Dr Saheed Ajayi
About
Saheed is currently a reader in digital construction and project management in the School of Built Environment and Engineering. His research interests are in Building Information Modelling (BIM), Sustainable Construction, Competency-based Modelling and Construction Informatics (the use of Digital Technologies such as Big Data Analytics, IoT and Machine Learning in Construction). Saheed holds a PhD in Construction and Architectural Management, MSc in Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Building and a BSc (Hons) in Architecture. Prior to joining the academia, he has worked in various capacities within the construction industry as a design/project architect and construction project manager. Over the years, he has been involved in various collaborative and multidisciplinary research involving key players within the UK construction industry. He has executed various externally funded projects with a combined value of up to £4.5 million. Some of his ongoing projects include Auto-BIM, with a value of £896, 935 in collaboration with Balfour Beatty PLC and LiVE-TAP that has a total value of £495, 128. Saheed has published widely in academic and professional journals, and he is currently a reviewer for many reputable international journals within his areas of interest.
As a lecturer, his teaching is underpinned by the concept of “students as partners”. As such, he believes in a collaborative learning environment where students are increasingly engaged and involved in learning and teaching assessment, pedagogical consultancy, subject-based inquiry and scholarship of teaching and learning. He enjoys using various technology-enhanced teaching resources, such as Kahoot, Piazza and PollEv, among others, for enhancing students’ engagement and experience.
Saheed is a Chartered Construction Management (MCIOB) and a Fellow of Higher Education Authority (FHEA).
Current Teaching
Saheed teaches on various courses across the built environment including:
- Architectural Technology
- Building Surveying
- Quantity Surveying
- Construction Management
- Real Estate and Property Management
He currently teaches and contributes to various modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These include:
- Conservation, Adaptation and Refurbishment of Buildings
- Advanced Construction Technology
- Sustainable Construction
- Building Information Modelling for Design, Construction and Operation
- Construction Technological Innovation
- Dissertation
Research Interests
Saheed’s research cuts across the built environment and he has competencies and experience of collaborative and multidisciplinary research involving built environment professionals, IT experts and entrepreneurs. His specific research interests include:
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Sustainable Construction
- Health in Buildings
- Construction waste management
- Competency-based Modelling
- Construction Informatics (the use of Digital Technologies such as Big Data Analytics, IoT and Machine Learning in Construction)
Saheed welcomes applications from PhD candidates in any of these areas.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (46)
- Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO (In press) Waste-Efficient Materials Procurement for Construction Projects: A Structural Equation Modelling of Critical Success Factors
View Repository Record - Aluko O; Idoro G; Ajayi S (In press) Perceived Service Quality of Architectural Consultancy Firms and Client Satisfaction in Building Projects in Nigeria
View Repository Record - Siddiquah A; Khan S; Abbas MA; Ajayi S (In press) Usage Patterns and Effects of Mobile Learning Activities Using Social Learning Apps on the Achievement of Undergraduate Students in a History of Art Course
View Repository Record - Oyegoke A; Powell R; Ajayi S; Godawatte G; Akenroye T (In press) Factors affecting the selection of effective cost control techniques in the UK construction industry
- Manu P; Asiedu R; Mahamadu A-M; Olomolaiye P; Booth C; Manu E; Ajayi S; Agyekum K (2021) Contribution of Procurement Capacity of Public Agencies to Attainment of Procurement Objectives in Infrastructure Procurement
https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0375
View Repository Record - Abbas MA; Hwang G-J; Ajayi S; Mustafa G; Bilal M (2021) Modelling and exploiting taxonomic knowledge for developing mobile learning systems to enhance children's structural and functional categorization
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2021.100007
View Repository Record - Aluko OR; Idoro GI; Mewomo MC (2020) Relationship between perceived service quality and client satisfaction indicators of engineering consultancy services in building projects
https://doi.org/10.1108/jedt-03-2020-0084 - Zaheer MI; Ajayi SO; Zulu SL; Oyegoke A; Kazemi H (2020) Understanding the key competencies of market-ready building surveying graduates from employers' perspectives
https://doi.org/10.1108/jedt-01-2020-0012
View Repository Record - Owolabi HA; Oyedele LO; Alaka HA; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Bilal M (2020) Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Ensuring Bankable Completion Risk in PFI/PPP Mega Projects
https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000717
View Repository Record - Owolabi HA; Oyedele LO; Alaka HA; Ajayi SO; Bilal M; Akinade OO (2019) Risk Mitigation in PFI/PPP Project Finance : A Framework Model for Financiers' Bankability Criteria
https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-09-2018-0120 - Owolabi A; Oyedele L; Alaka H; Ajayi S; Akinade O; Muhammad B (2019) Stimulating the attractiveness of PFI/PPPs using public sector guarantees
