Surv. Engr. Prof. Francis Kwesi Bondinuba
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Dean, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
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Associate Professor
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Department of Construction Technology and Quantity Surveying
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Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
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Professor F. K. Bondinuba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Technology and Quantity Surveying at Kumasi Technical University, Ghana. He is an Honorary Research Professor at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa, as well as a visiting scholar at Heriot-Watt University in the UK. He earned his Diploma and Bachelor’s degrees in Building Technology from Kumasi Technical University and KNUST, a Master’s in Construction Project Management from Hogeschool Van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Netherlands, and a PhD in Urban Studies from Heriot-Watt University, UK.

He teaches courses including Construction Estimating, Project Cost Management, and Building Management, and supervises students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Professor Bondinuba also serves as an External Examiner for graduate programs at KNUST and several South African universities. His research focuses on Construction Business, Housing Markets, Project Cost Management, Construction Economics, and Quantity Surveying. He has collaborated internationally, producing numerous publications.

He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (Ghana), European Network of Housing Researchers, Chartered Institute of Housing (UK), Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (UK), an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (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)
  • 2018 – Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK.
  • 2017 - Member, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, UK
  • 2015 - Associate Fellow, the Higher Education Academy of the U. K
  • 2015 - Member, Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA),
  • 2014 - Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana
  • 2014 – Member, Ghana Associations of Certified Consultants and Fraud Examiners- Ghana
  • 2013 - Member, Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMEN)
  • 2013 – Member, European Network of Housing Researchers (ENHR)
  • 2013 - Member, Chartered Institute of Housing, UK
  • 2003 – Member, Ghana Institution of Surveyors
  • Construction Business and Management
  • Housing Markets
  • Project Cost Management
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Construction Economics and Productivity
  • Value and Risk Management
  • Quality Control & Project Safety
  • Construction Project Financing
  • People and leadership in the Built Environment
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction Project Cost Management
  • Building Management
  1. Bondinuba, F. K., Mewomo. M.C., Ofosu. E.A.B., Ofori Yeboah, E. 2025. The Influence of Cultural Factors on Construction Project Management Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction, 12(1). Integrating Technology for Advanced Practices in Structural Engineering and Construction, edited by Vimonsatit V., Askarinejad H., Pour M., Singh, A., and Yazdani S. www.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2025.12(1).
  2. Bondinuba, F.K., Seidu, A., Mewomo, M.C. 2025. A Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Project Management: A Theoretical Framework for Advancing Industry Practices in Ghana's Construction Industry. The SASBE Smart and Sustainable Built Environment Conference, taking place at Centrale Lille (France) from 3 to 5 November 2025.
  3. Bondinuba, F. K., Adjei, K. O., Fobiri, G., Pratt, I., and Asante, B. A., 2025. The Role of Carbon Accounting in Enhancing Sustainability in Construction Projects: A Quantity Surveying Perspective. SACQSP2025: Annual SACQSP International Research Conference: QS and the Built Environment: Navigating Disruption, Collaboration, and a Sustainable Future. Lagoon Beach Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 12–13 November 2025.
