Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of team members' composition on cost and time of completion of construction projects in selected higher institutions with a view to improving construction project delivery in Nigeria was examined, where the authors used the purposive sampling technique to select two higher institutions out of six in the study area and census survey was used in selecting 35 completed construction projects executed by the institutions within the time frame 2000 to 2013.

Abstract: This study presents the result of an assessment of digitalisation within the South African construction industry from the construction professionals' perspective. The study adopted a quantitative approach through a questionnaire survey carried out among construction professionals in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Appropriate descriptive statistical tools were used in analysing the data gathered. The study revealed that the major stages of construction where digitalisation is evident are the design phase, and the feasibility phase. The major construction processes where it is mostly visible are, construction cost control, cost planning, preliminary cost estimate and building system analysis. In addition, the most significant benefits to be derived from digitalisation in the industry includes time-saving in construction projects delivery, increase productivity, increase speed of work, increase document quality, speeding up of response time, and simpler working methods. This study contributes to the body of knowledge as it reveals the happenings surrounding digitalisation within the South African construction industry; an aspect that seems to be lacking research attention.

TL;DR: In this paper, the major prevention for the COVID-19 pandemic is staying indoors. But research has discovered that COVID19 can be spread indoors through the touching of building components.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the performance of Nigerian quantity surveyors with a view to ascertaining areas that need improvement and recommended a need for personal improvement by the older surveyors, especially the older ones.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the ability of quantity surveyors to function as procurement officers using basic skills required of procurement officers and found that the most important skills required for procurement officers are technical and tactical skills.