ADEEBA ABDUL RAHEEM, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE, ENV SP

Home address: Office address:

1445 Franklin Dell Civil Engineering Department

El Paso, TX 79912 University of Texas, El Paso

500 W. University Avenue

El Paso, TX 79968

+1(915)-747-6348

EDUCATION

Ph.D.in Construction ManagementAugust 2010-August 2014

M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management

College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida

M.Sc. in Construction Engineering & ManagementJan.2012- Dec.2013

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment

College of Engineering, University of Florida

Certificate -Safety in Design and Construction: A Lifecycle ApproachApril 2012

The Center for Continuing Professional Education,

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringJan.2011-Dec. 2011

Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences

College of Engineering, University of Florida

M.Sc.in Building ConstructionAugust 2008-May2010

M.E. Rinker Sr. School of ConstructionManagement

College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida

B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering & Design Jan. 2001-Dec. 2005

(Honors)

Architectural Engineering & Design department

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Assistant ProfessorAugust 2014-Present

University of Texas, El Paso

Courses taught:

CE 5382: Construction Cost Analysis and Bidding

CE 4334: Construction Management

CE 5388: Construction Safety

CE 5387: Construction Planning and Scheduling

CE 5390: Sustainable Construction

Graduate Teaching AssistantAugust 2010-August 2014

Rinker School of Construction Management, University of Florida, FL

Course(s) assisted:

BCN 2405C- Construction Mechanics (8 semesters: Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013,Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

BCN 1582- International Sustainable Development (Summer 2014)

Responsibilities:

Teaching lab sessions and grading quizzes and exams

Maintaining e-learning website (Sakai, Canvas)

Conducting structural lab to demonstrate various tests like tensile strength test for steel and compressive strength test for concrete

Graduate Research Assistant Nov. 2010- August 2014

Fluor Program for Construction Safety

Rinker School of Construction Management, University of Florida, FL

Research project: Establishment of a Center of Excellence for construction safety in Pakistan (Funding

Agency: U.S. Department of State –National Academy of Sciences)

Responsibilities:

Data collection for benchmarking the current construction safety situation in Pakistan

Coordinating between U.S. and Pakistani research teams

Preparing a framework for improving existing regulatory infrastructure

Preparing and presenting a safety proposal for Pakistan Engineering Council and Ministry of Labor

Composing safety guidelines for different stakeholders

Writing progress reports to the funding agency and research papers based on the research findings

Assisting in preparing pilot programs for training purposes

Assisting in the establishment process of “Center of Excellence” in Pakistan

Graduate Research AssistantAugust 2009-August 2014

Center for Advanced Construction Information Modeling (CACIM)

Rinker School of Construction Management, University of Florida

Research interests: BIM, Energy simulation

Responsibilities:

Conducting energy simulation and analysis using different software

Conducting research for improving efficiency of building facades

Assisting Rinker undergraduate BIM competition team in learning different energy simulation software

Junior Project EngineerMay 2006-July 2008

Abrar A. Siddiqui & Associates, Lahore, Pakistan

Coordinated in thepreparation of Architectural and Structural drawings of various commercial project under private DBB and DB contracts.

Coordinated communication among the stakeholders

Oversaw production of project-specific documentation, project plans, requirements and design documents.

Participated as a member of risk identification teams formed especially for the DB projects

Monitored and tracked progress against milestones, deadlines and budget. Reported on these items to key internal and external project stakeholders under DBB and DB contracts

Assisted in preparation of BOQ’s of commercial and residential projects.

Assisted in pre-construction activities on various commercial project including site analysis and value engineering

Also involved in the construction of differentmid-rise branches of United Bank and Bank Alflah Pakistan under the Design-Build contracts

Junior Architectural EngineerDec.2005-April 2006

FINARCH Consultants, Lahore, Pakistan

Maintained construction files and RFI’s.

Monitored and tracked project’s progress

Prepared BOQ’s for residential projects in Defense Housing Authority, Pakistan.

Assisted field visits to different commercial and residential projects with senior engineers

Internee EngineerMay 2004-August 2004

UNICON Consulting Services, Lahore, Pakistan

Gained on-site work experience on projects like Royal Palm Golf & Country Club Lahore and Exhibition Hall at Fortress Stadium. I was responsible for doing daily site visits with the supervisors and to monitor the progress of ongoing HVAC duct installations.

