ABSTRACT As the project unfolds and the design is realized, information in the form of drawings, specifications and construction methods must be communicated effectively from one professional to another. The aim of this study was to examine effective communication as perceived by construction professionals in project delivery in the Western Region of Ghana. The specific objectives of the study included; to identify factors necessary for enhancing effective communication in construction projec...
ABSTRACT The complexity of construction projects, as well as the diversity of stakeholders and their interests in any particular project make disputes, discords and sometimes conflicts (DDCs) in construction projects a regular occurrence in the construction industry. The study seeks to explore DDCs in the construction industry in Ashanti Region with a view to developing a framework of recommendations for minimising DDCs associated with assembly project to improve project performance. The stud...
ABSTRACT Construction project sites are prone to many hazards that can result in accidents if they are not properly controlled. Construction site workers are by far the group that is most exposed to hazards on construction sites. Their perception of the risk of health and safety hazards in general is an important issue on construction sites. The aim of the study was to examine the perception of workers about the risk of hazards and their behaviour on construction sites. The study adopted a qu...
ABSTRACT Variation orders are an inevitable occurrence in construction projects execution. It is common in all types of construction projects and plays an important role in determining the final cost and time of completion of projects. The study examined cost trend of variation orders in Jasikan District Assembly construction projects. The study used a descriptive research design. Data was collected using structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Simple random sampling was used to dra...
ABSTRACT Disposal of bauxite tailings in Ghana and globally is not properly managed and leads to environmental degradation. There is possibility for their recycle to facilitate proper disposal, one way is to partially replace sand with bauxite tailings in building blocks. A study was carried out on cement composite blocks made from sand and bauxite tailings/residue, a mining by-product at varying levels from 10% to 50% with incremental level of 10%. Composite blocks were produced to dimension...
ABSTRACT The Construction industry plays a major role in any economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of the socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. However, the construction industry is also recognized as an accident prone industry in Ghana. The ever-increasing cost of medical treatment, tends have a negative impact on a company's profit. The aim of the study was to examine strategies for mitigating the causes of work-related ...
ABSTRACT Buildings are great assets to individuals and the nation and can be regarded as an economic asset, which must be maintained to ensure higher value. This study assessed the impact of maintenance culture in constructions or buildings of public institutions in Ghana, a case study of selected institutions in the Saboba District of Northern Region. Questionnaires, interview schedule and observation were for data collection. The analysis of the respondents’ responses was done researcher ...
ABSTRACT The importance of management of materials is highlighted by the fact that they account for substantial portions of project cost and time. Thus, the importance of materials management lies in the fact that any significant contribution made by the materials manager in reducing materials cost will go a long way in improving the profitability and the rate of return on investment, such an increase in profitability can be affected by increasing sales. In spite of their weight in construct...
ABSTRACT Economic trees play important role in household livelihood, sustainable land use, land rehabilitation and environmental sustainability as a whole. In the Wa West District, Shea and Dawadawa trees are key economic trees from which households rely on for living. However, the method and purpose of utilization of these economic trees creates conflicting objectives for different actors. Besdies, empirical studies on the utilization of economic tress in the area are limited, making it inc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficient utilization of construction materials for effective cost recovery, using the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region of Ghana as a case study. This study adopted the case study design. Quantitative and qualitative research approach was used for the study. The population for the study was four hundred and fifty (450). The population of the study was made up of Building contractors/directors, Project Managers and Site...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the role of maintenance culture of public buildings using selected institutions within the Sunyani Municipality. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 100 staffs of the institutions that were administered with questionnaires and their top managers also interviewed. Out of the sample size of 100 respondents, 96 of them responded to the questionnaire constituting a response rate of 96%. On the maintenance culture and state of respondent’s buildings,...
ABSTRACT The judicious control and management of construction waste has been a clarion call for stakeholders in the construction industry of Ghana. Construction materials reuse and recycling has not gained popularity in the Ghanaian construction industry. The study sought to examine sustainable construction practices in Ghana, focusing on recycle and reuse potentials of waste materials using Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions as the study areas. A sample size of 184 contractors were selected f...
ABSTRACT The quality of building materials has been documented to be one of the causes of building collapse all over the world. An experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of fines (clay/silt) content in sand and water-to-cement ratio on the workability, compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete. A total of 270 specimens were cast and tested with varying fines content in sand of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10% and 12%; and variable water-to-cement rat...
ABSTRACT Globally, flood disasters increasingly pose severe risk to humanity due to their devastating effects. The built environment is the worst affected sector and often the repercussions of flood events on poorly planned and/or designed settlements leads to crisis situations. In Ghana, floods are major occurrences in the principal cities and towns and settlements along the Volta River Basin. Yearly, the three northern regions of Ghana namely; Northern Region, Upper East Region and Up...
ABSTRACT Approximately 680 tree species have been identified in Ghana’s forest, but only a few of these have been put to commercial use. Of the 1999 timber production, some 60 percent was derived from a small number of species. Actually, 66 species dominated felling in 1999. Since there is an increasing demand for tropical timbers, there is therefore the need to consider less well known but commonly found species such as Gmelina arborea which could be developed for commercial use. The...