• Establishing a universal model to evaluate the adequacy of shelter for housing 

  Terblanche, Alissa Agneta (University of Pretoria, 2022-09)

  The right to adequate housing is recognised as a basic human right, but the concept of adequate housing is ill-defined. This research aimed to establish a universal model that can be used to evaluate the adequacy of shelter ...
• A framework for the development of a mass valuation standard in South Africa 

  Ngubeni, Steven Piet (University of Pretoria, 2022-11)

  The observed prevalence of objections to the municipal valuation rolls in the metropolitan municipalities in South Africa suggests the existence of valuation inaccuracy. Research has revealed that valuation inaccuracy ...
• Report cards, and other tracking of South Africa's public sector fixed infrastructure condition 

  Wall, Kevin (University of the Free State, 2024)

  This article is the second of a planned series being published in this Journal describing investigations of the condition of South Africa’s infrastructure, reasons for/contributory factors to this condition, and the ...
• Barriers to the implementation of Lean construction in South Africa 

  Jacobs, Yvonne Leonie (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-28)

  This study aimed to identify the barriers to the implementation of Lean construction practices faced by practitioners in the South African construction industry. A literature review was carried out on the barriers present ...
• Framework to develop a credible final accounts system for South African construction projects 

  Carroll, Lydia Christina (University of Pretoria, 2024-03-30)

  During the post-contract administration of construction projects, the project team must produce a final account (FA) that incorporates all the information that signals the final agreed sum that the employer will pay the ...
• A cost model to improve short-term underinsurance of residential buildings in South Africa 

  Pieterse, Elma Inge (University of Pretoria, 2024-03-28)

  This thesis demonstrates the development of a case-based reasoning (CBR) enabled cost estimating method for residential buildings in South Africa for application in the insurance environment to address the continuous ...
• Early career development of candidate quantity surveyors : a focus on soft skills development 

  Van Eck, Elzane (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-18)

  Academic and professional knowledge, together with sound technical skills will always remain the foundation of quantity surveying, but this alone is not sufficient to cultivate the required professional skillset to help ...
• Influence of carbon tax on office buildings in South Africa 

  Rogers, Paparouzkja (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-07)

  Greenhouse gasses (GHGs) contribute to global warming and climate change. Countries are combatting climate change and its negative impacts by significantly reducing their GHGs and are moving toward zero-carbon environments. ...
• Mining activities and housing price nexus : evidence from South Africa 

  Akinsomi, Omokolade; Bangura, Mustapha; Yacim, Joseph Awoamim (Emerald, 2024)

  PURPOSE : Several studies have examined the impact of market fundamentals on house prices. However, the effect of economic sectors on housing prices is limited despite the existence of two-speed economies in some ...
• Predictive accuracy of logit regression for data-scarce developing markets : a Nigeria and South Africa study 

  Oladeji, Jonathan Damilola; Zulch, Benita; Yacim, Joseph Awoamim (MDPI, 2023-09)

  This research examines how much forecasting accuracy can be achieved by modelling the relationships between listed real estate and macroeconomic time series variables using the logit regression model. The example data ...
• Implications of macroeconomic risks on NHFC'S incremental housing finance in South Africa 

  Oladeji, Jonathan Damilola; Zulch, Benita; Yacim, Joseph Awoamim (Emerald, 2023-06)

  PURPOSE – The challenge of accessibility to adequate housing in several countries by a large percentage of citizens has given rise to different housing programs designed to facilitate access to affordable housing. In South ...
• Green star SA certified buildings : actual vs expected energy performance 

  Raytcheva-Schaap, Yovka (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Certification of buildings under the various environmental performance schemes such as LEED, BREEAM, Green Star, etc., has increased globally in response to the environmental challenges facing current and future generations. ...
• Monitoring the condition of public sector fixed infrastructure in South Africa 

  Wall, K. (University of Free State, 2023-12)

  Infrastructure is designed and built to deliver a service, but how well the infrastructure is operated and maintained is a major determinant of how effectively it is able to deliver that service. Despite this, much of ...
• A comparison of low-cost housing units for varying climatic regions in South Africa : a knowledge management approach 

  Van Tonder, Francine; Rwelamila, P.D. (Emerald, 2024)

  PURPOSE – One of the greatest challenges faced by the 1994 post-apartheid government in South Africa is the housing problem that has persisted for almost 30 years into democracy. Innovation in research and practice ...
• Strategies to counteract digital disruption across the hierarchy of South African shopping centres 

  Masebe, Norman L. (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The retail property industry in South Africa represents a trillion Rand in investment, employment, and urban development, all of which would be negatively impacted should it collapse. It, therefore, follows that knowledge ...
• Modelling and experimental investigation of a vapor compression system under steady state regime 

  Sanama, Conrad; Xia, Xiaohua (International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, 2022-02)

  The main objective of this work is to establish a detailed modelling technique to predict the refrigerant conditions such as pressure and enthalpy of a Vapor Compression (VC) system. The steady state modelling techniques ...
• A model for integrated tourism infrastructure planning in the South African public sector 

  Wall, K.; Chettiar, Shamilla; Laryea, Samuel (Africa Journals, 2022-10)

  Tourism infrastructure is considered critical for tourism growth and destination competitiveness. Within the complex South African public sector planning system, the responsibility for infrastructure and tourism planning ...
• The 1998 "'mini-constitution' for local government" : a review of the assumptions of the white paper on local government 

  Wall, Kevin (University of the Free State, 2022-12)

  Many South African municipalities suffer service-delivery problems that can usually be ascribed to inadequate management, skills, and budgets. The reasons for these, in turn, invariably include weak economic base, unwise ...
• Addressing the infrastructure maintenance gap while creating employment and transferring skills : an innovative institutional model 

  Wall, Kevin (Routledge, 2023)

  The ‘social franchising’ model for the operation and maintenance of selected water and sanitation infrastructure, the conceptual origins of the model, its subsequent development by desktop research methods, and its piloting ...
• The effect of poor reconciliation between surveyor-general data(spatial) and deeds register information on municipal budgets 

  Venter, Pieter-Hendrik (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The Chief Surveyor-General study in 2011, identified a discrepancy between the Chief Surveyor-General and the Chief Registrar of Deeds. Considering these two governmental institutions as custodians of property registers ...

View more