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    Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry 

    Chiocha, Charles; Smallwood, John; Emuze, Fidelis (University of the Free State, 2011)
    English: Construction Health and Safety (H&S) is of significant importance to the improvement and sustainability of the construction process. This is why at various levels of the construction process, clients, project ...
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    Preferential procurement in the public sector: the case of Amathole 

    Smallwood, John; Ncunyana, Nceba; Emuze, Fidelis (University of the Free State, 2011)
    English: The end of the apartheid era in South Africa ushered in a new institutional environment through changes to legislative frameworks in government depart-ments. A key aspect of the transformation is the economic ...
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    Exploring communication challenges due to language and cultural diversity on South African construction sites 

    Emuze, Fidelis; James, Matthew (University of the Free State, 2013)
    English: Communication can be traced to, among others, an individual’s language and cultural background. These aspects play a fundamental role in ensuring effective communication. Literature surveys show that language ...
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    Risk management in public sector construction projects: case studies in Lesotho 

    Nketekete, Molefi; Emuze, Fidelis; Smallwood, John (University of the Free State, 2016)
    English: Construction projects are facing problems that impede their expected performance. Time, cost, quality, and competition limitations place constraints on projects. These challenges require incisive risk-management ...
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    The relevance of ethical conduct in creating a competitive advantage for entry-level emerging contractors 

    Buys, Fanie; Van Schalkwyk, Tanya (University of the Free State, 2015)
    English: Small emerging contracting companies could possibly be flooding the construction industry, putting strain on the construction economy to stay afloat, support and sustain these participants. It is important for any ...
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    Toward improved construction health, safety, and ergonomics in South Africa: a working model for use by architectural designers 

    Goldswain, Craig; Smallwood, John (University of the Free State, 2015)
    English: The construction industry produces a high rate of accidents. Despite evidence that up to 50% of accidents can be avoided through mitigation of hazards and risks in the design phase of construction projects, ...
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    The use of the critical path and critical chain methods in the South African construction industry 

    Deacon, Henry; Van der Lingen, Elma (University of the Free State, 2015)
    English: The purpose of this article is to report on an investigation of the use of critical path and critical chain methods in the South African construction industry. Through a questionnaire survey, data was collected ...
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    The influence of clients’ leadership in relation to construction health and safety in South Africa 

    Okorie, Victor; Emuze, Fidelis; Smallwood, John; Van Wyk, Jacobus (University of the Free State, 2014)
    English: The South African Construction Regulations realise the contributions by each member of a project team to health and safety (H&S) improvement. These Regulations amplify the roles and contributions of clients to ...
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    The status quo of green-building education in South Africa 

    Jacobs, Esti (University of the Free State, 2015)
    English: There is countrywide a lack of relevant and necessary professional and tertiary institutions offering education and training in green building in South Africa. This causes a lack of awareness, knowledge and skill ...
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    Perceptions of the quality of low-income houses in South Africa: defects and their causes 

    Zunguzane, Nyameka; Smallwood, John; Emuze, Fidelis (University of the Free State, 2012)
    English: A number of low-income houses recently built in South Africa are reportedly defective. The sheer number of low-income houses that failed to conform to quality expectations, especially in certain provinces, has ...
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    AuthorEmuze, Fidelis (8)Smallwood, John (7)Adlam, Ruan (1)Buys, Fanie (1)Chiocha, Charles (1)Deacon, Henry (1)Du Plessis, Hendri (1)Goldswain, Craig (1)Jacobs, Esti (1)James, Matthew (1)... View MoreSubject
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