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Ahn, C R and Lee, S (2013) Importance of Operational Efficiency to Achieve Energy Efficiency and Exhaust Emission Reduction of Construction Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 404–13.

Bowen, P, Edwards, P and Lingard, H (2013) Workplace Stress Experienced by Construction Professionals in South Africa. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 393–403.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Occupational health; Personnel management; Construction industry; South Africa; Occupational stress; Job demands; Job control; Stressors; Professionals; Construction industry; South Africa;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000625
  • Abstract:
    Occupational stress affects the health and wellbeing of people who work. Using an online survey, opinions were sought from architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, and project and construction managers in South Africa. The contribution of this work lies in its examination of the work stress experienced by construction professionals in a developing country characterized by economic hardship and social problems, such as inequality and crime. Most respondents experience high levels of stress at work. Architects, more than engineers, quantity surveyors, and project and construction managers; and female, more than male professionals feel stressed. The extent to which professionals are able to control their job situations does not appear to have a major influence on stress. Tight deadlines and long working hours probably play a bigger role. All the professions would appreciate having more time to do a better job. Survey respondents do not expect managers and colleagues to consistently make their work easier, but do believe that they can be relied on in times of difficulty. Appropriate stress management should be implemented within the construction industry, and further research undertaken to explore the relationships between stress and type of work undertaken, and the effectiveness of stress management procedures.

Fernandez-Solis, J L, Porwal, V, Lavy, S, Shafaat, A, Rybkowski, Z K, Son, K and Lagoo, N (2013) Survey of Motivations, Benefits, and Implementation Challenges of Last Planner System Users. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 354–60.

Forcada, N, Macarulla, M and Love, P E D (2013) Assessment of Residential Defects at Post-Handover. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 372–8.

Kang, Y, O’Brien, W J, Dai, J, Mulva, S P, Thomas, S P, Chapman, R E and Butry, D (2013) Interaction Effects of Information Technologies and Best Practices on Construction Project Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 361–71.

Lorterapong, P and Ussavadilokrit, M (2013) Construction Scheduling Using the Constraint Satisfaction Problem Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 414–22.

Solis, F, Sinfield, J V and Abraham, D M (2013) Hybrid Approach to the Study of Inter-Organization High Performance Teams. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 379–92.

Son, H and Kim, C (2013) Multiimaging Sensor Data Fusion-Based Enhancement for 3D Workspace Representation for Remote Machine Operation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 434–44.

Turkan, Y, Bosché, F, Haas, C T and Haas, R (2013) Toward Automated Earned Value Tracking Using 3D Imaging Tools. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 423–33.

Vaughan, J L, Leming, M L, Liu, M and Jaselskis, E (2013) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Construction Information Management System Implementation: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 445–55.