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Proceedings of the West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference 2010

Laryea, S., Leiringer, R. T. F. and Hughes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-8136, eds. (2010) Proceedings of the West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference 2010. Proceedings of the West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference 2010. West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Reading, UK, pp670. ISBN 9780956606006

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FOREWORD Welcome to this West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) conference taking place here in Ghana. Thank you for coming and welcome to Accra. The main aims of the WABER conference are: to help young researchers and early-career scholars in West Africa to develop their research work and skills through constructive face-to-face interaction with experienced academics; to provide a platform for networking and collaborative work among senior built environment academics in West Africa; and to serve as a vehicle for developing the field of construction management and economics in Africa. Waber 2009 The WABER event in 2009 was held at the British Council in Accra, Ghana on 2-3 June. The event was a resounding success. It attracted participation from 32 researchers, from 12 different institutions, who presented their work to an audience of approximately 100 people. Each presenter received immediate and constructive feedback from an international panel. The event was opened by Professor K.K. Adarkwa, Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, with several senior academics and researchers from universities, polytechnics, and other institutions in Ghana and Nigeria in attendance. There was also a significant level of attendance by senior construction practitioners in Ghana. Thank you to the School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK for funding the inaugural event in 2009. We are also grateful to all of you who helped to make the event a success and to those of you who have joined us here today to build upon the success and legacy of WABER 2009. Waber 2010 This year, we have 60+ peer-reviewed papers and presentations on topics relating to Building services and maintenance, Construction costs, Construction design and technology, Construction education, Construction finance, Construction procurement, Contract administration, Contract management, Contractor development, Decision support systems, Dispute resolution, Economic development, Energy efficiency, Environment and sustainability, Health and safety, Human resources, Information technology, Marketing, Materials science, Organisation strategy and business performance, Productivity, Project management, Quantity surveying, Real estate and planning, Solar energy systems, Supply chain management and Urban development. We hope that these papers will generate interest among delagates and stimulate discussion here and beyond the conference into the wider community of academia and industry. The delegates at this conference come from 10 different countries. This provides a rich international and multicultural blend and a perfect platform for networking and developing collaborations. This year we are blessed to have three high profile keynote speakers in the persons of Professor George Ofori (National University of Singapore), Dr Roine Leiringer (University of Reading, UK) and Professor Will Hughes (University of Reading, UK). We are also thankful to Dr Chris Harty (University of Reading, UK) who is facilitating the Research Skills Workshop on ‘Writing a scientific article’. Thank you to Dr Sena Agyepong of our conference organising team for her capable management of local organising arrangements. And above all, thank you to all of you for coming to this conference. Enjoy and have a safe journey back home. Dr Samuel Laryea School of Construction Management and Engineering University of Reading, July 2010

Item Type:Book
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Organisation, People and Technology group
ID Code:8192
Publisher:West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
Publisher Statement:Proceedings of the West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference Accra, Ghana, 27-28 July 2010 Editors Dr Samuel Laryea Dr Roine Leiringer Professor Will Hughes First published 2010 ISBN 978-0-9566060-0-6 Published by West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference C/o School of Construction Management and Engineering University of Reading PO Box 219 Reading, UK RG6 6AW © The copyright for papers in this publication belongs to the authors of the papers. Correspondence All correspondence relating to the WABER Conference should be addressed to: Dr Samuel Laryea School of Construction Management and Engineering University of Reading, PO Box 219, Reading, UK RG6 6AW Email: s.laryea@reading.ac.uk Declaration All papers in this publication have been through a review process involving initial screening of abstracts, review by at least two referees, reporting of comments to authors, modifications of papers by authors and re-evaluation of re-submitted papers to ensure quality of content.

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