Oyebisi, S.O and Ede, A. N. and Afolayan, O. and Oladeji, S. and Oniemayin, Babatunde I. and Lazarus, J. (2021) Assessing the low-cost buildings in Nigeria using Hydraform blocks as walling materials: the journey so far. In: IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, Online.
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Abstract
Man’s growing desire for affordable and comfortable buildings have necessitated the diversification of materials and methods in the built sector. Thus, this paper assessed the hydraform blocks as walling materials to examine its current level of usage in the Nigerian built sector. Information was generated via literature reviews, newspapers, and professional perceptions. The findings revealed that despite the concerted feats of private developers in the use of hydraform blocks as walling materials for the low-cost building construction in Nigeria, efforts by the Federal Government has yielded limited success in this regard. Also, State Governments have not fared better. Therefore, this paper recommended and proffered solutions to bridge this gap.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Housing; sustainability; environment; low-cost buildings; local materials; building construction; hydraform blocks |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2022 12:46 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2022 12:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16484 |
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