• Building performance evaluation of public housing in Harare, Zimbabwe 

  Chombo, Ignatius Morgen; Youm, Sang Hoon (University of the Free State, 2021)

  This study sought to evaluate the performance of residential building spaces in public housing in Harare, Zimbabwe. It specifically measured building performance indicators determined by the building’s characteristics and ...

• Factors influencing the quality of low-income housing in Polokwane Municipality South Africa 

  Nyakala, Stephen; Ramoroka, Dolly; Ramdass, Kemlall (University of the Free State, 2021)

  Recent South African and international evidence highlights the broad and lasting impacts of households, particularly those on low income, when unable to afford higher income counterparts to live in apartments, maintained ...

• Factors that determine construction health and safety agent collaboration on construction projects: a Delphi study 

  Rantsatsi, Ndaleni; Musonda, Innocent (University of the Free State, 2021)

  The construction industry (CI) continues to be the cause of injuries and illnesses to many workers worldwide. Collaboration between the construction health and safety agent (CHSA) and other built environment professionals ...

• Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry 

  Dosumu, Oluwaseun; Aigbavboa, Clinton (University of the Free State, 2021)

  Sustainable construction is hardly practised in Africa, despite the consistent campaign for its adoption. This study investigates the drivers and effects of sustainable construction in South Africa. The quantitative survey ...

• Examining the maturity of South Africa's government departments to implement the infrastructure delivery management system (IDMS) 

  Chigangacha, Progress; Haupt, Theodore; Awuzie, Bankole (University of the Free State, 2021)

  The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the maturity of South Africa’s provincial government departments in engaging with the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) towards facilitating effective ...

• Critical success factors for effective internal construction stakeholder management 

  Ola-awo, Wasiu; Alayande, Aisha; Olarewaju, Ganiyu; Oyewobi, Luqman (University of the Free State, 2021)

  In developing countries such as Nigeria, Stakeholder Management (SM) practice is weak. The weakness of this practice often inhibits project goals in terms of time and cost overruns, disputes and lack of trust among the ...

• Utilisation of order processing technology for logistics process improvement in the Nigerian construction industry 

  Isah, Yahaya; Shakantu, Winston; Ibrahim, Saidu (University of the Free State, 2021)

  The logistic technologies for effective and efficient ‘order processing operations’ in the areas of tracking, shipping, replenishment, dispatching and holding of inventory are deficient in the Nigerian construction industry, ...

• Implementation of the value re-engineering concept in the Nigerian construction industry: exploratory study 

  Jibrin, Ibrahim; Shakantu, Winston (University of the Free State, 2021)

  Value Re-Engineering (VRE) is considered a critical analysis and radical redesign of existing construction processes to achieve breakthrough improvements in performance measures. The dissatisfaction of customers’ value ...

• Development of a construction quality assessment tool for houses in South Africa 

  Mahachi, Jeffrey (University of the Free State, 2021)

  Housing is a critical socio-economic driver in the vast majority of developing countries, including South Africa. It involves many aspects such as construction quality, affordability, geographic location, long-term financing, ...

• Assessment of time management practices of small medium sized contractors in project delivery in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Sogaxa, Athenkosi; Simpeh, Eric; Ndihokubwayo, Ruben (University of the Free State, 2021)

  The purpose of this article is to assess the effective time-management practices adopted by construction SMEs to enhance successful construction project delivery. A mixed methods approach, consisting of both quantitative ...

• The effect of poor materials management in the construction industry: a case study of Abuja, Nigera 

  Albert, Idowu; Shakantu, Winston; Ibrahim, Saidu (University of the Free State, 2021)

  Effective materials management on construction sites is handled carelessly by construction practitioners. This may result in several challenges such as materials waste generation, poor quality of work, project delays, and ...

• Assessment of housing quality in Ibeju-Lekki peri-urban settlement, Lagos State, Nigeria 

  Adedire, Funmilayo; Adegbile, Michael (University of the Free State, 2018)

  English: This article assesses housing quality in Ibeju-Lekki, a peripheral settlement outside Lagos metropolitan region. Using purposive sampling, 370 housing units from clusters of 16 periurban settlements constituted ...

• Construction project management through building contracts, a South African perspective 

  Du Plessis, Hendri; Oosthuizen, Pierre (University of the Free State, 2018)

  English: This article reviews construction project management and building contracts in South Africa. It introduces general information and findings on the topic, forming part of a broader indepth study, which proves ...

• An analysis of the use of mass appraisal methods for agricultural properties 

  Van der Walt, Kobus; Boshoff, Douw (University of the Free State, 2017)

  English: There are numerous factors that influence the price of a farm and some of these factors are not monetary related. This makes the task of the valuer complex and increases the possibility of large differences in the ...

• A post-contract project analysis of material waste and cost overrun on construction sites in Abuja, Nigeria 

  Saidu, Ibrahim; Shakantu, Winston (University of the Free State, 2017)

  English: Material waste and cost overrun have been identified as common problems in the construction industry. These problems occur at both pre- and post-contract stages of a construction project. As a result of a dearth ...

• Deciphering priority areas for improving project risk management through critical analysis of pertinent risks in the Zambian construction industry 

  Tembo-Silungwe, Chipozya Kosta; Khatleli, Nthatisi (University of the Free State, 2017)

  English: Risk identification is the first step in the risk-management process. A plethora of current studies in literature dwell overwhelmingly on risk identification much to the exclusion of the source, and the possible ...

• Facilities management practice, A.C. Hauptfleisch 

  Janse van Rensburg, Nico (University of the Free State, 2018)

• Successful transformational change in revenue management among beneficiary communities of South African renewable energy construction companies 

  Amansure, Ric; Adendorff, Chris (University of the Free State, 2018)

  English: Transformational change is the second of three sub-models that resulted from the splitting of the original model following the data analysis as part of a thesis entitled A theoretical model for successful management ...

• An assessment of the causes, cost effects and solutions to design-errorinduced variations on selected building projects in Nigeria 

  Dosumu, Oluwaseun; Aigbavboa, Clinton (University of the Free State, 2018)

  English: Design errors and variations are inherently part of many construction projects and require deliberate effort to combat. The literature reviewed indicates that empirical studies of the cost effect of design-error-induced ...

• An exploratory factor analysis of risk management practices: a study among small and medium contractors in Gauteng 

  Renault, Berenger; Agumba, Justus; Ansary, Nazeem (University of the Free State, 2018)

  English: Risk management (RM) is acknowledged as a key activity in project management in the pursuit to deliver successful construction projects. However, these projects are associated with various risks, which often ...

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