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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Solid waste management is one of the most serious issues confronting emerging countries like
Ethiopia. Eggshells and corncobs were among that trash; rising population and urbanization have
resulted in the development ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A contractor’s ability to prepare a competitive bid for a construction tender is crucial for its
survival on the market. Besides, in a public construction project, one of the main criteria utilized
by ...
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 ...
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 ...
Performance Evaluation of Construction Project requires effective management of its
performance. So, Periodic Project progress and performance evaluation are vital to have
adequate means of obtaining information ...