1. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUATION (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Open spaces, such as public parks, natural areas, and golf courses, offer a variety of benefits to local inhabitants, such as recreation and beautiful vistas. Residents who reside close to these resources, on the other hand, may face drawbacks su...
2. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE METHOD USED FOR CONTROLLING CRACKS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Background of the study
Buildings and engineering structures in the modern world are complicated, and as a result, they need to be supervised by architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors, and excellent contractors in order to ensure careful p...
3. MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OF PUBLIC INSITUTIONS IN GHANA. CASE STUDY OF SELECTED INSTITUTIONS IN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA.
ABSTRACT
A building fabric is referred to as an “environmental envelope” because it is the means by which the natural or external environment may be modified, to produce a satisfactory internal environment for man...
4. 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...
5. STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING CRACKS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Abstract
The study was designed to find out strategies for controlling cracks in residential building, in Niger south senatorial district. Among the specific purposes of the study were determining the availability to facilities for controlling cracks in residential buil...
6. THE EFFECT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ON SAFETY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
Residential Building: This is defined as the building which sleeping accommodation is provided for normal residential purposes. It is provided with or without cooking or dining or both facilities. Residential building includes one or...
7. EFFECTIVE WAYS OF CONTROLLING EROSION IN A BUILDING SITE IN SELECTED SITES IN EKWULOBIA ANAMBRA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The development of soil erosion began when man settled down and started turning pasture land into farmland. The intensive exploitation of the land disturbed the natural soil vegetative cover and exposed its, surface to the effect of erosive...
8. EFFECT OF PHYSICAL OBSOLESCENCE ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES IN TUDUN-WADA AND NASSARAWA AREAS OF KONTAGORA
Statement of the Problem
Obsolescence is a serious threat for built property given its immobile, long lasting and capital significance minimizing obsolescence is important for the presentation of the change of physical, economical and societal investment involved....
9. ANALYSIS OF LAND USE CHANGES IN BIDA TOWN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Land use changes are global phenomenon occurring over time. Commercial land uses in most Nigerian urban centres have sprawled and converted adjoining residential uses in a manner in which housing stock are significantly affected by such changes. The aim of this study is to anal...
10. 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...
11. INVESTIGATION OF 2017 FLOODING EVENT IN NASSARAWA HAYI IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Floods is among the environmental problems with the most devastating effect in the world, which has claimed so many lives and destroyed more property than any other natural phenomena. Nassarawa Hayi have had incidences of flash floods in the pasts, the one of Saturday, the 8th...
12. INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN PRESENTING IN TWO HOSPITALS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children in developing countries. In Nigeria, studies on indoor air quality, particularly, the microflora that are associated with respiratory infections are scanty. This study was th...
13. ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ON SAFETY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN OWERRI WEST LGA IMO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the analysis of the effect of reinforced concrete on safety of residential building in Owerri west LGA Imo State. Specifically, the study aims to iassess the extent at which concrete is used on resident...
