Publications for 2013

• Amos-Abanyie, S., Afram, S.O., Olympio, G. (2013): ‘’Passive Design of Mass Housing Development in the Warm humid Regions of Ghana: A path to sustainable building Design’’. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, Volume 15, No.8, 2013; Clarion, University of Pennsylvania.
• Olympio, G.F.A. and Amos-Abanyie, S. (2013); “Effects of Shoreline Erosion on Infrastructure Development along the Coastal Belt of Ghana: Case of Nkontompo Community”; Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 3, pp. 39-50. No. 3.
• Mensah. M., Awunyo – Vitor, D. and Asare – Menako, H. (2013). Exchange Rate Volatility and Employment Growth in Ghana’s Manufacturing Sector. International Journal of Business and Social Science. 4(4), 225 – 232.
• V. K Quagraine, G. F. A. Olympio and R. M Dinye (2013). The Assessment of the Readiness of the Ghanaian Housing Industry for the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as an Innovative means to improve the Housing Stock. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa 17th -19th March, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa. Pp 300-309.
• R.M Dinye, G. F. A. Olympio and V. K Quagraine (2013). Urbanization, Land Use Planning and Infrastructure Development in Ghana. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa 17th -19th March, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa. Pp 319-328.
• Oppong, R. A. & Solomon-Ayeh, B. (2013) “Empirical Examination of Architectural Taste and Building Material Preferences”. Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol. 14, No.1.
• Oppong, R. A. & Yeboah, E. (2013) “Empirical Examinations of Conflicts and Contradictions in Architecture, Land and Suburban Sprawl: The Case of Tamale, Ghana”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp.92-104
• Solomon-Ayeh, B., Oppong, R. A. & Okoko, E. (2013) “Street Trading in the Urban Informal Sector and Its Implications for Policy: The Case of Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana”. West African Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol.1 (1) appeared: March, 2014.
• Duah, D.Y.A. (2013). Key Factors in Constructability Success: Perception of Construction Professionals in Developing Countries. The Professional Constructor. The American Institute of Constructors, Vol. 37, No. 02.
• Syal, S., Duah, D., Samuel, S., Mazor, M., Mo, Y. and Cyr, T. (2013). Information Framework For An Intelligent DSS For Home Energy Retrofits. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 140, No. 1.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• Oppong, R.A. (2013) “Recombinants: Theoretical Propositions to Practical Dispositions for Resolving Conflicts in African Metropolis and Periphery”. Published in peer reviewed Proceedings of Design, Development and Research International Conference, themed: Design Complexities for Development, JULY 18 - 20, 2013, Kumasi, Ghana, pp. 133-154, ISBN: 978-9988-1-8513-8, http://www.ddr2013.com.gh
• Duah, D.Y.A. and Syal, M. (2013). Knowledge Elicitation from Home Energy Retrofit Experts: A Delphi Approach. Paper presented at the International High Performance Building Education and Technology Conference (IHPB 2013), Lansing Community College West Campus, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, June 19-20, 2013.
• Duah, D.Y.A. and Syal, M. (2013). Information Barriers In Home Energy Retrofit Adoption: Research In Progress. Paper presented at the 1st Residential Building Design and Construction Conference. The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania from February 20 – 21, 2013.
• Duah, D.Y.A. and Syal, M. (2013). Standard Criteria For Determining A Home Energy Retrofit Expert: Research In Progress. Paper Presented at Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, February 15th, 2013
• Adinyira, E., Ahadzie, D. K. and Kwofie T. E. (2013) ‘Classifying the Unique Features of Mass Housing Projects’. In Vicente Gonzalez and Tak Wing Yiu (Eds.) Procs. 38th Annual AUBEA Conference (Australasian Universities Building Education Association), 20th-22nd November, 2013, University of Auckland New Zealand, pp 96-106.
• Adinyira, E., Ahadzie, D. K. and Kwofie T. E. (2013) Determining the Unique Features of Mass Housing Projects (MHPs). (In: A/Prof Samuel Laryea, Dr. Sena A. Agyepong, (Eds.) Procs 4th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference,12-14 August 2013  Accra, Ghana, pp. 381-390.
• Morgan, J., Kwofie T. E and Afranie I. (2013) Land Acquisition Challenges For Urban Housing Development in Ghana (In: Smile, D (Eds.) Procs 6th Annual International Applied Research Conference, 2-4 July, 2013 Koforidua, Ghana.
• Dinye, R. D., Olympio, G. F. A. and Quagraine, V. R. (2013) “Urbanisation, Land Use Planning and Infrastructure Development in Ghana”- A joint paper presented at The 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa organized by the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa and the College of Architecture and Planning Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and held at University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; 17th to 19th March, 2013.
• Quagraine, V. R., Olympio, G. F. A. and  Dinye, R. D. (2013); “The Assessment of the Readiness of Ghanaian Housing Industry for the Adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as an Innovative Means to Improve the Housing Stock”- A joint paper presented at The 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa organized by the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa and the College of Architecture and Planning Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and held at University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; 17th to 19th March, 2013.