WABER 2010 conference programme

PROGRAMME
West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
27-28 July 2010
British Council in Accra, Ghana
Tuesday 27/July/2010
08:30-09:00 REGISTRATION

OPENING SESSION (Main auditorium)
09:00-09:10 Welcome address by Mr. Moses Anibaba (Director of British Council in Ghana): The role of the British Council in Africa
09:10-09:15 Introductory remarks by Professor Will Hughes (Head of School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK)
09:15-09:25 Address by Dr Edward Omane Boamah (Deputy Minister of State, Environment, Science and Technology): The role of Built Environment academics in Environment, Science and Technology advancement
09:25-09:35 Chairman’s remarks by Professor Kwasi Adarkwa (Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
09:35:09:45 Official WABER 2010 Group Photograph

KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Main auditorium)

10:00-10:30 Connections between built environment education, research and practice
Professor Will Hughes (Editor-in-chief of Construction Management and Economics journal / Head of School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK)
10:30-11:00 Refreshments and networking break

PRESENTATION SESSIONS (11:00-13:00)

STREAM 1 (Main auditorium)

Chairperson Professor Raymond Nkado (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
11:00-11:10 Construction cash flow prediction model in Ghana: A case study of the district assembly common funded project – Joseph Teye Ignatius Buertey, Theophilus Adjei-Kumi and Peter Amoah
11:10-11:20 Risk and uncertainties in construction clients’ cash flow forecast – M.O. Babalola and G.K. Ojo
11:20-11:30 Discussion
11:30-11:40 Evaluating the characteristics of whole life-cycle cost data in the Nigerian construction industry – Aliyu Makarfi Ibrahim, Kabir Bala, Yahaya Makarfi Ibrahim, Ahmad Doko Ibrahim
11:40-11:50 Construction cost data management by quantity surveying firms in Nigeria – Johnson Olubunmi Atinuke
11:50-12:00 Discussion

Chairperson Dr. Mrs. Bola Babalola (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
12:00-12:10 An artificial neural network model for predicting construction cost of institutional building projects in Nigeria – Baba Shehu Waziri
12:10-12:20 Multi-criteria decision-making model for contractor’s selection in construction projects in Nigeria – Oluwaseyi Modupe Ajayi
12:20-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:40 Introduction of build-operate-transfer (BOT) model into main stream funding of infrastructural projects in Ghana – Kwaku Owusu
12:40-12:50 Appraisal of factors that influence the implementation of BOT infrastructure projects in Nigeria – Alhassan Dahiru and S. A. Bustani
12:50-13:00 Discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch and networking break




PRESENTATION SESSIONS (11:00-13:00)

STREAM 2 (Seminar room)

Chairperson Dr. Paul Alagidede (University of Stirling, Scotland, UK)
11:00-11:10 The macroeconomic review of building and construction sector in Nigeria: pre 1980-2006 – Folasade Omoyemi Alabi
11:10-11:20 An assessment of the effectiveness and equitability of access to federal mortgage bank of Nigeria’s finances for housing (1992 - 2008) – Musa Nuhu Madawaki
11:20-11:30 Discussion
11:30-11:40 A hedonic regression analysis of urban infrastructure in commercial property values in Lagos – Funlola Famuyiwa
11:40-11:50 Analyzing quantitative data using factor analysis: reflections from an empirical study – D. K. Ahadzie, D.G. Proverbs and N.A. Ankrah
11:50-12:00 Discussion

Chairperson Dr Moshood Olawale Fadeyi (British University in Dubai, UAE)
12:00-12:10 The applicability of the Harvard and Warwick models in the development of human resource management policies of large construction companies in Ghana – Sena Agyepong, Frank Fugar and Martin Tuuli
12:10-12:20 Characteristics of migrant labour in Wasimi, Irewole Local Government Area, Osun State, South-western Nigeria – M. B. Gasu and S.O. Fadare
12:20-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:40 Land and housing values and their effect on housing delivery in Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana – P. P. Yalley, J. F. Cobbinah and P. K. Kwaw
12:40-12:50 The influence of facilities on rental values and vacancy rates in high rise office rented properties in Kaduna, Nigeria – David Ayock Ishaya and Daniel Ishaya Dabo
12:50-13:00 Discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch and networking break

KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Main auditorium)

14:30-15:00 Built environment research and the Millennium Development Goals
Professor George Ofori (School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore)

15:00-15:30 Refreshments and networking break

PRESENTATION SESSIONS (15:30-17:30)

STREAM 1 (Main auditorium)

