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The effect of poor materials management in the construction industry: a case study of Abuja, Nigeria 521 88 0 2 611
Early sustainable architecture in hanging skyscrapers - a comparison of two financial office buildings 289 12 0 0 301
An assessment of transformation strategies in South Africa: A multi-case study of the accounting, financial services, government, and construction sectors 248 19 0 1 268
Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry 214 23 0 8 245
Decent working conditions for improved construction workers' productivity on Zimbabwean building projects 90 130 0 5 225
The implementation of alternative dispute-resolution methods by architectural practitioners in South Africa 202 7 0 1 210
An assessment of the causes of schedule and cost overruns in South African megaprojects: A case of the critical energy sector projects of Medupi and Kusile 144 18 0 32 194
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the South African construction industry 88 64 0 19 171
Factors influencing the performance of safety programmes in the Ghanaian construction industry 120 21 0 22 163
Housing poverty in developing countries: challenges and implications for decent accommodation in Swedru, Ghana 138 8 0 4 150
Adoption of Building Information Modelling in the construction industry in Kenya 117 18 0 13 148
Isivivane, Freedom Park: A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in post-apartheid South Africa 137 7 0 1 145
Construction project management through building contracts, a South African perspective 119 4 0 1 124
Identifying factors of collaboration critical for improving health and safety performance in construction projects: a systematic literature review 92 12 0 20 124
The building emission reduction potential of south african residential building efficiency tools - a review 88 14 0 7 109
A construction project management knowledge model: The type and level of knowledge required 93 6 0 0 99
The impact of the integrated residential development programme on surrounding property values: case study of fleurhof, Johannesburg 80 13 0 5 98
Macroeconomic leading indicators of listed property price movements in Nigeria and South Africa 92 2 0 4 98
Challenges facing newly established quantity-surveying firms to secure tenders in South Africa 90 6 0 1 97
Factors influencing the quality of low-income housing in Polokwane municipality South Africa 75 7 0 12 94
Factor analysis of quality assurance practices in small and medium-sized road-construction projects: A South African perspective 66 11 0 1 78
Trends in application of green star sa credits in south african green building 69 2 0 4 75
Architectures of informality 71 3 0 0 74
Appropriate building repair and maintenance strategies using multi-criteria decision-making analysis - a Delphi study 60 5 0 9 74
Effectiveness of contractor development programme in KwaZulu-Natal 73 0 0 0 73
Utilisation of forecasting technology for improving construction logistics in Nigeria 55 14 0 3 72
Quantity surveying pre-contract administration by Fanie Buys First publication: 2016 69 1 0 0 70
Outdoor living wall systems in a developing economy: a prospect for supplementary urban food production? 57 1 0 10 68
Examining the maturity of South Africa's government departments to implement the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) 52 6 0 7 65
Assessment of resuscitation strategies of abandoned projects: A case study of public tertiary education institutions' buildings in Osun State, Nigeria 22 41 0 0 63
Building performance evaluation of public housing in Harare, Zimbabwe 40 15 0 8 63
Facilitation of construction project management through building contracts: A South African perspective on the locally developed suites of contracts 59 3 0 0 62
Utilisation of order processing technology for logistics process improvement in the Nigerian construction industry 52 9 0 0 61
The effect of management control on labour productivity of labour-intensive works in Ghana 32 8 0 21 61
English-afrikaans bilingual building dictionary 51 9 0 0 60
Assessment of time management practices of small medium sized contractors in project delivery in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 51 8 0 0 59
The use and benefits of Quick Response Codes for construction materials in South Africa 52 4 0 0 56
Evaluation of the organisational capability of the public sector for the implementation of building information modelling on construction projects 37 10 0 8 55
An exploratory factor analysis of risk management practices: A study among small and medium contractors in Gauteng 38 16 0 0 54
Implementation of the value re-engineering concept in the Nigerian construction industry: exploratory study 32 9 0 13 54
Successful transformational change in revenue management among beneficiary communities of South African renewable energy construction companies 50 3 0 0 53
A comparison of three public projects that included community participation to determine the total value add 39 4 0 8 51
Development of a construction quality assessment tool for houses in South Africa 44 5 0 0 49
Assessment of transportation efficiency for the delivery of construction material in North-Central Nigeria 43 0 0 4 47
Perceptions of safety behaviour-modifying techniques in construction firms: insights from Lagos, Nigeria 32 4 0 8 44
An assessment of the causes, cost effects and solutions to design-error-induced variations on selected building projects in Nigeria 42 1 0 0 43
The impact of the Construction Regulations 2014 on a water utility's projects' health and safety (H&S) performance in South Africa 38 1 0 0 39
Assessment of housing quality in Ibeju-Lekki peri-urban settlement, Lagos State, Nigeria 35 3 0 0 38
Evaluating credit accessibility predictors among small and medium contractors in the South African construction industry 32 1 0 0 33
Factors influencing professionalism and the viability of local firms in Nigeria 28 1 0 1 30
Factors that determine construction health and safety agent collaboration on construction projects: a Delphi study 14 4 0 12 30
An appraisal of the use of cannabis on construction sites 29 0 0 0 29
Risk assessment for hazard exposure and its consequences on housing construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria 25 3 0 1 29
Critical success factors for effective internal construction stakeholder management in Nigeria 23 3 0 0 26
Conversion of industrial wastes into marginal construction materials 21 3 0 1 25
Sustainability awareness and practices in the Zambian construction industry 14 2 0 9 25
Facilities Management Practice by A.C. Hauptfleisch, 2017. 1st edition. Pretoria: South Africa: Career Excel Academy 21 1 0 0 22
Theoretical model of trust-based relationships in building information modelling supply chain for construction projects 13 4 0 2 19
Performance analysis of small and medium-sized construction firms in Oyo State, Nigeria 14 3 0 0 17
Built: The hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal 7 6 0 0 13
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