CONFERENCE ARTICLES/PRESENTATION
1. Masood, R. (2025, 1-3 December). Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Prefabricated Construction. International Conference of GREEN+DIGITAL+INTELLIGENT Built Environments.Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
2. Masood, R. (2023, 26-28 Nov). Safety Situation of Prefabricated Construction in New Zealand. Paper presented at 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) annual international conference. Auckland, New Zealand. (Best paper award)
3. Finnie, D., Masood, R., Grant, L. & Khalfan, M. (2023, 26-28 Nov). Subcontractor engagement in the Two-stage early contractor involvement procurement. Paper presented at 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) annual international conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
4. Finnie, D., Goldsworthy, S. & Masood, R. (2023, 30 Nov-1Dec). Practices for reducing embodied carbon (EC) emissions in New Zealand commercial construction. Paper presented at Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM) conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
5. Masood, R. , Gonzalez, V. & Lim, J. B. 2017. Value Stream Mapping - a Case Study of Cold-Formed Steel House Framing for Offsite Manufacturing Supply Chain, 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, 829-836. (Cited, 7+)
6. Farooqui, R. U., Masood, R., & Aziz, J. (2008). Assessing the viability of total quality management implementation in contracting firms of Pakistani construction industry. ICCIDC–I Advancing and Integrating Construction Education, Research & Practice. Karachi, Pakistan. (Cited, 22+).
7. Masood, R., & Choudhry, R. M. (2011, August). Measuring safety climate to enhance safety culture in the construction industry of Pakistan. In CIB W099 Safety and Health in Construction Conference: Prevention: Means to the end of construction injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (pp. 1243-1249). Singapore. (Cited, 19+).
8. Masood, R., & Choudhry, R. M. (2010, August). Identification of risk factors for construction contracting firms-Encompassing mitigation stance. In 2nd International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries' Advancing & Integrating Construction Education, Research & Practices (pp. 3-5). Cairo, Egypt. (Cited, 19+).
9. Masood, R., Choudhry, R.M. (2012, April 11-14) Investigation of demographic factors relationship with safety climate. In Proceedings of the 48th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings, Birmingham, UK. (Cited, 11+).
10. Choudhry, R. M., & Masood, R. (2011, August). Assessment of multi-level safety climates of working groups to drive perceptual unification. In CIB W99 International Conference on Prevention: Means to the End of Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (pp. 24-26). Singapore. (Cited, 10+).
11. Masood, R., Choudhry, R., Azhar, S., & Hinze, J. (2012, July). Mapping construction safety non-practice behavior with culture constructs. In Third International conference on construction in developing countries (ICCIDC-III): Advancing Civil, Architectural and Construction Engineering & Management. Bangkok, Thailand. . (Cited, 9+).
12. Masood, R., Farooqui, Choudhry, Riaz, Z. & Munir, Y. (2012, August). Analyzing health & safety (H&S) policy to evaluate top management commitment level. In CIB W99 International Conference on Prevention: Means to the End of Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (pp. 24-26). Singapore. (Cited, 7+).
13. Masood, R., Choudhry, & Riaz, Z. (2012, August). Cross-trade perceptions of safety climate of construction workers. In CIB W99 International Conference on Prevention: Means to the End of Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (pp. 24-26). Singapore. (Cited, 6+).
14. Masood, R., Farooqui, R. U., & Aziz, J. (2009). A Framework for Strategic Management in Construction Contracting Firms. In Fifth International Conference in the 21st Century (CITC-V), Istanbul, Turkey. (Cited, 3+).
15. Masood, R., Farooqui, R., & Choudhry, R. (2013). Application of data mining for assessing safety climate of multi-trade construction workers - A step towards system thinking approach. In International Conference on Safety, Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICSCEPM-2013), "Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries," Islamabad, Pakistan. August 19 (Vol. 21, pp. 115-120). (Cited, 2+).
16. Masood, R., & Farooqui, R. (2012, July). Economic Impact of Terrorism on Pakistan Construction Industry. In Third International conference on construction in developing countries (ICCIDC-III): Advancing Civil, Architectural and Construction Engineering & Management. Bangkok, Thailand. (Cited, 2+).
17. Masood, R., Choudhry, R., Riaz, Z. Waseem, U., Khursheed, N. & Khan, M.A. (2012, August). Strengthening the Formal Education of Construction Safety for Civil Engineers – Bridging the Gap. In CIB W99 International Conference on Prevention: Means to the End of Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (pp. 24-26). Singapore. (Cited, 2+).
