Nirajan Mani

DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Engineering Technology School of Business and Technology
Nirajan Mani, Ph.D., Engineering Technology headshot
978.665.4843 Office: Conlon Hall 209A
Office Hours
Spring 2024

M/W (11:00 A. M. – 12:15 P. M.)
W (12:30 P. M. - 1:45 P. M.) or by Appointment

Courses Taught

CMGT 2035 Building Construction Systems
CMGT 3005 Heavy/Highway Construction Systems
CMGT 3022 Surveying
CMGT 3028 Estimating & Bidding
CMGT 4030 Construction Management Capstone
CMGT 4035 Site Planning & Land Development
CMGT 4045 Seminar in Construction
ENGT 4150 Seminar in Architecture
Topic Course: Smart City

Background

  • Ph.D. Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) with Minor in Computer Science
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
  • M.S. Construction Management, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, USA
  • B.E. Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • OSHA Certified Outreach Trainer
  • Modular Construction
  • Smart City
  • e-Construction
  • Labor Productivity
  • Construction Productivity and Safety
  • Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
  • Engineering Education
  • Energy Management & Policy

  • Social Media in Construction Industry: Ongoing research in collaboration with Dr. Joseph K. Shrestha (Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University)

  • Energy Management and Policy: Ongoing research in collaboration with Dr. Sanjay Kaul (Professor, Fitchburg State University) and Dr. Shailendra K. Shukla (Professor, Indian Institute of Technology)

  • Construction Safety and Health: Ongoing research in collaboration with Dr. Nipesh Pradhananga (Associate Professor, Florida International University)

  • Development of Virtual Environment of Construction Operations: Collaboration with faculty and students of Game Design Program (Communications Media Department) - (Workstation: ITEC Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Laboratory CNIC 201F)

  • Labor Productivity: Collaboration with Dr. Eddy M. Rojas (Professor and Director, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Currently Executive Vice President and Provost, University of St. Thomas), Dr. Terence Foster (Retired Professor and Associate Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Dr. Krishna Kisi (Assistant Professor, Missouri Western State University; Currently an Assistant Professor at Texas State University)

  • e-Construction, Big Data: Collaboration with Dr. Asregedew Woldesenbet (Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Currently an Assistant Professor at Bahir Dar University)

Representative Publications:

Journals:

  • Mani, N., Kaul, S., & Shukla, S. K. (2022). Conflicts in economic decision making for renewable power generation at the micro, macro, and global levels. International Journal of Energy Management, AEE, 4(2), 36-61.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2018). Estimating of optimal productivity in labor-intensive construction operations: An advanced study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, in press.
  • Mani, N., Kisi, K. P., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2017). Estimating construction labor productivity frontier: Pilot study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 143(10), 04017077.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2016). Optimal productivity in labor-intensive construction operations: A pilot study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 04016107.
  • Shrestha, P. P., & Mani, N. (2014). Relationship of mathematics and physics grade point average with construction science grade point average. Engineering Sciences International Research Journal, ISSN 2320-4338.
  • Shrestha, P. P., Pradhananga, N., & Mani, N. (2013). Correlating quantity and bid cost of unit price items of public road projects. Journal of Civil Engineering, KSCE.
  • Shrestha, P. P., & Mani, N. (2013). Impact of design cost on construction cost and schedule performance of public road projects. Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, doi: (ASCE) ME. 1943-5479.0000220.

