Dr Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo
Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo is a Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB) and a Senior Lecturer in Construction Management.
He teaches on a range of Built Environment modules and supervises researchers of various levels from undergraduate to doctoral projects.
He has a background in Quantity Surveying and Construction Management. He has researched and consulted on health and safety practices for numerous small and micro construction firms as well as safety groups. He has advocated for the acknowledgement of safety ideologies adopted by small teams on construction projects due to their overlooked and yet invaluable wealth of health and safety experience which is often tacit.
Emmanuel is an advocate for equality in the workplace and was the former Chair for Race Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage at Nottingham Trent University. He has worked with a range of academic institutions and construction firms in implementing policies to enhance transparency and fair treatment of employees and also to improve employee wellbeing.
Areas of Expertise
- Construction health, safety and wellbeing
- Building pathology
- Mental health in labour intensive work environments
- Fair treatment in the workplace – women and ethnic minorities
- Innovative construction practices e.g., drones, air quality sensors, laser scanning
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons)
- MSc
- PhD
- PGCertHE
Memberships
- Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB) – Chartered Institute of Building
- Fellow (FHEA) – Advanced HE
- Committee member – Association for Researchers in Construction Management
Teaching
- BSc Construction Management
- BSc Quantity Surveying
- MSc Construction Project Management
- MSc Digital Construction
- MSc Quantity Surveying
Research
Emmanuel is currently working with collaborators from University of Brighton’s Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOB), Nottingham Trent University, University of Manchester and other industry partners in delivering an air quality project under the umbrella of TAPAS (Tackling Air Pollution at Schools).
This groundbreaking project is seeking to improve air quality for primary school pupils with hope that the outcomes of the project can be scaled up to a wider population. The project implements digital innovation and crucial human intervention to ensure air quality is significantly improved for occupants of classrooms.
Emmanuel is also working with Fulkers Bailey Russell (a multi-purpose Built Environment firm) to understand how organisations can create and maintain a sustainable philosophy as a fundamental ideology of all aspects of their endeavours. Some of the ongoing works have won multiple awards at the SEEDS Conference.
His core research projects still feature health, safety and wellbeing of workers. This began with small and micro construction firms but the inquiry has now expanded to cover other blue collar jobs in the UK and developing economies including Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria.
He is also passionate about equality and diversity. He continues to research, publish, and consult in the above areas.
Publications
Journal articles
SHERRATT, F and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2022. Decolonizing occupational safety management: the case of construction site safety culture in Ghana. Safety Science, 151, 1015732. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105732
OSEI-NIMO, S., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and MILLMAN, C. 2022. The Interplay of Alcohol and Wellbeing in the Workplace: Combining Soft Systems Methodology and Foucauldian Approach. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 1-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09591-2
GEORGE, A., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and MAMPHEY, S. 2021. The effects of skills shortages on construction costs in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Management, Procurement and Law, 40, 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.21.00011
BOOTH, C.A., RASHEED, S., MAHAMADU, A.-M., HORRY, R., MANU, P., AWUAH, K.G.B., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and GEORGAKIS, P. 2021. Insights into Public Perceptions of Earthship Buildings as Alternative Homes, Buildings 11 (9), 377. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090377
PIROOZFAR, P., FARR, E.R.P., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and OSEI-BERCHIE, J., 2019. Crime prevention in urban spaces through environmental design: a critical UK perspective. Cities, 95, 102411. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.102411
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., WOOD, H. and COLLISON, J., 2019. Complexity of women's modern-day challenges in construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26, 11, 2550-2565. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2018-0421
HAN, Y., FENG, Z., ZHANG, J., JIN, R. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2019. Employees' safety perceptions of site hazard and accident scenes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145 (1), 04018117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001590
JIN, R., GAO, S., CHESHMEHZANGI, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2018. A holistic review of off-site construction literature published between 2008 and 2018. Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, 1202-1219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.195
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and EMUZE, F. 2017. Construction safety through housekeeping: the Hawthorne effect. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 7 (2), 2027-2038. DOI: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-c240c6a3c
DONKOH, D. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2017. Stakeholders' role in improving Ghana's construction safety. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 170 (2), pp. 68-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.16.00019
ABIGO, A., GIDADO, K., GILCHRIST, P. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2016. 'Nothing can be done to make our markets clean': a qualitative study of attitudes of the African marketplace users toward waste. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, pp. 44-57. ISSN 1088-1697
YAKUBU, J., WOODWARD, R., GIDADO, K. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2016. Investigating the impact of waste reduction measures for Jos, Nigeria. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, pp. 271-282. ISSN 1088-1697
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., RAIDÉN, A., KING, A. and TIETZE, S., 2015. Using tacit knowledge in training and accident prevention. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 168 (5), pp. 232-240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.14.00027
Book chapters
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., HARDING, J. and STEFANAKIS, A.I. 2018. A construction manager’s perception of a successful constructed wetland. In: A.I. STEFANAKIS, ed., Constructed wetlands for industrial wastewater treatment. Challenges in water management. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, pp. 551-561. ISBN 9781119268413
Conference proceedings
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., PIROOZFAR, P. and CARMICHAEL, E. 2022. Talking clients into sustainability. Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design: Selected Proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2022. BOOTHE, C. & GORSE, C. (eds.). University of West of England (UWE), UK.
