EGWU-CHUKWU, OLUBUNMI OLUCHI and Covenant University, Theses (2023) APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES IN THE DESIGN OF A YOUTH CENTRE IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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Youths are constantly migrating from rural to urban areas in search of a better life and better opportunities and as a result, there is a need to develop rural areas to suit their taste and cater to the means to meet their various need. Proposing a youth centre offers educational, recreational, vocational, and sociocultural supports that tend towards the development of the youths for a brighter future. However, the issue of sustainability remains an issue in the development of infrastructures in Nigeria. This research focuses on the application of sustainable design strategies in the design of a youth centre in Ishieke, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The specific objectives include identifying sustainable design strategies, identifying the sustainable design strategies that are environmentally friendly, determining the level of adoption of these strategies and applying these strategies in the design of a youth centre. The research approach adopted is the mixed method approach where data was obtained using qualitative (observation guide) and quantitative (questionnaires) means. The data obtained was analysed using the statistical products for services and solutions (SPSS) software and content analysis tools. The results were presented using tables, charts, pictures, architectural drawings, models, and animations. The findings revealed the various design strategies that contribute to a sustainable site as well as make for energy efficiency which will be adopted in the design of the proposed youth centre. More research should be done to cover other sustainable design strategies that can be applied in the design of a youth centre as the scope of this study incorporated just two strategies. This will help inform designers of the available sustainable design strategies and influence their level of adopting these strategies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sustainable Design Strategies, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Site, Youth centre |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | AKINWUMI |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2023 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2023 11:05 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17319 |
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