Dr F.K. Bondinuba

Dr F.K. Bondinuba
Designation: 
Head of Department
Staff Grade: 
Senior Lecturer
Department: 
Department of Building Technology
Faculty: 
Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
Brief Bio: 

Dr F.K Bondinuba is currently a Senior Lecturer 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.

Education: 
  • Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Contract Management, College of Contract Management, UK (2017 – 2018)
  • 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)
Professional Membership: 
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
Research Interests: 
  • Construction and Housing Finance
  • Public and housing policy
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Project Cost Management
  • Construction Economics and Management
Teaching Areas: 
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction Project Cost Management
  • Building Management
Conferences Attended: 
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
Publications: 
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Bondinuba, F.K., Hedidor, D., Opoku, A. and Teye, A.L., 2017. De/motivations in housing micro    finance delivery in Ghana. Property Management, 35(5), pp.528-544
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Antwi, P., Li, J., Boadi, P.O., Meng, J., Shi, E., Deng, K. and Bondinuba, F.K., 2017. Estimation of biogas and methane yields in an UASB treating potato starch processing wastewater with back propagation artificial neural network. Bioresource technology, 228, pp.106-115.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. 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).
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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

  1. 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.