Assessment of Architectural Student Perception on Energy Efficiency in Architectural Designs in Selected Tertiary Institution in Lagos Mega-city, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAkintunde O. ONAMADE
dc.contributor.authorOpeyemi A. ASAJU
dc.contributor.authorBamidele J. ADEWUMI
dc.contributor.authorMichael OGUNRAYEWA
dc.contributor.authorOluwole, A. ALAGBE
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-27T10:54:32Z
dc.date.available2026-10-27T10:54:32Z
dc.date.issued2024-09
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the architectural students' perceptions of energy efficiency in architectural designs in selected tertiary institutions in Lagos Mega-city. The level of awareness of architectural students incorporating energy efficiency into architectural designs through active design strategies than passive design strategies was also assessed and their knowledge on how energy sustainability could be achieved in architectural design was investigated. The research contributed to the development of strategies for improving students' awareness and engagement in sustainable building practices. A cross-sectional survey approach was adopted in this study, a quantitative data was randomly collected from108 architectural students in selected tertiary institutions and data analysed using Statistical Package for Socio-Sciences (SPSS).The study findings showed that 30.5% of respondents are aware while 69.5% are not aware of incorporating energy efficiency into architectural design. Also 69.4% are have the knowledge of the need to incorporate energy sustainability into architectural design while 14.8% are not knowledgeable and 14.8% were not sure. The study recommended that student awareness should be intensified and promoted both in their training and in the curriculum of architectural designs and sustainable building practices.
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.issn2354-3981
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1667
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 12 Issue 2
dc.subjectArchitectural students
dc.subjectArchitectural designs
dc.subjectEnergy efficiency
dc.subjectPerception assessment
dc.subjectTertiary institution.
dc.titleAssessment of Architectural Student Perception on Energy Efficiency in Architectural Designs in Selected Tertiary Institution in Lagos Mega-city, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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