Browsing Research Articles (Construction Economics) by Title

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  • Renting in converted green buildings : exploratory study on office tenants views 
    Hoffman, D.J. (Danie) (Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2017)
    PURPOSE : Greening the existing stock of non-green office buildings in South Africa is a significant challenge faced by the local green industry. This study evaluated the opinions of tenants of nongreen office buildings ...
  • Retaining steel tips : motivation of construction managers in South Africa 
    Van Heerden, Andries (Hennie); Jelodar, Mostafa Babaeian; Burger, Michelle; Zulch, Benita (Springer, 2020-07)
    The world economy continues to grow at an ever-increasing pace and as a result, has created additional demand for new buildings. This has placed an ever-increasing demand for experienced construction managers with learned ...
  • The right to functioning urban infrastructure – a review 
    Wall, Kevin (University of the Free State, 2021-12)
    A major objective of local government in South Africa, as defined in the Constitution, is to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner. However, neglect of infrastructure continues to hamper ...
  • The role of quantity surveyors in public–private partnerships in South Africa 
    Cruywagen, J.H.H. (Hoffie); Llale, Josephine (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2017-05-26)
    BACKGROUND : Quantity surveyors play an important role in providing cost and contractual advice in the built environment. This article seeks to investigate the current extent of their involvement in public–private ...
  • The selection of property management software 
    Van den Berg, S.; Cloete, C.E. (Christiaan Ernst) (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2004-05)
    Property management software packages have become essential tools in the management of properties and related facilities. In this paper, criteria for the comparative evaluation of property management software packages are ...
  • Social franchising partnership creates jobs : Part 1 
    Wall, Kevin; Ive, Olivier; Bhagwan, Jay; Birkholtz, Wayne; Lupuwana, Nocawe; Shaylor, Esther (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 ...
  • Social franchising partnership creates jobs : Part 2 
    Wall, Kevin; Ive, Olivier; Bhagwan, Jay; Birkholtz, Wayne; Lupuwana, Nocawe; Shaylor, Esther (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 ...
  • South African infrastructure condition – an opinion survey for the SAICE infrastructure report card 
    Rust, F.C.; Wall, Kevin; Smit, M.A.; Arnod, Salim (South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2021-03)
    The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Infrastructure Report Cards of 2006, 2011 and 2017 reported that much of the South African infrastructure is in a poor condition. To augment the recent 2017 ...
  • Standard method of measurement for underground development works 
    Maritz, M.J. (Marthinus Johannes); Du Rand, Rouan (Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2011)
    PURPOSE : Bills of quantities for underground development works (UDW) are presently prepared with no uniformity of practice, leading to troublesome misinterpretations and inconsistent pricing by contractors. This article ...
  • A survey of the perception of quantity surveyors regarding tender-price indices in South Africa 
    Cruywagen, J.H.H. (Hoffie) (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 ...
  • Tenant mix in shopping centres: South Africa and the United Kingdom compared 
    Kyriaziz, A.N.; Cloete, C.E. (Christiaan Ernst) (Academy of Business and Retail Management, 2018-01)
    The management of tenant mix by shopping centre managers in South Africa was compared with that found to have been used by shopping centre managers in the UK (Downie et al., 2002). Relevant aspects included how to maintain ...
  • A thematic analysis of experts' perceptions of critical challenges to effective statutory adjudication implementation 
    Mewomo, M.C.; Maritz, M.J. (Marthinus Johannes) (Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2017)
    PURPOSE Default payment either in the form of delayed payment or non-payment remains a lingering issue affecting the construction industry supply chain. The payees’, which are mostly contractors and subcontractors at ...
  • Towards a listed real estate investment valuation model 
    Boshoff, Douw Gert Brand (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 ...
  • Towards a regenerative paradigm for the built environment 
    Du Plessis, Chrisna (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 – ...
  • Towards the establishment of a relevant national tender price index for the South African building industry 
    Cruywagen, J.H.H. (Hoffie) (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 ...
  • Trends in application of green star SA credits in South African green building 
    Hoffman, D.J. (Danie); Huang, Ling-Yi; Van Rensburg, Jean; Yorke-Hart, Amy (University of Free State, 2020)
    The South African green building industry is growing towards maturity. Stakeholders need to observe, document, and be informed about trends and development of the industry. This article evaluates whether application ...
  • The valuation of commercial grain silos 
    Winckler, Christiaan; Boshoff, Douw Gert Brand (SUNMeDIA, 2016)
    A grain silo is a unique form of real estate because of its construction, use and income generation. The study is based on vertical concrete silos built for the sole purpose of storing grain. Silos are, in essence, ...
  • Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur in winkelsentrums in Pretoria 
    Van der Merwe, Jaco; Kleynhans, Bouwer; Cloete, C.E. (Christiaan Ernst) (SUNMeDIA, 2017)
    Alhoewel volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur toenemend erkenning in ontwikkelende lande geniet en in veral nuwe geboue geïmplementeer word, is daar min inligting beskikbaar oor volhoubare praktyke in fasiliteitsbestuur wat ...
  • What are the legal remedies available to contractors and consultants to enforce payment? 
    Maritz, M.J. (Marthinus Johannes); Robertson, Dirk Cornelius (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 ...
  • Will the implementation of a total quality management system benefit South African construction companies? 
    Joubert, W.; delays on construction projects; Basson, G.A.J. (Gert) (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2005-05)
    The increased levels of competition experienced in recent times in the construction sector due to globalisation and the economic downturn highlighted the need for South African construction companies to be more competitive. ...