  4. Abudu, H. D., Mewomo, M.C. Adjei, K.O. and Bondinuba, F.K. (2025) "A Systematic Review of the Mitigating Factors for Emergency Response in Facilities," CIB Conferences: 1(187). DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.1856
  5. Sarpong, S.O., Mewomo, M.C., Bondinuba, F.K., Nansie, A. and Bangdome, D.A. (2025) "Exploring Insurance Options and Innovations for Contractor Risk Management in Ghana's Construction Industry," CIB Conferences: 1(236). DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.1824
  6. Sarpong. O.S., Mewomo, M.C., Bondinuba, F.K., Nansie. A., Dery, B. A 2025. Effectiveness Of Existing Insurance Frameworks in Addressing the Risks of Contractors. Proc. of the 3rd Edition of Construction Business & Project Management Conference, 23 - 25 April 2025, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
  7. H, D., Abudu, C., Mewomo, K., O., Adjei, F., K., Bondinuba, 2025. Assessing Emergency Response Systems and Their Impact on Infrastructure Resilience: A Literature Review. Proc. of the 3rd Edition of Construction Business & Project Management Conference, 23 - 25 April 2025, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
  8. Bangani Sibabalo Edmond, Modupe Cecilia Mewomo, Cyril Chinonso Ejidike, Bondinuba K Francis and Collins Ameyaw 2025. An Assessment of Procurement Challenges Faced by Emerging Contractors in Public Sector Projects in South Africa. Proc. of the 3rd Edition of Construction Business & Project Management Conference, 23 - 25 April 2025, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
  9. Boadi, E.O., Mensah, S., Ameyaw, C., Orgen, N.K. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2024. Challenges Associated with Differential Measurements in Stairs Construction in Low-Rise Residential Buildings. In SuDBE Conference (p. 1034).
  10. Dery, E.Y., Musonda, I., Bondinuba, F.K., Nana-Eddy, E. 2024. Exploring the Effect of Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies on Ghana's Employment Landscape of Construction Artisans in Parkinson, L. (2024). In the International SEEDS Conference 2024, 27-29 Aug 2024, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK. Available Online at https://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/11310/
  11. Fobiri, G., Asare, S.O., Bondinuba, F.K., Abaitey, B.A. and Nana-Addy, E., 2023, November. Examining the Causative Characteristics of Artisan Shortage in Ghana’s Construction Industry. In International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (pp. 517-537). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  12. Bondinuba, F.K., Ayine, P.K., Mewomo, M.C. 2023. Synthesis of Mining Community Flood Vulnerability and Resilience Strategy in Ghana in International Sustainable Ecological Engineering and Design for Society Proceedings, Conference 2023, University of Suffolk.
  13. Bondinuba, F.K., Bondinuba, C.K., Opoku, A., Owusu-Manu, D. and Mittal, M., 2022, June. Determinants of small and medium construction firms’ financial performance. In Proceedings of Second International Conference in Mechanical and Energy Technology: ICMET 2021, India (pp. 485-502). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  14. 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 the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa, held from 23rd to 24th November 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
  15. Bondinuba, F. K., 2015. Exploring the Motivational Factors for Microfinance Institutions’ Entry and Non-Entry into the Housing Market in Ghana. In Proceedings of New Researchers Colloquium, ENHR 2015 Annual Conference, ENHR 2015 Housing and Cities in a time of change: Are We Focusing on People? (Lisboa’ boa, Portugal), 28 June-1July 2015; ENHR.
  16. Bondinuba, F. K., 2014.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, United Kingdom), 1-4 July 2014; ENHR. pp. 1-10.
  1. Abudu, H. D., Mewomo, C. M., Adjei, K. O., & Bondinuba, F. K. (2025). Challenges in emergency response infrastructure: a systematic literature review. Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology, 16(2), 269–279. Retrieved from https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCEST/article/view/8972
  2. Afrane, E., Jaafar, M.N., Ismail, A., Bondinuba, F.K., Kwakye, B., Boakye-Agyeman, N.A., Amankwah, O. (2025). Enhancing Affordable Public Housing Policy Implementation in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perspectives. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries.
  3. Mensah, S., Donkor, E., Bondinuba, F.K. and Ameyaw, C., 2025. An evaluation of indoor thermal comfort performance of cavity and non-cavity timber building envelope typologies modelled for tropical climates. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, pp.1-17.
  4. Adjei, K.O., Liphadzi, M., Bondinuba, F.K. and Bonney, S.O. (2025), "Unveiling the barriers hindering occupants’ adoption and utilisation of concealed emergency exits in facilities", Facilities, Vol. 43 No. 15/16, pp. 16-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2024-0120.
  5. Abudu, H.D., Mewomo, C.M., Bondinuba, F.K., Liphadzi, M. and Adjei, K.O., 2025. PLS-SEM assessment of the effect of standardised blocks on artisans’ health in the construction industry. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, pp.1-17.
