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Research Article DOI: 10.66884/kesj.2020.dtutsvib

AN ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PRODUCTIVITY OF CRAFTSMEN ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IN KADUNA METROPOLIS.

Yahya A*, Daboh H, Jatau James D

Productivity at both micro and macroeconomic level is a serious issue as far as the industrialsector is concerned and construction industry is one of such industries that make very higheconomic contributions in every nation. Consequently, productivity of labour is particularlyimportant especially in developing countries where most of the building construction work is stillon manual basis. This res...

Dec, 2020 pp. 38-48 22 views 15 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.66884/kesj.2020.debl1a6j

EFFECT OF SOLAR SHADING ON THE THERMAL COMFORT OF DESIGN STUDIOS: A CASE STUDY OF DESIGN STUDIO DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.

Audu Abel Panni*, Ejeh David Ekoja

There has been a drastic increase in the use of active cooling systems in buildings all around the worldespecially in hot humid climate regions. The last two decades has witnessed a severe energy crisis indeveloping countries especially during dry season primarily due to cooling load requirements ofbuildings. Solar shading is the term used to identify a number of systems to control the amount of h...

Dec, 2020 pp. 27-37 22 views 9 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.66884/kesj.2020.31btkwwn

SPATIAL USE PATTERN OF GENDERED-SPACES AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MOSQUES

Babangida H. M*, Aliyu A. A

Extant literature has over the years suggested uniformity and differences in the way differentgenders use spaces in the same building. This is especially true in campus mosque buildings whereboth genders offer prayers together. This paper measured the spatial use pattern of genderedspaces among female students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Nigeria using four mosques ascase studies. The method...

Dec, 2020 pp. 10-26 31 views 13 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.66884/kesj.2020.8jjo45el

AN APPRAISAL OF THE AWARENESS AND USE OF PLANNING SOFTWARE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS IN KADUNA – NIGERIA

Yamusa, Muhammad Aliyu*, Muhammad, Saleh Yunusa, Abdulsalam, Dalhatu, AbdulAzeez, Abubakar Darda’u

Construction industry is project oriented where each project is unique and could be properlyachieved through adequate planning. The tasks of planning have been carried out usingInformation Technology (IT). It has been established that construction industry is often describedas a slow adopter of new technology. This study therefore explores the level of awareness andapplications of planning softwar...

Dec, 2020 pp. 1-9 25 views 12 downloads