Published papers waber 2019 conference

Section 1: Keynotes

The next generation of African built environment professionals – Bala, K.
Imagination, inspiration, innovation: the challenge for design and construction teams in Africa – Flanagan, R.
Modern ways to conduct literature reviews and use theory in research – Lindkvist, C. M.
Sustainable urban development and management in African cities – Michell, K.
New frontiers of risk in delivering successful projects for clients and profits for constructors – Flanagan, R.
Doing qualitative research (collecting and analysing qualitative data appropriately) – Lindkvist, C. M.
Making sense of the ailing African ‘elephant’–new perspectives for a more sustainable pathway into the future–Rwelamila, P. D.
Trends shaping the global construction industry: the race to the future – Flanagan, R.

Section 2: Plenary Session

Re-examining the appropriateness of current tropical designs – Adarkwa, B.
Trumping our Game: Refocusing current challenges in the Construction industry into national discourse – Maina, J.

Section 3: Conference Papers

A structural analysis of an adjustable docking system for multiple aircraft models: case study – Mushiri, T., Maswera, M. and Mbohwa, C.
An appraisal of effective organization processes in integrated change control performance for public construction project – Abdullateef, A. J., Ilias, S., Adegboyega, A. A., Muhammed, E. A. and Inuwa, B.
An appraisal of the maintenance management practices of high rise residential buildings in Nigeria – Opara, V. I., Idowu, F. O., Hungbo, A. A. and Akinsanya, K. O.
An exploratory study of the relationship between urban form and travel behaviour in Kaduna, Nigeria – Bununu, Y. A.
An investigation into energy consumption profile of University of Lagos students’ hostel – Faremi, O. J., Ajayi, O. O., Zakariyyah, K. I., John, I. B., Alimi, O. M., Oginni, O. A. and Adegoriola, M. I.
An investigation into the performance of Dutse (Nigeria) as a growth centre of Jigawa State – Jolaoye, A. A.
Appropriate drivers for sustainable construction practices on construction sites in Nigeria – Omopariola, E. D. , Albert, I., and Windapo, A.
Assessing the level of adoption of TQM practices in Nigerian construction firms – Olaleye, Y. O., Ibrahim, Y. M., Ibrahim, A. D. and Adogbo, K. J.
Assessing the skills and competency required of Nigerian quantity surveyors in practicing sustainability advisor in the construction industry – Ali, A. A., Ayobami, I. F., Christian, B. and Salawudeen, A.
Assessing the strategic supply management capabilities of public clients for construction procurement in developing economy – Kolo, B. A. and Bala, K.
Assessment of internal marketing relationship of quantity surveying firms in southwestern Nigeria – Ojo G.K and Ebunoluwa E.I
Assessment of regenerative design practices for residential housing: a case study in Awka, Nigeria – Mbadugha, L. C., Ozumba, A. O. U. and Okolie, K. C.
Assessment of stakeholders’ perception of risk factors associated with the adoption of e-procurement in the Nigerian construction industry – Gambo, M. M., Dodo, M. and Yusuf, H
Automation in construction materials handling: the case study in north central Nigeria – Alumbugu, P. O., Shakantu, W. W. M., Tsado, A. J. and Ola-Awo, A. W.
Axial compression of soil deposit in Saki Oyo State under an isolated footing – Salahudeen, A. B. and Sadeeq, J. A.
Barriers of implementing green walls in the urban environment in developing countries – Terblanche, R.
Building collapse in Nigeria and development control, the missing link – Okeke, F. O., Okeke, F. I. and Sam-Amobi, C.
Built environment education for green building development in Nigeria – Ade-Ojo, O. C. and Ogunsemi, D. R.
California bearing ratio prediction of modified black clay using artificial neural networks – Salahudeen, A. B. and Sadeeq, J. A.
Challenges and enhanced measures for implementation of industrialized building system in Lagos metropolis – Ajayi, O. O., Faremi, O. J., Zakariyyah, K. I., John, I. B., Anifowoshe, F. A., and Alimi, O. M.
Challenges confronting the quantity surveying profession in Nigeria: perspective of the education system – Awolesi, J. A.
Conceptions of sustainability amongst post graduate (MSC) construction management students – Doamekpor, N. A. A-M. and Duah D.
Cost of construction projects in Nigeria -challenges and ways forward- – Ojo, S. M.
Crime prevention through environmental design: what works and what does not? – reflections from a Nigerian city – Adzande, P.
