Previous Publications

Ahmed, S., and Jin, Z., (2024). "Methodology to Measure the Efficiency of Scientific Decision-Making Frameworks to Select Preferred Building Materials." Construction Research Congress. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485286.04

Ahmed, S., Dharmapalan, V., and Jin, Z., (2024). "A Subject Review on the Use of Mass Timber in the US Construction Industry." Construction Research Congress. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485279.030 Boddy Reddy, S. A., Ahmed, S., and Arocho, I., (2023). “Simulation of Real-Time Operational Level Emissions from Nonroad Equipment: Case Study of a Construction Site”. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/PPSCFX.SCENG-1142 Ahmed, S., and Arocho, I., (2022). “Implementing a Choosing-by-Advantages Decision-Making Method to Evaluate the Critical Success Factors of Mass-Timber Building Materials in the US”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002356 Ahmed, S., Arocho, I., (2021). “Feasibility Assessment of Mass Timber as a Mainstream Building Material in the US Construction Industry: Level of Involvement, Existing Challenges, and Recommendations”. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 26(2). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000574.


Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2021). “Analysis of cost comparison and effects of change orders during construction: Study of mass timber and a concrete building project”. Journal of Building Engineering, 33, 101856. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101856 Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2020). “Mass timber building materials in the U.S. construction industry: Determining the existing awareness level, construction-related challenges, and recommendations to increase its current acceptance level”. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2020.100007 Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2019). “Emission of particulate matters (PM) during construction: A comparative study on a cross-laminated timber (CLT) and a steel building project”. Journal of Building Engineering, 22: 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.12.015 Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2022). “Choosing by advantages method to select a preferred building material in the U.S. construction industry”. Construction Research Congress 2022.


Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2022). “Cost analysis of a mass timber building project: Comparison of budgeted and actual construction cost. Construction Research Congress 2022.


Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2022). “Identifying the level of awareness and challenges to adopt mass timber by the construction practitioners in the United States. Construction Research Congress 2022.


Ahmed, S.; Arocho, I.; (2019). “Characteristics of the emission of particulate matters in construction site: A comparative study on a timber and a steel construction project”. Proceeding of the 7th International Construction Conference (Jointly with Construction Research Congress), June 2019, Canada.