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• Built environment
• Business management
• Civil engineering
• Engineering
• Information technology

• BSc Construction Management (First Class Hons)
• PhD Plant Management

• Fellow at the Institute of Quarrying
• Member of Plant Branch, His Majesty’s Royal Engineers

• Course Leader for MRes Built Environment
• Individual Honours Research Project (BNV6200 – final year project)
• Masters by Research (MRes) Thesis (BNV7129)

• Safety science, digital technologies and sustainability

Professor Edwards is a PhD supervisor to over 20 successfully completed thesis.

*Selected papers from January 2025 – August 2026:

Birifa, E.K., Owusu-Manu, D., Edwards, D.J. and Acheampong, A. (2026) Critical barriers to the integration of green roofs in Ghanaian construction projects, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 

Amirhossein, A., Mohandes, S.R., Edwards, D.J. Nasir, A.R. and El-Gohary, H. (2026) A meticulous investigation into the application of metaverse in construction industry: a systematic literature review. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 

Edwards, D.J., Najafi, M. and Rahimian, F. (2026) Editorial: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Shaping Modern Construction Practices, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 15 No. 5 pp. 1657–1662, 

Moyo, T., Raliile, M., Edwards, D. and Chigara, B. (2026) Construct validation for technical sustainability as the fourth pillar for achieving sustainable construction: a case for Zimbabwe. Construction Innovation. 

Bayramova, A., Edwards, D. and Rillie, I. (2026) An exploration of safety analytics for proactivity in workplace safety using large language models. Quality and Quantity. 

Sarvari, H. and Edwards, D.J. (2026) Prioritising the causes of utility strike safety incidents in UK highways projects: A swara-based expert analysis, Safety Science, 201. 

Edwards, D.J., Najafi, M. and Rahimian, F. (2026) Editorial: Consciousness of human environmental awareness in turbulent economic times. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 15(3), pp. 941–947. 

Posillico JJ, Stanislav T, Edwards D (2026) Development of a human-centric pedagogical ethos for construction management education amidst industry 5.0. Education + Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.  16th January 2026.

Roberts CJ, Edwards DJ (2026) Repair, maintenance and improvement: the impact of socio-political ideology on the maintenance of the built environment. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 

Gordo-Gregorio, P., Alavi, H., Edwards, D. J., Forcada, N., & Guéna, F. (2026) An occupant-centric approach on digital twins for building management. Building Research & Information, 54(1), 59–78. 

Bayramova, A., Edwards, D.J. (2025) A study of objectivity and subjectivity in research methodology selection. Quality and Quantity, 60, pp. 5905–5931 

Edwards DJ, Najafi M, Rahimian F (2025) "Editorial: Smart infrastructure and safety innovation: AI-driven risk management and resilience strategies". Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 14 No. 6 pp. 1657–1663. 

Roberts, C. and Edwards, D.J. (2025) Repair, Maintenance and Improvement: The Impact of Socio-Political Ideology on the Maintenance of the Built Environment, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. 

Tseladikae, T., Agumba, J., Ochieng, G., Adebowale, O. J. and Edwards, D. (2025) Correlation analysis of project management practices and performance outcomes in social housing projects. International Journal of Construction Management, 1–16. 

Manzoor, B., Antwi-Afari, M.F., Alotaibi, K.S., Edwards, D.J. and Posillico, J.J. (2025) Success Factors for Implementing Digital Twin Technology in Construction Projects: A Systematic and Bibliometric Approach, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(12). 

Seidu, A., Chan, D.W.M., Edwards, D.J. and Owusu-manu, D. (2025) Building green intellectual capital in construction organisations for environmental sustainability: an exploratory structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis, Sustainable Development. 

Jayathilaka, R.D.W.W., Wijewickrama, M.K.C.S. and Edwards, D.J. (2025) Developing a Holistic Teaching and Learning Framework for Construction Management Education: A Systematic Literature Review, Engineering Construction and Architectural Management. 32 (13): 258–284. 

Roberts, C. and Edwards, D.J. (2025) Building surveying education within UK higher education institutions: exploring patterns, trends and future developments, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. 

Gyimah, S., Owusu-Manu, D.-G., Edwards, D.J., Buertey, J.I.T. and Danso, A.K. (2025) Exploring the contributions of circular business models towards the transition of green economy in the Ghanaian construction industry, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 859-880. 

Davies, H. K., Posillico, J. J., & Edwards, D. J. (2025). Soft Skills for Teams in Public Linear Infrastructure: The Development of a Decision Support Tool. Buildings, 15(7), 1197. 

Seidu, S., Edwards, D.J., Owusu-Manu, D., Chan, D. W. M., Abdulai, S. F. and Buertey, J. I. T. (2025) Achieving multifunctionality in green infrastructure projects: a fuzzy evaluation and Gini index of Key drivers in developing countries. Environment Development and Sustainability. 

Elghaish, F., Matarneh, S., Rahimian, F.P., Abdellatef, E., Edwards, D.J., Ejohwomu, O., Abdelmegid, M. and Park, C. (2025) Multi-level optimisation of feature extraction networks for concrete surface crack detection, Developments in the Built Environment, 21. 

Oraee, M., Hosseini, M.R. and Edwards, D.J. (2025) Quantitative insights into collaboration in BIM-enabled projects: a PLS-SEM approach, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 

Kukah, A.S.K., Owusu-Manu, D.-G., Badu, E., Edwards, D.J. and Asamoah, E. (2025) Modelling critical success factors (CSFs) for Ghanaian public–private partnership (PPP) power projects using fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE), Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 71-97. 

Guribie, F.L., Owusu-Manu, D.-G., Badu, E. and Edwards, D.J. (2025) Determinants and antecedents of social conductivity in project relationships, The Learning Organization, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 

Professor Edwards has been a regular consultant for branches of UK government including the Ministry of Defence, Health and Safety Executive, National Highways and the Home Office but also undertakes consultancy work for international governments, defence agencies (e.g. the US Pentagon) and multinational businesses (e.g. Caterpillar, Costain and JCB). Professor Edwards is also an expert witness in criminal courts involving fatal accidents.