18. Masood, R., Gonzalez, V., Lim, J. P., & Cabrera, G. (2017). Trends in Housing Offsite Manufacturing Supply Chain Management (HOSCM) research. In X. Zou, Ptrick, J. Sanjayan, M. Alam, & X. Xu (Eds.), Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Melbourne, Australia. (pp. 763–769). (Cited, 1+).
19. Masood, R., Maqsoom, A., Ellahi, M., & Khan, M.A. (2012, Nov 7-9). Measuring Content of Vision Statement For Imaging Future. In International Scientific Conference People Buildings and Environment. Lednice, Czech Republic. (pp. 312-320). (Cited, 1+).
20. Masood, R., & Farooqui, R. U. (2009, November). Effective Management system in Construction contracting firms–A Comparative Analysis. In 1st International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environment in Developing Countries, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia (pp. 2-3). (Cited, 1+).
21. Masood, R., & Choudhry, R. M. (2012, December 19-21). Measuring Construction Safety Climate in Supervisory Environment with Multi-level Analysis on Projects in Pakistan. Seventh International Conference on Construction on the 21st Century (CITC-VII), Bangkok, Thailand.
22. Masood, R. (2012, December 19-21). Relating Construction Safety Performance lagging and leading indicators. Seventh International Conference on Construction on the 21st Century (CITC-VII), Bangkok, Thailand.
23. Masood, R., & Choudhry, R. M. (2011, July 5-7). Investigation of the Multi-level Safety Climate of Working Groups for Perceptional Differences. Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
24. Masood, R., Hasan, J. & Choudhry, R. M. (2011, July 5-7). Sustainable Infrastructure Re-construction Approaches for Flood Disaster. investigation of the Multi-level Safety Climate of Working Groups for Perceptional Differences. Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
National conference articles/presentations
Ø New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (2025, 12-13 Feb): https://www.nzbers.ac.nz/nzbers2025 Massey University, Auckland
25. Masood, R. (2025)."Towards Supply Chain Business Model for Prefabricated Construction"
26. Masood, R., Finnie, D., Davidson, W. and Raina, P. (2025). "Challenges to Construction GenZ Workforce"
Ø Virtual Research Symposium (2024, 4 Dec): https://itpresearch.ac.nz/opsitara-2024/. Te Pūkenga.
27. Masood, R., Flanders, J., Finnie, D., & Grace, M. (2023). Are we prepared for assessing AI content?
28. Masood, R., Wilson, N. and Altaf, O. (2024). "Integrating BIM Frameworks for NZ Construction Digitalization"
29. Masood, R., Ludlow, E. Finnie, D. and Morrison, B. (2024). "LEED rating analysis of Student hostel Building"
30. Mualia, S. Masood, R. and Landage, N. (2024). "Enhancing Indigenous Enrolment in Tertiary Construction Qualifications"
Ø OPSITARA Research Symposium (2025, 4-5 Dec): https://itpresearch.ac.nz/2025-symposium/. Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin
31. Masood, R., Finnie, D., Mualia, S. and Flanders, J. (2025). "Design Assessments for Construction Courses using AI"
32. Masood, R., Kopschaninow, N., Wilson, N. and Landage, N. (2025). "Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals through Prefabricated Construction – An Industry Perspective”
Ø OPSITARA Research Symposium (2024, 5-6 Dec): https://itpresearch.ac.nz/opsitara-2024/. Ara Institute of Canterbury joint research symposium | Te Pūkenga.
33. Masood, R. (2024). "Micro-credentials for Prefabricated Construction"
34. Masood, R., Finnie, D. and Flanders, J. (2024). "Impact of NZ3910: 2023 Changes on Construction Practices"
Ø OPSITARA Research Symposium (2023, 30 Nov-1st Dec): Savage J. L. & Bodkin-Allen S. (Eds.) (2023) OPSITARA 2023: Te Pūkenga Region 4 Research Symposium, Invercargill, New Zealand. Book of Abstracts https://itpresearch.ac.nz/home/opsitara2023/. Southern Institute of Technology | Te Pūkenga.
35. Masood, R., Flanders, J., Finnie, D., & Grace, M. (2023). Are we prepared for assessing AI content?
36. Masood, R., Landage, N., Piri, I., & Wilson, N. (2023). Mapping Quantity Surveyor Graduate profiles against NZIQS competency standards.
