All Outputs (13)

Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Construction project manager (CPM) competency has been common place discussions over the years with the recognition of the importance of skills and knowledge to project success. With recent advancements in the application of digital technologies such... Read More about Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects.

Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is growing in prominence in the construction sector. Consequently, designers (as individuals or organisations) are expected to mitigate occupational health and safety risks through design. In order fo... Read More about Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model.

Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana (2018)
Journal Article

Design for safety (DfS) is an important mechanism for addressing accidents in construction. In the main, DfS studies have largely focussed on various regions of the world other than sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Through a questionnaire survey, this study... Read More about Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana.

Exploring behavioural factors for information sharing in BIM projects in the Malaysian construction industry (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Despite the wave of enthusiasm for building information modelling (BIM) as a platform for information sharing, issues from the context of information-sharing behaviours still exist. The purpose of this pap... Read More about Exploring behavioural factors for information sharing in BIM projects in the Malaysian construction industry.

Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design... Read More about Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review.

Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry (2018)
Journal Article

© 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.

Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia (2018)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The construction sector is notorious for accounting for numerous occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses in many countries. In emerging economies this situation could be direr, and health and safety (H&S) management by contrac... Read More about Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi (2018)
Journal Article

Purpose: Whilst occupational safety and health (OSH) management is recognised as an important mechanism for addressing poor OSH performance, limited empirical insight is available on OSH management by construction companies in sub-Saharan Africa. Thi... Read More about Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi.

Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article

Purpose. Design for safety (DfS) of workers is amongst the prominent ways of tackling poor occupational safety and health performance in construction. However, in developing countries there is extremely limited research on DfS. This study thus makes... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria.

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt (2018)
Journal Article

Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the unavailability of suitable performance measurement systems for assessing companies’ performance. Mod... Read More about Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt.

A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

During the design phase of construction projects, professionals seldom consider implications of design choices in terms of the ease with which it can be constructed. This contributes to wastage when chosen design features and materials result in the... Read More about A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection.

The effect of project success factors on project success criteria (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Various studies on Project Success Factors (PSFs) and Project Success Criteria (PSC) have been conducted within the construction industry. However, studies on the influence that Project Success Factors (PSFs) may have on Project Success Criteria (PSC... Read More about The effect of project success factors on project success criteria.