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Meeting house delivery targets in developing countries: The project managers contributing in Ghana (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Ahadzie, D. K., Proverbs, D., & Olomolaiye, P. (2004, June). Meeting house delivery targets in developing countries: The project managers contributing in Ghana. Paper presented at CIB 2004, Working Commission W107 Construction in Developing Economies, International Symposium on Globalization and Construction: Meeting the Challenges, Reaping the Benefits, Bangkok, Thailand

Compulsory land acquisition in Ghana-policy and praxis (2004)
Journal Article
Larbi, W. O., Antwi, A., & Olomolaiye, P. (2004). Compulsory land acquisition in Ghana-policy and praxis. Land Use Policy, 21(2), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2003.09.004

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)
Journal Article
Larbi, W. O., Antwi, A., & Olomolaiye, P. (2003). Land valorisation processes and state intervention in land management in peri-urban Accra, Ghana. International Development Planning Review, 25(4), 355-371. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.25.4.3

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)
Journal Article
Ogunlana, S., Siddiqui, Z., Yisa, S., & Olomolaiye, P. (2002). Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok. International Journal of Project Management, 20(5), 385-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2801%2900017-5

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)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Ilozor, B. D., Treloar, G. J., Olomolaiye, P., & Okoroh, M. I. (2001). FM puzzle: Sick building and Sydney’s open-plan offices. Facilities, 19(13/14), 484-493. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006206

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)
Journal Article
Holt, G. D., Olomolaiye, P. O., Harris, F. C., Zhang, P., Harris, F. C., Olomolaiye, P., & Holt, G. D. (1999). Location optimization for a group of tower cranes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(2), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9364%281999%29125%3A2%28115%29

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)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Holt, G. D., Proverbs, D. G., Proverbs, D., Holt, G. D., & Olomolaiye, P. (1999). The management of labour on high rise construction projects: An international investigation. International Journal of Project Management, 17(3), 195-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2898%2900025-8

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.