As the world's population continues to rise, there is a mismatch between supply and
demand for housing. Ethiopia, like the rest of the world's developing countries, is
presently challenged by the problems ...
Project management is very relevant to establish project controlling system to
ensure that the projects perform towards the success of the project objectives.
Planning, monitoring and evaluation ...
It is impossible to produce maintenance-free buildings, but it can be minimized at the
design and construction stages by using; good design, skilled labor and quality material
during construction. The ...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital technology that enables the creation
and management of building information throughout the project lifecycle. This paper
presents a study on the application of BIM in ...
The construction sector accounts for about 13% of the worlds GDP but it has a long record
of poor productivity. It only increased 1% over the past 20 years (McKinsey Global
Institute, 2017). According to ...
Construction industry is complex in its nature since it involves large number of
stakeholders. In Ethiopia the number of road projects is increasing from time to time due
to the emphasis given to the sector. ...
The study focused on finding the cheapest construction material besides creating awareness for
society to use available construction materials, it also focused on saving virgin materials. .
Therefore, this research ...
Because of its contribution to economic development and economic activity, the
construction sector in Ethiopia has a significant impact on national growth. Various studies,
however, reveal that variation of ...
Construction is a risky business and susceptible to uncertainty and have financial
implications. However, such risk can be managed, minimized, shared, or transferred
trough insurance. By the ...
Concrete is one of the most consumed and significant building material on the planet. By 2030,
concrete production must be increased by 25%, and the world’s-built area will double in 40
years. The construction ...
Nowadays, due to Growth of construction industry the Demand of cement becomes increasing in
every year. The production of cement also environmentally unfriendly due to release of C02,
energy consumption ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sustainable building construction is a comprehensive process of design and construction that employees
techniques to minimize adverse environmental impacts and reduce the energy consumption of a building
while ...
Nowadays, conflict seems like common and inevitable in the construction industry. Construction
industry is a larger project which is complex since it involves variety of parties who are related
to the project. Due ...
Waste materials, such as steel slag, which was a by-product generated during the
production of steel and recycled concrete fine aggregate rubble, which is produced
by demolition activities, are dumped in landfill ...
Cement is the primary ingredient in concrete, used to create pastes that strengthen the
bond. The emission of CO2 into the atmosphere has been considerably impacted by the
manufacture of cement. Additionally, a lot ...
Construction projects do differ in their construction methods, type of service, geographical
conditions and other influencing factors. Among those classifications of construction
projects, a building project ...