In Nigeria housing provision is fraught with a plethora of problems especially for low-income
earners who incidentally constitute the majority of the population. Fundamental to this is the …

In building projects, the extraction of vast quantities of materials is too common. The
extraction of materials and the erection of buildings consume embodied energy and emit …

Soil-cement blocks (or bricks) also known as compressed stabilized earth blocks (CSEBs)
are widely used in civil construction for load-bearing masonry. This chapter presents various …

This paper reports a study on the preference level for the use of interlocking masonry over
the conventional types in sustainable housing delivery in Nigeria. Globally, buildings are the …

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LATERITIC INTERLOCKING AND SANDCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS *Solomon Oyebisi1 …

The increase in carbon dioxide emissions due to cement manufacturing and improper
disposal of corncob leads to environmental pollution and agricultural wastage respectively …

Burnt clay bricks can be readily manufactured in Ghana as all ten regions have significant
clay deposits with the Ashanti region having the highest estimated deposit of 37.1 million …

This paper examines the overriding benefits of interlocking masonry over the conventional
types in housing delivery in Nigeria. The study summarises and interprets the findings from …

The developmental nature of Abuja metropolis makes it crystal clear that construction project
development will continue to be a priority. However, the persistent and unabated rise in …

This paper examined the performance of cement mortars containing corncob ash (CCA) on
mortar cementitious system with the addition of two different types of superplasticizers. Corn …