- Ajayi SO; Jones WG; Unuigbe M (2019) Occupational Stress Management for the UK Construction Professionals: Understanding the Causes and Strategies for Improvement
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2018-0162
View Repository Record - Fitriani H; Budiarto A; Ajayi SO; Idris Y (2019) Implementing BIM in architecture, engineering and construction companies: Perceived benefits and barriers among local contractors in Palembang, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.14424/ijcscm901019-20-34 - Flannery J; Ajayi SO; Oyegoke A (2019) Alcohol and Substance Misuse in the Construction Industry
https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2019.1601376
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Dauda JA (2019) Dynamic Relationship between Embodied and Operational Impacts of Buildings: An Evaluation of Sustainable Design Appraisal Tools
https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-05-2018-0048
View Repository Record - Crowther J; Ajayi SO (2019) Impacts of 4D BIM on Construction Project Performance
https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2019.1580832
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Ilori OM (2019) Changing Significance of Embodied Energy: A comparative study of material specifications and building energy sources
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.02.008
View Repository Record - Owolabi H; Bilal M; Oyedele L; Alaka H; Ajayi S; Akinade O (2018) Predicting Completion Risk in PPP Projects Using Big Data Analytics
https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2018.2876321 - Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Ajayi SO (2018) A Big Data Analytics Approach for Construction Firms Failure Prediction Models
https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2018.2856376 - Owolabi HA; Oyedele LO; Alaka HA; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Olawale O (2018) Public private partnerships (PPP) in the developing world: mitigating financiers' risks
https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-05-2018-0043 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO (2018) Critical Design Factors for Minimising Waste in Construction Projects: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.06.005
View Repository Record - Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Bilal M; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO (2018) A framework for big data analytics approach to failure prediction of construction firms
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aci.2018.04.003
View Repository Record - Akinade OO; Oyedele LO; Ajayi SO; Bilal M; Alaka HA; Owolabo HA; Arawomo OO (2018) Designing out construction waste using BIM technology: Stakeholders' expectations for industry deployment
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.022
View Repository Record - Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Kumar V; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Bilal M (2017) Systematic Review of Bankruptcy Prediction Models: Towards A Framework for Tool Selection
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.10.040
View Repository Record - Essien A; Ajayi SO (2017) The Underlying Causes of Building Collapse in the Nigerian Construction Industry
- Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Bilal M; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO (2017) Insolvency of Small Civil Engineering Firms: An Examination of Critical Strategic Factors
https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000321
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA; Kadiri KO (2017) Attributes of design for construction waste minimization: A case study of
waste-to-energy project
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.084
View Repository Record - Akinade OO; Oyedele LO; Omotesho K; Ajayi SO; Bilal M; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA; Ayris L; Looney JH (2017) BIM-based deconstruction tool: Towards essential functionalities
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2017.01.002 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO (2017) Policy Imperatives for Diverting Construction Waste from Landfill: Experts' recommendations for UK policy expansion
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.075
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA (2017) Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2017.01.001
View Repository Record - Bilal M; Oyedele LO; Munir K; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA (2017) The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2016.12.004 - Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Oyedele AA; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Ajayi SO (2017) Critical factors for insolvency prediction: towards a theoretical model for the construction industry
https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2016.1166546 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Bilal M; Akinade OO; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA (2016) Critical management practices influencing on-site waste minimization in construction projects
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.040
View Repository Record - Akinade OO; Oyedele LO; Ajayi SO; Bilal M; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA; Bello SA; Jaiyeoba BE; Kadiri KO (2016) Design for Deconstruction (DfD): Critical success factors for diverting end-of-life waste from landfills
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.08.017 - Alaka HA; Oyedele LO; Owolabi HA; Ajayi SO; Bilal M; Akinade OO (2016) Methodological approach of construction business failure prediction studies: a review
