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An assessment of critical success factors for the reduction of the cost of poor quality from construction projects in South Africa

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

Adoption of smart structures for prevention of health hazards in buildings

- Oke, Ayodeji, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Ngema, Wiseman

Confirmatory factor analysis of contractors’ safety policy

- Mustapha, Zakari, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

Performance of construction projects in South Africa: perceptions of consultants and contractors

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Oke, Ayodeji, Mohapeloa, Khosi

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton , Oke, Ayodeji , Mohapeloa, Khosi
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Construction , Key performance indicators (KPis) , Performance
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/122802 , uj:20706 , Citation: Aigbavboa, C., Oke, A., & Mohapeloa, K. 2016. Performance of construction projects in South Africa: perceptions of consultants and contractors.
  • Description: Abstract: Performance of construction projects is an issue of concern, not only to contractors and professionals, but other stakeholders including clients, project sponsors and end-users. This is due to complexity of construction process, innovation in the use of raw materials and machinery, new construction management techniques and more importantly, variation in requirement from clients. Thus, this research evaluates factors affecting performance of construction projects from the perspective of consultants and contractors, in order to enhance the quest of the construction industry in contributing positively to the growth of economies. Using quantitative approach, data were collected through close-ended questionnaires administered on a group of learned and experienced consultants and contractors who are based within the study area. From the analysed data, there is a significant difference in the perceptions of consultants and contractors regarding factors affecting performance of construction projects. To consultants, general time factors and conformance to specification are the most important performance indicator for project success while from contractors' view, cost factors including delay in payment from owner to contractor is a major critical success factor. The two groups unilaterally agreed that bringing about the best planning and scheduling technique before and during construction would assist in improving performance of construction projects in the country.
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Structural equation modelling of building quality constructs as a predictor of satisfaction in subsidised low-income housing

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2014
  • Subjects: Building quality features , Structural equation modelling , Residential satisfaction - South Africa , Low-income housing - South Africa
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: uj:4833 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12434
  • Description: Residents’ satisfaction with the building quality and housing condition features has received an increasing recognition as a significant factor which influences the occupants’ satisfaction with their housing units. This paper reports the use of Structural Equation Modelling technique to test the influence of building quality features as a predictor of residents’ satisfaction. The study was conducted amongst South Africa housing practitioners’ and the low-income housing occupants’. Data used in the study were obtained from a Delphi and field questionnaire study. Primary data were collected by a face-to-face administered questionnaire survey conducted among 751 low-income housing residents’ in three metropolitan and one district municipality in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Data gathered via the questionnaire survey were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) which was used to assess the factorial structure of the constructs. Using Structural Equation Modelling software - EQS version 6.2, the factorial structure, reliability and validity of building quality features indicator variables were investigated. The statistical results support the research hypothesised positive relationship that building quality feature has a direct influence in predicting residents’ satisfaction with their houses. Also, the influence of building quality feature on residents’ satisfaction was statistically significant. Further SEM analysis revealed that the Rho and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of internal consistency were over 0.70 criterions for acceptability, and the constructs shows a good mode fit to the sample data. The Z-statistics analysis also revealed that the constructs have direct influence in determining low-income residents’ satisfaction with their houses. The result advocates a practical consideration of these construct in future development of subsidised low-income housing in South Africa.
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Employers' Contribution Towards Health and Safety Compliance

- Mustapha, Zakari, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

The role of beneficiaries’ participation in South Africa low-income housing occupants’ satisfaction

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2013
  • Subjects: Low-income housing - South Africa
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/365641 , uj:4865 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12541
  • Description: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an investigation conducted in South Africa subsidised low-income housing, on how beneficiary’s participation could influence residents’ satisfaction with their houses. The study was conducted amongst South Africa housing practitioners’ and the low-income housing occupants’. Data used in the study was obtained from a Delphi and field questionnaire study. Using Structural Equation Modelling software EQS, the influence of beneficiaries’ participation was investigated. The finding was that beneficiary participation influence on the residents’ satisfaction was statistically significant and hence exacted a direct influence in the prediction of the residents’ satisfaction with their houses. The research was conducted in South Africa three metropolitan and one district municipalities. Therefore due to the idiosyncratic dataset used in the study, it remains to be seen if the evaluated relationships between beneficiary participation and residents’ satisfaction can replicate to other cross-cultural datasets. If this is the case, the paper makes a significant contribution towards understanding residential satisfaction on subsidised low-income housing projects. This study provided significant insight into how beneficiary participation influence residents’ satisfaction and how residents’ satisfaction with their houses could be improved.
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The impacts of variation orders on South Africa public sector construction projects

