Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 1 Issue 1

Energy Alternatives for Water Pumping in Rural Areas ‐ Using a Case Study Approach

Ilyas Omar, Selbourne Makhlomo

This paper reviews energy alternatives for groundwater pumping in remote, rural areas which are not grid connected or where grid extension costs are prohibitively high. The…

CONSTRUCTION ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA: AN EXPLORATION OF THE INFLUENTIAL FORCES

Abdul‐Rashid Abdul‐Aziz

Ever since hydrocarbon resources were exploited off the coast of Terengganu in 1978, a state in Peninsular Malaysia, its built environment underwent dramatic physical…

HIV/AIDS IN CONSTRUCTION: ARE OLDER WORKERS AWARE?

Theo C. Haupt, John Smallwood

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) (2001) urges African leaders to take responsibility for revitalizing and extending the provision of education, technical…

INTEGRATED FOUNDATION DESIGN OF BUILDINGS: CASE DEMONSTRATION OF A PROTOTYPE EXPERT SYSTEM

J.F. van den Adel, S.H. Al‐Jibouri, U.F.A. Karim, M. Mawdesley

This paper reports on an integrated prototype expert system, which has been developed to support geotechnical engineers during the initial foundation design phase. Foundation…

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PROJECT WORK ‐ AN EXPLORATION OF ASSESSMENT PRACTICES FROM LECTURER PERSPECTIVES

Cecilia Jacobs, Seirgei Miller

Peninsula Technikon has for the past few years engaged in a review of their current qualifications with a view to transforming these curricula into Outcomes Based Education (OBE…

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CURRICULUM AT FOUNDATION LEVEL

Cecilia Jacobs, Keith Jacobs

The prospect of state funding for foundation programmes has heralded a new interest in such programmes in the Higher Education sector. Already the proposed funding frameworks…

THE HIDDEN COST OF TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: AN OVERVIEW

Winston Shakantu, John E. Tookey, Paul A. Bowen

Construction is possibly one of the most cost orientated industries in any economy. The primary mode of supplier selection has always tended to be on the basis of lowest material…