Chairperson Professor G.W.K. Intsiful (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana)
15:30-15:40 Sustainable construction education: assessing the adequacy of built-environment professional’s training – Solomon Ameh, Afolabi Dania, Ibrahim Zubairu and Shehu Bustani
15:40-15:50 The role of construction education in sustainable waste material management in the construction industry: a study of built environment programmes run by Tamale polytechnic – Nongiba A. Kheni
15:50-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:10 Evoking the green-shift in the building industry for sustainable development in Nigeria – Dodo Yakubu Aminu, Mohd Zin Kandar and Dilshan Remaz Ossen
16:10-16:20 Understanding the challenges of wood fuel usage in Sub-Saharan Africa on the environment – David J. Idiata, Mitchell Eboigbe and Henry Oriakhi
16:20-16:30 Discussion




Chairperson Dr Esi Ansah (Ashesi University, Ghana)
16:30-16:40 Safety on Ghanaian construction sites: The role of the employer and the employee – B. B. Akomah, Abel Nimo Boakye, F. D. K. Fugar
16:40-16:50 How and to what extent do construction project features contribute to accident causation? – An insight for accident prevention – Patrick Manu, Nii Ankrah, David Proverbs, Subashini Suresh and Divine Ahadzie
16:50-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:10 Sustainability of solar home systems for a domestic power supply in Nigeria – Dalhatu Abdulsalam, I. Imbamali and I.K. Zubairu
17:10-17:20 Building integration photovoltaic module with reference to Ghana: using triple-junction amorphous silicon – Emmanuel Adu Essah
17:20-17:30 Discussion

STREAM 2 (Seminar room)

Chairperson Dr. Martin M. Tuuli (Loughborough University, UK)
15:30-15:40 Problem of ready-mix concrete production in the construction industry in Nigeria and its cost implication – Dauda Dahiru
15:40-15:50 The continuous use of asbestos in Ghana despite its hazards (case study area: Sekondi-Takoradi) – P. P. Yalley and C. N. Ndede
15:50-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:10 Impervious building (coating) materials’ workability in South-West Nigeria: a case of Akure, Ondo State – Clement Oluwole Folorunso
16:10-16:20 Investigations into the pozzolanic activities of volcanic deposits from the Jos plateau; interim report on chemical characteristics – D. W. Dadu, M. M. Garba, I. K. Zubairu, S. A. Bustani
16:20-16:30 Discussion

Chairperson Rev. Dr. Frank Fugar (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana)
16:30-16:40 Effects of flooding on the built environment in Akure, Nigeria – Gabriel Fadairo and Sikiru Abiodun Ganiyu
16:40-16:50 Disaster preparedness of high rise buildings in Lagos metropolitan area: evaluating the risk, vulnerability and response strategies – I H Mshelgaru and O. Olowoyeye
16:50-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:10 An assessment of the causes of foundation failure in the residential buildings of Jama’a Street in Area B.Z. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria-Nigeria – Aliyu Suleiman Shika and Nkeleme Emmanuel Ifeanyi
17:10-17:20 Appraisal of the public private partnership in residential housing delivery for low income group in the north central geo – political zone, Nigeria – Suleiman Bolaji
17:20-17:30 Discussion

17:30 Close


PROGRAMME
West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
27-28 July 2010
British Council in Accra, Ghana
Wednesday 28/July/2010


RESEARCH SKILLS WORKSHOP

09:00-10:30 Writing a scientific article
Dr Chris Harty (School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK)

10:30-11:00 Refreshments and networking break

PRESENTATION SESSIONS (11:00-13:00)

STREAM 1 (Main auditorium)

Chairperson Dr. Emmanuel Achuenu (University of Jos, Nigeria)
11:00-11:10 Construction project delivery in Ghana: The performance of the traditional procurement method – Collins Ameyaw and S Oteng-Seifah
11:10-11:20 Towards improving procurement of built infrastructure in Nigeria: An evaluation of the “Ward Health System” strategy in primary healthcare sector – Kulomri Jipato Adogbo, Ahmed Doko Ibrahim and Yahaya Makarfi Ibrahim
11:20-11:30 Discussion
11:30-11:40 The lean project delivery system (LPDS): application at the design and documentation stage of building construction projects in Ghana – Zoya E. Kpamma and Theophilus Adjei-Kumi
11:40-11:50 Value management: How adoptable is it in the Nigerian construction industry? – Baba A. Kolo and Ahmed D. Ibrahim
11:50-12:00 Discussion

