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  1. Sustainable and Inclusive AI Governance in Municipal Self-Service Systems: Ethical, Smart-Government, and Generative AI Perspectives

    Article • Sustainability, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  2. System dynamics modeling of life cycle energy-saving and CO2 emissions-reducing design scheme for prefabricated building envelope

    Article • Energy and Buildings, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  3. Synergizing business and sustainability: integrating the SDGs into business strategies in the architecture, engineering and construction sector

    Article • Management & Sustainability An Arab Review, June 2025, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  4. Drivers of sustainability in facilities management within the Abu Dhabi public sector

    Article • Facilities, April 2025, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  5. A New Era of Transformation for “Construction Economics and Building”

    Article • Construction Economics and Building, March 2025, UTS ePress

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  6. Design professionals’ awareness and engagement in design for adaptability (DfA) practices

    Article • Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption, March 2025, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  7. Gender equality in smart sustainable cities: literature review

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, February 2025, Frontiers

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  8. Ecosystem of drivers for adopting integrated digital delivery for sustainable construction

    Article • Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, January 2025, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  9. Sustainability assessment frameworks for delivering Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets: A case of Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) UK New Construction

    Article • Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  10. Utilisation of green urban space for food sufficiency and the realisation of the sustainable development goals – UK stakeholders perspective

    Article • Geography and Sustainability, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  11. Empowering urban sustainability: unveiling the crucial role of project managers in attaining Sustainable Development Goal 11

    Article • International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, February 2024, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  12. Evaluation of risk factors affecting the safety of coal mine construction projects using an integrated DEMATEL-ISM approach

    Article • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, February 2024, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  13. Advancing the sustainable development goals through the promotion of health and well-being in the built environment

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Francis K Bondinuba, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  14. The built environment's contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  15. The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  16. Biodiversity conservation, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  17. Circular economy in the built environment: A catalyst for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  18. Contemporary issues in construction affecting the realisation of the SDGs in developing countries

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  19. Education for sustainable development, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  20. Gender equality in the built environment towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  21. Impact of construction and demolition waste on the realisation of the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  22. Introduction to The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  23. Lean construction and SDGs: Delivering value and performance in the built environment

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  24. Organisational learning and stakeholder engagement in construction towards the realisation of the SDGs

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  25. Social value, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  26. Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  27. The contribution of project management to the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  28. The role of infrastructure in achieving the sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  29. Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  30. The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • February 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  31. Cohousing design guidelines for better social integration in the United Arab Emirates

    Article • Frontiers in Built Environment, September 2023, Frontiers

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  32. Pre-design CSFs (critical success factors) of building projects for Dubai's development boom

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, April 2023, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  33. Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management

    Article • Facilities, March 2023, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  34. Comparative Analysis of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Patterns and Trends in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Developed Countries

    Article • Buildings, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  35. Exploring social value and their enablers as business models for sustainable water supply projects

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, February 2023, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  36. Design for deconstruction (DfD) implementation among design professionals: empirical evidence from Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Construction Management, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  37. Sustainable procurement in construction and the realisation of the sustainable development goal (SDG) 12

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  38. Influencing Factors of Human Errors in Metro Construction Based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

    Article • Buildings, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  39. Realising the sustainable development goals through organisational learning and efficient resource management in construction

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  40. A sustainable artificial intelligence facilities management outsourcing relationships system: Case studies

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, August 2022, Frontiers

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  41. Reconsidering adaptive industrialized construction in Chinese rural areas: responding to the challenge of COVID-19

    Article • Building Research & Information, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  42. Impact of competitive strategies on achieving the sustainable development goals: Context of Ghanaian construction firms

    Article • International Journal of Construction Management, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  43. Organisational learning and sustainability of service-based firms: a canonical correlation analysis

    Article • International Journal of Construction Management, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  44. The Future of Facilities Management: Managing Facilities for Sustainable Development

    Article • Sustainability, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  45. Synergetic Order Parameter Identification of Prefabricated Building Projects Based on Main Theme Analysis

    Article • Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  46. Understanding validity in research

    Article • January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  47. Validity and Reliability in Built Environment Research

    Article • January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  48. Understanding reliability in research

    Article • January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  49. Construction industry and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    Article • January 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  50. Technology supported learning and pedagogy in times of crisis: the case of COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Education and Information Technologies, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  51. The Critical Role of the Construction Industry in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Delivering Projects for the Common Good

    Article • Sustainability, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Engr James Anthony Oppon, Dr ALEX OPOKU, Dr. Kofi Agyekum

  52. The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities

    Article • Sustainability, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  53. Demystifying cost misperception as a challenge to green building adoption in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, June 2021, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  54. Environmental performance indicators for assessing sustainability of projects in the Ghanaian construction industry

    Article • Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, May 2021, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU, Dr. Kofi Agyekum

