Onyinye Sofolahan

• Lecturer at Lagos State University of Science and Technology

Purpose The predominance of linear economy practices has contributed to inefficiencies, poor productivity, poor health and safety issues and cost and time overruns, which have impacted the volume of construction and demolition waste generated in construction. Digital technologies (DTs) enable the speedy transition to circular economy (CE) practices...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is revolutionizing the construction industry by providing a digital representation that supports the entire lifecycle of projects. Also, BIM can support the project's sustainability within the design and pre-contract stages to mitigate construction waste (CW). Therefore, this study investigates Building Informati...

Purpose Building Information modelling (BIM) has the potential to significantly minimise the quantity of construction waste (CW), but its adoption is low in construction waste management (CWM). This study examined the factors impeding the adoption of BIM in CWM efforts at the design and precontract stages from the perspective of construction stakeh...

This study investigated the awareness of the Nigerian construction organisations on some identified ML application areas, and the readiness of the organisations to adopt ML learning in the identified application areas. A comprehensive Literature review was undertaken to identify the application areas of ML, then, a well-structured questionnaire was...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate barriers to the adoption of digital technologies (DTs) in the circular economy (CE) transition in the construction industry. The aim is to quantitatively investigate what the barriers to DTs-driven CE are in the Nigerian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A review of existing lite...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the potential benefits of digital technologies (DTs) in bolstering the circular economy (CE) transition in the construction industry, to speed up the attainment of sustainable development objectives. Design/methodology/approach A detailed literature review was undertaken to identify DTs that could inf...

Earth-based materials are eco-friendly and harmless to the environment but have been neglected and relegated, and preference is given to non-sustainable and expensive conventional materials owing to certain factors. Existing studies in the Nigerian context did not consider the factors hindering the use of earthen materials in urban low-cost housing...

Purpose Sustainable/Green building materials (SBMs/GBMs) offer a wide range of benefits which cut across the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The incorporation of these materials in construction projects in most developing countries is still low owing to some factors. This study assessed the major barriers to the inc...

Purpose This paper aims to present the result of an assessment of the potential effect of building information modelling (BIM) adoption on the reduction of construction waste (CW) from a developing country's perspective. This was done with a view to reducing the waste generated in construction projects particularly at the design and pre-contract st...

The construction industry is hazardous and experiences poor health and safety performance records; as a result of the abuse and negligence of health and safety policies. Emphasis is now on health and safety management as health and safety risks are now normalised in the construction industry by the actions of construction SMEs. The study assessed t...

The intolerably high and frequent injuries and fatalities in the construction industry have made it remain one of the most dangerous and hazardous industry to work in. The poor health and safety performance of the Construction SMEs is attributed to their characteristics; which have contributed to the normalisation of H&S deviances. This study exami...

The construction industry has of recent been blamed for lack of innovation. This is believed to be responsible for the decreasing or stagnant levels of productivity in the industry in comparison with other industries. This study seeks to appraise drivers and barriers to innovation in Nigeria construction industry. Data on factors that propel and hi...

lot of failures and poor project performances reported on construction projects have been blamed on communication related problems. The effects of ineffective communication are usually high and they result from factors emanating from the management systems of construction organisations. This study examined the causes and effects of ineffective comm...

The complex networks of activities of construction projects have made the construction environment unfriendly and unsafe for the construction tradespeople. Tradespeople play a key role in construction project delivery and are the major victims of accidents that affect negatively on project performance. This study assessed the perception of construc...

Construction firms are not dedicated to the comprehensive adoption of marketing concepts and strategy, and thus do not enjoy the benefits of profit maximization, client satisfaction and loyalty and improved overall organizational performance. The purpose of this paper is, to assess the perception of construction professionals regarding the factors...

Purpose- The aim of this study is to assess the factors limiting the full-scale adoption of process and product innovation by construction organizations in Nigeria with a view to suggesting probable ways of eliminating them Design/Methodology- The study adopted a questionnaire survey approach in which data were collected from the participants usin...

Effective marketing plays an important role in the overall success of companies and it is critical for any business to grow in the competitive environment. However, construction firms are unyielding to the complete adoption of comprehensive and effective marketing strategies to improve their performance and position in competition within the constr...