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Mahmoud Karaz is an experienced Project Manager in the Middle East and western Europe, and a Researcher. With a demonstrated history of experience in the building and transportation construction projects. His main focus is on applying innovation into the industry through the application of modern construction principles rather than conventional ones and strives to incorporate new technologies and approaches such as (Location-based management, sustainable design, Offsite construction, Lean construction, BIM and IPD). Completed the Magister (2.º ciclo de estudos) in Construction Technology Management in 2017/06/23 by Politechnika Poznanska and Bachelor in Geomatics and Surveying Engineering in 2011/02/08 by Al-Balqa' Applied University Faculty of Engineering. Mahmoud currently attends the Doutoramento in Thinking systems using Lean Construction, Building information modelling (BIM) and Intenet of Things (IoT) by Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Civil. Is a PhD student in Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção. Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Civil Engineering with emphasis on Construction Engineering. In their professional activities interacted with 1 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mahmoud Karaz
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Karaz, Mahmoud
  • Karaz

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
581A-839A-E0F4
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3063-4998

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Arab (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2006/09/09 - 2011/02/08
Concluded
 Geomatics and Surveying Engoneering (Bachelor)
Major in Civil Engineering
Al-Balqa' Applied University Faculty of Engineering, Jordan
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/10 - Current Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Coordenador de Projeto (Categorias e Funções Especificas) VN2R, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01 - 2021/02 BIM Modeler Instahouse, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/02/28 - 2016/01/15 Site manager and Planning Engineer (3 Highway Projects, and 2 rural roads) - Prepared time, resources, constraints, and milestones schedules - Measured projects performance against schedule performanc Nahdet AL Emar for Construction, Saudi Arabia
2011/03/01 - 2013/02/14 Site & Quantities Engineer(3 km highway transportation project and 177 m bridge length) I managed the site (Bridge construction, Highway layers, Structural MEP installations, Obstructions removal and) Marwan A. Alkurdi & Partners Co. Ltd., Jordan
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09 - Current Construction waste elimination using Lean construction and BIM methods
2021.04751.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mahmoud Karaz; José Cardoso Teixeira. "Waste Elimination and Value Management Framework Based on Lean Design Methods". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-20241-4_23
  2. Karaz, Mahmoud; Teixeira, José Cardoso; Rahla, Kamel Mohamed. "Construction and Demolition Waste—A Shift Toward Lean Construction and Building Information Model". In Sustainability and Automation in Smart Constructions, 51-58. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35533-3_8
Conference abstract
  1. Karaz, Mahmoud; José Cardoso Teixeira. "Understanding Construction waste from production perspectives". Paper presented in The 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Mahmoud Karaz; José Manuel Cardoso Teixeira. "A System Dynamic Modelling Approach for Integrated Lean-BIM Planning and Control Methods". 2023.
    10.24928/2023/0170
  2. Karaz; José Cardoso Teixeira. "Developing a Construction Supply Chain System based on Lean construction and Building Information Modelling supported Internet of Things standards". Paper presented in 2020 International Conference on Building Science, Technology and Sustainability, Lisbon, 2021.
    Submitted
  3. Karaz, Mahmoud; José Cardoso Teixeira. "Construction Waste Management based Lean constructoin and BIM: Systematic Literature Review". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese congress on building information modeling, Porto, 2020.
    Accepted
Journal article
  1. Karaz, Mahmoud; Teixeira, José Manuel Cardoso; Amaral, Tatiana Gondim do. "Mitigating Making-Do Practices Using the Last Planner System and BIM: A System Dynamic Analysis". Buildings 14 8 (2024): 2314. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082314.
    10.3390/buildings14082314
  2. Mahmoud Karaz; José Cardoso Teixeira. "Waste Elimination based on Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling: A Systematic Literature Review". U.Porto Journal of Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_009-003_001808.
    10.24840/2183-6493_009-003_001808
Preprint
  1. Mahmoud Karaz; José Manuel Cardoso Teixeira; Tatiana Gondim do Amaral. "Into Mitigating Making-Do Practices using the Last Planner System and BIM: A System Dynamic Analysis". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1403.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202405.1403.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Karaz. "Evaluation procedure for subcontractors based on Six-Sigma Methodology". Master, Politechnika Poznanska, 2017.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/04/05 How production theory can help in understanding and managing C&D waste CTAC meeting
CTAC The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (Guimaraes, Portugal)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Engineering Construction & Architectural Management (1365-232X) Emerald (MCB UP)
2019 - Current International Journal of Construction Management (2331-2327) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/04/02 - 2020/06/01 Building Information Modelling For Integrated Project Delivery International Master Programme and Post-graduation in. SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. iDiSBE.
Distinctions

Other distinction

2017 Master degree with distinction
Politechnika Poznanska Wydzial Inzynierii Ladowej i Transportu, Poland