  6. Bondinuba, F.K., Bondinuba, N., Mewomo, C.M., Camynta-Baezie, G. and Abudu, H.D., 2025. Building collaborative advantage: exploring innovative stakeholder engagement models for construction project success. International Journal of Construction Management, pp.1-13.
  7. Arwadi, Y., Torku, A., Tetteh, M.O. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2025. Strategies to Optimise Project Management Implementation in the Delivery of Renewable Energy Projects in Indonesia. Buildings, 15(7), p.1049.
  8. Eyiah, A. K., Bondinuba, F. K., Adu-Gyamfi, L., & Liphadzi, M. (2025). Promoting Effective Management of Cultural Diversity in Multinational Construction Project Teams. Buildings, 15(5), 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15050659
  9. Asare, S.O., Fobiri, G. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2025. Enhancing fairness, transparency and accountability during tendering under Ghana’s procurement system: a systematic review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 15(1), pp.33-50.
  10. Mogaji, I.J., Mewomo, M.C. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2024. Assessment of barriers to the adoption of innovative building materials (IBM) for sustainable construction in the Nigerian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 32(13), pp.1-26
  11. Mogaji, I., Mewomo, M., Bondinuba, F.K., Aboagye-Nimo, E. and Abraham, Y., 2024. Drivers Influencing the Adoption of Innovative Building Materials (IBM) for Sustainable Construction in Nigeria. Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing, 159(159).
  12. Aidoo, I., Ansah, N. B., Bondinuba, F. K., & Allotey, E. S. (2024). Ghanaian Construction Workers’ Health and Safety Knowledge and Compliance. African Journal of Applied Research, 10(1), 161–177. https://doi.org/10.26437/ajar.v10i1.676
  13. Koranteng, E., Bondinuba, F. K., & Camynta-Baezie, G. (2024). Modelling households’ intentions to adopt a hybrid power system in Ghana. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2333730
  14. R. Raffik, Harish Sharma, Daha Shehu Aliyu, Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, B. Kannadasan, Rabah Mahmoud Ahmad Ismail 2022. 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]
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Eyiah, A. K., Bondinuba, F.K. 2020. Financing Practices and Preferences of Small and Medium Construction Firms in Ghana. International Journal of SMES and Business Sustainability. 05(01), pp. 36-60.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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 a Backpropagation Artificial Neural Network. Bioresource Technology, 228, pp.106-115.
  26. 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.
  27. 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(3), pp. 201.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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).
  32. Afrane, S. K., Owusu-Manu, D., Donkor-Hyiaman, K. A., and Bondinuba, F. K., 2014. Towards Innovative Housing Financing in Ghana: An Evidence-Based Approach from South Africa’s Pension Housing Financing System. Public Policy and Administration Research, 4(4), pp.97-110.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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 Chapters.

  1. Eyiah, A., Bondinuba F.K., & Tee, E. 2024. Unveiling the Causes of Business Failure in Ghana's Construction Industry: An Analytical Study. In S.P. Akinbogun, C. O.Aigbavboa, & O.T. Akinbogun (Eds.), Property Management Practices: Empirical Cases in Developing Countries (pp. 748–842), Springer.
  2. Opoku, A., Bondinuba, F.K., Manaphraim, N.Y., Kugblenu, G. 2024. Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals by promoting Health and Well-being in the Built Environment. In Opoku, A. (Ed.)., 2024. The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals. Edward Elgar Publishing. The UK.
  3. Bondinuba, F. K, & Ayine, P. K. (2023). Accessing Financial Facilities by Small and Medium Construction Firms (SMCFs) in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study. An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 6, 130–145. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/aobmer/v6/2136G.
  4. 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 on Concrete Materials. Advances in Science and Technology. Vol. 117. Pp. 17- 24. Available on [Online] at https://www.scientific.net/AST.117.17]
  5. 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.