Record keeping

Technical accuracy of the drawings

Coordination among the service contractors on the job-sites

PEER REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONS

In preparation

  1. Juan C., Raheem A.A. and Issa R.R. (2016).“Simulating and Analyzing Mixed-Mode Ventilation System for Office Buildings in Hot and Dry Climates”.
  2. Moss R., and Raheem A.A. (2016). “Sustainable campus best practices: Target areas to initiate a campus sustainability plan- Advantages and Challenges”.

2016

  1. Juan C., Raheem A.A. and Issa R.R. (2016). “From simulation to monitoring: Analyzing the potential of mixed-mode ventilation systems through literature to integrate natural ventilation for buildings.” Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, 127, pp. 1008-1018
  2. Jia M., Srinavasan R. and Raheem A. (2016).“From occupancy to occupant behavior: An analytical survey of data acquisition technologies, modeling methodologies and simulation coupling mechanisms for building energy efficiency.”Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, 68(1), pp. 525-540
  3. Raheem A.A., Issa R.R.A., and Olbina S. (2016). “Environmental performance and economic analysis of different glazing-sunshade systems using simulation tools.” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Special issue(Invited paper), 0.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000564, C5016001.
  4. Raheem A.A., and Issa R.R.A. (2016). “Safety implementation framework for Pakistani construction industry”.Journal of Safety Science, Elsevier, 82, pp.301-314.
  5. Juan C., Raheem A.A. and Srinavasan R. (2016). “Comparative embodied energy analysis of various materials to build reticulated dome structures”.Buildings and Environment, 96, pp. 22-34.

2015

  1. Raheem A.A., Issa R.R.A., Olbina S. and Flood, I. (2015). “Environmental performance of different glazing-sunshade systems using simulation tools.” Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Advanced Communications and Computation (INFOCOMP), Brussels, Belgium, pp.134-139, Best Paper Award

2014

  1. Raheem A.A., Issa R.R.A., and Olbina S. (2014). “Energy and indoor comfort analysis of various window-shading assemblies ina hot and humid climate.” Invited paperin the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) Savannah, GA, December 2014, pp. 3200-3211
  2. Raheem A.A. and Hinze J. (2014).” Disparity between Construction Safety Standards: A Global Analysis”. Safety Science, Elsevier, 70(1), 276-287
  3. Raheem A.A., Issa R.R.A., and Olbina S. (2014). “Studying the Impacts of Different Glazing Sunshade Assemblies on Energy, Thermal Comfort and Daylighting of a South Facing Mid-Rise Office Building in Florida”. ICCCBE 2014, Disney World, Orlando, Florida, USA.

2013

  1. Raheem A.A., Issa R.R.A., and Olbina S. (2013). “Solar Transmittance Analysis of Different Types of

Sunshades in the Florida”. Building Simulation journal, Springer, 7(1), pp.3-11.

  1. Raheem A. A. and Hinze J. (2013).” Improving the Existing Regulatory Infrastructure for Worker Safety inthe Construction Industry of Pakistan”. International Conference on Safety, Construction Engineering

and Project Management (ICSCEPM 2013) “Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries”,Pakistan, pp. 72-77.

  1. Raheem A. A. and Hinze J. (2013). “Understanding the Safety Culture of Construction Companies in Pakistan by Analyzing Safety Policy Manuals”. International Conference on Safety, Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICSCEPM 2013) “Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries”, Pakistan, pp. 66-71

2012

  1. Raheem A. A. and Hinze J. (2012). "Reasons for the Poor Implementation of Worker's Safety in the

Construction Industry of Pakistan: A Contractor's Prospective". The CIB W099 International Conference 2012." Modelling and Building Health and Safety", Singapore, pp 54-63

  1. Raheem A. A., Hinze J., and Azhar S. (2012). “Injury/fatality Data Collection Needs for Developing

Countries”. Third International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries (ICCIDC–III). “Advancing Civil, Architectural and Construction Engineering & Management”. July 4-6, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand. pp. 308-313.

  1. Raheem A.A. and Issa R.R.A. (2012). “Assessing the IECC Energy Saving Potential for Residential

Construction in Florida”. ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 17-20,

2012, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA. pp. 650-657.

