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Belusko, M and O'Leary, T (2010) Cost analyses of measures to improve residential energy ratings to 6 stars - Playford North Development, South Australia. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 36-47.

Fugar, F Agyakwah-Baah, A (2010) Delays in building construction projects in Ghana. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 103-116.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Building construction projects; delay causes; Ghana
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v10i1/2.1592
  • Abstract:
    This study investigates the causes of delay of building construction projects in Ghana to determine the most important according to the key project participants; clients, consultants, and contractors. Thirty-two possible causes of delay were identified from the literature and semi-structured interviews of 15 key players in the implementation process. These delay factors were further categorised into nine major groups. The list of delay causes was subjected to a questionnaire survey for the identification of the most important causes of delay. The field survey included 130 respondents made up of 39 contractors, 37 clients and 54 consultants. The relative importance of the individual causes and the groups were calculated and ranked by their relative importance index. The overall results of the study indicate that the respondents generally agree that financial group factors ranked highest among the major factors causing delay in construction projects in Ghana. The financial group factors were delay in honouring payment certificates, difficulty in accessing credit and fluctuation in prices. Materials group factors are second followed by scheduling and controlling factors.

Jarkas, A M (2010) The effects of buildability factors on rebar fixing labour productivity of beamless slabs. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 16-35.

Lateef, O A , Khamidi, M F and Idrus, A (2010) Building maintenance management in a Malaysian university campus: a case study. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 76-89.

Madikizela, K and Haupt, T (2010) Influences on women’s choices of careers in construction: a South African study. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 1-15.

Ng, A and Price, A (2010) Optimizing the time performance of subcontractors in building projects. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 90-102.

Pullen, S, Arman, M, Zillante, G, Zuo, J, Chileshe, N and Wilson, L (2010) Developing an assessment framework for affordable and sustainable housing. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 48-64.

Soo, A and Oo, B (2010) The effect of information feedback in construction bidding. Construction Economics and Building, 10(01), 65-75.