Environmental Considerations in The Design of Sustainable Academic Buildings in Jabu, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, Nigeria

A well-planned academic building design supports the advancement of collaborative learning among students. It helps improve the overall wellbeing of students and lecturers in academic institutions. Passive design employs a number of methods and ideas that may be applied to buildings in a variety of climates worldwide. By taking advantage of the natural environment, the creation of a sustainable micro-climate is the key to developing a passive construction. Knowing climate features and classification can aid in suggesting alternatives even before site planning and analysis. An observation checklist was utilised for the purpose of this study to evaluate some academic buildings in Joseph Ayo Babalola university (JABU), to ascertain the current state of the buildings and provide methods and strategies by which the design of the building can impact in order to improve the learning capabilities of students. This paper seeks to explore various passive design strategies that can be incorporated in the design of academic buildings. Such a design, with careful planning, can encourage greater collaboration between teachers and students, information exchange, and even the development of student agency. From a pedagogical and a professional standpoint, the design of academic spaces is important in ensuring a sustainable output of qualitative education for nation building. It is hereby recommended that academic buildings and spaces for interactive learning be energy efficient to eliminate high cost of fueling and maintenance of generators which is not ecofriendly and not sustainable, financially and environmentally.