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The effect of Chinese construction companies on the Namibian construction industry; a construction and design team members’ perspective
(University of the Free State, 2010)
English: The presence of Chinese construction companies working in Namibia has had an impact on the Namibian construction industry and the economy of the country. This article provides an overview of current trends and ...
Payment certification problems: who is to blame?
(University of the Free State, 2006)
English: Problems with payment certificates in the construction industry have always been a popular topic which has attracted wide attention, but especially nowadays with complex and fast-track projects. As these problems ...
A review on the effectiveness of the Joint Building Contracts Committee Series 2000 Principal Building Agreement – a contractors’ perspective
(University of the Free State, 2008)
English: With the growth experienced in the building industry, it is increasingly important to have a contract document that can be used on projects that is reasonably acceptable to all parties concerned. The focus of the ...
Comparative analysis of design management procedures in manufacturing and architecture
(University of the Free State, 2008)
English: Design changes due to lack of constructability, cost overruns, delays and dissatisfied clients are but a few of the problems experienced in construction on the account of the poor management of the design processes. ...
The perceived economic impact of the City of Johannesburg’s storm water attenuation policy on private property developers
(University of the Free State, 2009)
English: Over recent years storm water attenuation policy has become a contentious issue for the property development community, both locally and internationally. Increased urbanisation has forced municipal authorities to ...
The management of government immovable assets
(University of the Free State, 2007)
English: Asset management involves the management of immovable assets throughout its whole life cycle. This article presents the findings of research on the challenges facing National Government on the management of its ...
Reasons for the transformation of facilities management in the public sector
(University of the Free State, 2007)
English: Facilities managers in the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) have to manage one of the biggest property portfolios in South Africa. This requires a systematic approach to ensure that taxpayers’ monies are ...
Causes of defects in the South African housing construction industry: perceptions of built-environment stakeholders
(University of the Free State, 2013)
English: This article emanates from research investigating the biggest cause that leads
to defects in houses; the most common type of defect, and why projects fail in
project-management terms (due to defects). Results ...
Model for setting priority construction project objectives aligned with monetary incentives
(University of the Free State, 2014)
English: A comprehensive model based on priority project objectives aligned with
monetary incentives, and agreed upon by built environment stakeholders was
developed. A web survey was adopted to send out a questionnaire ...
Green buildings: a Mauritian built environment stakeholders’ perspective
(University of the Free State, 2011)
English: The earth’s health is deteriorating and will deteriorate even more rapidly unless
people adopt eco-friendly policies. Green building has long been a concept but
it has not yet been universally applied in practice. ...