Peer Reviewed Conferences:

  • Mani, N. (2022). Teacher externship program: An opportunity for educators to build a relationship with industries. Proceedings of 2022 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 13-15.
  • Mani, N., & Chenot, D. K. (2022). Solar decathlon design challenge: A collaborative student-community engagement project. Proceedings of 2022 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 13-15.
  • Shrestha, K. J., Mani, N., Kisi, K., Abdelaty, A. (2022). Social media analytics to understand the construction industry sentiments. 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 20-23.
  • Mani, N. (2020). Critical factors affecting enrollment, performance, and retention, & graduation rates of construction management undergraduate students. Proceedings of 2020 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 15-17.
  • Mani, N., & Chenot, D. K. (2020). Sustainable redevelopment in Fitchburg: A collaborative faculty-students-community engaged project. Proceedings of 2020 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 15-17.
  • Mani, N., & Kisi, K. P. (2019). Estimating productivity for labor-intensive task: A case study. Proceedings of 7th CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference (jointly with Construction Research Congress), Laval (Greater Montreal), Canada, June 12 -15.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., Lee, N., Shrestha, J., Shrestha, K., & Kayastha, R. (2019). Opportunities and challenges for modular construction in developing nations: A case study in the Nepalese construction industry. Proceedings of 7th CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference (jointly with Construction Research Congress), Laval (Greater Montreal), Canada, June 12 -15. 
  • Mani, N., Kisi, K. P., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2018). Multi-level hierarchical analysis for productivity frontier estimation. Proceedings of 2018 ASCE Construction Research Congress, New Orleans, LA, April 2-5.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2018). Optimal labor productivity: A case study in a sheet metal bending. Proceedings of 2018 ASCE Construction Research Congress, New Orleans, LA, April 2-5.
  • Pradhananga, N., Mani, N., & Subedi, S. (2017). Sustainable safety in labor-intensive operations: An innovative perspective. Proceedings of CSCE Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, May 31 – June 3.
  • Mani, N., Kisi, K. P., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2017). Labor productivity frontier: A case study of two crews. Proceedings of 53rd ASC Annual International Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, Seattle, Washington, April 5-8.
  • Pradhananga, N., Mani, N., & Subedi, S. (2017). Determining safety frontier for repetitive labor-intensive operations: A theoretical approach. Proceedings of 53rd ASC Annual International Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, Seattle, Washington, April 5-8.
  • Mani, N., Kisi, K. P., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2016). A case study on estimating labor productivity frontier. Proceedings of 52nd ASC Annual International Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, Provo, Utah, April 13-16.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., Rojas, E. M., & Foster, E. T. (2016). A case study on estimating optimal labor productivity. Proceedings of 2016 ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31- June 2.
  • Mani, N., Kisi, K. P., & Rojas, E. M. (2014). Estimating labor productivity frontier: a pilot study. Proceedings of 2014 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Atlanta, GA, May 19-22.
  • Kisi, K. P., Mani, N., & Rojas, E. M. (2014). Estimating optimal labor productivity: a two-prong strategy. Proceedings of 2014 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Atlanta, GA, May 19-22.
  • Shrestha, P. P., & Mani, N. (2014). Relationship of mathematics and physics grade point average with construction science grade point average. Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Chandigarh, India, March 20-22.
  • Shrestha, P. P., & Mani, N. (2012). Impact of design cost on design bid build public projects performance. Proceedings of 2012 ASCE Construction Research Congress, West Lafayette, IN, May 21-23.
  • Shrestha, P. P., Pradhananga, N., & Mani, N. (2012). Impact of quantity of bid cost of unit price items in design-bid-build public road projects. Proceedings of the 91st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (CD), Washington D.C., January 22-26.
  • Shrestha, P. P., & Mani. N. (2011). Impact of mathematics and physics grade point average on the overall GPA for construction management undergraduate students. Proceedings of International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation, ISBN-13: 978-1-936338-36-8, IMETI, Orlando, Florida, July 19-21.
  • Mani, N. (2022). Teacher externship program: An opportunity for educators to build a relationship with industries. Proceedings of 2022 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 13-15.
  • Mani, N., & Chenot, D. K. (2022). Solar decathlon design challenge: A collaborative student-community engagement project. Proceedings of 2022 Industry, Engineering, & Management Systems Conference, Florida, March 13-15.

Professional Affiliations:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Associated General Contractors
  • Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
  • Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)/ National Education Association
  • National Association of Home Builders
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • U.S. Green Building Council