Causes and Effects of Inadequate Facilities for Building Production in Nigeria.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
This study identified the causes and effects of inadequate facilities on building production in Nigeria. Data for the study were collected through well-structured questionnaire administered to building construction professionals. Data collected were analysed using percentages, mean and relative significance index. The findings reveal that the causes of inadequate of facilities of building production includes inadequate access to land ranked first (0.93), high cost of building materials ranked second with (0.83) and building finance problem ranked third with (0.81). Effects of inadequate facilities in building production includes high rate of insecurity with RSI value of 0.61, overcrowding ranked second with an RSI value of 0.608 and improper planning of building ranked third with an RSI value of 0.605. Prevention of material wastage and efficient resources ranked first with RSI value of 0.695, access to land ranked second with RSI value of 0.685 and provision of finance ranked third with an RSI value of 0.673. The proper management of the project should be done by the contractor in order to avoid the causes of inadequate facilities in the building
Authors and Affiliations
Ajetomobi Oludare Olayinka, Olanrewaju Sharafadeen Babatunde Owolabi
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