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The applications of sisal fibre-based materials in the built environment: opportunities for South Africa

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Mapiravana, Joseph ; Ampofo-Anti, Naa Lamkai ; Dumani, Nozonke Date: Dec 2017 The building sector represented the largest uptake globally of natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs)1 in 2005 (Sharma et al, 2007). As the sector which consumes about 50% of all raw materials extracted from the Earth’s crust annually ... Read more
Contractor competence in cidb grades 2 to 4: A pilot study

Author: Ngozwana, N ; Harriparsadh, P ; Dlungwana, Wilkin S Date: Oct 2018 As part of its local economic development initiative the government continues to support the creation of women owned construction companies, especially in the provision of low-income housing. These small contractors are however plagued by ... Read more
Contractor Development Models for Promoting Sustainable Building – a case for developing management capabilities of contractors

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Rwelamila, OD Date: Nov 2004 Construction industry and indeed all small and medium-sized contractors play a significant socio-economic role in the developing countries. This paper highlights the importance of promoting sustainable building through the implementation of ... Read more
Development and implementation of the South African construction excellence model (SACEM)

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Nxumalo, XH ; Van Huyssteen, S ; Rwelamila, PD ; Noyana, C Date: Apr 2002 The focus of the paper i on the current progress of a research project of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) Division of Building and Construction Technology in developing a performance assessment model for contractors. ... Read more
Enhancing construction infrastructure delivery through restructuring of the Vuk’uphile Learnership Programme

Author: Hauptfleisch, AC ; Lazarus, SL ; Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Mphahlele, CD ; Mackaukau, TM Date: Jul 2014 The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview on review and restructuring of a construction contractor learnership programme and the quality management under the infrastructure sector of the government’s Expanded Public Works Programme ... Read more
Implementation of the integrated emerging contractor development model: Towards enhanced competition for small construction firms

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Roux, E ; Setswalo, L ; Lazarus, S Date: Nov 2008 South Africa is a technology colony. A technology colony is merely a stage of technological development of a country and should neither be something to be ashamed of, nor necessarily seen as a disaster. Remaining one should not be a fate to ... Read more
Incorporation of training and skills development in the execution of the South African National Infrastructure Plan

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S ; Wall, K Date: Oct 2014 The paper describes a proposed framework for the incorporation of training and skills development in the execution of the South African National Infrastructure Plan of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission. Following an ... Read more
Literature review on skills development frameworks for small and medium-sized contractors in the green building sector

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S Date: Jan 2018 This chapter is an exploratory study based on literature review. The aim is to identify current skills development frameworks in the building sector and also presents an analysis of their characteristics. Thematic analysis was used to analyse ... Read more

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