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Edward Ayebeng Botchway
Department of ArchitecturePhysical SciencesSocial SciencesHealth Sciences

Edward Ayebeng Botchway

44 Publications22 Research Themes18 Open Access
KNUST Profile
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher examines six key themes—public-Private Partnerships Projects, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance, and Sustainable Supply Chain Management—across various academic domains. Their work employs interdisciplinary methodologies like qualitative research to analyze Ghana's construction industry challenges, integrating insights from multiple fields to address issues in urban development, sustainability goals, energy efficiency, and public policy.

Faculty Biography

JILEdward Ayebeng Botchway is a self motivated teacher and a result-oriented built environment professional with over 30 years of DESIGN and BUILD industry experience. Edward is a team player who is open to new knowledge, fresh concepts and a learner who believes in Community-driven Development(CDD).

Key Research Themes (22)
Physical Sciences

Architecture and Computational Design

Physical Sciences

BIM and Construction Integration

Physical Sciences

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Social Sciences

Construction Project Management and Performance

Physical Sciences

Design Education and Practice

Social Sciences

E-Government and Public Services

Social Sciences

Economic and Industrial Development

Social Sciences

Educational Environments and Student Outcomes

Physical Sciences

Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics

Social Sciences

Gender and Technology in Education

Physical Sciences

ICT Impact and Policies

Health Sciences

Noise Effects and Management

Health Sciences

Occupational Health and Safety Research

Social Sciences

Online and Blended Learning

Social Sciences

Public Procurement and Policy

Social Sciences

Public-Private Partnership Projects

Physical Sciences

Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance

Physical Sciences

Smart Grid Energy Management

Physical Sciences

Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

Physical Sciences

Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

Social Sciences

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Social Sciences

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Publications (44)

<b>Rating the Barriers to Implementing Building Energy Performance Certification Schemes in Developing Economies: A Best-Worst Method Approach</b>

Open Access
2025Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.26437/02y3qc19

Challenges to the implementation of design for adaptability among design professionals in Ghana

2025Design Education and PracticeDOI: 10.1108/ijbpa-09-2024-0189

Key attributes of designers’ competencies for design-for-deconstruction implementation

2024BIM and Construction IntegrationDOI: 10.1680/jmapl.23.00026

Construction procurement and the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

2024Public Procurement and PolicyDOI: 10.4337/9781035300037.00026

Examining the barriers to implementing design for deconstruction in the construction industry of a developing country

2024Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceDOI: 10.1108/ci-09-2023-0239

Importance of Design for Deconstruction (dfd): the Views of Design Professionals in Ghana

2024Design Education and PracticeDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-69606-0_17

Design for Circularity (DFC) in Construction: A Mini-scoping Review of the Strategies

2024BIM and Construction IntegrationDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-69606-0_18

Design for maintainability (DfM) implementation among design professionals: empirical evidence from a developing country context

2023Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.1108/ijbpa-06-2023-0078

Assessment Framework for IEQ of Classrooms in Basic Schools in Ghana-Review of Data Collection Methods

2023Online and Blended LearningDOI: 10.4314/just.v41i3.8

Drivers for design for deconstruction (DfD) implementation among design professionals

2023Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.1108/sasbe-05-2023-0117

Prioritizing the principles of circular economy among built environment professionals

2023Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.1108/bepam-04-2023-0077

Occupants’ perceived importance and satisfaction with fire safety considerations of high-rise students’ housing facilities

2023Evacuation and Crowd DynamicsDOI: 10.1108/jfm-12-2022-0131

Achieving Healthy City Development in Ghana: Referencing Sustainable Development Goal 11

Open Access
2023Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyDOI: 10.3390/su151914361

Implementing the principles of circular economy in the construction industry: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of strategies

2023Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.1108/ci-10-2022-0270

Utilization of simulation tools for building performance assessment among design professionals

2023BIM and Construction IntegrationDOI: 10.1108/ijbpa-01-2023-0006

Deployment of physical access control (PAC) devices in university settings in Ghana

