Exploring the professional competencies of quantity surveyor in retrofitting and adaptation of existing building

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2021-06-22
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The Construction Industry (CI) worldwide involves many professionals, notably among them is the Quantity Surveyor (QS), whose role is key to project success of which retrofitting and adaptation of existing building is no exception. QSs are cost-literates concerned with financial probity in the conceptualization, planning and execution of projects in the pre–construction, construction and post-construction stages. Their role contributes to overall construction project performance by acquiring, developing and deploying appropriate competencies and the need to maintain high level of ethics in recent times. Thus, the aim of the study was identifying the professional competencies of QS in retrofitting and adaptation of existing building projects in Ghana. In achieving the aim the following objectives were set; identifying the level of involvement of QS in retrofitting and adaptation of existing building projects in Ghana; identifying the challenges QS, face in retrofitting and adaptation of existing buildings; and identifying QS competencies in retrofitting and adaptation of existing buildings. Following a thorough literature review, a quantitative research design was adopted. Adopting a snowball sampling technique, a representative sample of forty (40) QS within Kumasi provided data for the study, through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Data gathered was analyzed using descriptive statistical tools including frequencies and mean score ranking with the help SPSS version 21. The findings of the study revealed that QS involvement in retrofitting and adaption of existing building projects were very high. Notwithstanding the fact that QS faces various challenges ranging from poor quality drawings, to low remunerations for services in retrofitting buildings, continuous professional development of their competences in the areas of construction technology and environmental services; project financial control and reporting; conduct ethics, rules and professional practice; is essential to the success in retrofitting and adaptation of existing buildings.
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A dissertation presented to the Department of Construction Technology and Management of the College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of a Master of Science.
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professional competencies, quantity surveyor, retrofitting, Exploring
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