Dr Lesiba Mollo

Dr Lesiba Mollo

NRF Rating: Y2 Senior Lecturer Bloemfontein Campus
Qualifications: PhD (Construction Management)

Professional Background

Dr Lesiba George Mollo is an NRF-rated academic, researcher, and research leader specialising in Construction Management. He holds a PhD in Construction Management and serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Built Environment at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT). He is also a Research Associate in the Department of Construction Management at Nelson Mandela University.

His expertise encompasses advanced construction management and economics, occupational health, safety, and wellbeing in construction, smart construction and digital transformation, smart building energy systems and optimisation, and advanced green building practice. Dr Mollo's work focuses on advancing construction safety, promoting the adoption of digital technologies, improving infrastructure sustainability, and strengthening the impact of research on professional practice and societal development. He actively contributes to institutional research capacity by supervising postgraduate students, mentoring researchers, fostering collaborative research, and cultivating a vibrant research culture. Having produced over 50 research outputs, including a research book, peer-reviewed journal articles, and international conference proceedings, his work aims to advance construction education and contribute to a safer, healthier, smarter, and more sustainable built environment.

Areas of Expertise

  • • Advanced Construction Management & Economics
  • • Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in Construction
  • • Smart Construction & Digital Transformation
  • • Smart Building Energy Systems & Optimisation
  • • Advanced Green Building Practice

Selected Publications

  • • Mollo, L. G., & Makoae, S. D. (2026). Assessing Construction Professionals’ Perception of the Effectiveness of Sustainable Building Technologies and Design Strategies for Enhancing Building Energy Efficiency. Energies, 19(16), 3721. https://doi.org/10.3390/en19163721
  • • Mollo, L.G. (2026). Resilient health and safety performance on construction sites from a safety-II perspective. Discover Civil Engineering, 3, 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-026-00509-8
  • • Chomey, T., Mollo, L.G., & Odendaal, W. (2026). Analysing Student Attitudes Toward Electricity Consumption in South African University Residences. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 772. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08992-2_57
  • • Mollo, L.G. (2025). Evaluating the Use of 360° Video Technology to Monitor Workers’ Unsafe Behaviour in the Construction Industry. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 534. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5477-9_56
  • • Mollo, L. G., & Chomey, T. (2025). An Analysis of Barriers to the Implementation of Energy-Efficient Technologies in Residential Buildings: A Quantitative Approach. Buildings, 15(19), 3520. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193520

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Dr Lesiba Mollo

Dr Lesiba Mollo

lmollo@cut.ac.za