16Apr 2020

PROFESSIONALS PERCEPTION OF MAIN CAUSES ON MATERIALS WASTES IN NIGERIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

  • Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • Department of Architecture, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • Ph.D Student, Department of Architecture, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Construction materials generally cre?te a major portion of the total cost in building construction project. This paper examined the Professionals Perception of Materials Management Practices on Construction Sites in selected states in Nigeria through the use of structured questionnaires, administered to senior construction professional personnel of construction firms. The data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study found that delay in the completion time of project such as storage of materials on-site with mean value (4.9), incompetence of estimators (4.8), issuing of materials for use (4.7) and procurement for materials (4.6). The paper concludes that materials management practices necessitate a revolution to advance the overall in the handling of materials for more efficiency and effectiveness on the construction site.

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[Tongo, S.O., Oluwatayo A.A. and Adeboye B.A (2020); PROFESSIONALS PERCEPTION OF MAIN CAUSES ON MATERIALS WASTES IN NIGERIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Apr). 856-861] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Tongo, Samuel O.
Department of Architecture Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10848      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10848

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