Generally, alteration and conversion are parts of maintenance work undertaken in order torestore the performance of a building.The study focuses on identifying problems that arose on buildings as a result of conversion process on the buildings. The aim of this study was to examine theprocedures ofbuilding conversion in some identified tertiary inst... Continue Reading
The construction professional perception is significant to the improvement of housing delivery in Abuja, which would take Abuja to greater heights after lapses and failure of the mass housing scheme to provide sustainable housing in addition, to increase the phase of development and infrastructure in Abuja which was grossly inadequate both quantita... Continue Reading
Quarryinghas diversifying effects on the environment and human activities as most of these quarry are located within residential areas especially around Mpape community of Bwari Area Council, FCT, Abuja and environs. Their operations are obviously not been carried out with world best practices. The study is aimed at carrying out spatio-temporal ana... Continue Reading
In order to analyze the impact of Jibia dam on Jibia town and its environment, land use land cover of the area before and after the dam were mapped and analyzed using remotely sensed data. Supervised maximum likelihood classification algorithm was used for the classification of Landsat imageries. The changes in land use and land cover were analyzed... Continue Reading
Given the high proportion of fatal and non-fatal accidents occurring in the construction industry, construction companies constantly seek different and novel strategies to reduce the number of work-related accidents. One such strategy that is mentioned often in the literature is formal, well organized and effective safety training. However, the cur... Continue Reading
This study assesses knowledge management (KM) practices of building construction firms at the project level in Lagos State. Despite the abundance and proliferation of various knowledge management tools and techniques, knowledge management practices are at a low level. Besides, approaches used for knowledge management practice by building constructi... Continue Reading
For too long the construction industry has been divided by factionalism and conflict, which has contributed to poor performance, dangerously low profit margins and poor morale among consultants, constructors and suppliers. This study explored the perceptions of Construction industry professional’s on the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of Project... Continue Reading
With the increasing world population paralleled by an increasing number of mobility impaired persons, more focus has been on the accessibility needs of people with disabilities in the society to ensure that their specific requirements are not ignored. Widely supported concepts such as universal design brought about by the fight for social inclusion... Continue Reading
Autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The prevalence of ASD has increased over the past two decades, rising from 2 in 10,000 children in 1990 to 1 in 68 children in 2012, these alarming rates of increase call for attention by all the fields of study and architecture has been ignoring... Continue Reading
Apparently, Nigeria is struggling with the developmental issues of the incessant power outage and lack of energy services. The primary sources of energy for office building are from national grid and gasoline generators. However, the former is not reliable and the latter is unsustainable; hence, the need to explore energy efficiency strategies to c... Continue Reading
In the last decade (2006 - 2016) the problems of housing provision remain recurrent and is often characterised by rapid population growth beyond the means to provide one; the need for better designs and housing deficits especially in urban areas. Proffered solutions have included mass housing estates, storey buildings and low-cost housing schemes. ... Continue Reading
Patients in healthcare facilities are often fearful and uncertain about their health, safety and isolation from normal social relationships. This is due to the large, complex environment of a typical hospital which further contributes to the stressful situation. This research evaluated patients? satisfaction of the Niger State Government hospital b... Continue Reading
The major source of energy used in existing shopping malls in Nigeria is generated via electricity, but due to epileptic power supply, high cost of energy and high carbon emission, there is a need to minimize energy demand in the facility. This research evaluated sustainable design strategies and their effects on energy efficiency in shopping malls... Continue Reading
Mega events and their impact on the development of host cities have drawn increasing interest as they have become part of a wider city development strategy. Over the past twenty years, investment in sporting infrastructure nationally had not been focused at getting the local community involved in sport, but was instead aimed at attracting tourists,... Continue Reading
Passive design responds to local climate and site conditions in order to maximise the comfort and health of building users while minimising energy use. The key to designing a passive building is to take best advantage of the local climate. Passive cooling refers to any technologies or design features adopted to reduce the temperature of buildings w... Continue Reading