Research Areas

Staff Member

Construction Project Management:

• Resources Utilisation/Optimization
• Lean Thinking
• Procurement and Sustainability
• Health and Safety

Sustainable Housing Delivery and Urban Growth:

• Sustainable Building Construction
• Sustainable affordable Housing
• Sustainable Building Maintenance.

Dr Julius Fapohunda
FapohundaJ@cput.ac.za

Contractual claims:

• Increased cost adjustment

Resource optimization:

• Waste reduction
• Lean, non-value-adding

Construction industry organizational behaviour:

• Motivation, mentorship

Dr Ruben Ndihokubwayo
NdihokubwayoR@cput.ac.za

Sustainable technologies for housing:

• Green building

Resource optimization:

• Waste reduction
• Lean, non-value-adding

Dr Eric Simpeh
SimpehE@cput.ac.za

• Construction Enterprise Development
• SMME executive and leadership development
• Entrepreneurial leadership development
• Construction Enterprise Behaviour
• Leadership in construction projects
• Complex Adaptive behaviour in construction enterprises
• Organisational Change Management
• Systems thinking in construction

• Construction SME development based on construction management concepts.
• Construction industry education and training
• Organisational behaviour
• Change Management

• Facility management
• Building maintenance management

Dr Fredrick Simpeh
SimpehF@cput.ac.za

• SMME contractor development through entrepreneurial and leadership development
• Construction Project Management
• Contract law and conflict resolution
• Construction industry organizational behaviour through employee motivation and recognition of good performance