Environmental Design

INTEGRATING PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN OF FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY GUSAU

ABSTRACTThe hot-dry climate poses environmental challenges of high temperature and this extreme temperature has to be catered for at the design stage to avoid absolute dependence on active energy systems for indoor comfort. In Nigeria, where power supply is epileptic and erratic, most educational...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 97 pages | 🧠 8100 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INTEGRATING PRINCIPLES OF PASSIVE COOLING IN THE DESIGN OF FIVE STAR HOTEL, MINNA

ABSTRACTThe world faces the problem of energy crisis. Nigeria, not being an exception faces the same problem as its generating capacity is below 5000 megawatts. Studies have also shown that only 48% of Nigerians have access to electricity, ranking Nigeria among the lowest in the world.Generally, ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 12980 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ANALYSIS OF UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS USED FOR ART EXPRESSION BY NINE (9) SELECTED NIGERIAN ARTISTS

ABSTRACTSince the revolution earlier started with the emergence of the Renaissance in Europe, new ideas of art creation, kept evolving as artists continued to show dissatisfaction with state-of-the-art expression. The plethora of media for art expression spread beyond the boundaries of Europe. Mo...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 9141 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN APPRAISAL OF YOHANNA DATIRI'S CERAMICS FROM 2006 TO 2016

ABSTRACTThe research is an appraisal of Yohanna Datiri?s ceramics that address issues in the society. Related literature on the ceramist were reviewed under specific headings and review of contemporary ceramists in Nigeria. The role played by this ceramist and issues raised in the work are highli...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 7308 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EXPLORATION OF ECLECTICISM FOR THE DESIGN OF FILM ACADEMY IN KANO

ABSTRACTAn exploration of eclecticism for the design of film academy in Kano was set out to identify how architecture could contribute towards promotion of self consciousness, crosscultural understanding and tolerance and an aptitude for social transformation in an ever multi-cultural Kano. The a...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 8061 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND INNOVATION IN NIGERIAN QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS

ABSTRACTQuantity Surveying firms in contemporary times have evolved into structurally standard organisations where there is the understanding of organisational culture as an essential management philosophy that drives innovation. This study sought to analyse specifically, the relationship between...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 10476 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF MOTIVATION OF NON-CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTConstruction companies experience low performance of non-construction professionals and lack of self-actualisation as a result of inadequate motivation. This study assessed motivation of non-construction professionals in construction companies in Abuja with a view to improving their perfo...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 7683 words | 📚 5 chapters

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BIOPHILIC DESIGN PATTERNS AS TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PATIENTS’ HEALING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY IN THE DESIGN OF NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL, ABUJA

ABSTRACTIn 2014, the World Health Organization in Nigeria recorded 150,000 new cancer cases with an estimated mortality rate of about 80,000. Even with this frightening statistic, there are few cancer clinics and only 11 cancer registries which are located in various teaching hospitals in differe...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 6372 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORING THE USE OF HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN OF CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA

ABSTRACTThe word "high-tech" with one accord to architecture looks upon as a restoration emissary of modernist functionality; the high-tech generalization is based on simple minded plans that strictly incorporate the use of technologically enhanced building materials and its characteristic materi...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 8617 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INFLUENCE OF CLIENT ORGANISATION ON ACHIEVING VALUE IN BUILDING DESIGNS

ABSTRACTClient organisations are becoming more involved in their projects and the strategic decisions they make are known to have significant impact on project outcomes. Despite this, there is limited insight on the influences of client organisation on value delivery given the importance of the d...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 11082 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ADAPTATION OF HAM TRADITIONAL DESIGNS AS SOURCES OF MOTIFS FOR FABRIC AND APPAREL EMBELLISHMENT USING BATIK

ABSTRACTThe problem of this study is that of the selection, documentation, explanation and preservation of some of the traditional designs found on the artifacts of the Ham People of Kaduna State and adapting them for contemporary use on fabric using Batik Technique of fabric embellishment. The g...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 11517 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF QUANTITY SURVEYING CONSULTANTS

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTPrevious studies have indicated a high firm mortality rate in the construction industry especially in Quantity Surveying (QS) firms. The failures have been attributed to the poor adoption of certain entrepreneurial skills by the QS professionals in running their firms. This study assessed...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 7613 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

A CASE STUDY OF KANO METROPOLIS

ABSTRACTThe frequent occurrence of disaster in industrial buildings, commercial buildings, shopping malls, and markets in Nigeria has become a serious threat to the nation's fragile economy. This research evaluates the Disaster preparedness of Industrial buildings of Kano Metropolis. It was effec...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 11833 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EXAMINATION OF CLOTH WEAVING AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS

A CASE STUDY OF USHONGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study entitled "An Examination of Cloth Weaving and its Socio-economic Impacts of Weaving in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria," is an attempt to assess and document the socio-economic impacts of weaving in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State. The researc...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 7382 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSING THE CAPABILITIES OF CONTRACTORS IN MONITORING AND CONTROLLING CONSTRUCTION CASH FLOW IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe construction sector experiences the highest number of bankruptcies compared to any sector of the economy, with many companies failing because of poor cash flow management. This study assessed the capabilities of Nigeria contracting firms in monitoring and controlling of construction c...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 89 pages | 🧠 6541 words | 📚 5 chapters

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