Table of Contents

Engineering and Human Capacity Building

J.B. Otuu                                                                                                                                  1 – 5

The Impact of the Construction of Gen. M.I. Wushishi Housing

Estate on the Kaffin Tela Community

Idris Abdulrahman Baba, Salihu Suleiman and Usman Aliyu                                                 6 – 17

An Assessment of Traditional Land Use Management Practices among

Five Communities in Doho District of Kwami, Gombe – Nigeria

Adamu, S. J., Sulaiman, M., and Mahmoud, A. B.                                                                     18 – 29

Climate Change and the Increasing Risk of Flooding in the Built Environment

Ferdinand O. Daminabo and Anthony D. Enwin                                                                     30 – 39

Challenges of Poverty in an Urbanizing, Idah Kogi State

Jegede, Joy A.                                                                                                                           40 – 45

Analysis of Tap Water Supply in Keffi Local Government of Nigeria

Magaji J. I., Ogah A. T., Adana M. Y. and Aliyu. H. A.                                                              46 – 50

Determination of Quality of Sandcrete Blocks using Cost Analysis of Material Input

Olushola Ndefo Okigbo and Abu Amos Gana                                                                         51 – 56

Migration and HIV/AIDS; Implications for Nasarawa State: A Case

Study of Lafia Nasarawa State North Central Nigeria

OgahA. T., Magaji. J. I, Baba. E, and Adana. M. Y.                                                                   57 – 63

Architecture and Security: Issues on the Design of Perimeter Fences in

Residential Buildings in Akwakuma Community, Owerri North L.G.A., Imo State

Nwabuna Nwokedi Patrick, Odom Christopher Uzodimma and Wodike Obinna Orlu           64 – 74

Time Management in Architectural Practice

Charles N. Onunze                                                                                                                  75 – 84

Trends in Sustainable Design in Architecture

Auwalu Umaru, Bello Muhammed Murtalaand Orewere Emmamoge                                   85 – 95

The Role of Environmentalist in the Advancement of Science and

Technology in Nigeria: The Case of Bauchi Metropolis

Dauda Ali and Sanusi Waziri Gumau                                                                                     96 – 102

Cost Reduction of Construction Projects in Nigerian:  Knowledge Management as

an Antidote

Kasimu M.A                                                                                                                             103 – 114

COST REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIAN: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AS AN ANTIDOTE

KASIMU M.A

Department of Quantity Surveying,

Federal Polytechnic, Bida. Niger State

E-mail: kasimumohammed@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

 Construction projects cost is one of main key parameter that is used in assessing the performance and success of any projects. Nigeria construction industry are facing the challenges of high cost of construction projects as a result of poor planning and management, dispute, claim, fluctuation, cash flow problems, variation etc. Many efforts have been made by the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigerian (QSRBN) to overcome these challenges in different approaches and strategies. This paper aim at contribute to the yearning of QSRBN to overcome these challenges of project cost reduction through KM practice. The paper outline the significance benefits of KM practice in the construction projects and suggest five possible methods of reducing construction projects cost through KM practice. These are knowledge sharing and re-using, use of information technology, retained of the specialists in the construction organisations; seeking for knowledge from external source; mentoring and coaching of the employees. Therefore, the paper suggest that the management of the construction organisations should encourage the practice of KM during the courses of the construction projects in order to enhance the organisational performance in terms of cost, time and quality.

TRENDS IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE

Auwalu Umaru², Bello Muhammed Murtala¹ and Orewere Emmamoge³

¹Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

²Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Science, University of Jos

³Federal College of Forestry, Jos

E-mail: ayola3@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The concept of Sustainable design also called environmental design, environmentally sustainable design, environmentally conscious design, etc. is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of social, economic, and ecological sustainability. This research embraced quantitative data collection method by looking at sustainable architectural designs around the world with an aim to highlight practices which promote sustainable design that is about creating a better quality of life now, for future generations in architecture and construction industry in Nigeria. The main objectives of sustainable design are to reduce, or completely avoid, depletion of critical resources like energy, water, and raw materials; prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life cycle; and create built environments that are liveable, comfortable, safe, and productive. Principles and methods of sustainable design are discussed in this write-up. The paper recommends working with nature as the most efficient way to sustainable development through architecture in Nigeria.

THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTALIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF BAUCHI METROPOLIS 

Dauda Ali and Sanusi Waziri Gumau

Department of Architectural Technology,

Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Nigeria

E-mail: dauda2292@gmail.com; sanusiwaziri@rocketmail.com

ABSTRACT

This work examined the fundamental requirements in term of equipments, training and practice for the effective role to be played by the environmentalist in the advancement of Science and Technology in our present day global village.  It dwell on factors  negating the effective role of environmentalist and the potential advantages of using technological innovations by professionals in the building industry in the advancement of science and technology in Nigeria taking into consideration  geographic information system (GIS) and virtual reality (VR) as some of the innovations. Questionnaire formed the primary source of data collection while data obtained were analyzed using simple mean statistics. The study discovered the lack of latest equipments and expertise to handle most of the latest technological breakthrough of modern science and technology as some of the negating factors, and therefore recommend among others, the need for radical approach and high degree of honesty on issues of power supply and environmentalist to equip themselves with latest technologies in the field of environmental studies.

TIME MANAGEMENT IN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE 

Charles N. Onunze

Department of Architecture,

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248, Bauchi, Nigeria.

Email: cnonunze@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Architects have always made genuine efforts to control the waste of resources, of all kinds, in their practice of the architectural profession. Unfortunately, however, many people in management positions, (including architects), pay a little attention to a proper management of their time. The reason for this state of affairs is that most people fail to consider time as a resource in business management. Apart from human, financial and material resources, time is also a resource, and a limited one at that. And this being the case, since most of the work of the architect has a time frame component; this paper will discuss ways of effective time management for both the architect in practice, and all others. The paper also discusses some tips on how to save one’s time, which include proper time planning using appropriate tools, avoiding obstacles to time management, and using good time saving techniques. It is expected that the architect will become a good manager, and efficient in project execution, if he puts these rules into practice.

ARCHITECTURE AND SECURITY: ISSUES ON THE DESIGN OF PERIMETER FENCES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN AKWAKUMA COMMUNITY, OWERRI NORTH L.G.A., IMO STATE.

¹NWABUNA NWOKEDI P., ²ODOM CHRISTOPHER U. and ³WODIKE OBINNA O

^1&2Department of Architectural Technology, Akanu-Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana Afikpo, Ebonyi State

³Department of Architectural Technology Rivers State College of Arts and Science Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria

E-mail: patrickdeclan99@gmail.com;Obicks3d@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

There is a sense of security in almost all aspects of human life.  Human beings desire security; plants and animals desire security; even in animate objects such as commercial banks and institutional buildings need some form of security.  Live is so precious that it needs to be provided with the requisite security; but live goes along with the acquisition of different kinds of property, hence the talk about the security of lives and property.  Security is important in our individual lives if we must perform optimally in our chosen life endeavours; because security gives the individual peace of mind, it gives a nation an interrupted sense of progress and stability, it gives a commercial entity that sense of steady growth that enables it to be performing optimally and giving favourable returns on investment.  The provision of security through fence design can be of diverse forms and in the case of security through fence design , the argument has been made in this paper as the most appropriate means for the provision of fence design.  The approach adopted was the use of questionnaires and oral interview to collect data from randomly selected tenants and landlords from five streets in the Akwakuma neighborhood.  The data collected were analyzed and inferences drawn.  The paper therefore argues that in the architectural design of fences, it is a better security option to design fences with through views” than those without through-views (all blind walls).  It concludes that through proper awareness of the residents and architectural design of fences; neighbourhood, lives and properly can be better secured.

MIGRATION AND HIV/AIDS; IMPLICATIONS FOR NASARAWA STATE: A CASE STUDY OF LAFIA NASARAWA STATE NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA 

¹OGAHA. T., ²MAGAJI. J. I, ³BABA. E, AND ⁴ADANA. M. Y.

