaimi, M, Zulu, SL (2023)
Broader use of the modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK public sector: a business model canvas (BMC) perspective,
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 9(2), 100035, ISSN: 2199-8531. DOI:
10.1016/j.joitmc.2023.100035.
Saad, A, Dulaimi, M, Zulu, SL (2023)
A systematic review of the business contingencies influencing broader adoption: modern methods of construction (MMC),
Buildings, 13(4), 878, DOI:
10.3390/buildings13040878.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, A, Omotayo, T (2023)
The mediators of the relationship between digitalisation and construction productivity: a systematic literature review,
Buildings, 13(4), 839, DOI:
10.3390/buildings13040839.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, A, Gledson, B (2023)
Exploring leaders’ perceptions of the business case for digitalisation in the construction Industry,
Buildings, 13(3), 701, DOI:
10.3390/buildings13030701.
Saad, A, Dulaimi, M, Zulu, SL (2023)
Examining the influence of UK public clients’ characteristics on their own innovation-decision towards the modern methods of construction (MMC),
Sustainability, 15(5), 4159, DOI:
10.3390/su15054159.
Zulu, SL and
Saad, A (2023)
A sensemaking perspective of digitalisation in construction organisations,
Sustainability, 15(3), 2344, DOI:
10.3390/su15032344.
Zulu, SL,
Saad, A, Gledson, B (2023)
Individual characteristics as enablers of construction employees’ digital literacy: an exploration of leaders’ opinions,
Sustainability, 15(2), 1531, DOI:
10.3390/su15021531.
Conferences
Ayinla, K, H. O'Neill, J, Saka, A,
Saad, A (2025)
Sustainability and leadership: navigating the human factor in advancing sustainability within the construction industry. In
International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2025; SEEDS Conference Proceedings 2025, Loughborough University, Loughborough UK, pp.848-860.
Ajayi, S,
Saad, A, Oyegoke, A, Alaka, H (2024)
Enhancing productivity and sustainability through BIM-based plugins: a case study of AutoBIM carbon diagnostics system. In Thomson, C and Neilson, CJ (ed)
Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) 40th Annual Conference; Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference, London, UK, pp.41-50, ISBN: 9780995546387.
Chaudhari, H, Sarhan, S, Abdelmegid, M,
Saad, A, Poshdar, M (2024)
Promoting health and safety on UK construction sites using lean construction strategies. In
32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32); Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32), Auckland, New Zealand, pp.548-559, DOI:
10.24928/2024/0178.
