Surv. Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba
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Head of Department
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Associate Professor
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Department of Building Technology
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Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
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Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba is currently a Associate Professor at the Department of Building Technology, Kumasi Technical University in Kumasi, Ghana. He is a strong education professional with a diploma and bachelor’s degrees in building technology from Kumasi Technical University (formerly Kumasi Polytechnic) and KNUST in Ghana, a master’s degree in construction project management from Hogeschool Van Arnhem En Nijmegen in the Netherlands and a PhD in Urban Studies from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, UK.
His academic experience includes teaching and supervising students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He currently teaches Construction Estimating, Construction Project Cost Management, Building Management among others. He is an External Examiner to several post graduate programmes at KNUST, Kumasi and Crown University College in Accra. His research and professional interests are in Construction and Housing Finance, Project Cost Management, Construction Economics and Management and Quantity Surveying. He has collaborated with other researchers from Nigeria, Libya, The Netherlands and the UK among others. These collaborations have resulted in several research outputs and publications. He is currently leading a research team on Bridging the Construction Industry Skills Gap in Ghana: A locally Driven Strategy Towards Policy and Practice at Kumasi Technical University.

Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba is an experienced lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry with skilled in negotiation, cost management, and highways construction. His several years of construction industry experience are in construction project management, consultancy services and quantity surveying. Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba has consulted for Metropolitans, Municipals and District Assemblies, GIZ of Germany and Ernest Payer Foundation in Switzerland.
Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana, Ghana Association of Certified Consultants and Fraud Examiners, Mixed Methods International Research Association, Applied Quantitative Methods Network, European Network of Housing Researchers, Chartered Institute of Housing, UK, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, UK, an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of U.K, and an Associate member, Chartered Institution of Arbitration, UK.

  • Ph.D, Urban Studies, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Scotland, UK (2013-2017)
  • MSc, Construction Project Management, Hogeschool Van Arnhem En Nijmegen -The Netherlands (2008-2009)
  • Single subject Diploma in Strategic Management, Institute of Commercial Management, UK (2008)
  • Advanced Executive Certificate in Project Management- Pan-African Institute of Leadership & Government Studies, Ghana (2007)
  • BSc. (Hons) Building Technology – KNUST, Ghana, (2003-2007)
  • HND Building Technology- Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana (1996-1999)
  • Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana
  • Ghana Institution of Surveyors, Ghana
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitration, UK
  • Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors, UK
  • Associate Fellow. the Higher Education Academy of the U.K
  • Chartered Institute of Housing, UK
  • Construction and Housing Finance
  • Public and housing policy
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Project Cost Management
  • Construction Economics and Management
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Cost Management
  • Building Management
  1. Bondinuba, F.K., Bondinuba, C.K., Opoku, A., Owusu-Manu, D. and Mittal, M., 2023. Determinants of Small and Medium Construction Firms’ Financial Performance. In Proceedings of Second International Conference in Mechanical and Energy Technology (pp. 485-502). Springer, Singapore.
  2. Adiasany, P.A., Owusu-Manu, D., Bondinuba, F.K. 2017. Examining the Factors Contributing to Premium Undercutting in the Ghanaian Insurance Industry. In Proceedings of paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
  3. Boadi, J.M., Bondinuba, F. K., Owusu-Manu, D. 2017. Exploring the Drivers of Microfinance Institutions Sustainability in Ghana. In Proceedings of paper presented at the 1st International Conference on  Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
  4. Essandoh, N., Bondinuba, F. K., Owusu-Manu, D. 2017. Governance Risk Compliance and Business Continuity Practices Among Microfinance Institutions in Ghana. In Proceedings of paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
  5. Bondinuba, F. K., 2015. July. Exploring the Motivational Factors for Microfinance Institutions Entry and Non-Entry into the Housing Market in Ghana. In Proceeding of New Researchers Colloquium ENHR 2015 Annual Conference ENHR 2015 Housing and Cities in a time of change: are we focusing on People? (Lis boa, Portugal), 28 June-1July 2015; ENHR.
  6. Bondinuba, F. K., 2014 July. Innovative Financing Strategy for Low-income Housing Delivery in Developing Countries. In Stephens, M. (eds.), eBook of Abstracts Proceedings of New Researchers Colloquium ENHR 2014 Conference, Beyond Globalisation: Remaking Housing Policy in a Complex World, (Edinburgh, Unite- Kingdom), 1-4 July 2014; ENHR. pp. 1-10.

 

Refereed Journal Papers:

  1. A.N. Shankar, Mahmoud Murtala Farouq, Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, Vinay Kumar Singh, Daha Shehu Aliyu, V.Y. Ganvir 2022. Critical Review on the Impact of Nanotechnology in Concrete Materials. Advances in Science and Technology. Vol. 117. Pp. 17- 24. Available [Online] at [https://www.scientific.net/AST.117.17]
  2. R. Raffik, Harish Sharma, Daha Shehu Aliyu, Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, B. Kannadasan, Rabah Mahmoud Ahmad Ismail 2022. The utilisation of E-Waste as a Concrete Mixture for Infrastructural Buildings. Materials Science Forum Vol. 1068. 47 to 53. Available on [Online] at [https://www.scientific.net/AST.117.17]
     
