• Causes And Remedies Of Poor Maintenance Of Public Building In Enugu Urban

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    • This study examined the cause and remedies of poor maintenance of public building in Enugu Urban. The study embarked on physical inspection of some public buildings, identified defect in the buildings, determined the cause of the defect and proffered remedies for them. Data for the study were collected through well – structured questionnaire administered to building industry professionals. Data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution table and relative signification in dex.

      The findings revealed that in the level of dilapidation of services in the facilities, kerosene cooking system ranked first (68% significance) followed by flush toilet (66%) while the pair system ranked least with (50%) significance considering the severity of detects in facilities, peeling of walls surface ranked first (50.8% significance) while foundation failure and sagging of beams were ranked with (42.8%) the cause of defects in the facilities were investigated and the use of untested or inferior materials (56.8%) was the most devasting factor. Availability of qualified and competent construction industry professional was generally believed to be the significant factor that would impact on the drive to achieve quality maintenance operation in Nigeria.

       


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    • TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TITLE PAGECertification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Content List of Tables ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objective of the study 1.4 Research Question1.5 Scope And (Delimitation) Of The Study 1.6 Significance Of The Study 1.7 Definition Of TermsCHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE Literature ReviewCHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Research Methodology 3.3 Research Design 3.3 Variables ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDYThe aim of this study is to investigate the common problems of building maintenance in Nigeria so that ways of over coming the problems may be adopted.OBJECTIVESThe main objectives of this study are.1. To spell out the need for and benefits of maintenance manual to buildings owners and the occupiers in the maintenance processes.2. For the government to put in place maintenance policy that will require government owned building to be maintained from time in Nige ... Continue reading---