Prospects for Adoption of Green Building Strategies in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Abstract

Prospects for Adoption of Green Building Strategies in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State, Nigeria” was a study carried out with the sole aim of determining the prospects for the adoption of green building strategies in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State. It has two specific objectives as follows: to identify the benefits of green buildings; and to appraise the existing government policies on planning regulation for the adoption of green building strategies in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested by the study. The study used descriptive survey design. The area of study was Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State. Abakaliki is the capital of Ebonyi State and the biggest town in the state. The population of the study was 56 architects who were registered members of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Abakaliki Branch. There was no sample size as the whole population was used for the study. The two research questions were analysed using mean and standard deviation while the two null hypotheses were tested using Chi-square statistic at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed that: there are significant benefits of green building for its adoption in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State (χ2 =28.88 at P<0.05); and there are significant government policies on planning regulation for the adoption of green building strategies in Abakaliki Metropolis of Ebonyi State (χ² =28.88 at P<0.05). The study recommended that the Federal Government of Nigeria should organize seminars in all the states and major cities and towns in Nigeria to create awareness of the existence of the concept and benefits of green building. Secondly, the Federal Government of Nigeria and States should enact specific laws on adoption of green building concepts and strategies in Nigeria.