Adequate provision of affordable human settlements is a huge challenge in South Africa
since its independence. This paper investigates the effects of the cost increase of building …

Construction Industry has been evolving since the development of Building Information
Modelling (BIM). This technological process is unstoppable; it is out to the market with …

With the aim of identifying the origin and the manufacturer of a cement, a reliable procedure
that provides unambiguous results is needed. Such procedure could resolve practical issues …

Construction industry has rapidly evolved in the past decade. Across some develo**
nations, the issue of building collapse has remained a disturbing factor, especially in the …

Building failure or collapse happens both in the developed and develo** countries but the
rate of occurrence in the develo** country such as Nigeria is quite alarming and therefore …

This Lagos-based study provides an unsupervised grou** of the causes of building
collapse in Lagos State Nigeria using purposively obtained data from construction …

The incessant collapse of high-rise buildings has necessitated research into the compliance
of materials—structural components and elements—to standards. This study evaluated …

This study highlighted importance and the need for an effective national building code in
Nigeria for smooth operation, quality, safety and proficiency in the building industry. It also …

The ever-increasing occurrence of building collapse with attendant loss of lives in recent
years has called for serious concern in Nigeria. Hence, it has become necessary to …

Affordability is measured by disposable income and the cost of a house as a proportion to
the total income of a household. In case of the urban poor, the cost of an affordable house …