Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations Vol 2 : Proceedings of ICSDI 2026 Vol 2

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest research, innovations, and practical applications in the field of sustainability, with a focus on construction materials and their use in building and civil engineering structures. As an outcome of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations (ICSDI 2026), this book presents a selection of peer-reviewed papers from prominent researchers and engineers around the world. This book covers a broad range of topics, including construction and resilient infrastructure, sustainable manufacturing, industrial ecology, renewable energy, future cities, sustainable built environment design, and policies, regulations, and economics for achieving sustainable development goals. This book serves as an essential reference for graduate students, engineers, and scientists, as well as industry professionals working in the field of sustainability. This book aligns with the book series' scope that aims to contribute to progress in the industry, energy and construction sciences, techniques, and industries through communication between research and practice. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners and policymakers who are interested in understanding the latest technological advancements and innovations in sustainability to solve real-world problems.

Mohamed Ezzat Al-Atroush is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Prince Sultan University (PSU), Riyadh, KSA. Specializing in geotechnical engineering, his work focuses on resilient infrastructure applications and sustainable development. He obtained his M.Sc. in 2013 and Ph.D. in 2018, both from Ain Shams University, with research that gained international recognition. Since joining PSU in 2019, he has been instrumental in founding the Structures and Materials (S&M) Research Lab and recently established the GeoTech 2.0 Research Lab, an advanced AI-driven geotechnical research facility funded by a major research grant of 3.4 million SAR.

Yasser E. Ibrahim Mansour is a professor of Structural Engineering and the chairman of the department of Engineering Management at Prince Sultan University since 2015. Prof. Yasser has several conference and journal publications in the area of structural engineering as well as the engineering education. His research area includes seismic resistant structures and structural response under different dynamic loads. Prof. Yasser got his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. in 2005. He joined Prince Sultan University in 2013. Before he joined Prince Sultan University, he was the chairman of Construction Engineering Department at Dammam University, currently Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. He was one of the founders of the College of Engineering there. Prof. Yasser served as a member of the review panel of several undergraduate and graduate engineering programs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA).

Prof. Abdelhakim Abdelhadi is the director of the Master in Engineering Management program at the College of Engineering at Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Abdelhadi received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, USA, his M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan, and his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan. He has 12 years of industry experience and more than 20 years of academic experience. He is a fellow of the higher education academy, FHEA. Recently, Dr. Abdelhadi published several research studies in engineering education besides the research in his field of interest and authored an introduction to engineering economy book in Arabic. Dr. Abdelhadi's research and teaching interests include group technology, maintenance scheduling, and lean manufacturing. He supervised and co-supervised 9 M.Sc. thesis inside and outside the Kingdom.

Zubair Ahmed Memon earned his Ph.D. from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor, Malaysia, in 2007. With over 25 years of experience in the field, teaching, and research, he joined Prince Sultan University (PSU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2014 and was promoted to a professor in 2017 in the Department of Engineering Management. Prof. Memon has extensive expertise in teaching Civil Engineering and Construction Management courses and has served as a project manager for construction projects. He has authored numerous Web of Science and Scopus-indexed publications as a single author, first author, and co-author in reputable international journals. He has also actively participated in international conferences, presenting his research as a keynote speaker and guest participant. His research interests include the application of IT in the construction industry, construction project management, and sustainable solutions for construction materials used in buildings and highway construction.