Advancing Construction Industry Development Through Innovative Research And New Thinking

CONTENTS SECTION 1: KEYNOTE PAPERS Advancing construction industry development, innovative research and new thinking - Will Hughes 1 Realising value for money through procurement strategy in the delivery of public infrastructure - Ron Watermeyer 11 Putting theory to work: the use of theory in construction research - Libby Schweber 29 New developments and future directions in the built environment field - Chimay Anumba 41 Use and implications of building information modelling in construction procurement and integrated project delivery - Alex Lubbock 43 Adapting the built environment to climate change in a post-sustainable world – Chrisna Du Plessis 51 SECTION 2: CONFERENCE PAPERS A case study of labour intensive construction in south africa: an exploratory study - Fidelis Emuze and Leo Sorensen 57 A process to assist technology investment decisions in construction: a case study on labour productivity - Jean-Jacques Kriel and Jan Wium 67 A review of research methodologies in building energy efficiency assessment - Michael Nii Addy, Emmanuel Adinyira and Christian Koranteng 85 An exploration of public private partnership in infrastructure development in South Africa - Aigbavboa C.O., Liphadzi, M. and Thwala W.D. 101 Adverse impacts of design team on construction workforce productivity - Adebowale Oluseyi J. and Fapohunda J.A 111 Analysis of the effectiveness of quality assurance systems towards delivering low-cost houses in Cape Town, South Africa - V. Ngquba, J. Crowe and J. Fapohunda 121 Assessing areas and trends of bamboo usage in building construction in Ghana - D. Opoku, J. Ayarkwa and K. Agyekum 131 Assessing the implementation structure for public-private partnerships in urban housing in Nigeria - Eziyi O. Ibem, Albert B. Adeboye and Oluwole A. Alagbe 143 Assessment of health and safety regulations enforcement at building construction sites in Ghana - Mustapha Zakari 157 Awareness and prospects of agile project management in the Ghanaian construction industry - Simon Ofori Ametepey, Samuel Kwame Ansah and Clinton Aigbavboa 165 Causes of disputes in construction projects in south africa: a case of gauteng province - Miehleketo Baloyi and Justus N. Agumba 179 Challenges facing emerging contractors within the construction industry in Gauteng Province - Dikeledi Divine Malongane, Alfred Atsango Talukhaba and James Okumbe 189 Competitive strategy, decision-making style and organisational performance: a contingency approach - Luqman O. Oyewobi, Abimbola O. Windapo and Keith S. Cattell 207 Correlates of clients’ payment patterns and construction project performance - Akinsiku Olusegun Emmanuel and Olubunmi Atinuke Johnson 223 Delivering affordable dwellings for key workers: the shared-ownership option in sub-saharan Africa - C. O Adeokun and F. Isaacs-Sodeye 233 Development of a framework for ethical sourcing supply chain in the Nigerian construction industry - Ibrahim Kabir, Mbamali Ikem and Ahmed Doko Ibrahim 247 Economic characteristics of compressed laterite bricks in housing construction in Nigeria - Pearl Akunnaya Opoko and Eziyi Offia Ibem 257 Employee-driven innovation in large project organisations - Henrik Sorensen and Søren Wandah and Randi Muff Christensen 269 xxx Evaluating causes of workers fatality on construction sites in the City of Tshwane metropolitan municipality - Oladele S Opaleye and Alfred A Talukhaba 281 Framework for modeling sustainable construction practices towards low carbon construction - Sarfo Mensah, Joshua Ayarkwa and Gabriel Nani 293 Geographic diversification of listed South African property companies into Africa - Omokolade Akinsomi, Radiyya Pahad, Lebogang Nape and Joshua Margolis 305 Healing gardens for the construction site: an innovative organisational management strategy - Rita Obiozo and John Smallwood 325 ICT competencies of built-environment students in a Nigerian polytechnic - Iyanu Pelumi Oguntuyi and Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun 339 Identification of critical success factors for the survival of small, medium and micro enterprise contracting firms in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area - Aigbavboa CO, Tshikhudo LM and Thwala WD 349 Innovation for sustainability in the design and construction of public housing: the case of Lagos home ownership and mortgage scheme - Isidore C. Ezema 357 Integrated project ideology and perceptions of its benefit to the South African construction industry - Chris Allen and John Smallwood 371 Investigating the impact of site activities and conditions on concrete quality between in-situ and precast construction methods - Wesley Solomons and Jan Wium 385 Investigating the relationship between the age-stage demographic and preferences in dwelling type - Agyepong, S.A. and Wuni, A.W. 393 Managing stakeholders’ needs and expectations in the architectural design process: a knowledge management approach - Halim, A.S.A. and Othman, A.A.E. 405 Mentoring functions that contribute to career advancement in the construction industry- perspectives of female mentees - Ntombekhaya Rose-Anne Yokwana, Ruben Ndihokubwayo and Abimbola Windapo 423 Overview of scope and value of building maintenance management - Fredrick Simpeh, Zainu Mohamed and Andreas Hartmann 435 Perceptions on the importance of offering monetary and non-monetary incentives to team members of construction projects - Ndihokubwayo, R., Crafford, G.J. and Buys, F. 445 Reworking traditional fund raising institutions for affordable housing provision: a review of Nigerian and Kenyan case-studies - C. O Adeokun, B. A. Adewale and O. C. Oloke 457 Risk management by property developers in the gauteng province, South Africa - Thabiso B. Maphalala and Chris E. Cloete 471 Structural efficiency of concrete masonry rebated filler blocks for the beam and block slab systems used around Durban, South Africa - Bonga Khuzwayo 483 Students’ involvement strategies for lecture theatre maintenance management - Fredrick Simpeh 493 Systematic review of factors influencing the cost performance of building projects - Sunday Julius Odediran and Abimbola Olukemi Windapo 501 The efficacy of informal social networks in job search among construction artisans from various ethnic groups in the Western Cape - Martin Lekarapa and David Root 521 The impact of design changes on budgeted cost of building projects in South Africa - Akinyede I.J. and Fapohunda J.A. 537 The influence of project management service provision on role-players within the South African Construction Industry - A. Hefer , D. Vosloo and B. Botha 547 The risk management practices and techniques utilized in the Swaziland construction industry - Olutope Olamiwale Ibidapo, Alfred A Talukhaba and James Okumbe 563 Toward sustainable development: alternatives for affordable housing delivery in developing countries - Yakubu Michael Zaki, Yakubu Gimson Musa-Haddy, James Jatau and Suraj Abdullahi