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Browsing Research Articles (Construction Economics) by Issue Date
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(Routledge, 2012-01)The concept of regenerative design and development is situated within the broader theoretical context of sustainability. The emerging regenerative paradigm is contrasted with the two current sustainability paradigms – ...
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Adjudication as an alternative dispute resolution method in the South African construction industry (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-10)Adjudication has recently been introduced to the South African construction industry as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. This study investigates what the requirements are for the industry to realize the full ...
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(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-10)Smooth cash flow ensures the effective delivery of projects and is fundamental to develop and sustain a healthy, professional and competitive construction industry. The adverse effect of late or non-payment of contractors ...
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(The Physical Development Sciences, University of the Free State, 2012-12)This article examines the relative prevalence of markets, hierarchies and networks in the governance of real-estate transactions under three property rights regimes in Windhoek’s low-income settlements. These ...
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(Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 2013)This paper assesses the different models, in conjunction with the different theories surrounding the distinction and interdependencies between space- and capital markets. First, the theory of space- and capital markets ...
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(Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2013)PURPOSE: This study investigated whether the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could assist with the funding of low-pressure solar water heaters in low-cost housing in South Africa. It aimed to identify the minimum ...
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(Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2013)PURPOSE: Office space planning requires design skills and space planning norms to ensure space efficient office areas allowing occupants to perform optimally. No specific space norms exist for South African municipalities. ...
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(Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 2013)This paper presents a Listed Real Estate Investment Valuation Model that was developed to investigate the movement in indirect real estate investment through the consideration of the underlying assets of property loan ...
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Construction employees’ perspectives on workforce motivational drivers in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria (Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2013)PURPOSE: The global demand for increase in construction activity necessitates the improvement of project performance. In the construction industry, motivation is seen as an intermediate variable between principle project ...
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(The Physical Development Sciences, University of the Free State, 2013-06)The adoption of Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) in the field of property valuation is a trend, considered controversial and not readily accepted by the valuation profession. The aim of the article is to report on a study ...
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(Academic Journals, 2013-09-07)The National Department of Public Works has the responsibility of providing office accommodation to all state departments nationally, The objectives of the paper are to establish a base for evaluating the performance of ...
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(The Physical Development Sciences, University of the Free State, 2013-12)This article investigates the information that is available to shareholders and the public by listed property companies in order to make investment decisions. It also mentions the usefulness of this information for ...
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(SUNMeDIA, 2014)There is currently only one published tender price index available in South Africa for use by built-environment practitioners. The purpose of this article is to report on an investigation into the nature of a more recent ...
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(SUNMeDIA, 2014)Incentives are regarded as motivational tools which can be used to propel construction workforces to achieve project objectives. This article contributes to the existing body of knowledge by evaluating the current practices ...
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(3SMedia, 2014-02)AN INNOVATIVE Eastern Cape infrastructure and job creation project is meeting people’s needs through quality service delivery for the community, by the community. In part one of this two-part feature, social franchising ...
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(3SMedia, 2014-03)IN THE FEBRUARY edition of IMIESA, part one of this article defined social franchising and addressed training, funding, establishing and order of responsibilities involved in this new concept. In part two, municipal ...
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(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2014-04)The paper assesses the impact of the recently completed Gautrain Rapid Rail link in Gauteng on property development in the vicinity of stations along the route. Our particular interest is in examining the extent to which ...
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(SUNMeDIA, 2015)Construction project managers in the built environment come from various backgrounds and knowledge bases; therefore, the project managers’ project management set may differ. The type of knowledge required to improve ...
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(Emerald, 2015)PURPOSE : The study aims to investigate how modern methods of communication within the construction industry have brought forth a new cognitive process that participants in this industry should undertake when ...
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(University of Johannesburg, 2015)Different indices are encountered in the building industry for use by built environment professionals, such as input-price indices, output-price indices and seller’s-price indices. Currently there is only one tender-price ...
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