THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN NIGERIA

Ogunbiyi Moses Adebowale

Department of Civil-Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This paper stressed the importance and need for a building code in Nigeria for the smooth operation of the construction industry professionals. The paper gives an insight into the evolution of the National Building Code (NBC, 2006) and relates its relevance to the practice of professionals in the construction industry in Nigeria. The various sections and sub-sections of the code are analyzed to showcase its bearing and relevance to the workings of the key professionals in the industry. Finally, it concludes by highlighting the thirteen (13) major sections and sub-sections of the code and their relevance to the practice of the various professionals in the construction industry in Nigeria. It pinpoints the basic areas directly concerning and related to the professionals and concludes that all the sections and sub-sections are relevant and primary to the successful practice of all the professionals in the Nigerian Construction Industry.

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