Sustainable Building Construction for Quality Project Delivery in Nigeria

Sustainable construction is a rising concept that aims to incorporate the general principles of sustainability current practice of the construction industry but the reasons for the current unsustainable practice are not yet explored in Nigeria. This study “Sustainable Building Construction for quality Project Delivery” assessed level of awareness of benefit of Sustainable Construction practices and identified the current barriers to sustainable construction practices. This study is survey research that made use of structured questionnaires administered to purposively drawn sample from building construction stakeholders (clients, contractors and professionals/consultants). A total of 150 closed ended structured questionnaires were disseminated to the construction stakeholders in the construction industry based in Yola, Nigeria. 80 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS). The data generated from the survey were subjected to descriptive and quantitative analyses. It found that there was a significant difference in the awareness level of benefits of sustainable construction practices between building stakeholders. It has recommended that efforts should be made toward improving construction processes through sustainable construction practices awareness.