  3. Attabuachy, E.D., Boakye-Agyeman, N.A., Attabuachy, Y.W., Bondinuba, F.K. 2022. The Effects of Electricity Transmission Lines on community Livelihoods in Ghana. Journal of energy technologies and policies. Vol. 12(2). pp.17-25. Available [Online] at www.iiste.Org
  4. Bondinuba, F.K., Stephens, M., Jones, C. and Buckley, R., 2020. The Motivations of Microfinance Institutions to enter the Housing Market in a Developing Country. International Journal of Housing Policy, pp.1-21. DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2020.1721411
  5. Eyiah, A. K., Bondinuba, F.K. 2020. Financing Practices and Preference of Small and Medium Construction Firms in Ghana. International Journal of SMEs and Business Sustainability. 05(01), pp. 36-60.
  6. Apraku, K., Bondinuba, F.K., Eyiah, A.K. and Sadique, A.M., 2020. Construction Workers Work-life Balance: A Tool for Improving Productivity in the Construction Industry. Social Work and Social Welfare, 2(1), pp.45-52
  7. Boadi, J.M., Bondinuba, F.K., Eyiah, A.L. and Owusu-Manu, D., 2019. Modelling the Relationship Between Risks and the Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Ghana. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. 10(12). pp.103-111.
  8. Bondinuba, F.K., Opoku, A., Owusu-Manu, D. and Donkor-Hyiaman, K.A., 2018. Stimulating growth and improving the delivery of housing microfinance interventions: An analysis of critical demand factors. Journal of Facilities Management, 16(3), pp.238-252.
  9. Dadzie, J., Runeson, G., Ding, G. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2018. Barriers to Adoption of Sustainable Technologies for Energy-Efficient Building Upgrade - Semi-Structured Interviews. Buildings, 8(4), p.57.
  10. Bondinuba, F.K., Hedidor, D., Opoku, A. and Teye, A.L., 2017. De/motivations in housing microfinance delivery in Ghana. Property Management, 35(5), pp.528-544.
  11. Teye A. L., De Haan J., Elsinga M.G., Bondinuba, F. K., Gbadegesin, J.T., 2017. ‘’Risks in Homeownership: A Perspective on the Netherlands’’. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. Vol. 10(4), pp.472-488.
  12. Bondinuba, F.K., Nansie, A., Dadzie, J., Djokoto, S.D., Sadique, M.A., 2017. Construction Audits Practice in Ghana: A Review. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture Research. 4(1), pp. 1859-1872.
  13. Antwi, P., Li, J., Boadi, P.O., Meng, J., Shi, E., Deng, K. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2017. Estimating biogas and methane yields in a UASB treating potato starch processing wastewater with backpropagation artificial neural network. Bioresource Technology, 228, pp.106-115.
  14. Bondinuba F.K., Karley N.K., Biitir S.B., Adjei-Twum A., 2016. Assessing the Role of Housing Microfinance in the Low-income Housing Market in Ghana. Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development 28,    pp.44-54.
  15. Hedidor, D., Bondinuba, F.K., and Sadique, M.A., 2016. Spatial Planning in Ghana: Antecedents and the Role of Local Artisans. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 4(03), pp.201.
  16. Bondinuba, F.K., Edwards, D.J., Nimako, S.G., Owusu-Manu, D. and Conway, C., 2016. Antecedents of Supplier Relation Quality in the Ghanaian Construction Supply Chain. Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management, 6(1), pp. 1-18.
  17. El Bakkush, A.F., Bondinuba, F.K., Harris, D.J., 2015. Exploring the Energy Consumption Dimensions of a Residential Building in Tripoli, Libya. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology 3(2), pp. 42-49. ISSN: 2278-0181 www.ijert.org.
  18. El Bakkush, A.F., Bondinuba, F.K., Harris, D.J.,   2015. “The Effect of Outdoor Air Temperature on the Thermal Performance of a Residential Building” Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology 3(2), pp. 42-49.
  19. El Bakkush, A.F., Bondinuba, F.K., Harris, D.J.,   2015. The Application of Building Modifications and their Effects on Energy Consumption in Buildings. Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy, ISSN 2224-3232 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0573 (Online) 5(8).
  20. Afrane, S. K., Owusu-Manu, D., Donkor-Hyiaman, K. A., and Bondinuba, F. K., 2014. Towards Innovative Housing Financing in Ghana: An Evidence-Based from South Africa’s Pension Housing Financing System. Public Policy and Administration Research, 4(4), pp.97-110. 
  21. Nimako, S.G.  Bondinuba F.K., and Owusu, E.K., 2014. The Impact of PLS-SEM Training on Faculty Staff Intention to Use PLS Software in a public university in Ghana. International Journal of Business and Economics Research. 3(2), pp. 42-49. Doi: 10.11648/j.ijber.20140302.11.
  22. Bondinuba, F.K., Nimako, S.G., and Karley, N.K., 2013. Developing Student Housing Quality Scale (SHOQUAL) in Higher Institutions of Learning: Factor Analysis Approach. Journal of Urban Studies Research, http://mts.hindawi.com.
  23. Nimako, S.G.  Bondinuba F.K., 2013. Relative Importance of Student Accommodation Quality in Higher Education. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences 5(4) pp.1-9.
  24. Nimako, S.G. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2013. An empirical evaluation of student accommodation quality in higher education. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 1(12), pp.164 -177.
  25. Bondinuba F. K., 2012. Exploring the Challenges and Barriers in Accessing Financial Facilities by Small and Medium Construction Firms in Ghana, Civil and Environmental Research    www.iiste.org, ISSN 2222-1719 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (Online) 2(6).2012.

Book Chapter.

  • Bondinuba, F.K., and Stephens, M., 2018. The Influence of Urbanisation and Housing Policies on Low-income Housing Delivery in Developing Countries. In Zubairu, S.N. and Adedayo, O.F., (Eds.), Inclusive City Growth and the Poor; Policies, Challenges and Prospectus. Vol.2, pp. 16-37. Minna, Nigeria: Community participation Research Group