- Ngwepe, Lusca, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Ngwepe, Lusca , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Variation order , Prevalence , Public construction projects
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/73610 , uj:18431 , Citation: Ngwepe, L., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W. 2015. The impacts of variation orders on South Africa public sector construction projects.
  • Description: Abstract: The complexity, uncertainty, long-duration and the involvement of the sequential tasks and relationships of participants in/of the construction projects render this category of projects prone to variations along their progress. Variations create extra work, time, and money for the construction projects and they vary from one project to another. This paper investigates the impacts of variation orders on public sector projects in South Africa. To achieve the objectives of the study, a critical review of literature was done coupled with questionnaire survey to collect information on possible impacts of variations on the public projects in SA. Through the review of literature 7 major possible impacts of variation orders were identified which provided the basis for the formulation of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to professionals who work for companies that undertake public construction projects in South Africa. Targeted number of respondents was 50; however a total number of 70 questionnaires were sent out to make up for the cases were respondents did not return questionnaires. Overall, 50 questionnaires were returned and after a careful examination of the received questionnaires only 39 were usable. These formed the basis of the analysis for the study, since it accounts for 78% of the initial sample. Findings revealed that variation orders have major impact on i) time overruns, ii) cost overruns, iii) quality standard enhanced, iv) disputes amongst parties to the contract, and v) productivity degradation, iv) complaints of one or more parties to the contract. It was further noted from the results that variation orders rarely affected health and safety aspect of the public construction projects since all the factors relating to health and safety were the lowest ranked; health and safety degradation, additional health and safety officials, additional health and safety equipment. However, this results are in disagreement with the results on the critical determinants of variation orders on SA public sector construction projects because health and safety conditions was ranked the highest reason for variation orders under other related reasons for variation orders. What these findings mean is that safety considerations may be the reason to cause variation orders but variation orders do not affect health and safety on the construction project.
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Leadership styles of construction project leaders – a theoretical perspective

- Liphadzi, Murendeni, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Liphadzi, Murendeni , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/69067 , uj:17813 , Citation: Liphadzi, M., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W. 2015. Leadership styles of construction project leaders – a theoretical perspective.
  • Description: Abstract: This study presents a review of literature relating to leadership styles in the construction industry, with the specific aim of identifying the best suited leadership style in the construction industry. The research objective was necessitated because of the vital role of leadership in achieving organizational goals and the promotion of individual professional’s achievement. To this end, leadership has been widely covered in management/ business school, however, little attention has been given to managerial and leadership behaviour or styles of leaders in the construction industry. The study is conducted with reference to existing theoretical literature, published and unpublished research. This study is mainly a literature review on leadership in the construction industry. One of the primary findings emanating from the study reveals that there are a number of leadership styles available to construction professional. However, for the construction industry and for the managers to be effective they must be able to identify and apply the necessary leadership style suitable for the given situation. Moreover, they should be able to adapt to changes and sometimes contradictory circumstances in which they need to show versatility and flexibility. The study explores leadership and leadership styles in the construction industry and it further highlight’s the theoretical literature with regard to leadership. The study presents a robust background on the leadership styles of construction project leaders.
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Improvement of productivity and employee performance through an efficient human resource management practices

- Ngwenya, Lerato, Aigbavboa, Clinton

  • Authors: Ngwenya, Lerato , Aigbavboa, Clinton
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Human resource management , Human resource management practices , Productivity , Employee performance
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/93920 , uj:20408 , Citation: Ngwenya, L. & Aigbavboa, C. 2016. Improvement of productivity and employee performance through an efficient human resource management practices.
  • Description: Abstract: The role of employees within organisations are very vital in the management and survival of any organisation; this is because their performance is influenced by a set of human resource management (HRM) practices. Similarly, the process of attracting, developing, and maintaining a talented and energetic workforce to support the organisational goals and objectives is the ultimate aim of HRM. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the improvement of construction workers productivity through an efficient Human Resource Management practices. Hence, this research identified the HRM practices and comprehensively evaluated the impact of these practices on productivity and employee performance. The data used in this paper was derived from both primary and secondary sources. Twenty-eight structured questionnaires were distributed to the HR department of a construction company that was used for the study. A return rate of 100% was achieved since the respondents were purposively selected. The data received were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). The result of the analysis showed certain HRM practices enhances productivity and employee performance in a construction company. Therefore, it is highly recommended that HRM practices are effectively implemented to enhance productivity and employee performance. Thus, obtaining and sustaining competitive advantage. Moreover, the study observed that happy and satisfied employees have higher performance, therefore making it easy for management to motivate them thus attaining the firm targets. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on the improvement of construction workers productivity through an efficient Human Resource Management practices.
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Requisite skills for graduate success : perceptions of the Nigerian construction industry