https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2016.1219037 - Bilal M; Oyedele LO; Qadir J; Munir K; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA; Pasha M (2016) Big Data in the construction industry: A review of present status, opportunities, and future trends
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2016.07.001 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Kadiri KO; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA (2016) Competency-based measures for designing out construction waste: Task and contextual attributes
https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2015-0095
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Jaiyeoba B; Kadiri K; David SA (2016) Are sustainable buildings healthy? An investigation of lifecycle relationship between building sustainability and its environmental health impacts
https://doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-01-2016-0015
View Repository Record - Bilal M; Oyedele LO; Akinade OO; Ajayi SO; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA; Qadir J; Pasha M; Bello SA (2016) Big data architecture for construction waste analytics (CWA): A conceptual framework
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2016.03.002 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Akinade OO; Bilal M; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA; Kadiri KO (2016) Reducing waste to landfill: A need for cultural change in the UK construction industry
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2015.12.007
View Repository Record - Bilal M; Oyedele LO; Qadir J; Munir K; Akinade OO; Ajayi SO; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA (2016) Analysis of critical features and evaluation of BIM software: towards a plug-in for construction waste minimization using big data
https://doi.org/10.1080/2093761x.2015.1116415 - Akinade OO; Oyedele LO; Munir K; Bilal M; Ajayi SO; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA; Bello SA (2016) Evaluation criteria for construction waste management tools: Towards a holistic BIM framework
https://doi.org/10.1080/2093761X.2016.1152203 - Akinade OO; Oyedele LO; Bilal M; Ajayi SO; Owolabi HA; Alaka HA; Bello SA (2015) Waste minimisation through deconstruction: A BIM based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.10.018 - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Bilal M; Akinade OO; Alaka HA; Owolabi HA; Kadiri KO (2015) Waste effectiveness of the construction industry: Understanding the impediments and requisites for improvements
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.06.001
View Repository Record - Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Ceranic B; Gallanagh M; Kadiri KO (2015) Life cycle environmental performance of material specification: a BIM-enhanced comparative assessment
https://doi.org/10.1080/2093761x.2015.1006708
View Repository Record - Oyedele LO; Ajayi SO; Kadiri KO (2014) Use of recycled products in UK construction industry: An empirical investigation into critical impediments and strategies for improvement
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.09.011
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Chapters (1)
- Oyegoke AS; Awodele O; Ajayi S (2019) Managing construction risks and uncertainties. In: Ogunlana SO; Dey P Risk Management in Engineering and Construction: Tools and Techniques. : Taylor and Francis, pp. 285-305.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203887059-16
Conference proceedings (10)
- Ajayi S; Brinklow-Harris J; Alaka HA; Dauda JA (2019) Managing the Benefits and Impediments to Offsite Construction in the UK Construction Industry. In: Association of Researchers in Construction Management Leeds Beckett University 02/09/2019 00:00:00. : Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp. 577-586.
- Iyakoregha M; Mahamadu A-M; Manu P; Aigbavboa C; Ajayi S (2018) Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects. In: 10th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference Port Elizabeth, South Africa 25/02/2018 00:00:00. : , pp. 531-538.
- Alaka H; Oyedele L; Toriola-Coker O; Owolabi H; Akinade O; Bilal M; Ajayi S (2015) Methodological approach of construction businesses failure prediction studies: A review. In: 31st Annual ARCOM Conference Lincoln, UK 07/09/2015 00:00:00. : , pp. 1291-1300.
- Alaka H; Oyedele L; Bilal M; Olugbenga A; Hakeem O; Ajayi S (2015) Bankruptcy prediction of construction businesses: Towards a big data analytics approach. In: . : , pp. 347-352.
https://doi.org/10.1109/BigDataService.2015.30 - Alaka H; Oyedele LO; Kadiri KO; Owolabi HO; Ajayi SO; Akinadé OO; Bilal M (2015) Corporate factors influencing sustainable construction enterprise. In: . : , pp. 399-409.
- Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Kadiri KO; David SA (2015) Building Sustainability and Building Health: An Inextricable Synergy. In: . : , pp. 379-389.
- Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Kadiri KO; Bilal M; Akinade OO; Alaka AA; Owolabi HA (2015) Industry culture as causative agents of construction waste: A need for cultural change. In: . : , pp. 162-172.
- Owolabi HA; Oyedele LO; Alaka HA; Ajayi SO; Akinade OO; Bilal M (2015) Stimulating the Bankability of PFI/PPP Infrastructures through the UK Government Guarantees: Prospects and Challenges. In: . : , pp. 115-126.
- Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Akinadé OO; Alaka H (2014) Ineffectiveness of construction waste management strategies: Knowledge gap analysis. In: . : , pp. 261-280.
- Ajayi SO; Oyedele LO; Alaka H; Bilal M; Akinade OO (2014) Expository study of building related health issues: Need for safety measures. In: . : , pp. 521-532.