OSEI-NIMO, S., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and MILLMAN, C. 2021. An exploration of the innovative practices and challenges of freelancers in the UK construction sector. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (UK) (ISBE) conference
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., NAI, F., OSEI-NIMO, S. and MAMPHEY, S. 2021. Occupational stress and site workers’ wellbeing: A case study of Ghana, In: Hare B., Sherratt, F., and Emuze, F. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & W123 Annual International Conference 2021: Good health, Changes & innovations for improved wellbeing in construction, 9th-10th September, Glasgow (on-line), UK, ISBN: 978-1-91418-801-5
COLBERT, E. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2021. The Role of Prosody and Personality Type on Effective Team Formation In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 512-521
ASNAASHARI, E., SHAHRIN, F., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and KNIGHT, A. 2021. Multi-cultural perceptions towards happy homes: the case of Malaysia and Iran. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management
NYABADZA, E., ZHONG, H. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2021 Thermal Destratification: An exposition into a forgotten key solution for heating energy conservation in Further and Higher Education Establishments. CIBSE Technical Symposium, UK 13-14 July 2021
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., MICHEAL, K. and OSEI-NIMO, S. 2020. Empowering ethnic minorities in the UK construction industry, In: Sherratt, F., Hare B. and Emuze, F. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & TG59 International Web-Conference 2020: Good health, Wellbeing & Decent Work, 10th September, Glasgow, UK, ISBN: 978-1-90586-698-4
OSEI-NIMO, S., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and MILLMAN, C. 2020. Alcohol in the workplace: A Soft Systems approach. British Academy of Management Annual Conference. Virtual, UK. ISBN: 978-0-9956413-3-4
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and RAIDÉN, A. 2019. Challenging standardisation by embracing ambiguities of site safety. In: C. GORSE and C.J. NEILSON, eds., Proceedings of the 35th Annual ARCOM Conference. Leeds: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), pp. 546-555. ISBN 9780995546349
RAIDÉN, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2019. Practising occupational health and safety using social practice theory. In: C. GORSE and C.J. NEILSON, eds., Proceedings of the 35th Annual ARCOM Conference. Leeds: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), pp. 517-526. ISBN 9780995546349
MATSANE, Z., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and AIGBAVBOA, C., 2018. Towards an understanding of contractor-subcontractor relationships in the South African construction: experiences from site. In: T.A. SAURIN, D. BASTOS
COSTA, M. BEHM and F. EMUZE, eds., Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference: Coping with the Complexity of Safety, Health, and Wellbeing in Construction, Salvador, Brazil, 1-3 August 2018. Conference proceedings pp. 327-335. ISBN 9788567169118
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., COLLINSON, J., WOOD, H., JIN, R. and WYCHE, K., 2018. Women as construction professionals: modern day challenges. In: T.A. SAURIN, D. BASTOS COSTA, M. BEHM and F. EMUZE, eds., Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference: Coping with the Complexity of Safety, Health, and Wellbeing in Construction, Salvador, Brazil, 1-3 August 2018. Conference proceedings. Salvador: Marketing Aumentado, pp. 370-378. ISBN 9788567169118
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E, PIROOZFAR, P, WOOD. H and MADGWICK, D (2017) The Impact of Thermal Imaging on Users' Perception of Energy Consumption: The Round Hill Project In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceeding of the 33rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2017, Cambridge, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 279-288.
