Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa

Kgashane Stephen Nyakala; Andre Vermeulen; Jan Harm Pretorius

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa

Kgashane Stephen Nyakala
, Andre Vermeulen
, Jan Harm Pretorius

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

Tshwane University of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

This research aim is to investigate the factors influencing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development and delivery challenges of road infrastructure in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Sustainable construction, transformation and technology are characteristically dynamic and complex. The analysis of qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews with contractors, architects and project/construction managers in all five cases resulted in the emergence of variety of factors influencing delivery challenges of road infrastructure in construction SMEs. Primary data were collected through a number of depth interviews with construction SMEs experts and project managers. Secondary data were collected through construction SME organisations’ documents written procedures, transformation and technological issues. The main findings of this study showed there was a huge delivery challenges related to road infrastructure in the construction industry, i.e. poor construction design, lack of technical and engineering abilities, inadequate management involvement and support, unclear targets to sustainability in building construction, lack of technological skills, improper training of the team members and inadequate use of information and communication technologies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Construction in 5D
Subtitle of host publication	Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021
Editors	Theo C. Haupt, Mariam Akinlolu, Fredrick Simpeh, Christopher Amoah, Zakheeya Armoed
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	375-388
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9783030977474
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	15th Built Environment Conference, 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 27 Sept 2021 → 28 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	245
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	15th Built Environment Conference, 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	27/09/21 → 28/09/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Challenges
Construction sustainability
Road infrastructure
Small and medium enterprises

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

Cite this

Nyakala, K. S., Vermeulen, A., & Pretorius, J. H. (2023). Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa. In T. C. Haupt, M. Akinlolu, F. Simpeh, C. Amoah, & Z. Armoed (Eds.), Construction in 5D: Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021 (pp. 375-388). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 245). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

Nyakala, Kgashane Stephen ; Vermeulen, Andre ; Pretorius, Jan Harm. / Construction Sustainability : Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa. Construction in 5D: Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021. editor / Theo C. Haupt ; Mariam Akinlolu ; Fredrick Simpeh ; Christopher Amoah ; Zakheeya Armoed. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 375-388 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

@inproceedings{e4ffda8f93654c469b99015d42dbb32d,

title = "Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa",

abstract = "This research aim is to investigate the factors influencing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development and delivery challenges of road infrastructure in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Sustainable construction, transformation and technology are characteristically dynamic and complex. The analysis of qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews with contractors, architects and project/construction managers in all five cases resulted in the emergence of variety of factors influencing delivery challenges of road infrastructure in construction SMEs. Primary data were collected through a number of depth interviews with construction SMEs experts and project managers. Secondary data were collected through construction SME organisations{\textquoteright} documents written procedures, transformation and technological issues. The main findings of this study showed there was a huge delivery challenges related to road infrastructure in the construction industry, i.e. poor construction design, lack of technical and engineering abilities, inadequate management involvement and support, unclear targets to sustainability in building construction, lack of technological skills, improper training of the team members and inadequate use of information and communication technologies.",

keywords = "Challenges, Construction sustainability, Road infrastructure, Small and medium enterprises",

author = "Nyakala, \{Kgashane Stephen\} and Andre Vermeulen and Pretorius, \{Jan Harm\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021 ; Conference date: 27-09-2021 Through 28-09-2021",

year = "2023",

doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1\_29",

language = "English",

isbn = "9783030977474",

series = "Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering",

publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",

pages = "375--388",

editor = "Haupt, \{Theo C.\} and Mariam Akinlolu and Fredrick Simpeh and Christopher Amoah and Zakheeya Armoed",

booktitle = "Construction in 5D",

address = "Germany",

}

Nyakala, KS, Vermeulen, A & Pretorius, JH 2023, Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa. in TC Haupt, M Akinlolu, F Simpeh, C Amoah & Z Armoed (eds), Construction in 5D: Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 245, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 375-388, 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021, Virtual, Online, 27/09/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa. / Nyakala, Kgashane Stephen; Vermeulen, Andre ; Pretorius, Jan Harm.
Construction in 5D: Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021. ed. / Theo C. Haupt; Mariam Akinlolu; Fredrick Simpeh; Christopher Amoah; Zakheeya Armoed. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 375-388 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 245).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Construction Sustainability

T2 - 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021

AU - Nyakala, Kgashane Stephen

AU - Vermeulen, Andre

AU - Pretorius, Jan Harm

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - This research aim is to investigate the factors influencing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development and delivery challenges of road infrastructure in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Sustainable construction, transformation and technology are characteristically dynamic and complex. The analysis of qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews with contractors, architects and project/construction managers in all five cases resulted in the emergence of variety of factors influencing delivery challenges of road infrastructure in construction SMEs. Primary data were collected through a number of depth interviews with construction SMEs experts and project managers. Secondary data were collected through construction SME organisations’ documents written procedures, transformation and technological issues. The main findings of this study showed there was a huge delivery challenges related to road infrastructure in the construction industry, i.e. poor construction design, lack of technical and engineering abilities, inadequate management involvement and support, unclear targets to sustainability in building construction, lack of technological skills, improper training of the team members and inadequate use of information and communication technologies.

AB - This research aim is to investigate the factors influencing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development and delivery challenges of road infrastructure in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Sustainable construction, transformation and technology are characteristically dynamic and complex. The analysis of qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews with contractors, architects and project/construction managers in all five cases resulted in the emergence of variety of factors influencing delivery challenges of road infrastructure in construction SMEs. Primary data were collected through a number of depth interviews with construction SMEs experts and project managers. Secondary data were collected through construction SME organisations’ documents written procedures, transformation and technological issues. The main findings of this study showed there was a huge delivery challenges related to road infrastructure in the construction industry, i.e. poor construction design, lack of technical and engineering abilities, inadequate management involvement and support, unclear targets to sustainability in building construction, lack of technological skills, improper training of the team members and inadequate use of information and communication technologies.

KW - Challenges

KW - Construction sustainability

KW - Road infrastructure

KW - Small and medium enterprises

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85134182291

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85134182291

SN - 9783030977474

T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

SP - 375

EP - 388

BT - Construction in 5D

A2 - Haupt, Theo C.

A2 - Akinlolu, Mariam

A2 - Simpeh, Fredrick

A2 - Amoah, Christopher

A2 - Armoed, Zakheeya

PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Y2 - 27 September 2021 through 28 September 2021

ER -

Nyakala KS, Vermeulen A , Pretorius JH. Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa. In Haupt TC, Akinlolu M, Simpeh F, Amoah C, Armoed Z, editors, Construction in 5D: Deconstruction, Digitalization, Disruption, Disaster, Development - Proceedings of the 15th Built Environment Conference, 2021. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 375-388. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-97748-1_29

Construction Sustainability: Empirical Evidence on SME Development and Delivery Challenges of Road Infrastructure in South Africa

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

UN SDGs

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this