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I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality (2021)
Book Chapter
Mahamadu, A., Okeke, U., Prabhakaran, A., Booth, C. A., & Olomolaiye, P. (2022). I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality. In C. Gorse, L. Scott, C. Booth, & M. Dastbaz (Eds.), Climate Emergency – Managing, Building , and Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (385-394). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79450-7_29

Recent studies have established that an ageing population is the most prevalent problem for healthcare provision. Thus, the design of care facilities must ensure better support for the needs of the elderly population. One of the areas of innovation i... Read More about I spy with my little eye: Improving user involvement in elderly care facility design through virtual reality.

Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement (2021)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Asiedu, R. O., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P. O., Booth, C., Manu, E., …Agyekum, K. (2021). Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(10), 3322-3345. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0375

Purpose: Effective procurement of infrastructure is linked to the attainment of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. While the capacity of organisations is generally thought to be related to organisational performance, there i... Read More about Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement.

A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries (2020)
Journal Article
Aghimien, D. O., Aigbavboa, C., Edwards, D. J., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., Nash, H., & Onyia, M. (2022). A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-06-2020-0092

Purpose: This study presents a fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city realisation in developing countries, using Nigeria as a case study. By defining and delineating the problems faced by the country, more viable directions to att... Read More about A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries.

Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares (2020)
Journal Article
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Agyekum, K., Mahamadu, A. M., & Olomolaiye, P. O. (2020). Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(10), 3363-3393. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2019-0489

Purpose: Work on construction sites involves individuals with diverse character, temperament,age, physical strength, culture, religion and experience level. A good number of these individuals are also alleged to involve themselves in substance and al... Read More about Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares.

Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession (2019)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Agyekum, K., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Adinyira, E. (2019). Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 145(4), Article 04019011. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29ei.1943-5541.0000426

While several measures have been suggested to address unethical practices within the built environment, it remains unclear whether some stakeholders are more able to influence improvement in unethical practices than others, and if so whether such phe... Read More about Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession.

Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions (2019)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Coker, A., Ibrahim, A., & Lamond, J. (2019). Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(9), 1962-1985. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-11-2017-0240

Purpose: The achievement of sustainable development goals is linked to the procurement of public infrastructure in a manner that meets key procurement objectives, such as sustainability, value-for-money, transparency and accountability. At the heart... Read More about Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions.

Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Agyekum, K. (2018). Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

The construction industry in Ghana is bursting with speculations and pieces of information that suggest that certain contracts are awarded on basis other than merits of a proposed bid and the competitiveness of cost. Undoubtedly, this unethical pract... Read More about Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Ibrahim, A., & Coker, A. (2018). Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Public procurement capacity is composed of three facets: individual, organisational and an enabling national environment which encapsulates national legislation, policies and institutional arrangements tha... Read More about Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry.

Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector (2017)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Coker, A., Ibrahim, A., & Lamond, J. (2018). Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(1), 2-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0089

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Procurement of public infrastructure that is fit for purpose partly depends on the competencies of procurement personnel. In many developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, there is a d... Read More about Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector.

Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes (2017)
Journal Article
Famakin, I. O., Leung, M. Y., & Olomolaiye, P. (2017). Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes. Facilities, 35(5-6), 270-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-03-2016-0032

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Quality of life (QoL) for elderly residents of care and attention (C&A) homes has become an important consideration, given the increasingly aging population. Due to the number of hours such residents spe... Read More about Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes.

Impact of Job Stressors and Stress on the Safety Behavior and Accidents of Construction Workers (2015)
Journal Article
Leung, M. Y., Liang, Q., & Olomolaiye, P. (2016). Impact of Job Stressors and Stress on the Safety Behavior and Accidents of Construction Workers. Journal of Management in Engineering, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000373

© 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers. Construction workers (CWs) are usually exposed to various job-related hazards while working on construction sites, especially when there is a lack of appropriate equipment, working without support, or being... Read More about Impact of Job Stressors and Stress on the Safety Behavior and Accidents of Construction Workers.

Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Baba, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Olomolaiye, P., & Booth, C. (2012). Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK. Structural Survey, 30(5), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801211288215

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to report research conducted to explore the insights of UK architects on the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery. Design/methodology/approach: To explore the awar... Read More about Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK.

Risk and construction stakeholders (2010)
Book Chapter
Olomolaiye, P., & Chinyio, E. (2010). Risk and construction stakeholders. In P. Olomolaiye, & E. Chinyio (Eds.), Construction Stakeholder Management (75-98). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Introducing stakeholder management (2010)
Book Chapter
Olomolaiye, P., & Chinyio, E. (2010). Introducing stakeholder management. In P. Olomolaiye, & E. Chinyio (Eds.), Construction Stakeholder Management (1-12). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Challenges of urban housing quality and its associations with neighbourhood environments: Insights and exepriences of Ibadan City, Nigeria (2008)
Journal Article
Coker, A. O., Awokola, O. S., Olomolaiye, P., & Booth, C. (2008). Challenges of urban housing quality and its associations with neighbourhood environments: Insights and exepriences of Ibadan City, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental Health Research, 7(1), 21-30

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.