1.0Planning, Building & Construction Todayhttps://www.pbctoday.co.uk/newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1LIh6Hprf9"><a href="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/contributor/dr-ali-saad/148751/">Dr Ali Saad</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/contributor/dr-ali-saad/148751/embed/#?secret=1LIh6Hprf9" width="600" height="338" title="“Dr Ali Saad” — Planning, Building & Construction Today" data-secret="1LIh6Hprf9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ali-Saad-5669-Jun-2024-480x640-1.jpg480640Dr Ali Saad is a full-time lecturer in construction engineering and project management at Loughborough University. He has extensive experience in the global construction industry, holding managerial positions on major projects like the Lebanese National Museum, Hilton Dubai, Dubai Marriott Palm Jumeirah and Dubai’s Taj Exotica Resort. He specialises in project management, contract administration, procurement, […]