Environmental Design

AN ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTOR’S RISKS EXPOSURE WITHIN SOME STANDARD FORMS OF BUILDING CONTRACT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTConstruction projects are subjected to several risks due to different activities involved. The activities are performed by several parties under different circumstances. Among the various stakeholders the Contractor has been identified to be the party that carries the highest number of ri...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 10992 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING MARKET CHARACTERISTICS IN ZARIA - INCLUDING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

ABSTRACTHousing market could be viewed either as an economic system or social system or both. But whether it is viewed as an economic or social system or both,The sixth chapter assesses the existing Housing Supply Mechanisms. It identifies the main suppliers as the Central Authorities, Public and...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 12304 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF JOS PLATEAU VOLCANIC DEPOSITS AS POZZOLANS AND ITS EFFECT ON BLENDED ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

ABSTRACTAn enormous gap exists between the production capacities of the Cement Manufacturing Plants and the demand for cement in Nigeria. Prior to 2010, Nigeria could only produce between 4 and 6.5 million tons annually as against the domestic demand of about 18 million tons. There is the need th...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 6497 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPRAISAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MASS HOUSING PROGRAMME IN THE FCT, ABUJA

ABSTRACTNigeria faces a tremendous shortfall in housing provisions, especially in its urban areas. Consequently mass housing programme in housing delivery has been adopted as a means of addressing this problem through public private partnership (PPP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 11730 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN PLANNING

A CASE STUDY OF MINNA AND ABUJA

ABSTRACTAdequate data are some of the requirements of successful planning. In Nigeria, the conventional sources of data and methods of collecting them have been largely inadequate. Remote sensing Is taken as a compliment to the conventional methods. It has had wide application in fields like agri...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 12348 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS IN KEBBI STATE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TABLEWARE FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY

ABSTRACTThe Industrial development of a nation could be achieved through the effective and efficient utilization of the available raw materials and Ceramic Industries are some of the enterprises that rely heavily on such raw materials. Kebbi State has been endowed with natural resources including...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 9590 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE USE OF BILL-BOARD FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION TO SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACTThe studys is concerned with children's response to bill - boards adverts as a means of communicating to children on program-mes such as self - reliant campaign, and to find out if bill - boards adverts could be used effectively when stylized for futures program-mes. The objectives sarees...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 8826 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL CAPITAL CITY, ABUJA: A Review of the problems of Development Control

ABSTRACTThis Thesis is an attempt to present information on the implementation of the New Federal Capital City, Abuja and also examine the problems faced in development control in the course of regulating, harmonizing and coordinating the implementation of the Plan for the New Federal Capital Cit...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 97 pages | 🧠 10888 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTION OF COST CONTINGENCY TOWARDS SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF BUILDING PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTContingency funds are included in project estimates to manage risk and uncertainties associated with a construction project. The fund is calculated in various ways. In most cases it is either underestimated or inflated. The aim of this research work was to evaluate the contribution of Cos...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 8235 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CULTURAL CENTRE YOLA ARCHITECTURAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS A SOCIO-CULTURAL REJUVENATION

ABSTRACTSince the evolution of human society, existed culture. Where the handing of opinions, beliefs and customs from generation to generation was practiced as tradition. Thus, the inheritance of culture by succeeding generations started from time immemorial as a continuity to the way of life of...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 7492 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A STUDY OF OLADESU JOHNSON'S PAINTING STYLES (1997-2007)

ABSTRACTThis research is an overview of Oladesu Johnson's painting styles from 1997- 2007. The general aim is the critical analysis of the styles used by the artist in executing his paintings, and specifically, the sources of his inspiration. Attempt is made to identify the uniqueness or peculiar...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 7918 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN APPRAISAL OF MINNA CENTRAL AREA REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME

ABSTRACTThe thesis set out to highlight the functions and importance of a central area to the growth and development of a town or city and the differing roles it is seen to play in the developed and the developing countries. It also examined the problems that afflict central areas and planning ap...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 12402 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A STUDY OF NEO-TRADITIONAL YORUBA WOOD CARVING IN IBADAN AND OYO TOWNS

A CASE STUDY OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study focuses on Neo-traditional wood carvers of Ibadan and Oyo towns in Oyo State, Nigeria. It aims specifically at examining the characteristics and function of the art as well as ascertaining whether or not original innovations exist or whether the artists are merely imitating tra...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 7786 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INTEGRATING SHOPPING AND RECREATION FACILITIES

A CASE STUDY OF PROPOSED SHOPPING MALL, MILLENIUM CITY,KADUNA.

ABSTRACTShopping facilities are characterized with circulation conflict which obstructs the free flow of different movement patterns within the facility. The main cause of these conflicts that results in congestion are the movement patterns of the pedestrians, Vehicles and goods around the functi...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 11237 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPLICATION OF DAYLIGHTING IN THE DESIGN OF NATIONAL ART CENTRE

A CASE STUDY OF JOS

ABSTRACT Art centres and museums are spaces that house art works and artifact either temporary or permanently. These spaces try to avoid daylight because it has a deteriorating effect on art works and artifacts. Most art centres and museums tend to avoid day light by covering-up spaces and thereb...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 7954 words | 📚 5 chapters

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