%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of Compliance to Building Energy Efficiency Strategies in the Development of Housing Estates in FCC, Abuja Nigeria
%A Irene Amahagbor Macaulay
%A Joshua Innocent Magaji
%A Innocent Ehiaguina Bello
%A Abugu Nkechinyere Anthonia
%J Open Journal of Energy Efficiency
%P 36-48
%@ 2169-2645
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojee.2023.122004
%X Compliance to local energy efficiency strategies can significantly reduce
energy <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">consumption in buildings and
promote sustainability. However, Nigeri</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">a Building Energy Efficiency Code (BEEC) seems to be just paper work
without enforcement or compliance. Assessment of Compliance to Green Building
Energy Efficiency Strategies in the Development of Housing Estates in FCC,
Abuja Nigeria was carried out. The compliance of estate buildings to BEEC in
the study area was assessed; and the aspects of the building energy efficiency
strategies with more compliance were determined. Data were mainly from primary
sources such as questionnaire survey, interview with key informants and
observation. The study population included all estate developers and building
construction professional</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Data were gathered from one hundred and fifty (150) building
professional</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> through questionnaire administration. Data collected were analysed using
Z score and ANOVA and presented in tables. Results show that only 18% of
respondents agreed that building complied with BEEC,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and the</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Z score for positive affirmation is below average score. There is a
significant difference in the integration of different energy efficient
management strategies in the estates¡¯ construction at 95% confidence level. The
integration of measures such as window to wall ratio and window shading¡¯ were
significantly higher than other BEEC strategies such as roof insulation and
minimal air condition unit (¡ÜEER/COP of 2.8). Thus, the development of estates
in FCC Abuja did not achieve energy
%K Energy Efficiency
%K Estate
%K Green Building
%K Compliance
%K Housing
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126119