F. Henry Abanda

Henry Abanda is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Real Estate and Construction, Oxford Brookes University. Also, Henry is a Visiting Scholar in Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. Recently, he worked as a Chapter Science Assistant at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and contributed to the Fifth Assessment Report on climate change mitigation published in May 2014. His research interest is in Construction Informatics with focus on the use of Semantic Web technologies, Linked Open Data and Building Information Modelling in managing construction projects. Prior to joining academia, Henry worked with SHIMUZU Co-operation, CREBAT SARL and Bambuiy Engineering Services Ltd, all based in Cameroon.

Publications

Challenges Facing Building Construction in Developing Countries
Challenges Facing Building Construction in Developing Countries
Chrispin Pettang, Marcelline Blanche Manjia, F. Henry Abanda. © 2020. 40 pages.
It is now well-established that the industry faced enormous challenges. To overcome these challenges and hence improve efficiency and productivity requires a deeper understanding...
Decision Support for Construction Cost Control in Developing Countries
Decision Support for Construction Cost Control in Developing Countries
Chrispin Pettang, Marcelline Blanche Manjia, F. Henry Abanda. © 2016. 384 pages.
The continued growth of emerging nations depends largely on the development of their built infrastructures and communities. Roads, dams, bridges, hospitals, schools, and housing...