PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Residential property management is emerging as a managerial science today (Kyle and Baird, 2015). It transcends beyond the role of rent collector (Li, 2017). Managing a residential property involves establishing goals, objectives and policies and implementation of strategies to achieve […]

DESIGN OF AN EFFECTIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1   BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE BUILDING TYPE Primary Health Care (PHC) is driven by a political philosophy that emphasizes a radical change in both the design and content of conventional health care services. It also advocates an approach to health care principles that allow people […]

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN THE EXECUTION OF PUBLIC SECTOR HOUSING PROJECTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Housing (Shelter) is unarguably one of the basic necessities of man. It used to be ranked second after food in the hierarchy of man’s needs but according to Ebie (2015) it is the first and most […]

THE EFFECT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ON SAFETY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Residential building is defined as the building which sleeping accommodation is provided for normal residential purposes. It is provided with or without cooking or dining or both facilities. Residential building includes one or two story or multi-family dwelling, […]

THE ROLE OF DRY CONSTRUCTION IN ENSURING AFFORDABLE HOUSES IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY  With Nigeria’s capital expenditure profile put at 24 per cent of recurrent expenditure in 20 14, falling price of crude oil and a high cost of funds for execution of capital projects, the construction industry in […]

HOUSING FINANCE IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Housing has been universally recognized as one of the most essential necessities of human life and is a major economic asset in every nation. Adequate housing provides the foundation for stable communities and social inclusion (Oladapo, 2016). Gilbertson et al. (2014) […]

  LAND REFORMS IN NIGERIA: ISSUES PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Land Reform generally involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. It may consist of government initiated or government backed approach to property redistribution of land as in the case of Nigeria, an outright […]

DELIVERY OF LOW INCOME HOUSING IN NIGERIA: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Housing is paramount to human existence as it ranks among the top three needs of man. Its provision has always been of great necessity to man. As a unit of the environment housing has profound influence on […]

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, REAL ESTATE AGENCY REBRANDING AND REVIEW OF NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY With a population of about 173 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population. Given these large reserves of human and natural resources, the country has […]

ENHANCING FIRE SAFETY IN HOSTEL DESIGNS ABSTRACT Housing is one of the basic human needs, apart from food and clothing. The increasing number of postgraduate students in tertiary institutions, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in particular, has raised accommodation problems. Establishment of off-campus private hostels was initially perceived as a solution but property owners have taken advantage […]

DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY THE NEED FOR A DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE Disaster means a progressive or sudden, widespread or localised, natural or human caused occurrence which causes or threatens to cause; Death, injury or disease, Damage to property, infrastructure or the environment, Disruption of the life of a community; and […]

EVALUATION OF GOVERNOR’S LODGE ABSTRACT This work is on evaluation of Governor’s lodge in Enugu state. The work intends to carryout evaluation on the toilet and bathroom, parking space and landscaping of the governor’s lodge surrounding. In the process it was found out that the lodge was not in good condition. Hence the need to […]

EVALUATION OF UGA MICROFINANCE BANK CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The history of micro financing can be traced back as long to the middle of the 1800s when the theorist Lysander Spooner was writing over the benefits from small credits to entrepreneurs and farmers as a way getting the people out of […]

EVALUATION OF FASHION HOUSE BUILDING ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the Uga Microfinance Bank in Aguata L.G.A Anambra State. Three research questions were formulated and tested. The specific objectives are to determine a centralized location, comfortable spaces and good design in Microfinance Bank. The result was obtained using questionnaire method, which […]

EVALUATION OF HABITABILITY FACTORS OF WET SPACES AT QUEENS LODGE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In most of the world the term wet space has gone viral. However wet space is also used predominantly when it comes to architectural analysis. (Wikipedia free encyclopedia, 03/09/2015) Wet space usually refers to rooms or spaces containing […]

PAINT PROCESSING FACTORY: A CASE STUDY OF BERGER PAINT NIGERIA LIMITED, MAKURDI BENUE STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Paint Factory or plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers process raw materials into paint. Factories arose with the introduction of […]

DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE ABSTRACT The culture of people determines and shapes the domestic space in their domestic architecture. Subsequent modifications of the  idea have focused on more precise  revelations of how the spatial  arrangements of material culture are culturally patterned.  Through a topological analysis of house plans and patterns, collected from the City of Benin, this study detects a  transformation  […]

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY During the last two decades or so, there have been significant improvements in ICT. These developments took two main directions (Zorkoczy & Heap, 1995): the first one, in the development of products (devices, systems) and concepts (ideas, […]

EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING ABSTRACT Governments all over the world are taking steps to address the problem of providing adequate and affordable housing to their people. Ogun State Government in Southwest Nigeria is not left out in this drive, and thus initiated an integrated public housing programme in 2013 with the assumption that the use […]

DESIGN OF A DENTAL CLINIC CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Tooth decay was low in pre-agricultural societies, the growth in farming society about 10,000 years ago correlated with an increase with the rate of cavities.  An infected tooth from Italy partially cleaned with flint tools, aged between 13,820 and 14,160 years old, represents the oldest known dentistry. The […]

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF A FARMERS’ MARKET ABSTRACT “Market” is an area or setting in which price making forces (demand and supply) operates. Marketing performs the role of bridging special geographical gap by making sure that goods and services are moved from the point of production to the point of consumption. Agricultural marketing is an essential […]

  EVALUATION OF FOOTBALL ACADEMY BUILDING CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Academy of football or just the academy is a nickname of English football club Westham United. The pays homage to the success of the club in coaching talented younger players. The title, originally attributed to the club by the club and is […]

  PROPOSED POULTRY FEED MILL PROCESSING FACTORY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The proposed poultry feed mill processing factory is to be sited at Autabalefi in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State. This project will enhance the use of local indigenous available raw materials in Nasarawa state and its environment, […]

  PROPOSED RECREATIONAL PARK ABSTRACT Man’s activities are affected in several ways by the immediate environment he lives in and what condition he found himself. Any activity that gives pleasures and is engaged in form of choice and not from necessity can be considered recreation”. Park and recreation, the benefit is endless”. If man spends […]

  DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE PORT-HARCOURT CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY THE NEED FOR A DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE Disaster means a progressive or sudden, widespread or localised, natural or human caused occurrence which causes or threatens to cause; Death, injury or disease, Damage to property, infrastructure or the environment, Disruption of the life of a […]

DESIGN OF A GUEST HOUSE ABSTRACT For the fact that there are human activities and social functions that always take place within Enugu capital, there is need to establish a hospitality institutions, for instance Guest House. This project aims at proffering solution to the establishment of Guest House. In order to achieve this, some research […]

PAINT PROCESSING FACTORY: A CASE STUDY OF BERGER PAINT NIGERIA LIMITED, ORIMERUNMU TOWN, MOWE, OGUN STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Paint Factory or plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers process raw materials into paint. Factories arose with the […]

CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENT IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 ROAD ACCIDENT Road transport is a critical structure for economic development of a country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. Nigeria has one of the largest road network in Africa. However, Road safety is an issue of national concern. Surge in population and motorization […]

EVALUATION OF HABITABILITY FACTORS OF WET SPACES AT QUEENS LODGE, OKO ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the wet spaces in Queens hostel in Oko, Orumba North in Anambra state and its specific objectives were to determine the size and location of the kitchen components as stated by the researcher. Two research questions and […]

DESIGN OF AN EFFECTIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.0 Brief Description of the Building Type Primary Health Care (PHC) is driven by a political philosophy that emphasizes a radical change in both the design and content of conventional health care services. It also advocates an approach to health care principles that allow people […]

PAINT PROCESSING FACTORY: A CASE STUDY OF BERGER PAINT NIGERIA LIMITED CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Paint Factory or plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers process raw materials into paint. Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the […]