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Aliu, John

Low-income Housing Residents’ Challenges with Their Government Install Solar Water Heaters: A Case of South Africa

- Aigbavboa, Clinton

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Housing occupants , Low-income housing , Solar water heaters
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference paper
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/43286 , uj:15475 , Aigbavboa, Clinton . 2015. Low-income housing residents’ challenges with their government install solar water heaters: A case of South Africa. Energy Procedia 75 ( 2015 ) 495 – 501
  • Description: This paper investigate the challenges faced by the occupants’ of low-income housing with their government installed solar water heaters in South Africa, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The paper primarily investigates the challenges faced by the housing occupants since the solar heaters were installed in their low income houses. The data used in this paper were derived from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data was obtained through the survey method, while the secondary data was derived from the review of literature. The primary data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire survey distributed to a sample of low-income households in a metropolitan municipality in South Africa. The household survey revealed that the low-income housing residents’ occupants’ faces challenges with regards to the leakage of the solar heaters and the noise from the heaters whenever the hot water taps are opened. The study gives an insightful view of the importance of using solar water heaters in energy conservation and lessening electricity financial constraints on the low-income households. The study adds to the knowledge on low income housing solar water heating in South Africa, with specific emphasis on the challenges faced by the occupants’. Further, findings from the study could be used for the development of sustainable structures in order to give access to energy and hot water to the poor and providing a better path to the improvement of life and empowerment through alternative energy usage in low-income households’ in South Africa.
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Occupational health and safety implementation barriers in Ghana

- Mustapha, Zakari, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Barriers , OHS improvement, , Regulatory bodies
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213941 , uj:21216 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C & Thwala, W.D. 2016. Occupational health and safety implementation barriers in Ghana.
  • Description: Abstract: The negative impact on the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance in Ghana has been attributed to Ghana's inability to follow the laid down requirement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions. The purpose of the study is to examine the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana and look into the existing regulations and their contribution to other sectors. The study was conducted through the use of secondary data from journals, books and internet to achieve the objective of the study. The review looked into details of the different views from different scholars about occupational health and safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana. Findings from the study has shown that inadequate legal mandate has contributed to the weakness in enforcing regulations and professional standards, missing framework for a comprehensive national OHS policy and inadequate resources to OSH researches. Others are lack of inspection, training and education, lack of OHS capacity building and monitoring, lack of financial, human resource and material constraints. The study explores occupational health and safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana. The study presents a strong background on currents trends in OHS, regulatory bodies, OHS implementation barriers and its improvement.
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Overcoming barriers that hinders the adoption and implementation of building information modelling in the South African construction industry

- Kekana, George, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

  • Authors: Kekana, George , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Building information modelling , Construction industry
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/72324 , uj:18264 , Citation: Kekana, G., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W. 2015. Overcoming barriers that hinders the adoption and implementation of building information modelling in the South African construction industry.
  • Description: Abstract: Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a concept that has been defined as a technology that digitally constructs an accurate virtual model of a building. BIM can be defined as an IT enabled approach that involves the application and maintenance of a fundamental digital representation of a building and all its information throughout the different stages of the project. This study assesses the ways to overcome the barriers hindering the adoption and implementation of BIM in the South African construction industry. The data used in this paper were derived from primary and secondary sources. The primary data tool (questionnaires), was designed based on the related literature that were reviewed. The questionnaire was distributed to construction professionals in the South Africa construction industry, facility managers, and academics who have are scholars on BIM in the South African construction industry. The questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistical procedures. The findings revealed that a lack of skills, education, and knowledge of BIM are the biggest barriers to the adaptation and implementation of BIM in South Africa. Furthermore, the results also show that educational and skill development initiatives are widely considered to being the answer to the existing barriers to BIM adoption. Lastly, the study makes some recommendation on feasible ways of moving away from the common practice of construction process and to the adoption of BIM on construction projects in South Africa.
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Lean management system as a tool for improving construction productivity

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Oke, Ayodeji, Mabodi, Merraih

