EFFECT OF BUILDING MATERIALS COST ON HOUSING DELIVERY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

• <p>&nbsp;           <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................ ii</p><p>&nbsp;ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................... iii&nbsp;</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................. v&nbsp;</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................. vii&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES............................................................................................................................. x</p><p>&nbsp;LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................................. xi</p><p>&nbsp;DEFINITION OF TERMS................................................................................................................. xii</p><p>&nbsp;ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANING............................................................................................... xiii&nbsp;</p><p>ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION......................................................................................................xiv&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• ................................................................................................................................1</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.1INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.2BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY.................................................................................................2</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.3Problem statement.....................................................................................................................4&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.4AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH...........................................................................4&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 4.1Aim............................................................................................................................................4&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 4.2Objectives..................................................................................................................................5&nbsp;</p><p>The objectives of this research are as follows: ..................................................................................5</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.5Research questions.....................................................................................................................5&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.6Significance of the study ..............................................................................................................5&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.7Research methodology and design.............................................................................................6&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.1Research design ....................................................................................................................6&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.2Population of the study............................................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.3Instrument for data collection ................................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.4Administration of instrument ................................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.5Techniques of data analysis.................................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 7.6Scope and limitation of the study ........................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.8Key assumptions ....................................................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.9Ethical considerations.............................................................................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.10Thesis structure.......................................................................................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.11Research process ....................................................................................................................9</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.12Chapter summary......................................................................................................................10</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.0LITERATURE REVIEW...............................................................................................................11</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.1Introduction ...............................................................................................................................11&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.2Construction industry .................................................................................................................11&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 2.1Construction stakeholders.......................................................................................................13</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.3Sustainable development and sustainable housing ...................................................................14</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.4Building materials ...............................................................................................................16&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 4.1Factors responsible for increase in the cost of building materials......................................17</p><p>&nbsp;2.4.
• 1.2Building production related factors..................................................................................19&nbsp;</p><p>2.4.
• 1.3Stakeholder related factors ..............................................................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>2.4.
• 1.4External factors.................................................................................................................22&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.5Construction project consideration ............................................................................................23</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 5.1Cost consideration ...............................................................................................................24</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 5.2Quality consideration...........................................................................................................25&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 5.3Time consideration ..............................................................................................................26&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 5.4Human management ...........................................................................................................27&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.6Material management ................................................................................................................28</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 6.1Materials utilisation and wastage........................................................................................30&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 6.2Waste management.............................................................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 6.3Cost overrun in construction project...................................................................................32&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 6.4Time overrun in construction project..................................................................................33&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.7EFFECTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS COST ON HOUSING DELIVERY ...............................35</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 7.1Fluctuation in cost of construction ......................................................................................35</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 7.2Increase in project abandonment........................................................................................36</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 7.3Low volume of construction product...................................................................................36&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 7.4Poor quality of workmanship...............................................................................................37&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 7.5Unemployment of construction workers.............................................................................37&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.8Selection of sustainable building materials.............................................................................38</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.
• 8.1Principles of material selection towards sustainable construction ....................................39&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 8.2Criteria for selection of sustainable building materials.......................................................41&nbsp;</p><p>2.8.
• 2.1Resource efficiency ...........................................................................................................42</p><p>&nbsp;2.8.
• 2.2Energy efficiency ...............................................................................................................42&nbsp;</p><p>2.8.
• 2.3Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) ....................................................................................................43&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.9Chapter summary....................................................................................................................44&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• ...........................................................................................................................45&nbsp;</p><p>RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DESIGN................................................................................45</p><p>
• 3.1INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................45</p><p>&nbsp;
• 3.2Research philosophies .........................................................................................................45&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.3Research methodology ............................................................................................................47&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.4Research approach...................................................................................................................51&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.5Research strategies...................................................................................................................52&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.6Questionnaire development.......................................................................................................54&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.7Research design ........................................................................................................................56</p><p>
• 3.8Validity and reliability of the data................................................................................................62&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.9Chapter summary........................................................................................................................63&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• ............................................................................................................................65&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.1Introduction ................................................................................................................................65&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.2Exploratory study .....................................................................................................................65</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.3Questionnaire survey for the main study ..............................................................................65&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.5Testing the reliability of the research Instrument.......................................................................71&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.6Presentation of findings..............................................................................................................71&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.7Discussion of the findings .........................................................................................................81&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.8Validity assurance of the quantitative research results ............................................................89&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.9Validation of findings.................................................................................................................90&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.10Achieving the objectives of the research study...................................................................96</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.11Operational framework .......................................................................................................99&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.12Chapter summary..................................................................................................................100&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• ...........................................................................................................................102&nbsp;</p><p>SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................102&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.1Introduction .........................................................................................................................102&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.2Summary ..............................................................................................................................102&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.3Conclusion................................................................................................................................103</p><p>&nbsp;
• 5.4Limitations..............................................................................................................................104&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.5Conclusion and recommendations.........................................................................................105&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.6Areas for further study..........................................................................................................107</p><p>&nbsp;REFERENCES............................................................................................................................108&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDICES: APPENDIX A – SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE..........................................................134&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS.....................................................................................144&nbsp;</p>