Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. explain sustainability and at least three (3) methods of complying with it;
2. identify the six (6) segments of UN’s SDGs;
3. describe at least four (4) methods of responding to SDGs;
4. examine five (5) needs for sustainability in building construction;
5. evaluate at least five (5) approaches to sustainability at pre-construction stage and postconstruction stage;
6. explain at least seven (7) impacts of sustainability to development;
7. identify at least five (5) factors hindering sustainability programmes;
8. examine three (3) methods of carrying out sustainability on a building project.
Course Contents
United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Federal Government and State
Government’s methods of complying with UN sustainability. Furthering it within the built and
natural environment. Best methods of responding to SDGs and help the immediate environment
feel the impact. Exploring the totality of the SDGs. Explain sustainability in the context of
building construction. Essence of sustainability at pre-contract and post-contract stage. Various
approaches to sustainability. Current state of adoption in the Nigerian construction industry.
Impact of sustainability in community. State. National development. Factors hindering
sustainability programme from being actualized. Sustainability to address housing deficit.
Sustainability to address carbon emission. Sustainability to address climate change and improve
green buildings. Sustainability to improve lean construction. Sustainability to encourage use of
tropical materials in construction. Methods of carrying out sustainability in simple buildings.
- Teacher: Salisu Dalibi Gidado