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Hassan Nasir
Researcher at University of Waterloo
Publications - 35
Citations - 396
Hassan Nasir is an academic researcher from University of Waterloo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Productivity & Expansive clay. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 31 publications receiving 293 citations. Previous affiliations of Hassan Nasir include King Abdulaziz University.
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An analysis of construction productivity differences between Canada and the United States
TL;DR: In this paper, three levels of analyses of construction productivity in the US are provided in this study: the first analysis compared international levels of labour productivity growth, the second analysis compared construction productivity between the US and Canada, and the third analysis analyzed cost estimating data from RS Means estimating manuals to measure the changes in labour and partial factor productivity.
Development and implementation of a benchmarking and metrics program for construction performance and productivity improvement
Hassan Nasir,Carl T. Haas,Jeff H. Rankin,Aminah Robinson Fayek,Daniel Forgues,Janaka Y. Ruwanpura +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Construction Sector Council (CSC) has started a Labour Productivity and Project Performance Benchmarking Program for the infrastructure sector of the construction industry in Canada.
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An implementation model for automated construction materials tracking and locating
Hassan Nasir,Carl T. HaasC.T. Haas,Duncan A. YoungD.A. Young,Saiedeh Razavi,Carlos CaldasC. Caldas,Paul GoodrumP. Goodrum +5 more
TL;DR: Good materials management on large construction projects is critical for maximizing productivity and project performance as mentioned in this paper, and when key materials are temporarily lost, whole crews may be left idle and tainful.
Field trial of automated material tracking in construction
Saiedeh Razavi,Duncan A. Young,Hassan Nasir,Carl T. Haas,Carlos H. Caldas,Paul M. Goodrum,P. Murray +6 more
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Effective Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste as Substitute for Natural Resources in Cement Industry
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the municipal solid waste (MSW) composition of Peshawar city and its affective utilization for energy purpose in the cement industry and found that the replacement of coal by MSW may be more efficient and might be effectively utilized in the production of cement as the energy production of MSW and coal is nearly same.