Environmental Design

AN ASSESSMENT OF SHARED LEADERSHIP AND TEAM PERFORMANCE IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTRecently, the concept of shared leadership has begun to receive a level of prominence, especially in other sectors of the economy. Though, of course, prior researches have since proven that teams with shared leadership structure tend to outperform (by a significant measure) those without ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 8455 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELLING THE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

ABSTRACTThe quest for economic growth in most developing countries has resulted in huge demand for construction projects, and this has eclipsed crucial sustainability concerns (Zhang et al., 2014; Change et al., 2016). Therefore, the governments in many countries are increasingly aware of their r...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 7854 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAY FROM MARABAN RIDO KADUNA STATE AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF DENSE REFRACTORY FIREBRICKS

ABSTRACTThe industries in Nigeria depend heavily on the use of refractories and their demands are presently being met, to a large extent by the importation of these refractories. Regrettably, about $229 million is expended annually to import these materials into the country. Consequently, it lead...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 12658 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF COMMUTERS’ PERCEPTION OF GRAPHIC DESIGN FACTORS IN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ADVERTISEMENT

A CASE STUDY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTAn evaluation of commuters? perception of graphic design factors in Light-Emitting Diode (LED) advertisement (ad) in Ibadan, Nigeria: LED advertisement has received various criticisms due to its perceived abuses on our roads which led to its ban in many countries. In spite of the existent...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 10885 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ENHANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH ADAPTION OF BIOMIMICRY STRATEGY IN RESORT HOTEL

A CASE STUDY OF MAMBILLA PLATEAU, TARABA STATE

ABSTRACTResort facilities use a large amount of energy for its operation; cooling, lighting, heating and the 24hours time frame operation of the facility per day to provide comfort and services for guest (Bohdanowicz, 2009).The demand for energy has been met by fossil fuel for decades increasing ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 6329 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATING CONFORMITY TO UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO ENHANCE INCLUSIVENESS IN THE DESIGN OF PROPOSED MODERN SPORT COMPLEX

A CASE STUDY OF KANO

ABSTRACTSport has been realized as a key towards healthy development, sport complex is a sport facility comprising of facilities such as stadium; baseball stadium, football stadium, track and field events, swimming pools and indoor sport. Sport activities involve all groups of people; children, a...

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📄 86 pages | 🧠 8393 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELING DURATION OF BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECTS

ABSTRACTAccurate estimation of construction time has been identified as a major problem to the construction industry at large, several efforts have being made to develop models to predict duration of construction projects, researchers argued that development of models to predict duration of renov...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 8815 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PROBABILISTIC-BASED SERVICE LIFE ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO CORROSION DUE TO CARBONATION

ABSTRACTReinforced concrete (RC) structures are subjected to several sources of uncertainties that highly Affects their response. These uncertainties are related to the structure geometry, material properties and the loads applied. The lack of knowledge on the potential load, as well as the uncer...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 6846 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION IN NASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

A CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE-NIGERIA

ABSTRACTIn spite of the paucity of reliable data on residents? participation in outdoor recreation in developing countries when compared to the developed ones, the fact that engaging in outdoor recreation is immensely beneficial cannot be dismissed.The study aimed at assessing the residents? part...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 9065 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF LIFT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED HIGH RISE BUILDINGS IN ABUJA CITY

ABSTRACTThe performance of lift systems in high rise buildings is essential for the efficiency of vertical transportation system. However, high rise buildings are often confronted with problems associated with lift system performance such as long waiting time, vibration, door operation, lighting ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 10907 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ENABLERS ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY FIRMS

ABSTRACTConstruction firms in contemporary times have evolved into structurally standard organisations where there is the understanding of knowledge management enabling factors as an essential management philosophy that drives organisational performance. This study sought to analyse specifically,...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 8622 words | 📚 5 chapters

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