1. CAUSES AND REMEDIES OF POOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDING IN ENUGU URBAN
ABSTRACT
This study examined the cause and remedies of poor maintenance of public building in Enugu Urban. The study embarked on physical inspection of some public buildings, identified defect in the buildings, determined the cause of the defect and pro...
2. FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSING DELIVERY
ABSTRACT
Housing shortage is one of the most serious developmental challenges presently confronting Nigeria. Stakeholders and industry operatives in building technology are unanimous in their opinion that the process of housing delivery in Nigeria needs a change of stra...
3. ASSESSMENT OF THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (but not qualitative) supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly...
4. THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the residential building collapse in Nigeria: causes, effects and solutions. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were...
5. AN EVALUATION OF BUILDING FAILURE AND COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The frequency of collapse of building structures on Nigeria in the past few years and recently had become very alarming and worrisome. Many lives and properties have been lost in the collapse of buildings mostly in Port Harcourt, Abuja and La...
6. AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS OF BUILDING COLLAPSE IN LAGOS STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Building collapse is a defect or imperfection, deficiency or fault in a building element or component. Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (but...
7. AN APPLICATION OF DUE PROCESS IN EXISTING PROCUREMENT METHODS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The construction industry activities include procurement of goods and services as well as the execution of a variety of physical structures and infrastructure (Ayangade, Wahab and Alake 2009), using different procurement methods....
8. ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE FACTORS IN NIGERIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The building process appears as ordered, linear phenomenon that can be organized, planned and managed easily. The high rate of failures that &nbs...
9. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Material management is a process that may be characterised as the coordination of planning, analysing the demand, sourcing, purchasing, transporting, storing, and regulating of materials, with the goals of avoiding material waste and improving pr...
10. A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SITE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The construction industry is among the top industries of any nation that contribute greatly to the survival and sustenance of economic and infrastructural development. The rapid development of construction activities derives from...
11. THE COLLAPSE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN NIGERIA: ITS CAUSES, ITS EFFECTS, AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the collapse of residential buildings in nigeria: its causes, its effects, and possible solutions. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sa...
12. PLANT RESOURCE CONTROL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO PROJECT DELIVERY IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
Building/construction projects relies, all things considered, upon how best the resources are overseen. Inability to deal with the resources accessible through planning is probably going to bring about expanded project costs, time overwhe...
13. FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSING DELIVERY
Abstract
Housing shortage is one of the most serious developmental challenges presently confronting Nigeria. Stakeholders and industry operatives in building technology are unanimous in their opinion that the process of housing delivery in Nigeria needs a change of str...
14. BUILDING MAINTENANCE IN NIGERIA: STRUCTURAL DETERIORATION, INVESTIGATION OF CAUSES AND REMEDIES
ABSTRACT
This study examined building maintenance in Nigeria: structural deterioration, investigation of causes and remedies. The study embarked on physical inspection of some public buildings, identified defect in the buildings, determined the cause of...
15. SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE
Background of the study
The construction industry in Nigeria has since being on a steady rise in recent years owing to the large expanse of undeveloped Land required to provide shelter for the booming population. As a result, the populati...
16. THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN BRIDGING SKILL GAP IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Several studies on building craft skills have identified a number of problems including ineffective training as responsible for shortages of craftsmen in the building industry. Largely qualitative approach was adopted in conducting the research. Detailed litera...
17. APPRAISAL OF MODERN STRATEGIES FOR HOUSING DELIVERY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was intended to examine the modern strategies that can be used for effective housing delivery. This study was guided by the following objectives; To determine the effect of modern strategies on housing delivery in Nigeria, To analyze the factors hind...
18. Challenges Of Low Cost Housing Delivery In Nigeria (A Case Study Of Imo State)
ABSTRACT
The world of building Industry is very wide and reaches which covers all areas like production, Building maintenance, project management, project monitoring and evaluation, facilities and viability studies and building surveying etc. and there is roo...
19. COMPARING THE STRENGTH AS BLOCKS MADE FROM CEMENT AND LATERITIC SOIL, CEMENT AND RED EARTH, LATERITE, SAND AND RED EARTH
ABSTRACT
This case study is “comparing the strength of blocks made from: cement stabilized laterite blocks, cement stabilized red earth blocks and sand, red earth and lateri...
20. USER SATISFACTION WITH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF SPACES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: INSIGHTS FROM LOW-COST HOUSING IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
User satisfaction with residential houses generally is tied to many variables, but this research aims at examining user satisfaction with architectural designed spaces of residential buildings using insights from Plateau State Low-cost housing. The designed spaces of low-cost h...
21. EVALUATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF CONTRACTORS IN BUILDING INDUSTRY IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Many of the management practices used to support construction organisations are being challenged. The industry’s clients are moving forward and demanding improved quality service, faster project delivery and innovations in technology. Total Quality Management (TQM) has in...
22. DEVELOPING COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING OF HOSPITAL BUILDINGS IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Hospitals buildings are confronted with unique challenges that threaten their optimal performance, structurally and otherwise. According to Onifade 4 (2003), installed health facilities in Nigeria are as old as the hospitals themselves. He lamented that most of...
23. AN ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION PROCESSES AND PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AKWA IBOM STATE OF NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Because of its contribution to national economic development, competitiveness, and improved living standards, innovation has become a fundamental concern for all businesses and governments. It's a complicated phenomenon wi...
