POTENTIALS OF STABILIZING EMISSION OF CARBON
DIOXIDE IN THE BUILDING SECTOR
Dodo Y.A.1*, Adetunji A.B.2 and Abubakar S.K.3
1Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor-Bahru, Malaysia
2 & 3Department of Architecture, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria.
E-mail: dyaaminu@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
It is estimated that by 2030, five billion people will live in urban areas throughout the world. Adoption and enforcement of mandatory commercial building energy performance standards is not widespread, particularly in developing countries, Nigeria is yet to be at the forefront of climate change policy forum at regional and international levels despite the alarming effect of changing climate on lives and livelihoods across the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria. A case study of Lagos was examined to its full potential in achieving one of the possible solution to climate change and reduction in carbon release to the atmosphere ‘green building’ Lagos city has emerged a growing primate city, growing than any other city in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated population of over 25 million by 2015. Nigeria is a country with huge potential, vast human and natural resources and a huge deficit of over 2 million housing unit in both urban and rural area hence, the need for major infrastructure to be put in place for it to become a developed nation. There lies great potential for construction and establishing of green buildings since it form part of the Architecture 2030 organization which shows that stabilizing emissions in the building sector and then reversing them to acceptable levels is a key to keeping global warming to approximately 10C (1.80F) above today’s level. The proposed dynamic new city would raise from the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to Victoria Island Lagos, tag Eko Atlantic City. A project expected to be the Dubai of Africa when completed would provide one with the potentials of stabilizing emission of carbon dioxide in the building sector in Nigeria.