期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：8
页码：1350-1358
DOI：10.35629/5252-030811731185
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：Communication is very important in carrying out any activities in the workplace especially in the execution of functions of the Professionals in the built environment. The research aims at appraising communication practices in the workplace in the built environment in Abuja, Nigeria as perceived by the Professionals in the execution of their functions with a view to improving project delivery. The method adopted in carrying out this research is by the use of questionnaires. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed to the built environment professionals out of which 131 were returned with a response rate of 87%. From the results of the survey, it was observed that the most prevalent modes of communication in the Built Environment workplaces in Abuja are the use of drawings, verbal, written (memos, letter, e-mails, instructions), body sign languages, motivations, telephone and meetings and do not vary among professionals. Though, drawings are most often used in the built environment workplace in Abuja but cannot be very effective without adequate verbal explanation. Accuracy and distortion have very high effect on built environment project time. In addition, accuracy and timeliness have very high effect on project cost and safety. From the foregoing, it is recommended that there should be appropriate training and retraining of all stakeholders in the implementation of built environment projects in order to keep abreast with best ways of communication as information not understood is likely not well communicated.
