Karima Hamani

Karima Hamani is an Associate Professor of Construction Management and Surveying at Heriot-Watt University. With a PhD focused on corporate sustainability in construction, she has over 15 years of experience in project management, sustainability, and structural design. Since joining Heriot-Watt in 2009, she has undertaken roles such as Programme Coordinator for Facilities Management and Construction Management, and Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) at the Centre of Excellence in Smart and Sustainable Construction (CS2C). Additionally, she is the Chair of the Sustainability Committee at the Dubai Campus. Karima, a PMP, LEED AP, and Estidama PQP accredited professional, holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering and an MSc in Construction Project Management.

Karima has been active in both industry and academia for over 15 years, focusing on sustainable design and construction practices. During her PhD, she developed a multi-criteria evaluation model to assess the sustainability efforts of construction contractors in the UAE. This research has made contributions to corporate sustainability and sustainable construction in the region. Moreover, Karima has interests in lean construction, the Last Planner system, and facilities and asset management. She is also keen on exploring learning and teaching methodologies, with a particular emphasis on project-based learning and resilience in higher education settings.

Warid, O & Hamani, Lean Construction in UAE: Last Planner System® Implementation. Lean Construction Journal, Accepted, 2023.

Mawed, M., Tilani, V. & Hamani, K. “The role of facilities management in green retrofit of existing buildings in the United Arab Emirates”. Journal of Facilities Management, 18, 36-52, 2020.

Al-Hajj, A. & Hamani, K. “Material Waste in the UAE Construction Industry: Main Causes and Minimization Practices”, Architectural Engineering and Design management. 7, 221-235, 2011.

Al-Hajj, A and Hamani, K. “Waste minimisation in the UAE construction industry”. Proceedings of the CIB Joint International Symposium, 15-17 Nov. 2008, Dubai.

Hamani, K and Al-Hajj A, Sustainability evaluation criteria of construction contractors in the UAE, Proceedings of the CIB MEENA, 14-16 December 2014, Abu Dhabi.

Hamani, K and Al-Hajj, A.  A conceptual framework towards evaluating construction contractors for sustainability. The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS COBRA, in association with AUBEA, the University of Technology Sydney and University of Western Sydney, 8-10 July. 2015, Sydney, Australia.

Hamani, K and Al-Hajj, A.  A conceptual framework towards evaluating construction contractors for sustainability. The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS COBRA, in association with AUBEA, the University of Technology Sydney and University of Western Sydney, 8-10 July. 2015, Sydney, Australia.

Mohamed, H and Hamani, K Implementation of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Method in the UAE Healthcare Construction Projects. Mohamed, H and Hamani, K, Lean and Agile Middle East Summit 2017, Dubai.

Shehata, M & Hamani, K. Developing an early prediction model of bankruptcy in the UAE construction industry, CIB International Conference on Smart Built Environment, ICSBE 2021, Dubai.