Biography: Mr. Ruben Ndihokubwayo holds a Masters Degree in Construction Management (2008) from Cape Peninsula University of Technology - South Africa and a Bachelor Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying (2005) from National University of Science and Technology - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Ruben’s first venture into research was in 2004 when he developed an Increased Cost Adjustment (ICA) Formula suitable for optimum cost escalation recovery in high inflationary and unstable macroeconomic environments. His areas of research interest include resource optimisation and policy-related issues in construction. Ruben has published several papers in conference proceedings and journals at local and international venues. He is currently working as a lecturer in the Department of the Built Enviorment at Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Cape Town - South Africa. Ruben is a PhD candidate in Construction Economics at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - Port Elizabeth - South Africa Contact: Department of the Built Environment, Bellville Campus, ABC Building, Ground floor, Room A005, Tel. +27 21 9596845, E-mail: ndihokubwayor@cput.ac.za, Mobile: +27 73 7215859 Diclaimer: "This is an independently managed website. The views expressed in the pages are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology".
Construction management, Engineering
An analysis of the impact of rework on project performance: Views from the field (with Eric Kwame Simpeh and Peter E.D. Love), Association of Schools of Construction of the Southern Africa (2011)
Field diagnosis of causes and effects of rework in higher education residential facilities (with Eric Kwame Simpeh and Peter E.D. Love), Journal of Construction (2011)
Eric Kwame Simpeh1, Ruben Ndihokubwayo2, Peter E.D. Love3
1, 2 Department of the Built Environment,...
Waste reduction through lean and agile thinking - the case of variation orders (with Theo Haupt), The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research (COBRA) Conference of (2010)
Ruben Ndihokubwayo1 and Theo Haupt2 1The Department of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Cape...
IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSES OF NON-VALUE-ADDING ACTIVITIES DURING THE CLIENT BRIEFING PROCESS (with Xolani Nghona and Jonathan Crowe), The Fifth Built Environment Conference - Association of Schools of Construction of The Southern Africa (2010)
Purpose of this study - This study endeavours to identify the causes of non value-adding...
Identification of The Causes of Non-Value-Adding Activities during the Design Stage (with Xolani Nghona and Jonathan Crowe), 6th Postgraduate Conference - Construction Industry Development Board (2009)
Purpose – This study endeavors to identify the causes of non value-adding activities during the...
Waste in construction
An analysis of the impact of rework on project performance: Views from the field (with Eric Kwame Simpeh and Peter E.D. Love), Association of Schools of Construction of the Southern Africa (2011)
Field diagnosis of causes and effects of rework in higher education residential facilities (with Eric Kwame Simpeh and Peter E.D. Love), Journal of Construction (2011)
Eric Kwame Simpeh1, Ruben Ndihokubwayo2, Peter E.D. Love3
1, 2 Department of the Built Environment,...
IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSES OF NON-VALUE-ADDING ACTIVITIES DURING THE CLIENT BRIEFING PROCESS (with Xolani Nghona and Jonathan Crowe), The Fifth Built Environment Conference - Association of Schools of Construction of The Southern Africa (2010)
Purpose of this study - This study endeavours to identify the causes of non value-adding...
Identification of The Causes of Non-Value-Adding Activities during the Design Stage (with Xolani Nghona and Jonathan Crowe), 6th Postgraduate Conference - Construction Industry Development Board (2009)
Purpose – This study endeavors to identify the causes of non value-adding activities during the...
Variation Orders on Construction Projects: Value-adding or Waste? (with Theo Haupt), International Journal of Construction Project Management, ISSN: 1944-1436 (2009)
Purpose – This paper establishes the nature and impact of variation orders on the overall...
Increased cost adjustment methods
Theories and Concepts for an Increased Cost Adjustment (ICA©) Formula for Optimum Cost Escalation Recovery (with Theo Haupt), Journal of Construction (2009)
Purpose – Rising construction input costs have an adverse impact with regard to optimum cost...
An Increased Cost Adjustment Formula (ICA) for Optimum Cost Escalation Recovery for Construction Projects in South Africa (with Theo Haupt), The South African Council for Quantity Surveying Profession Conference (2008)
Purpose – Rising construction input costs in South Africa have an adverse impact with regard...
Introduction to an Increased Cost Adjustment (ICA) Formula (with Theo Haupt), 5th International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (2008)
Purpose: This paper is aimed at identifying the shortcomings of the existing increased cost adjustment...
Non value-adding activities
Waste reduction through lean and agile thinking - the case of variation orders (with Theo Haupt), The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research (COBRA) Conference of (2010)
Ruben Ndihokubwayo1 and Theo Haupt2 1The Department of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Cape...
Identification of The Causes of Non-Value-Adding Activities during the Design Stage (with Xolani Nghona and Jonathan Crowe), 6th Postgraduate Conference - Construction Industry Development Board (2009)
Purpose – This study endeavors to identify the causes of non value-adding activities during the...
Variation Orders on Construction Projects: Value-adding or Waste? (with Theo Haupt), International Journal of Construction Project Management, ISSN: 1944-1436 (2009)
Purpose – This paper establishes the nature and impact of variation orders on the overall...
Reduction of Non value-adding Activities associated with Variation Orders through Lean and Agile Thinking (with Theo Haupt), The Forth Built Environment Conference - Association of Schools of Construction of the Southern Africa (2009)
Purpose: This study is a pilot one investigating the existence of waste arising from variation...
Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Variation Orders and their Impact on Project Performance (with Theo Haupt), The South African Council for Quantity Surveying Profession Conference (2008)
Purpose – This paper identifies the factors that influence the occurrence of variation orders with...
Valuation of construction contracts
Theories and Concepts for an Increased Cost Adjustment (ICA©) Formula for Optimum Cost Escalation Recovery (with Theo Haupt), Journal of Construction (2009)
Purpose – Rising construction input costs have an adverse impact with regard to optimum cost...
Valuation of Fluctuating Contracts: Need of Policy Revision and Use of Appropriate Adjustment Formula, Dissertation, Department of Quantity Surveying, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo - Zimbabwe. (2005)
Health and safety
A preliminary review of the impact of prefabrication on construction health and safety (with Luviwe Bikitsha), 6th Postgraduate Conference - Construction Industry Development Board (2009)
Purpose – This paper investigates the views of clients and designers relative to the impact...
Information Technology in Construction Industry
Information and Communication Technology Uptake and Utilization in the Zambian Construction Industry (with Francis Mwape), The Fifth Built Environment Conference - Association of Schools of Construction of The Southern Africa (2010)
Purpose: This study is aimed at investigating the level of Information Communication Technology (ICT) uptake...
Education in Construction Industry
Improving Workmanship in the Low-Cost Housing Sector by Reintroducing the Artisan/Skilled Workers Trade Test of Yesteryear (with Lance Wentzel and Jonathan Crowe), The Fifth Built Environment Conference - Association of Schools of Construction of The Southern Africa (2010)
Purpose: This research study investigates the problems arising from poor workmanship in construction phases of...