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The challenges of sustainable buildings in Nigeria
Ahmed Abdullahi Alhassan1
,
Yacim Joseph Awoamim2*
,
Umar DanAzumi Yusuf3
,
Musa Usman Dogara2
1Rector/Chief Lecturer, Department of Estate Management and Valuation, School of Environmental Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nigeria
2Principal Lecturer, Department of Estate Management and Valuation, School of Environmental Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nigeria
3Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Technology School of Environmental Studies Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author
30 December 2022. pp. 488-499
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Abstract

The world has gradually moved from conventional buildings to more sustainable ones that promote greater energy efficiency and less environmental impact. However, while the developed countries have steadily embraced the concept of sustainability in their buildings. Nigeria, like most of the Sub-Saharan African countries, is still grappling with traditional building architecture and designs. Previous empirical analyses reveal three (3) competing elements at the berk of current challenges: awareness, poverty (absence of funds) and lack of motivation. Therefore, the objective of this study was not only to evaluate the challenges of sustainable buildings but to focus on the readiness of academic institutions to create awareness among the people so that sustainability is incorporated into building development in Nigeria. The literature search and interviews were used to achieve the study objective. Findings reveal that lack of awareness and finance to going green are Nigeria’s twin main challenges of sustainability. Additionally, results also show the unwillingness of the people to adopt because of social and cultural reasons and the lack of government legislation and incentives that would encourage developers to incorporate green building features into their construction projects. The educational institutions are, however, willing to assist in teaching students, organizing conferences, outreaches, and workshops and creating awareness of the benefits of sustainable green buildings.

Keywords
awareness
green building
built environment
educational institutions
sustainability
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 13
  • No :4
  • Pages :488-499
  • Received Date : 2022-11-11
  • Accepted Date : 2022-12-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20220035
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