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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Nwokoro, Immaculata
• Onukwube, Henry Ndubuisi

Titel

Sustainable or Green Construction in Lagos, Nigeria: Principles, Attributes and Framework

Ist Teil von

• Journal of sustainable development, 2011-08, Vol.4 (4), p.166-166

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Quelle

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The concept of sustainable development is used as a basis for enhancing understanding of sustainable construction. Principles of sustainable construction cover four attributes: social, economic, biophysical and technical. The research examined these concepts, principles and attributes in understanding sustainable and green construction as well as current practices and challenges of sustainable construction in Lagos, Nigeria. The research embraced both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The sample frame is the total number of built industry registered and practising professionals in Lagos. Research findings indicate that the most important factors considered for sustainable construction with their mean item scores are quality of working conditions (0.852), strengthening and enforcement of relevant laws and regulations (0.872), encouraging construction waste management(0.819), and design for flexibility and adaptability. Results from the focus group discussions indicate that the current practice on sustainable construction does not take into consideration integrated design process, acoustic and visual comfort in the planning and construction of sustainable projects.