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton , Oke, Ayodeji , Mabodi, Merraih
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Construction projects , Lean construction , Lean management
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213358 , uj:21135 , Citation: Aigbavboa, C., Oke, A & Mabodi, M. 2016. Lean management system as a tool for improving construction productivity.
  • Description: Abstract: Poor construction waste management is one of the major causes of project failure in the construction industry and one of the ways of mitigating the challenge is through the use of lean management (LM). This study examines the use of LM to enhance effective productivity in the South African construction industry. 60 well-structured questionnaires were administered on construction professionals such as architects, quantity surveyors, civil engineers, project manager and construction manager out of which 42 were retrieved. Lean management mostly focused on adding value to the product as well as reducing waste in time of things in cycle, it also reduce waste of time through effective time management as well as reduce waste of materials and energy. This indicated that with lean management, everyone becomes a thinker and a creator of something. These requirements are known as willingness to change and the potential self-disapproval. If fully implemented, LM will enhance better construction productivity through reduced inventory, less process waste, just in time delivery, minimize inventory, the use of adequate equipment, encourage collaboration, improve teamwork, improve construction productivity, improve leadership skills and improve labour flow reliability. It was further revealed that the main significant aspect that lean management evolve around is culture, because the culture of lean is subjected on workers being entirely involved and accepted to practice the lean application in common trainings as well as their tasks. It is therefore necessary for construction organizations and concerned parties to improve level of awareness of construction stakeholders especially construction workers on lean management system through workshops, advertisement, training, etc. This will not only aid better productivity in the industry but will also ensure that clients are provided value for their money.
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Quality performance of infrastructure developments in Swaziland

- Oke, Ayodeji, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Dlamini, Ernest

A theoretical study on leadership theory categories in the construction industry

- Liphadzi, Murendeni, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

Contribution of value management to construction projects in South Africa

- Aigbavboa, Clinton, Oke, Ayodeji, Mojele, Sponono

  • Authors: Aigbavboa, Clinton , Oke, Ayodeji , Mojele, Sponono
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Construction , Project , Teamwork
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/215571 , uj:21433 , Citation: Aigbavboa, C., Oke, A & Mojele, S. 2016. Contribution of value management to construction projects in South Africa.
  • Description: Abstract: For clients, owners and financiers of construction projects, construction process signify a huge capital investment which translate into substantial fixed costs for their organizations. Value Management (VM) is a business strategy tool to ascertain whether construction of a facility will provide best function at the lowest possible cost. This study examines the contribution of value management to construction projects with a view to assessing challenges and measures to improve adoption and application of the discipline. Primary data were collected through well-structured questionnaires administered on construction professionals within the study area and Mean Item Score was used for data analysis. The major contributions of VM to the South African construction industry include optimize value for money, creates a clearer focus on the project objectives and works towards arriving at a more effective design. However, poor communication, lack of interaction and unwillingness of clients to pay for VM service, were the challenges affecting the adoption of VM. In order to improve construction project performance using the process of value management, orientation meetings should be duly organised, team structure should be finalised and team members must be appropriately selected for construction projects. Built environment professionals - including construction and project managers, should familiarize themselves with VM and strive for its full adoption and implementation for construction projects in order to achieve best value at the lowest complete life cycle project cost for construction clients.
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Critical factors for the successful implementation of an integrated building information modelling and enterprise resource planning in the South African construction industry

- Mathegu, Mphumi, Aigbavboa, Clinton

  • Authors: Mathegu, Mphumi , Aigbavboa, Clinton
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Building information modelling , Enterprise resource planning , Construction industry
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/215354 , uj:21410 , Citation: Mathegu, M & Aigbavboa, C. 2016. Critical factors for the successful implementation of an integrated building information modelling and enterprise resource planning in the South African construction industry.
  • Description: Abstract: Over the past many years, the construction industry has demonstrated reluctance to embrace change towards its conventional ways of doing business. With an economic force generated by a technology moving as rapidly as that of the computer, change is inevitable. Hence, there is a need to identify measures that need to be considered for the effective implementation of Building information modelling (BIM) and Enterprise resource planning (ERP), two construction software's that are meant to help with timely delivery of construction projects. Therefore, this paper investigates the critical success factors that should be considered for the successful implementation of an integrated BIM and ERP systems in the South African construction industry. The investigation was done by identifying from literature factors which are considered critical for the successful implementation of these software's. Thereafter, the identified factors were further confirmed through a quantitative survey conducted amongst professionals working in private sector construction firms engaged in projects ranging from building to civil engineering projects in the South African construction industry. Selected findings reveal that the factors regarded as critical for the successful implementation of a BIM and ERP hybrid include a competent implementation team, sufficient support from top management, infrastructure availability, and competent staff training and human resource among others. Although the findings are based on the perceptions of construction professionals in the South African construction -particularly the Gauteng Province, but the findings supports the knowledge regarding the successful implementation of an integrated BIM and ERP system in the South African construction industry.
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Effects of job hopping and its effect on young graduates in the South African construction industry

- Ifije, Ohiomah, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Sitholimela, Dakalo

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