Solutions to housing problems must deal with the issue of building materials–especially
advancing those which lower construction cost and costs to the environment. This paper …

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 …

Housing is one of the basic human needs. This accounts for the value and the attention
given to it in all countries of the world. In Nigeria, it is noted as an integral part of every …

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

This study evaluated the different constraints of affordable housing and the different
strategies employed by cooperative housing societies in tertiary institutions in Lagos State to …

This study examined the spatial preference of urban residential location in Osogbo, Osun
State, Nigeria. It identified the types and qualities of residential housing units; and examined …

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 goal of architectural education is directed towards the attainment of a humane and
responsive environment. This is subsumed in the overall purpose of education, which is to …

In develo** nations such as Nigeria, the housing industry lacks appropriate and
highquality housing. One of the housing development concepts and shelter delivery systems …