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Anosike, N M, Enenmoh, C R, Nkeleme, E and Mosaku, T O (2016) Comparative analysis of contributions of building and quantity surveying professions towards the development of sustainable construction industry in Nigeria. African Journal of Built Environment Research, 1(1), 1-14.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: interview; Nigeria; professional builder; quantity surveyor; sustainable development
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  • URL: https://waberjournal.com/2018/03/17/comparative-analysis-of-contributions-of-building-and-quantity-surveying-professions-towards-the-development-of-sustainable-construction-industry-in-nigeria/
  • Abstract:
    The contributions of the building and quantity surveying professional bodies towards meeting the sustainable development goal of the construction sector and the economy since the start of their statutory mandates in Nigeria are examined. Statutorily, professional bodies like the Nigerian Institute of Building, Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria are significant stakeholders in the development of sustainable construction in Nigeria. List of Registered Professional Builders (RPBs) and Quantity Surveyors (RQSs) and their Registered Consultancy Firms (RCFs) as well as the list of Nigerian States, Geo-Political Zones, LGAs and their population distributions were obtained and adopted for the study and used to examine the spread of these professionals and their services. The study revealed that there are 1,708 builders and 3,469 quantity surveyors qualified and registered as well as 38 and 233 consultancy firms, respectively, under review, out of which Lagos State hosts the highest number of RPBs and RQSs and RCFs with 553 and 1,175 and 12 and 73 respectively. South-West Zone, with six States, which accounts for 20% of the nation’s population produced the highest number of RPBs, RQSs and RCFs with 809, 1,412 and 13 & 83) respectively. Northeast, with six States and 112 LGAs, accounted for 14% of the nation’s population, and produced the least number of RPBs (84) RQSs (58) and builders' RCFs (1) QS RCFs (7) respectively. Interview method was also adopted to sample views of professionals from each of the two professions in regard to other vital issues relevant to the study. It concludes that the number of professionals produced by these professional bodies are appalling when compared to their demand, thus, posing a huge challenge, and recommends that professional bodies, other stakeholders and the government should formulate ways to regularly increase these numbers in order to make their contributions impactful in the development of sustainable construction industry in Nigeria