Recently, the concept of shared leadership has begun to receive a level of prominence, especially in other sectors of the economy. Though, of course, prior researches have since proven that teams with shared leadership structure tend to outperform (by a significant measure) those without it, particularly those with traditional vertical leadership s... Continue Reading
The quest for economic growth in most developing countries has resulted in huge demand for construction projects, and this has eclipsed crucial sustainability concerns (Zhang et al., 2014; Change et al., 2016). Therefore, the governments in many countries are increasingly aware of their responsibility to ensure sustainability, leading to the identi... Continue Reading
The industries in Nigeria depend heavily on the use of refractories and their demands are presently being met, to a large extent by the importation of these refractories. Regrettably, about $229 million is expended annually to import these materials into the country. Consequently, it leads to the draining of Nigeria’s foreign reserve and these tu... Continue Reading
An evaluation of commuters? perception of graphic design factors in Light-Emitting Diode (LED) advertisement (ad) in Ibadan, Nigeria: LED advertisement has received various criticisms due to its perceived abuses on our roads which led to its ban in many countries. In spite of the existential warning from American Medical Association that a glare fr... Continue Reading
Resort facilities use a large amount of energy for its operation; cooling, lighting, heating and the 24hours time frame operation of the facility per day to provide comfort and services for guest (Bohdanowicz, 2009).The demand for energy has been met by fossil fuel for decades increasing the carbon footprint on the planet. the building industry tod... Continue Reading
Sport has been realized as a key towards healthy development, sport complex is a sport facility comprising of facilities such as stadium; baseball stadium, football stadium, track and field events, swimming pools and indoor sport. Sport activities involve all groups of people; children, adults and elderly, and able and disabled people, some groups ... Continue Reading
Accurate estimation of construction time has been identified as a major problem to the construction industry at large, several efforts have being made to develop models to predict duration of construction projects, researchers argued that development of models to predict duration of renovation projects is in its preliminary stage and went on to dev... Continue Reading
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures are subjected to several sources of uncertainties that highly Affects their response. These uncertainties are related to the structure geometry, material properties and the loads applied. The lack of knowledge on the potential load, as well as the uncertainties related to the structural features shows that the de... Continue Reading
In spite of the paucity of reliable data on residents? participation in outdoor recreation in developing countries when compared to the developed ones, the fact that engaging in outdoor recreation is immensely beneficial cannot be dismissed.The study aimed at assessing the residents? participation in outdoor recreation in Nassarawa L.G.A. Kano Stat... Continue Reading
The performance of lift systems in high rise buildings is essential for the efficiency of vertical transportation system. However, high rise buildings are often confronted with problems associated with lift system performance such as long waiting time, vibration, door operation, lighting and noise level in lift car during ride. This study assessed ... Continue Reading
Construction firms in contemporary times have evolved into structurally standard organisations where there is the understanding of knowledge management enabling factors as an essential management philosophy that drives organisational performance. This study sought to analyse specifically, the influence of knowledge management enablers on organisati... Continue Reading