^{1, 2,&4}Department of Geography Nasarawa State University, Keffi-Nigeria.

³Department of Geography, Taraba State University, Jalingo-Nigeria.

tankogah@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The tendency for populations to migrate urban areas back to rural places is in evidence in Nigeria, this is a situation where migration to Urban areas was for social economic motives especially employment, education, and health. This can play a significant role in redistribution and equalizing the spread of Hiv/Aids in different places and the implications might manifest rapidly and severely. By ascertaining the role of migration in equalizing the rates, it may help decision makers have clear objectives and target systems that contain the epidemic within the area. Two data sources were used to ascertain the relationship between migration and health; two hundred and thirty (230) copies of questionnaire were distributed to adult’s men and women. It was established that there is relationship between migration and health particularly those that travel without their partners. Strategies to enable more frequent contact between migrant’s men and women with their families should be encouraged in the study area.   

DETERMINATION OF QUALITY OF SANDCRETE BLOCKS USING COST ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL INPUT

 OLUSHOLA NDEFO OKIGBO AND ABU AMOS GANA

Department of Quantity Surveying

Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State Nigeria

E-mail: olusholaokigbo@gmail.com, amos.abu38@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Sandcrete blocks are the most commonly used blocks in the construction of building in Nigeria. The importance of sandcrete blocks cannot be overemphasised. Despite all the government effort to ensure good quality production of sandcrete blocks in Nigeria, many block industries are still producing blocks that are below standard. Many researches have proved this beyond reasonable doubt. In order to make this proof clearer this paper focussed on using the cost of materials input to determine the quality of the blocks produced by these block industries. In achieving this two commonly used types of blocks and mix proportions were considered. After a careful and detailed analysis it was found out that the total material cost of producing 467blocks of 150mm thick (6”) using 1:6 mix was N82,698.00 while the selling price in the market was N46,667.00. Also the cost of producing 304blocks of 225mm thick (9” size) using 1:6 mix was N82,698.00 and the selling price was N45,652.50. With this analysis the questions is how are the block industries making profit? It was concluded that, if the block industries are really producing their blocks up to the set standards, they cannot break even on the prices these blocks are being sold by the industries. It was also concluded that the blocks are not up to the standard set by standard organisation of Nigeria SON. The researcher recommended that the organisation and law enforcement agency should put more effort in monitoring the block industries so as to ensure good quality in the production of the sandcrete blocks.

ANALYSIS OF TAP WATER SUPPLY IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA 

MAGAJI. J. I, OGAH. A. T, ADANA. M. Y and ALIYU. H. A

^1,2,3Department of Geography Nasarawa State University, Keffi-Nigeria.

⁴Department of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nigeria

tankogah@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The need for portable drinking water in any settlement is the concern of any government which that settlement locates; hence, it is the task of that government to adopt better technology and policies towards achieving a sustainable and secured water future. Field measurements and direct observation was collected through inspection of the water supply scheme, tap to tap water use survey, inspection of distribution system. Similarly, the primary data were collected using systematic random sampling with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the collected data. From the result of the quantity of water supply is far below demand, water are lost through leakages and breakages due to poor connection or lining, Finally, government should call the attention of experts in construction, and maintenance of projects. The study recommends that water schemes should be funded to increase water production and on the side of the consumers, they should do more with less water, pay their bills and always notify the board whenever there is breakage or leakage of pipe.     

CHALLENGES OF POVERTY IN AN URBANIZING, IDAH KOGI STATE

JEGEDE, Joy A.

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State.

E-mail: joyan4life@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The alarming rate at which urban centres have grown over the past decades has had repercussions not only on the physical structure of the cities per se, but has posed daunting urban development challenges coupled with inadequate resources to manage the growth. This urbanization and its consequences thus pave way for poverty in the town (Idah). This paper is designed to examine the challenges of poverty with urbanization in Idah. Data were collected for this study using the survey research method. The result of the study revealed that the prevailing poverty in the area is due to natural and man-made factors. Amongst the recommendations made from this study is that the poverty rate can be checked through the re- orientation of the people towards entrepreneurial development.