TY  - CONF
TI  - Construction Permits and Flow of Projects Within the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana 
C1  - Fortaleza, Brazil
C3  - 21th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
SP  - 257
EP  - 266
PY  - 2013
AU  - Kpamma, E. Zoya
AU  - Adjei-Kumi, Theophilus
AD  - Lecturer, Building Technology Department, Sunyani Polytechnic, P.O. Box 206, Sunyani, Ghana,  Phone + (233) 244787599, evanskpamma@yahoo.co.uk
AD  - Lecturer, Building Technology Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and  Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Phone + (233) 244536995, tadjeikumi@yahoo.com 
ED  - Formoso, Carlos Torres
ED  - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia 
AB  - One of the quality control measures in the construction industry in Ghana is the statutory requirement for the acquisition of permits before the commencement of construction work. The acquisition of these permits, among others, ensures quality of building construction products and less impact on the environment. The process of obtaining these permits has however been observed to be associated with steps that affect the flow of pre-construction activities leading to delays, and possibly cost overruns and decreased value of building construction products. The paper examines the processes involved in obtaining building construction permits and how that impacts flow of activities at the pre-construction stage. The study focused on the Sunyani Municipality, an emerging urban area in Ghana. Permit issuing authorities like the Municipal Assembly, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Fire Service were contacted for data on permit acquisition processes and requirements. Developers and consultants who have been involved in obtaining permits from these authorities were also interviewed. The study points to the acquisition of permits as one of the obstacles in ensuring continuous workflow in the building construction project delivery process, mainly due to lack of integration of process steps as well as delays in processing and issuing the permits
KW  - Construction permit
KW  - flow
KW  - lean construction
KW  - value
KW  - integration
KW  - waste
KW  - Ghana
PB  - 
T2  - 21th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2013/07/31
CY  - Fortaleza, Brazil
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/920/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/920
N1  - Export Date: 23 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -