Investigation of House-Keeping Practices of Electric Power Generators Used in Buildings in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Energy crisis has been a long-standing problem in most parts of the country and building occupants have been using various types of generators as alternative source of power. This study was carried out to identify and examine house-keeping practices adopted by the users of electric power generators in the selected residential and commercial buildings in Ibadan Metropolis.The 59 political wards in the 5 local government areas of Ibadan Metropolis were stratified into core, transition and suburban residential zones.Multi-stage and quota sampling techniques were used to select 736 and 150 residential and commercial buildings respectively in the study area. Data collected were analysed using frequency distribution, relative importance index, chi-square and analysis of variance. The study showed that the House-Keeping Practice Index (HKPI) adopted by residential buildings occupants in the suburban zone (0.8246) was putting the generator in a ventilated environment while it was the provision of a balanced rest position in both core and transition zones with HKPI of 0.6425 and 0.7353 respectively. In the commercial buildings, provision of rest position was mostly adopted with HKPI of 0.6778. The mean distance (in metres) of positioning generators from external walls of residential buildings in the core, transition and suburban zones were 2.09, 3.59 and 7.39 while the corresponding distances for commercial buildings were 1.55, 2.54 and 2.87 respectively. The study recommended that in view of dependence of building occupants on generators as an alternative to electricity, its users should adopt best house-keeping practices by positioning them in properly built enclosure features (generator house) located at a minimum distance limit of 8 maway from external walls of their buildings. Efforts should also be made to institute policies through appropriate enlightenment and enforcement processes by relevant arms of government so as to foster effective management and sustainability of the built environment.
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Wahab, A. B.
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