This study investigates the impact of blockchain technology on sustainable real estate supply chain management, specifically focusing on material traceability and transparency . The findings highlight the importance of considering blockchain as a viable solution for enhancing material traceability and transparency in sustainable real estate supply chains as panacea for preventing incessant building collapse in Nigeria. The study contributes to the understanding of blockchain technology’s role in real estate supply chain management and provides insights for industry practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. In this study, a quantitative approach was employed, which included distributing a questionnaire to 300 participants representing various sectors within the real estate industry. Out of the total, 235 responses were received. A regression analysis was conducted to examine the impact of blockchain technology on material traceability and transparency in real estate supply chain. The regression analysis showed a statistically significant positive relationship (? = 0.347, p < 0.005), and (? = 0.358, p < 0.005) indicating that the adoption of blockchain technology has significant impact on improving material traceability and transparency respectively. Similarly, ?-value of 0.280 and p-value of 0.005 indicates that the adoption of blockchain in real estate supply chain has a potential ability to prevent building collapse. While challenges exist in the use of blockchain, such as scalability, future work should focus on practical implementation through pilot projects and the development of standardised protocols. It is recommended that industry stakeholders collaborate with regulatory bodies to establish guidelines and standards specific to blockchain implementation in the real estate sector in Nigeria.

Authors: A.J. Osho, T.K. Olaniyi

Published in: World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2023)

• Date of Conference: 13-15 November 2023
• DOI: 10.20533/WCST.2023.0014
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-64-8
• Conference Location: St Anne’s College, Oxford University, UK

The focus of this research is to investigate, develop and advance a nuanced understanding of the role of religion within the framework of soft power. The process for that is by delving into a critical analysis of inter-confessional and intra-confessional political divides that have shaped governance in Lebanon; and second, by applying an international lens that carefully considers the continued political and religious role of regional and international states with a vested interest in shaping confessionalism in Lebanon despite its divisive outcomes and penchant for producing political paralysis. Some theories are essential in this study such as the Religion and political theory, democratic peace theory, the differentiation between the soft and hard powers. Beyond the theories, explanation of confessionalism and its impact and contribution to Lebanon’s instability will be discussed. Also, the work of Marxist sociologists presents a corrective to what they see as over-reliance on sectarianism as a catchall to explain the conflict. The sectarian explanation is even more problematic.

Authors: Walaa Harb, Nabil Ayad, Titus Olaniyi

Published in: World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2021)

• Date of Conference: 7-9 December 2021
• DOI: 10.20533/WCST.2021.0014
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-41-9
• Conference Location: Virtual (London, UK)

This paper investigates developing a prototype of smart solar panels. This architecture consists of a panel monitoring module (called Module 500) and the central management unit (called Module 400). The monitoring module is to be embedded inside each PV panel making it secure to transfer the trusted data via Wi-Fi to the central Management unit (which can accommodate an array of PV panels in an installation). This module is required for data storage and provides the ability to upload secure data to the cloud. This platform presents the ability to securely manage large numbers of rooftop solar panels in a distributed ledger by implementing blockchain algorithm. For achieving this purpose, Module 400 is envisaged to be turned into a Blockchain node as it provides the infrastructure to implement this technology.

Authors: Sara Chaychian, Emilio Mistretta, Colin Mallett, Marcus Lee, Georgios Pissanidis, Soodamani Ramalingam, Hock Gan, Dave Wisely

Published in: World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2017)

• Date of Conference: 11-14 December 2017
• DOI: 10.20533/WCST.2017.0014
• ISBN: 978-1-908320-78-0
• Conference Location: University of Cambridge, UK