Dampness pattern in halls of residence in selected educational institutions in Lagos, Nigeria – Zakariyyah, K. I., Faremi, O. J., Soyingbe, A. A., Ajayi, O. O., John, I. B., Aregbesola, G. T., Aderogba, M. A., Tijani, M. S., Simeon, R. D. and Bolajoko, A. T.
Decade-long operations of Chinese construction companies in Africa, 2009-2018 – Babatunde, O. K.
Design of a composite timber-concrete footbridge across Sakubva River, Mutare. Case of Nyanhongo Village Dora. – Mukura, T. E., Mushiri, T. and Shumba, S.
Development control strategies for sustainable and resilient urban development in sub-Saharan Africa – Offei-Nketiah J. K., Kwofie E. T. and Duah Y. A. D.
Development of job satisfaction index for construction employees in developing countries based on Frederick Herzberg’s motivation theory – Fugar, F. D. K., Boateng, E. B. and Eshun, B. T. B.
Development of sustainable training models from task characteristics for improved performance of site supervisors in construction firms – Ijaola, I. A. and Idoro, G. I.
Differences in navigation behaviour based on literacy levels within a tertiary healthcare complex in northwest Nigeria – Inuwa, N. and Maina, J. J.
Dominant innovations of successful construction micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) in northern Nigeria – Tsado, A. J., Shakantu, W. M. and Alumbugu, P. O.
Effect of internal environment and project-related determinants on business strategy of small and medium construction enterprises in Nigeria – Akinkunmi, O. A., Idoro, G. I., Ameh, O. J. and Zakariyyah, K. I.
Effects of motivation of operatives on productivity in the Nigeria construction industry – Opara, V. I., Apete-Adebola, L. A., Sofolahan, O. and Akinsanya, A. Y.
Enhancing the performance of walls built with laterite-cement bricks: a conceptual design and specifications writing approach – Alao, T. O. and Ogunbode, E. B.
Establishment of baseline data for deformation monitoring of administrative block of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria – Bello, M. N. and Umar A. A.
Evaluating the impact of climate change on the quality of ground water – case study of a coal enriched environment in Enugu Urban – Nnaemeka-Okeke, R. C., Eze-Steven, P. E. and Ugwu, C. C.
Evaluation of barriers to value management application in construction projects – Tanko, B. L., Khiyon, N. A. and Flanagan, R.
Evaluation of clay roof tiles produced with makuba as a binder – Lawal, M. A., Kasim, A. and Alhaji, M. A.
Explaining the factors’ influencing young females’ interest in the construction industry using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – Rasheed, E. O., Yu, J., Hale, S., Booth, N. and Shahzad, W.
Factors affecting the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) for sustainable housing construction in Nigeria – Mansir, D., Gambo, M. M., YarAdua, F. H. and Abduljabbar, K. F.
Factors causing inefficient infrastructure procurement and delivery management in South Africa – Laryea, S.
Factors influencing consumer preference for ceramic sanitary ware in south-west, Nigeria – Fadairo, O. O., Akinbogun, T. L. and Kashim, B. I.
Foreign Direct Investment and technological advancement in the construction sector of developing countries: a critical perspective – Oti-Sarpong, K., Adukpo, E. S., Adjei, S. and Antwi-Afari, M. F.
Framework for sustainable infrastructure development in border communities of Akamkpa local government area Nigeria – Onyekwere, E., Okpoechi, C. U. and Ajom, S. K.
Identifying barriers to total quality management implementation in the construction industry using the delphi technique – Ansah S.K., Thwala D. W. and Aigbavboa C.O.
Improving maintainability of public buildings in Owerri Nigeria – Okpoechi, C. U. and Nwankwo, S. I.
Industrialized building systems: prospects and problems within the Nigerian construction industry – Emma-Ochu, C. A. and Onwuka, E. O.
Influence of organizational sub-culture on total quality management practices in Nigerian construction firms – Olaleye, Y. O., Ibrahim, Y. M., Ibrahim, A. D. and Adogbo, K. J.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application on construction supply chain management: evidence from Nigeria – Amade, B., Ononuju,C. N., Adu, E. T. and Ogbu, J. M.
Innovative architecture for flood resilience: a response to submerged Nigerian cities – Durowoju, A. T.
Interpretation of risk management among small construction enterprises – Baloyi, T. and Ozumba, A. O. U.
Knowledge and awareness on Plastic Solid Waste (PSW) management in Zambia: where are we? – Mwanza, B. G. and Mbohwa C.
Local construction companies’ capacity building through foreign companies’ strategic partnership – Babatunde, O. K. and Makarfi, A. S.