2011 and before

  1. Raheem A. A., Hinze J., Azhar S., Choudhry R., Riaz Z. (2011). “Comparative Analysis of Construction

Safety in Asian Developing Countries”. Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI) “Construction Challenges in the New Decade” July 5-7 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 623- 630

  1. Raheem, A.A., Issa R.R.A. and Olbina S. (2011). “Environmental Performance Analysis of a Single Family House using BIM”. ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 19-22 2011, Miami FL, USA. pp. 827-831
  2. Raheem, A.A, Tahir, M.A. (2008). “Mughal Architecture under the Cloud of Demolition: Environmental

effects on monuments”, Journal of Building Appraisal, Palgrave Macmillan UK. 4 (2), pp. 103-

RECOGNITION/ AWARDS

  • 2016, Invited member of the President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability at The University of Texas at El Paso
  • 2016 DBIA Instructor
  • 2016 ASCE ExCEED Fellow
  • 2016: Award for Outstanding efforts in securing extramural funding, Office of research and sponsored projects, University of Texas, El Paso
  • 2015: Who’s Who in Higher Education, AcademicKeys
  • 2015: Award for Outstanding efforts in securing extramural funding, Office of research and sponsored projects, University of Texas, El Paso
  • 2014: UF Science Policy Training Award- awarded to one graduate student per year under NSF-I-CUBED grant
  • June 2014, 2012: College of Design, Construction and Planning research travel grant
  • June 2014,2012: UF Division of Sponsored Research (DSR), travel grant
  • June 2012, 2014: UF Graduate Student Council, travel grant
  • 2011-2014: U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Fellowship under US-Pakistan Science and Technology Program Grant
  • 2012 Green Chord Award, Green Graduation Challenge, Gators Going Green organization, University of Florida
  • 2011: South Florida Ecosystem Summer Course scholarship, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), UF
  • 2011: Prairie Project Graduate Fellow, Sustainable UF, University of Florida, awarded to only ten students per year
  • 2010: UF Altrusa Marilyn Little Scholarship Award, awarded to only two international students per year
  • 2010: UF Rinker Graduate Fellowship for Masters studies
  • 2009: CEMEX scholarship, UF
  • Honorary membership of Sigma Lambda Chi, USA-2009, awarded to top 5% graduate students at the Rinker School of Construction Management
  • Student Recognition Award- UET, 2006
  • 2001,2003, 2004 and 2005: UET Meritorious Scholarship
  • 1999: Student Recognition Award (HIJRI Scholarship)- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, PK. Awarded to top ten students in the country

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

  • AASHE Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop, Emory University, Atlanta, January 2017
  • DBIA Educator Workshop, Denver CO, August 7-11 2016
  • ASEE-NETI-1, Effective Teaching for Engineers, San Diego CA, 5-6 January, 2016
  • Envision™ Sustainability Professional Certification, Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure, November 2014
  • Science Policy Training, Science Outside the Lab- Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO), Washington DC, Scheduled May 2014
  • South Florida Ecosystems, on-field course, Sponsored by Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), UF, May 9-24, 2011
  • Sustainability Prairie Project for Graduate fellows, workshop UF- May5-6, 2011
  • Spring 2011 UF Workshops for Teaching Assistants, UF Teaching Center and the Graduate School, Jan. 19- March 3, 2011
  • Sustainable Historic Preservation of Hyde Park Tampa, On-Field course, UF- Fall 2011
  • Rinker School Building Information Modeling Workshop, UF-May 7-8, 2009
  • Faculty Development Workshop, Higher Education Commission Pakistan, University of Engineering & Technology Pakistan, July 14-17, 2006

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Reviewer

ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Elsevier Journal of Safety and Health at Work (2 manuscript)

Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (3 manuscripts)

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering(1 manuscript)

MDPI International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1 manuscript)

American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture (3 manuscript)

MDPI Journal of Materials (1 manuscript)

Bentham Open Civil Engineering Journal (1 manuscript)

International Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Science (AASCIT) (1 manuscript)

Editorial Board Member

International Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Science-AASCIT

Journal of Energy- AASCIT

Technical Committees

Technical program committee member- International conference of Architecture, Structure Engineering and Civil Engineering (AECE) 2016

Technical committee member- Sustainability and Resilience Summit (2015-present)

Member of Leadership Team for the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering & Construction (ICSDEC 2015)

Others

  • Session chair, 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Orlando, FL
  • Served as a mentor for UF University Minority Mentor Program (UMMP), August 2013- August 2014
  • Poster judge at the “UF Annual Graduate Research Day”, October 28th, 2012
  • Graduate Staff, 2012 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Clearwater Beach, FL, June 17-22
  • Poster judge at the “Annual NSF Research Day”, University of Florida, October 25th 2011
  • Graduate Staff, 2011 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Miami, FL, June 19-22
  • Rinker Graduate assistant for coaching BIM Team in the area of energy simulation techniques/methods, 2010-2014