37. Masood, R., Wilson, N., Landage, N., & Altaf, O. (2023). BIM-enabled collaborative automated quantity take-off of buildings for better efficiency and effectiveness.
38. Masood, R., Soper, K., Menike, S., Bistouni, M., & Morrison, B. (2023). Application of Circular economy principles by Prefabricated housebuilding companies.
39. Masood, R., Flanders, J., Raina, P., Aliakbarlou, S., & Afzal, M. (2023). Root causes of Request for information (RFI) on commercial construction projects.
40. Masood, R., Li, X., Menike, S., Wilson, N., & Afzal, M. (2023). Application of Building information modelling in prefabricated housebuilding.
41. Ali, R. & Masood, R. (2023). Cyclone Gabrielle Hosing Recovery through Prefabricated Construction
42. Pene, T., Masood, R., Menike, S., & Mualia, S. (2023). Critical Success factors for Indigenous construction companies in New Zealand.
43. Mukunthan, R., Aliakbarlou, S., Masood, R., Shaheed, R., & Matafeo, R. (2023, November 30 – December 01). Improving Prefabrication Supply Chain to Alleviate the Housing Shortage.
44. Xu, Y., Aliakbarlou, S., Masood, R., Chan, L., & Kimaro, A. (2023). Skill requirements for low-prefabricated Timber Building Technologies.
45. Afzal, M., Liu, H., & Masood, R. (2023). Impact of the Edendale roundabout on safety and mobility.
46. Afzal, M., Maharjan, S., & Masood, R. (2023). Critical Analysis of Invercargill Road Network in Case of Natural Hazards.
Ø ITP Research Symposium (2022, 30 Nov-2nd Dec): Savage J. L. & Bodkin-Allen S. (Eds.) (2022) ITP Research Symposium, Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand.
47. Masood, R., Aliakbarlou, S. and Hu, A. (2022) Skill Matrix for Prefabricated Construction.
48. Masood, R., Shuva, C. and Bordon, A. (2022). Use of LIDAR Scanner for Heritage Buildings.
49. Um, S., Aliakbarlou, S., Masood, R. and Chen, L. (2022). Skills Shortage in New Zealand prefabricated construction
50. Masood, R. and Ali, R. (2022). Effectiveness of Prefabricated construction for Pandemic facilities
51. Lee, J., Masood, R. and Moradibistouni, M. (2022). Multicriteria decision-making for selecting insulation for prefabricated buildings.
Ø OPSITARA Research Symposium (2022, July 14-15): Brook, L. & Aimers, J. (Eds.) (2022) OPSITARA 2022: Otago Polytechnic Ltd., Dunedin, New Zealand. (https://doi.org/10.34074/proc.2204).
52. Masood, R., Ward, K. and Afzal, M. (2022) Towards HyFlex model for architecture, engineering and construction courses
53. Masood, R., Aliakbarlou, S., Chan, L. and Teo, J. (2022). Uptake of Offsite Construction in NZ – A Non- Supplier viewpoint.
54. Masood, R., Menike, S., Nerlekar, P., and Afzal, M. (2022). Establishing Quality Assurance Regime for prefabricated house building company.
55. Afzal, M., Masood, R., Gabriel, C. and Melo, H. (2022). An empirical study on flexible pavement design for reconstruction of Tweed street
Ø ITP Research Symposium (2021, October 14-15): Shone, M., Russell, B. & Gunawardana, S. (Eds.) (2021) ITP Research Symposium, Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand. (https://www.ara.ac.nz/news-and-events/events/opsitara-2021-research-conference/)
56. Masood, R., Samarsinghe, D. Moradibistouni, M. & Akbarlou, S.A. (2021). Identification of Offsite Construction Skills and Profiles
57. Masood, R., Gabriel, C., Afzal, M. & Peltsmakher, K. (2021). Cold-formed Steel (CFS) as a Prefabrication Technology for Medium Density Housing (MDH) in New Zealand.
58. Shuva, C. & Masood, R. (2021). Developing An Operational Workflow to Integrate Mobile Lidar Scanner in BIM Optimisation.
Ø ITP Research Symposium (2020, September 24): Hamerton, H. & Fraser, C. (Eds.) (2021) ITP Research Symposium, Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga, New Zealand. (https://itpresearch.ac.nz/home/2020-itp-symposium/)
59. Masood, R., Samarsinghe, D., & Aliakbarlou, S. (2020). Making a case of upskilling the New Zealand workforce for Offsite construction