ABSTRACT Governments all over the world are taking steps to address the problem of providing adequate and affordable housing to their people. Ogun State Government in Southwest Nigeria is not left out in this drive, and thus initiated an integrated public housing programme in 2003 with the assumption that the use of different strategies ... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT “Market” is an area or setting in which price making forces (demand and supply) operates. Marketing performs the role of bridging special geographical gap by making sure that goods and services are moved from the point of production to the point of consumption. Agricultural marketing is an essential tool for development yet, farmers... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION The subject of airport passenger terminal building must involve a discussion of transportation. Transportation has remained one of the most vital factors that influence the development of a nation. The credibility of this statement has been proven over the centuries, that if one... Continue Reading
INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL PROGRAMS: A REMEDY TO LAGOS MEGACITY CHALLENGES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The population of Lagos is at present in excess of 18 million. A megacity status is conferred by the United Nations on cities with a population of 10 million and above. Building and preserving a model mega city comes... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This work is on evaluation of Governor’s lodge in Enugu state. The work intends to carryout evaluation on the toilet and bathroom, parking space and landscaping of the governor’s lodge surrounding. In the process it was found out that the lodge was not in good condition. Hence the need to put the evaluated places in good shape was... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research was conducted on “Assessment of Solid Waste Disposal Practices in Majidadi ‘B’ ward in the Bauchi metropolis” aimed at assessing the nature and the methods used by the users of the area, which was first carried out through survey with the use of structured questionnaires to some persons chosen from the study area.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Buildings supposed to shield their occupant from the perturbing solar radiation which especially in the hot dry climate of Yola pose problems of high indoor temperatures, thermal and visual discomfort among others. But to what extend does the Architectural solar control measures viz; shading, building orientation with respect to cardinal... Continue Reading
This project studies building performance evaluation with cases of selected buildings within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Architects, designers and building occupants (and/or users) and other professionals involved in building construction over the years have generated series of... Continue Reading
The design of an Advance Trauma Centre taking cognisance of pedestrian circulation is bringing into exploit was has been neglected and rarely used as a medium of creating healing environment for the users or patients of the healthcare centre. This research work seeks to analyse the basic sources of navigation problem in and out of the existing... Continue Reading
Abstract Until the 1930s, landfills were little more than dumps but for centuries they were seen as a solution to the problem of solid waste and to the problem of unusable land . in New York for example, landfills were created to speciffically make taxable land from land thought to be useless or dangerous such as marshy and swampy areas. what is... Continue Reading
Architecture is the practice of building design and its resulting products; customary usage refers to those designs that are customarily significant. Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word. More prosaically, one would say today that architecture must satisfy its intended uses, must technically be sound and must convey... Continue Reading
Throughout history, education has always been man’s most important activity. Infect, man cannot carry on government, family life, religion or earn a living without some form of education. School then is a shelter and a stage that brings people together on daily business, generating intellectual abilities in life and growing up. Education can be... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Security is a very vital factor for human growth and development. It has also become a major recent issue in buildings and especially, school buildings. Ensuring security in buildings is a collective endeavour with each individual, government, organization, and community having its own role to play. The architect, who is the master... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Agriculture has been the topmost priority of every successive administration Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the extent of development of a nation is also measured interims of the quality and quantity of food available to her people. Though the struggle at improving food status has been on course before intendance. It reminds us of... Continue Reading
TABLE CONTENT Title pagei Certification ii Declaration iii Dedication iv Acknowledgement v Table of content vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction1 1.1Definition5 1.2Historical background in Nigeria6 1.3 Geographical location of lafiagi town 11 1.4Motivation 12... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Agriculture has been the topmost priority of every successive administration Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the extent of development of a nation is also measured interims of the quality and quantity of food available to her people. Though the struggle at improving food status has been on course before intendance. It reminds us of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Research has shown that the popularization of plastic bottles in Bottling Industries has remained on the increase since middle of 1960's, when high-density polyethylene was introduced. They quickly became popular with both manufacturers and customers due to their lightweight nature and relatively low production costs compared with glass... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Automobile exhibition and sales centre refers to a place or structure specifically designed for display and sales of cars and its buyers, planned as a unified structure to create an avenue for buyers and those who dream of owning a car to enjoy such coordinated and friendly environment. Its friendly environment gives not only a high... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In Rivers State, about three-quarter of its land is covered by water and approximately 70% of all travel between its capital, Port Harcourt and access to most of her Loca l Government Areas is via rivers. Unfortunately, the state and its capital in particular lacks Boat Terminal infrastructure. Apart from this fact and the actual trip was... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Renovation, a term most commonly associated with buildings is known to be the act or process of improving the existing condition of a broken, damaged or outdated structure. It is the process of restoring to a good condition or making new again a building structure currently in a bad state. The concept of renovation as it relates to... Continue Reading
This project studies building performance evaluation with cases of selected buildings within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Architects, designers and building occupants (and/or users) and other professionals involved in building construction over the years have generated series of... Continue Reading
The design of an Advance Trauma Centre taking cognisance of pedestrian circulation is bringing into exploit was has been neglected and rarely used as a medium of creating healing environment for the users or patients of the healthcare centre. This research work seeks to analyse the basic sources of navigation problem in and out of the existing... Continue Reading
The desire to combine nature with architecture had been courted for a very long time. The research results in this area has proved that private and communal spaces should interplay creatively the nature for the benefit of the environment and the planet at large, various activities in these areas had been initiated by individuals and governments at... Continue Reading
Abstract Until the 1930s, landfills were little more than dumps but for centuries they were seen as a solution to the problem of solid waste and to the problem of unusable land . in New York for example, landfills were created to speciffically make taxable land from land thought to be useless or dangerous such as marshy and swampy areas. what is... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Buildings are supposed to shield their occupant from the solar radiation which especially in the hot dry climate of Bauchi pose problems of high indoor temperatures, thermal and visual discomfort among others. But to what extent does the Architectural solar control measures viz; shading, building orientation with respect to cardinal... Continue Reading