Dr. Oudjehane joined SAIT in 2012 to teach in the Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management and develop applied and scholarly research opportunities that meet the needs of Alberta's construction industry.
With over 20 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary projects in R&D, business innovation and, market development, and performance evaluation, Dr. Oudjehane works with various stakeholders from government and industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering from Blaise Pascal University in France and a graduate diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
With over 50 publications and presentations at international conferences, Dr. Oudjehane serves in various journal review committees and has chaired conference sessions. In 2014 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Alberta Chapter of CaGBC - Canada Green Building Council. As the Director of the Green School Initiative for the Alberta Chapter, he is the Chair of the first Green School Summit in Canada in 2015. In recent presentations and keynotes, he spoke on sustainability, value management, and innovation in construction project management.
Scholarly activity and research interests
- Interdisciplinary applied research in areas bridging construction, project management, sustainability, and energy efficiency
- Life cycle analysis in construction project management
- Wood and engineered wood products for non-residential construction
- Green building materials from processing to the construction site
- BIM for green and sustainable construction projects
- Deconstruction and reusability of building materials
- Eco-efficiency and productivity strategies in construction project management
- Performance evaluation and value engineering in construction project management
Dr. Oudjehane was also the principal investigator and student advisor for an applied research project investigating the management of construction waste from demolition and renovation projects in Calgary.
Courses taught at SAIT
- Structural Analysis
- Design and Building Structures
- Soil Mechanics and Foundation
- Total Building Performances
- Scope and Design Management
- Building structures (online)
- Environmental and Emerging Building Fundamentals (online)
Publications and presentations
- S. Ebrahiem and OUDJEHANE A, Let’s make every space a learning space, to be presented at the Green School Summit in Calgary, September 25 2015
- OUDJEHANE A, S. Ebrahiem, S. Moeini, S. Wimalasena, Faculty engagement in research: The CPM Model, presentation at the SAIT Faculty showcase, June 2015
- OUDJEHANE A, F. Arain, J. Hancock, and W. Geisler, Sustainable construction practices in Alberta: Integrated sustainable design standards, Waste management and building information modelling in construction project management – Buildex Edmonton, March 2015
- OUDJEHANE A and S. Moeini, Earned Value and life cycle costing of sustainable and green construction projects, presented at the PMI – SAC Annual Conference Calgary November 2014
- S. Moeini and OUDJEHANE A, Organizational change and managerial sensemaking, presented at the PMI – SAC Annual Conference Calgary November 2014
- OUDJEHANE A, Value analysis in green building construction, for presentation at the annual conference of the CSVA – Canadian Society of Value Analysis, Toronto, November 2014
- OUDJEHANE A, Moeini S, Wimalasena S, and Baker T, Engaging learners in the IDEA room environment; presentation at the Faculty Showcase 2014, held by SAIT May 2014
- OUDJEHANE A, Innovation in construction. PMI –SAC February diner meeting, Guest speaker series, February 27, 2014
- OUDJEHANE A, Value engineering in sustainable construction projects using Building Information Modeling (BIM), for presentation at the annual conference of the CSVA – Canadian Society of Value Analysis, Montreal, November 2013
- OUDJEHANE A and S. Moeini, A sustainable strategy in construction project management. To be presented at the PMI – SAC Annual Conference Calgary November 2013
- OUDJEHANE A, Online monitoring of the processing of strand-based wood composites: a real-time option for optimized production. In: Proceedings of the International Panel Products Symposium 2009, Nantes, France, 16-18th September 2009, pp165-175
- OUDJEHANE A, Innovative processing of beetle-killed pine into strand-based wood composites. In: Proceedings of the International Panel Products Symposium 2009, Nantes, France, 16-18th September 2009, pp.307-311
- A. OUDJEHANE and F. Lam, Development of innovative preheating technology for MPB engineered wood products, FII MDP 09-063, Annual report, March 2009:
- J.F. Kadla, G.D. Smith, F. Lam, Y-S. Kim and A. OUDJEHANE, Development of high-performance MPB wood composites through nanotechnology, FII MDP 09-064, Annual report, March 2009,
- OUDJEHANE A, J. Wang, C. Zhang, G. D. Smith, and F. Lam, Development of thick strand-based mountain pine beetle wood composites: “Duration of load and permeability analyses”. pp 178-181, Vol. 9, #3, 2009
- F.C. Chang, A. OUDJEHANE, and F. Lam, Development of mountain pine beetle wood plastic composites, pp 163- 166, Vol.9, #3., 2009
- Y. Chen, A. OUDJEHANE, and F. Lam, Bending behaviour of thick laminated mountain pine beetle wood plates with different connections, BC Journal of Ecosystem Management, pp 170-173, Vol.9, #3., 2009
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.