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Dataset on cost comparative analysis of different walling materials in residential buildings in a developing economy

Adewale , B. A. and Babalola, Daniel Olatunde and Jegede, Foluke and Afolabi, A.O. and Oyenuga, Temilola and Obi, Chukwuma (2018) Dataset on cost comparative analysis of different walling materials in residential buildings in a developing economy. Data in Brief, 19. pp. 1918-1924. ISSN 2352-3409

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Abstract

The wallswhichformtheenvelopeofabuildingareveryimpor- tant, therefore,thechoiceofmaterialsusedforitisveryimportant. The datasetpresentsacomparativeanalysisofdifferentwalling materials usedinresidentialbuildingsinadevelopingeconomy. The datawaspresentedusingdescriptivetoolsof figures and tables. ThedatasetwasobtainedwithinseveralpartsinLagos State,Nigeria.Thedatasetshowedtheawarenessandrateofuseof selected wallingmaterialsbyhomeownersinresidentialapart- ments. Furthermore,acomparativeanalysisofthecostimplication of usingeight(8)differentwallingmaterialsinatypicaltwo(2)- bedroom residentialbuildingwascarriedout.Usingamarket surveyarmedwithcurrentprices,abillofquantitiesshowedthe varyingcostofdifferentwallingmaterialsforresidentialbuildings. The datasetwhenanalyzedcanhelpinunderstandingthe dynamics ofprovidingaffordablehousingindevelopingecono- mies. Inaddition,prospectivehomeownersandbuildingmateri- als’ investorscanbenefit fromthedataset

Item Type: Article
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions: Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art
Depositing User: Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2018 12:18
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2018 12:18
URI: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/11479

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