- Design and Construction of Kaase Timber Bridge using secondary timber species.
• The bridge cost 75% of an equivalent concrete or steel bridge.
• Life span is 50-60 years equal to concrete bridge.
• Design to carry 60- ton load.
- Identification of 85 termite-resistant timber species for construction.
- Development of building codes for Ghana
- Classification of lateritic soils in Ghana for road construction.
- Development of cost indices for construction in Ghana.
- Use of bamboo for housing e.g. Fumesua Basic School.
- Kumasi City Road Rehabilitation Project from 1986-1994.
• 105km asphalt roads in Kumasi.
• 12 No bridges and culverts in Kumasi.
- Design of the Dualization of the Accra-Kumasi Road Project.
- Establishment of brick factories in Ghana.
- Development of fast-track cost-saving construction techniques.
• Reduces time and cost of construction by 20%.
• 650 housing units instead of 500 for SSNIT Ashongman housing units.
- Pozzolana Research – Cementatious Materials.
• Replace cement up to 40%.
• Reduce the cost of cement by 18-20%.
• Use of all types of construction.
• Improve the technical properties of cement.
• Reduce imports by $30 million annually.
- Clay Products
• Solid and hollow bricks.
• Tiles.
• Pavement bricks.
• Wall cladding tiles.
• Drainage pipes
• Floor tiles.
