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The impact of multiskilling on UK's construction manpower (2008)
Journal Article

The overall significance of the construction and building services sector internationally cannot be overemphasised. In the UK, the industry currently accounts for 10% gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 2 million people, which is more than 1 in... Read More about The impact of multiskilling on UK's construction manpower.

Challenges of urban housing quality and its associations with neighbourhood environments: Insights and exepriences of Ibadan City, Nigeria (2008)
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A survey of housing quality and neighbourhood environments of Ibadan City, Nigeria was conducted to evaluate the housing infrastructure and to identify those areas where there is a likelihood of future incidences of disease and epidemics. Based on ex... Read More about Challenges of urban housing quality and its associations with neighbourhood environments: Insights and exepriences of Ibadan City, Nigeria.

The impact of multiskilling on UK's construction manpower; management, procurement and law (2008)
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A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria (2008)
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Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have relied on received colonial land use planning institutions to manage and control the form of their cities. The approach adopted has involved the nationalisation of land and development rights and extensive appli... Read More about A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria.

Incorporating project specific criteria and client utility into the evaluation of construction tenders (2007)
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Land registration and security of land tenure: Case studies of Kumasi, Tamale, Bolgatanga and Wa in Ghana (2007)
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An economic assessment of the institution of land use planning in the cities of sub-saharan Africa (2006)
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Impacts of stress on estimation performance in Hong Kong (2005)
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Cost estimation not only requires precise technical and analytical input from estimators but also involves the use of subjective judgement. An investigation on the impact of stress on estimation performance was conducted involving 177 professional es... Read More about Impacts of stress on estimation performance in Hong Kong.

Compulsory land acquisition in Ghana-policy and praxis (2004)
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Compulsory land acquisition powers have been used extensively in Ghana since colonial times, as the main means of the state's access to land for development. The underlying principle is supremacy of the state over people and their private property, a... Read More about Compulsory land acquisition in Ghana-policy and praxis.

Land valorisation processes and state intervention in land management in peri-urban Accra, Ghana (2003)
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There is a continuous debate as to whether indigenous land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa can support market-based decisions. Whether or not this is the case is crucial to the quest for appropriate institutional frameworks to harness the potent... Read More about Land valorisation processes and state intervention in land management in peri-urban Accra, Ghana.

Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok (2002)
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A number of factors and associated sub-factors influencing the matching of project managers to construction projects were indentified after a thorough review of related literature and interviews of management personnel involved in the selection of pr... Read More about Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok.

FM puzzle: Sick building and Sydney’s open-plan offices (2001)
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Presents analytical findings of sick building situations in Sydney’s open-plan offices. Aims to ascertain facilities managers’ perceptions of sick building impacts on discrete aspects of workspace management, with a view to raising general awareness.... Read More about FM puzzle: Sick building and Sydney’s open-plan offices.

Location optimization for a group of tower cranes (1999)
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A computerized model to optimize location of a group of tower cranes is presented. Location criteria are balanced workload, minimum likelihood of conflicts with each other, and high efficiency of operations. Three submodels are also presented. First,... Read More about Location optimization for a group of tower cranes.

The management of labour on high rise construction projects: An international investigation (1999)
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Results of a model based survey of contractors' planning engineers in France, Germany and the UK, indicates significant divergence in proposed labour management and hence, modern construction practices. For an identical in situ concrete building, Fre... Read More about The management of labour on high rise construction projects: An international investigation.

A comparative evaluation of concrete placing productivity rates amongst French, German and UK construction contractors (1998)
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Factors impacting construction project duration: A comparison between France, Germany and the UK (1998)
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A survey of contractors planning engineers in France, Germany the U.K. indicates significant differences between projected completion times for an identical model building. Completion times are shortest in France, followed by Germany and then the U.K... Read More about Factors impacting construction project duration: A comparison between France, Germany and the UK.

A comparative evaluation of planning engineers' formwork productivity rates in European construction (1998)
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A bespoke methodology is utilised to analyse and compare the productivity rules of contractors' planning engineers, for in situ concrete formwork operations amongst three European construction industries, namely those of Germany, France and the U.K.... Read More about A comparative evaluation of planning engineers' formwork productivity rates in European construction.

What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia (1998)
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Factors influencing the motivation of Indonesian construction operatives are identified. The research was conducted via a structured questionnaire of 93 bricklayers, 81 carpenters and 69 steelfixers, supported by interviews, and carried out on 27 hig... Read More about What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia.

An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients (1998)
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The investigation reported established a checklist of 50 different needs from which a client's specific requirements can be identified. The checklist comprises of 34 aspects of needs compiled from literature, and 16 others ascertained from an empiric... Read More about An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients.

A method for estimating labour requirements and costs for international construction projects at inception (1998)
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At project inception stage, a quick and reliable method of estimating labour resource requirements and cost, is desirable. This paper presents a fresh approach in that ambition. During inception, while design information is at a premium, cost forecas... Read More about A method for estimating labour requirements and costs for international construction projects at inception.