Open Access
2023Smart Grid Energy ManagementDOI: 10.1108/febe-01-2023-0006

Competencies Driving Waste Minimization during the Construction Phase of Buildings

Open Access
2023Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceDOI: 10.3390/buildings13040971

Design for deconstruction (DfD) implementation among design professionals: empirical evidence from Ghana

2023Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.1080/15623599.2023.2174663

Application of Situation Awareness Theory to the Development of an Assessment Framework for Indoor Environmental Quality in Classroom

2023Occupational Health and Safety ResearchDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25998-2_3

A Review of Frameworks for the Energy Performance Certification of Buildings and Lessons for Ghana

2023Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25998-2_6

Examining Built Environment Professionals′ Willingness to Pay for Green Buildings in Ghana

Open Access
2022Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.3390/buildings12122097

Exploring the Current Technologies Essential for Health and Safety in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

Open Access
2022Occupational Health and Safety ResearchDOI: 10.3390/merits2040022

Adoption of Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment Framework for Naturally Ventilated Classrooms in Basic Schools in Ghana

Open Access
2022Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentDOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90973-4_10

Copper-tin-sulphide (CTS) thin films, obtained by a two-electrode electrochemical deposition of metal precursors, followed by soft annealing and sulfurization

Open Access
2021Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsDOI: 10.15251/cl.2021.188.481

INVESTIGATING THE LOW UTILIZATION OF POZZOLANA CEMENT IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Open Access
2019Economic and Industrial DevelopmentDOI: 10.34218/ijaret.10.4.2019.007

IoT Readiness of Project Management Teams Within Local Government Organizations in Ghana

Open Access
2019E-Government and Public Services

Re-Classification of Roofs in Multi-Storey Design Education and Application: A Pedagogic Approach

2018Educational Environments and Student Outcomes

Examining the Performance Level of Project Management Competencies of Architects in Ghana Using Gap Analysis Approach

Open Access
2018Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.21315/jcdc2018.23.1.8

Critical Professional Competencies of Architects in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

2016Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.7492/ijaec.2016.010

Software Application Employed in Architectural Design Education: The Case of KNUST

Open Access
2016Gender and Technology in EducationDOI: 10.5539/res.v8n2p30

A critical success model for PPP public housing delivery in Ghana

2016Public-Private Partnership ProjectsDOI: 10.1108/bepam-04-2014-0026

Software Application Employed in Architectural Design Education: The Case of KNUST

Open Access
2016Architecture and Computational Design

Benefits of e-governance implementation in physical infrastructure development at the local government level

2016ICT Impact and PoliciesDOI: 10.1504/eg.2016.080441

Challenges to Integration of Information Technology in Physical Infrastructure Development Processes at the Local Government Level

Open Access
2015E-Government and Public ServicesDOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1609.01823

Challenges to Integration of Information Technology in Physical\n Infrastructure Development Processes at the Local Government Level

Open Access
2015ICT Impact and PoliciesDOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1609.01823

Identification of the critical project management competencies of architects in the Ghanaian construction industry

2015Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.1080/15623599.2015.1067347

The Impact of Computer Aided Architectural Design Tools on Architectural Design Education. The Case of KNUST.

2015Architecture and Computational Design

Factors contributing towards the effectiveness of construction project teams

2015Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.1080/15623599.2015.1033818

Evaluation of sound attenuation effect in recording studios:case of angel FM station in Kumasi, Ghana

2014Noise Effects and Management

The Relationship between Level of Architect’s Professional Competencies and Client Satisfaction Level

Open Access
2014Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.5539/emr.v3n2p10

Building Permit Acquisition in Ghana: The Situation in Kumasi

Open Access
2014Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Investigating the Underlining Factors of Critical Project Success Criteria for Public Housing Delivery in Ghana

2013Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35548-6_54

Determining Critical Project Success Criteria for Public Housing Building Projects (PHBPS) in Ghana

Open Access
2012Construction Project Management and PerformanceDOI: 10.5539/emr.v1n2p122

Critical Success Criteria for Public Housing Project Delivery in Ghana

2012Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Architecture
Total Publications44
Research Themes22
Open Access Papers18

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