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and EMUZE, F., 2017. Construction safety through housekeeping: the Hawthorne effect. In: F. EMUZE and M. BEHM, eds., Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference: Towards Better Safety, Health, Wellbeing, and Life in Construction, Cape Town, South Africa, 11-13 June 2017. Conference proceedings. Bloemfontein: Department of Built Environment Central University of Technology, Free State, pp. 285-295. ISBN 9781920508784
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., PIROOZFAR, A., WOOD, H., FARR, E.R.P. and RAYNER, C., 2016. An exploratory study of the impact of visual representation on perception of energy consumption in UK households. In: Proceedings of COBRA 2016: RICS The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference, Toronto, Canada, 20-22 September 2016. London: RICS, pp. 1-18. ISBN 9781783211609
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and RAIDÉN, A., 2016. Introducing site sense: comparing situated knowledge in construction to coalmining. In: P.W. CHAN and C.J. NEILSON, eds., Proceedings 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, Manchester, 5-7 September 2016. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), pp. 467-476. ISBN 9780995546301
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and RAIDÉN, A., 2016. What does 'common sense' really mean in health and safety? In: M. PRINS, H. WAMELINK, B. GIDDINGS, K. KU and M. FEENSTRA, eds., Environmental opportunites and challenges: constructioning commitment and acknowledging human experiences. Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016, Tampere, Finland, 30 May - 3 June 2016. Tampere: Tampere University of Technology, pp. 210-222. ISBN 9789521537424
DONKOH, D., ADIYRAH, E. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2015. An exploratory study into promoting construction health and safety in Ghana through public works procurement. In: M. BEHM and C. MCALEENAN, eds., Proceedings of CIB W099 International Health and Safety Conference: Benefitting Workers and Society through Inherently Safe(r) Construction, Ulster University, Belfast, 9-11 September 2015. Downpatrick: EEI Publishing, pp. 289-297. ISBN 9781909854017
OSWALD, D., ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., SMITH, S., RAIDÉN, A. and SHERRATT, F., 2015. ‘You couldn’t finish the job without breaking the rules’: common sense safety on a large construction project. In: A. RAIDÉN and E. ABOAGYE-NIMO, eds., Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, 7-9 September 2015. Reading: Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp. 529-538. ISBN 9780955239090
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., RAIDÉN, A. and KING, A., 2014. Understanding the role of local safety groups in managing safety practices between micro construction firms and principal contractors. In: A.B. RAIDÉN and E. ABOAGYE-NIMO, eds., Proceedings of the 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth, 1-3 September 2014. United Kingdom: Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp. 381-390. ISBN 9780955239083
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., RAIDÉN, A., KING, A. and TIETZE, S. 2013. A safety culture shaped by common sense. In: S.D. SMITH and D.D. AHIAGA-DAGBUI, eds., Proceedings of the 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, Reading, 2-4 September 2013. Reading: ARCOM, pp. 323-333. ISBN 9780955239076
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., RAIDÉN, A.B., KING, A. and TIETZE, S. 2012. The use of experience and situated knowledge in ensuring safety among workers of small construction firms. In: S.D. SMITH, ed., Proceedings of the 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, Edinburgh, 3-5 September 2012. Reading: ARCOM, pp. 413-422. ISBN 9780955239069
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E., RAIDÉN, A.B. and TIETZE, S. 2011. Occupational health and safety practices in small construction firms in the United Kingdom. In: C. EGBU and E.C.W. LOU, eds., Proceedings of the 27th Annual ARCOM conference, University of West of England, Bristol, 5-7 September 2011. Reading: ARCOM, pp. 289-298. ISBN 9780955239052
Edited books/conference proceedings
RAIDÉN, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2015. Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, 7-9 September 2015: vol. 1. Reading: Association of Researchers in Construction Management. ISBN 9780955239090
RAIDÉN, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2015. Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, 7-9 September 2015: vol. 2. Reading: Association of Researchers in Construction Management. ISBN 9780955239090
RAIDÉN, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2014. Proceedings of the 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth, 1-3 September 2014 (2 vols.). Reading: Association of Researchers in Construction Management. ISBN 9780955239083
RAIDÉN, A. and ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. 2014. Proceedings of the 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth, 1-3 September 2014 (2 vols.). Reading: Association of Researchers in Construction Management. ISBN 9780955239083
Training/industry guide
ABOAGYE-NIMO, E. and LAWRENCE, N. 2020. Mental health in the construction industry: A how-to guide. Constructing Excellence Midlands.
Work With Industry
Emmanuel works closely with Fulkers Bailey Russell in developing and implementing sustainable principles for construction projects and the construction industry at large.