The importance of small and micro-construction companies in Ethiopia has been
recognized by many researchers and policymakers. The contribution of small contractors
to the creation of jobs and to the alleviation ...
Construction industry in its nature is complex considering its large number of participants or stakeholders including clients, contractors, consultants, shareholders, regulators, the public and others characterized based ...
Sustainable development focuses on addressing the problem of providing communities
with a healthy living environment and a higher quality of life, achieved through a
conscious emphasis on ...
Proper Construction site organization is recognized as an important exercise in order to achieve better performance of construction projects. Success in construction project is indicated by its performance in the achievement ...
This study was focused on the Impact of Construction Material Procurement on Costs and Completion Time of Public Building Construction Projects in Western Amhara Region. Procuring the required quantity and quality of ...
Cement kiln dust (CKD) is a by-product of the cement factories that improves poor sub grade conditions with technical, economic and environmental benefits. There are about 20 cement plants in Ethiopia that can generate ...
Procurement contract management (PCM) is a basic operation to the overall successes of
progress goals and the life-force borderline of performance in construction project thus
needs system to be followed and ...
Climate change become as one of our societies' most pressing environmental issues. Production
of Portland cements is high energy intensive and is not an environmentally favorable substance
due to its huge CO
2 ...
Construction industry in Ethiopia is one of the most labour intensive industries; however, in
adequate attention is given to the human resource management issues. Without having skilled
manpower, the ...
Cement is moisture sensitive material, which can interact with surrounding atmosphere that can cause first hydration reactions. Factory cement reaches the site after some days or months, and it may be store for several ...
Heritage buildings, properties of all human kind, are still abandoned and ruined all over
the world. Like many countries in Africa, most projects on restoration of heritage
vi
buildings in Ethiopia, are hampered by ...
Just-In-Time(JIT) is a practiced philosophy in the construction industry of different countries worldwide. It concerns on delivery of right and the exact amount of materials directly to the construction sites at the time ...
The greenhouse effect is attributed to the effects of global warming and the effects are
being felt worldwide. The total CO
2
emissions related to cement production represent
around 8% of the annual ...
Nowadays, the production of cement is growing every year due to its higher consumption in the
construction industry. On the other hand manufacturing of cement is environmentally unfriendly,
and energy consumption and ...
The researchers reported that; millions of tone of RAPA and plastic bottles wastes is generated round
the world. Ethiopia is facing rapid urbanization and industrialization leading to packing of different ...
Liquid membrane-forming concrete curing compoundis one type of water retaining
curing techniques. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of liquid membrane–
forming concrete curing compounds produced in Ethiopia. ...
Traditional on-site construction, as a common method, has been criticized because of its inherent drawbacks; such as, long construction time, low productivity, weather sensitivity, wastage of resource, environmental ...
Managing the design process plays a major role on the Ethiopian construction industry to
delivering the projects on time, to budget and to the specified quality. The objective of this
study is to investigate the ...