Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): August

Published: 2025-08-14


Articles

Reconstructing Gender Roles: Exploring Career Perceptions Among Construction Students

Gendered perceptions may determine the aspirations and expectations, as well as the academic and career choice of young people. This article examines the role of gender stereotypes as a predictor of career choices of students in construction. A survey of 229 conveniently sampled students,

Annelie Maria van der Merwe

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Assessing The Effects Of Carbon Tax On Building Materials And Domestic Energy Consumption

The introduction of the carbon tax by South Africa was primarily aimed at reducing pollution, and possibly improving the welfare of South African households. One of the ways of reducing pollution in the construction industry is to discourage the use of building materials that are high carbon

Kelebogile Naledi Moeketsi

29-54

The Business Of Architecture: Advancing Professional Agency In Built Environment

Internationally, the architectural profession is doing introspection and debating its future role and relevance. In South Africa, the profession, like others in the built-environment sector, is under pressure, due to political and economic uncertainties and a low growth rate. While many voices

Sipho Lungile Dlamini

55-76

Greening Social Housing: The Role Of Design In Energy Performance And Climate Strategy

Since low-income and social housing are among the most vulnerable built environments to climate change, this article evaluates the energy performance of social housing in the context of enabling net-zero carbon social housing in South Africa (SA). It seeks to investigate how improved and

Kelebogile Dlamini

77-94

Workplace Happiness And Employee Commitment: Insights From Non-Academic Staff At Delta State University, Nigeria

This study investigated the relationship between workplace happiness and organizational commitment (OC) of non-academic staff currently working at Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: determine the relationship between compensation

Ifeyinwa Michael Edeh

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