Chairperson Professor Kabir Bala (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria)
12:00-12:10 How do clients influence innovations in construction professional services firms? – John Kissi, Robert Payne, Sam Luke, Andrew Dainty and Anita Liu
12:10-12:20 An exploratory study of the contextual meaning and consequences of empowerment in project teams – Martin M. Tuuli
12:20-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:40 The effects of management on productivity: A comparative study of indigenous and foreign firms in the Nigerian construction industry – A. N. Aniekwu and H.O. Audu
12:40-12:50 Challenges and opportunities facing contractors in Ghana – Samuel Laryea
12:50-13:00 Discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch and networking break


STREAM 2 (Seminar room)

Chairperson Professor Anny Nathaniel Aniekwu (University of Benin, Nigeria)
11:00-11:10 Adaptable and flexible design solutions for improved functional quality of public apartment buildings in Ghana: A research agenda – Agyefi-Mensah, S., Post, J.M., Egmond - de Wilde De Ligny, E.L.C. van, Erkelens, P.A, Badu, E.
11:10-11:20 Environmentally responsible interior design (ERID) solutions for air-conditioned office space in Dubai – Moshood Olawale Fadeyi and Rasha Taha
11:20-11:30 Discussion
11:30-11:40 A factorial study of accessibility requirements of paraplegics mobility in a built up environment – Ashiedu, Festus and Igboanugo, Anthony Clement
11:40-11:50 An investigation into the use of unapproved drawings in the construction industry in Ghana – Nanyi Kobina Orgen
11:50-12:00 Discussion

Chairperson Dr Emmanuel A. Essah (University of Reading, UK)
12:00-12:10 An evaluation of physical transformation of residential buildings in government estates in south western, Nigeria – Victor Olufemi Adegbehingbe
12:10-12:20 Emphasizing the need for estate surveyors and valuers’ capacity building in housing development in mega city – Kemiki Olurotimi
12:20-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:40 People's attitude toward property tax payment in Minna, Ayoola Adeyosoye Babatunde
12:40-12:50 Household travel behaviour in Lagos, Wale Alade
12:50-13:00 Discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch and networking break



KEYNOTE ADDRESS

14:30-15:00 Handmaidens and ivory towers: the role and responsibility of construction management researchers as agents of change
Dr Roine Leiringer (School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK)

15:00-15:30 Refreshments and networking break

PRESENTATION SESSIONS (15:30-17:30)

STREAM 1 (Main auditorium)

Chairperson Sena Agyepong (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana)
15:30-15:40 Cost escalation of major infrastructure projects: A case study of Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg– Raymond Nkado
15:40-15:50 The evolution of indigenous contractors in Ghana – Samuel Laryea and Sarfo Mensah
15:50-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:10 An assessment of the effect of community participation on sub-urban development in Akure, Akin, Oluwatoyin .T. and Oyetunji, Abiodun K.
16:10-16:20 Assessment of governmental intervention towards tourism development of Idanre hills, Ondo state, Nigeria – A. J. Afolami and A. A. Taiwo
16:20-16:30 Discussion

Chairperson Dr Nongiba A. Kheni (Tamale Polytechnic, Ghana)
16:30-16:40 Management of water distribution infrastructure with GIS in the Niger delta region of Nigeria – H. A. P Audu and G. C. Ovuworie
16:40-16:50 Resident’s perception of the central sewage system in the federal capital city, Abuja-Nigeria – Andrew Stanley, Afolabi Dania, Oludare Tanimowo, Oyinkansola Audu
16:50-17:00 The effect of restructuring the Central Business District (CBD) on urban housing and poverty in Lagos, Nigeria – Paul Obi
17:00-17:10 Discussion
17:10-17:30 Presentation of certificates and close

STREAM 2 (Seminar room)

Chairperson Professor Mohd Zin Kandar (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor-Bahru, Malaysia)
15:30-15:40 Structural stability in Nigeria and worsening environmental disorder: the way forward – Anthony N. Ede
15:40-15:50 The spatial dynamics of cement manufacturing and marketing in Nigeria – Kemiki Olurotimi
15:50-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:10 An assessment of core skills and competencies of quantity surveyors in Nigeria – Joshua O. Dada
16:10-16:20 The disproportional representation of black and minority ethnic peoples’ (BMEs) employability in construction: a review of literature – Paul Missa and Vian Ahmed
16:20-16:30 Discussion

Chairperson Dr K.T. Odusami (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
16:30-16:40 Pre-construction information implementation in Ghana using UK’s CDM 2007 model – John Dadzie and David Coles
16:40-16:50 Factors affecting the choice of dispute resolution techniques in the Nigerian construction industry – Mustapha AbdulRazaq, Yahaya M. Ibrahim and A. D. Ibrahim
16:50-17:00 An assessment of liquidated and ascertained damages in contract delivery – Wasiu Bello
17:00-17:10 Discussion
17:10-17:30 Presentation of certificates and close (Main auditorium)