Author:Chiswanda, FaraiDate: 2021This research examines the risk management practices prevalent in the South African construction industry. This was necessitated by the dearth in effective risk management in the construction industry particularly in developing countries such ...Read more
Author:Windapo, Abimbola; Windapo, BayonleDate:2013The Building Services Study Guide presents and illustrates the installation and construction of different types of building service components such as plumbing, drainage, electrical, heating, air-conditioning, ventillation and fire prevention ...Read morecbnd
Author:Adetooto, Johnson; Windapo, AbimbolaDate:20 Jun 2022There is a high level of homelessness in South Africa. Sandbag building technologies (SBTs) have been offered as economical and sustainable alternative building materials capable of speeding housing provision in South Africa. However, their ...Read more
Author:Windapo, AbimbolaDate:2012The resource material presents an overview of the structure of the construction industry, classification of the building as a system incorporating different parts, preliminary steps to procuring a building project, an overview of regulations ...Read morecba
Author:Motsisi, LoratoDate:2018This research study seeks to determine which factors contribute to the performance of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme in Botswana. The Botswana Government initiated the CBNRM programme as a means of encouraging ...Read more
Author:Tucker, George Cyril DaudaDate:2014Small building contractors in South Africa often struggle to produce quality work on time and have a high rate of business failure. In an effort to improve the effectiveness and viability of smaller construction firms in South Africa, this ...Read more
Author:Narh, Natasha AfiDate:2016This study investigates delays in execution of public sector construction projects in Ghana. A review of literature revealed that previous studies on construction projects focused on cost, time overruns, as well as the causes of delays. It ...Read more
Author:Duku, LejuDate:2020The execution of construction projects commands a myriad of technological, human, organisational and natural resources. However, the construction and engineering undertaking of these projects are frequently overshadowed by economic difficulties, ...Read more
Author:Companie, FabioDate:2020Governments around the world are battling and continually trying to address the housing backlog, which stems from previous discriminatory regimes and increasing urbanization. The housing backlog in South Africa has increased significantly and ...Read more
Author:Osborne, JeremyDate:2020Previous research raised the question of why South African organisations do not extend their Knowledge Management (KM) practices beyond their organisational borders. Therefore, there is a need to examine the barriers faced by construction ...Read more
Author:Omopariola, Emmanuel Dele; Windapo, Abimbola; Edwards, David John; El-Gohary, HatemDate:27 Oct 2021<b>Purpose</b>—There is no consensus on the indicators that assess a construction company’s financial performance projects undertaken. There is also a dearth of concepts on the financial performance indicators for construction companies in ...Read morecb
Author:Oyewobi, Lugman OyekunleDate:2014The research investigates the relationship between the constructs: organisational characteristics, resources, capabilities, competitive strategies, business environment and performance of large construction organisations in South Africa. It ...Read more
Author:Adediran, AbdulraufDate:2018Targeted Procurement strategies are widely used in government contracts to achieve contractor performance and development objectives in the South African construction industry. However, there have been reports of poor performance and high ...Read more
Author:Muchenga, IsaacDate:2016This research examines the micro -political risks affecting international construction projects in Namibia and whether these risks are effectively managed. A case study research design was used for the study and the findings were that key ...Read more
Author:Odediran, Sunday JuliusDate:2016This research examines the influence of international risks, and the level of resources of South African construction companies on entry decisions made to access cross‐border African construction markets. The study further investigates how ...Read more