Making a case for modular integrated construction in West Africa: rethinking of housing supply in Ghana – Wuni, I. Y. and Shen, G. Q.
Overexertion-related construction workers’ activity recognition and ergonomic risk assessment based on wearable insole pressure system – Antwi-Afari, M. F., Li, H., Luo, X. E., Edwards, D. J., Owusu-Manu, D., and Darko, A.
Performance benchmarking system for the Nigerian construction industry – Akinradewo, O., Aigbavboa, C. and Oke, A.
Premature project closure: the role of consultants and contractors – Akinshipe, O., Aigbavboa, C., Thwala, W. D. and Madidimalo, M.
Pricing of property valuation services in Nigeria: an evaluation – Oladokun, S. O. and Mooya, M.
Prioritization assessment of housing development risk factors: a fuzzy analytic hierarchical process-based approach – Baba, Y. G.
Quality control in Abuja mass housing – Dadu, D. W., Stanley, A. M., Usman, J., Sa’ad, M. M. and Ogunsanya, K. I.
Quantity surveying education for sustainable development: industry perception – Adekunle, S. A., John, I. and Aigbavboa, C.
Real estate investment trusts in Nigeria and the structure-conduct-performance paradigm – Dabara, D. I. and Ogunba, O. A.
Rethinking the challenges to attaining sustainable cities and communities: lessons from social norms and status quo bias – Hammond, S. F., Gajendran, T., Maund, K. and Savage, D. A.
Size and adequacy of living space in the home: an evaluation of public apartments in Cape Coast, Ghana, based on space per person (SPP) – Agyefi-Mensah, S. and Kpamma Z. E.
Strategies for enhancing extended producer responsibility enforcement: a review – Mwanza, B. G. and Mbohwa, C.
Strength properties of locally produced reactive powder concrete with unrefined metekaolin – Ibrahim, A. G., Garba, M. M., Okoli, O. G., Zubairu, I. K., Dahiru, D. and Usman, J.
Student housing requirements in near campus neighbourhoods: a case study of Samaru Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria – Awua-Imande, A. C., Maina, J. J. and Sagada, M. L.
Students’ perception on the quality of teaching of architecture in south-east Nigeria – Chukwuma-Uchegbu, M. I.
Study on influence of different curing regimes on the mechanical properties of metakaolin based geopolymer concrete – Alhaji, M. A., Tersoo, K. E., Aliyu, L. M. and Almustapha, T.
Sustainable building practice: an assessment tool for Ghana – Ako-Adjei, J. T. and Danso, H.
Sustainable materials and role of professionals in built environment sustainability – Ajala, A. O., Kashim, I. B., Akinbogun, T. L. and Aramide, F. O.
Sustainable solid waste management in Nigeria: reviewing the contributions of social networks in informal solid waste collection activities – Kwaghsende, F. K.
Sustainable urban development and the challenges of urban sprawl in ‘Abuja’ the federal capital city of Nigeria – Hussaini, I. U., Abubakar, S. K., Danmaraya, M. A., Sumaila, S. A. and Ibrahim, S. K.
Sustainable urban green infrastructures as a remediation tool for enhanced environment and local air quality for metropolitan Lagos – Uduma-Olugu, N. and Adesina, J. A.
Tenant’s demand for structural attributes in residential properties: the case of Ede, Nigeria – Chiwuzie, A., Dabara, D. I., Adenipekun, T. M., Prince, E. M.and Ajiboye, B. O.
The influence of GDP on rental growth of residential properties in Ede, Nigeria – Chiwuzie, A., Dabara, D. I., Prince, E. M. and Aiyepada, G. E.
The leaky pipeline between construction education and women in the construction industry – Moraba, Y. and Babatunde, O.
The nexus of the infrastructure sector, employment and economic growth – Dlamini, S. and Root, D.
The role of project management in TETfund construction projects – Zailani, M. B., Kolo, B. A. and Abubakar, M.
The use and effects of cannabis among construction workers in South Africa: a pilot study – Haupt, T. C., Akinlolu, M. and Raliile, M. T.
The use of palm kernel shell ash as cement replacement in concrete – Appiadu-Boakye, K., Yeboah, K. K., Boateng, K. R. and Bukari, M.
Transaction costs characteristics effects on contracting business in Nigeria – Yahaya, M. L. and Oyediran, O. S.
Understanding building price forecasting based on organisational behaviour – Zaki, Y. M., Kolo, B. A., Musa-Haddary, Y. G. and Abdullahi, I. B.

The WABER conference was initiated in November 2008. The original objective was to provide a vehicle to help young built environment researchers in West Africa to develop their research work and skills through constructive face-to-face interaction with experienced international academics.

Sam Laryea

Chairman of WABER Conference