  55. A Sustainable Facility Management Outsourcing Relationships System: Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Sustainability, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  56. Realising project benefits in the public sector: project sponsor’s perspective

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management Procurement and Law, February 2021, ICE Publishing

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  57. Exploring safety climate factors in construction

    Article • International Journal of Applied Management Science, January 2021, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU, Professor Messaoud Saidani

  58. Exploring safety climate factors in construction

    Article • International Journal of Applied Management Science, January 2021, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr ALEX OPOKU, Professor Messaoud Saidani

  59. Obstacles to green building project financing: an empirical study in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Construction Management, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Engr James Anthony Oppon, Mr. De-Graft Joe Opoku, Dr ALEX OPOKU, Dr. Kofi Agyekum

  60. The Sustainable Development Goals, Organizational Learning and Efficient Resource Management in Construction

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  61. Globalized service providers’ perspective for facility management outsourcing relationships

    Article • Management Decision, September 2020, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  62. Special issue: urban regeneration for sustainable development

    Article • Construction Economics and Building, May 2020, UTS ePress

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  63. The role of built environment practitioners in driving the socio-economic sustainability aspects of sustainable regeneration

    Article • Construction Economics and Building, May 2020, UTS ePress

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  64. UAE’s Commitment Towards UN Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, February 2020, ICE Publishing

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU, Professor Messaoud Saidani

  65. Challenges towards renewable energy: an exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region

    Article • Energy, October 2019, ICE Publishing

    Dr. Tariq Umar, Dr ALEX OPOKU, Professor Messaoud Saidani

  66. Exploring the use of standardised design in addressing the shortage of primary school places in the UK

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, April 2019, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  67. Actions, attitudes and beliefs of occupants in managing dampness in buildings

    Article • International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, February 2019, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU, Dr. Kofi Agyekum

  68. Mechanisms for preventing rising damp in new building infrastructure

    Article • International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, February 2019, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU, Dr. Kofi Agyekum

  69. Second-generation gender bias

    Article • International Journal of Ethics and Systems, February 2019, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  70. Sustainable development, adaptation and maintenance of infrastructure

    Article • International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, February 2019, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  71. Biodiversity and the built environment: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  72. Design of Sustainable Outsourcing Services for Facilities Management: Critical Success Factors

    Article • Sustainability, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  73. Stimulating growth and improving the delivery of housing microfinance interventions

    Article • Journal of Facilities Management, July 2018, Emerald

    Dr Francis K Bondinuba, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  74. Guest editorial

    Article • Journal of Facilities Management, July 2018, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  75. The Social Value Act 2012: current state of practice in the social housing sector

    Article • Journal of Facilities Management, July 2018, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  76. Sustainable regeneration project delivery in UK

    Article • Journal of Facilities Management, February 2018, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  77. Education for sustainable development in the built environment

    Article • International Journal of Construction Education and Research, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  78. De/motivations in housing microfinance delivery in Ghana

    Article • Property Management, September 2017, Emerald

    Dr Francis K Bondinuba, Dr ALEX OPOKU

  79. Public healthcare practices and criteria for a sustainable procurement: A comparative study between UK and Italy

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  80. THE EXTENT OF PRACTITIONERS' INVOLVEMENT IN THE DELIVERY OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN REGENERATION PROJECTS IN UK

    Article • European Journal of Sustainable Development, May 2017, European Center of Sustainable Development

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  81. Students’ Perspectives on the Relevance of Sustainability Literacy in a Postgraduate Built Environment Program

    Article • International Journal of Construction Education and Research, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  82. Exploring the knowledge ‘base’ of practitioners in the delivery of sustainable regeneration projects

    Article • Construction Economics and Building, June 2016, UTS ePress

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  83. Research Methodology in the Built Environment

    Article • March 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  84. Organizational leadership role in the delivery of sustainable construction projects in UK

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, May 2015, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  85. Leadership style of sustainability professionals in the UK construction industry

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, May 2015, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  86. Leadership, culture and sustainable built environment

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, May 2015, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  87. The Role of Culture in a Sustainable Built Environment

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  88. Current practices towards achieving sustainable construction project delivery in the UK

    Article • The International Journal of Environmental Cultural Economic and Social Sustainability Annual Review, January 2015, Common Ground Publishing

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  89. Embracing sustainability practices in UK construction organizations

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, January 2014, Emerald

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  90. Understanding Sustainability: A View from Intra-organizational Leadership within UK Construction Organizations

    Article • International Journal of Architecture Engineering and Construction, June 2013, International Association for Sustainable Development and Management

    Dr ALEX OPOKU

  91. The Application of Whole Life Costing in the UK Construction Industry: Benefits and Barriers

    Article • International Journal of Architecture Engineering and Construction, January 2013, International Association for Sustainable Development and Management

    Dr ALEX OPOKU