Abstract
The high cost of construction materials in Nigeria has become a serious problem of obtaining a decent environment especially for the low income earners who find it very difficult to construct an affordable decent house. It is more serious for the low-income groups whose challenges are complicated by several factors including the ever increasing cost of construction materials. Citizens cannot afford decent materials for their building construction which makes the environment polluted and difficult to have an environmentally responsive buildings. The study aims at identifying potentials of sustainable building materials in addressing Green Architecture and Affordable housing construction in Nigeria through the review of principles of Green Architecture and sustainable building materials. The purpose of the review is to compile the available data of different sustainable building materials found in Nigeria that would be used alternatively to reduce the cost of building materials thereby enhancing Green Architecture in the built environment. The study employed the use of qualitative data analysis from relevant literature. The review showed that, the re-use of existing local materials found in Nigeria provides eco-friendly environment and promotes the effectiveness of building economics. The efficiency of energy, water and resource control has become relevant element in the promotion of green architecture and sustainable built environment. Sustainable materials to lower cost of construction are best described in their resource efficient, made from renewable materials and it is non-toxic.
Highlights
Green Architecture is a green building design technique
The green architecture designs must be sustainable at the first stage of consultations, modification of plan, design and site survey, the use of materials, coherence with ecology in existence, the choices of green building to warrant the inclusiveness of environmental details that are really friendly to the eco-system
The results identified the six building materials to be responsive towards addressing Nigeria’s green architecture, a sustainable built environment and the quest for affordable housing construction
Summary
Green Architecture is a green building design technique. Green Architecture gives cautious attention to planning eco-friendly and energy efficient houses and buildings. Natural ecology is a main perception in green architecture providing the foundation for the construction model [11]. The goal of green architecture has been identified by the green register, to produce simulations that protect the regular surroundings and are transformed to assimilate with the present environmental scenery in relation to space and energy, water and use of resources. The green architecture designs must be sustainable at the first stage of consultations, modification of plan, design and site survey, the use of materials, coherence with ecology in existence, the choices of green building to warrant the inclusiveness of environmental details that are really friendly to the eco-system
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