Evaluation of Bioclimatic Principles in Design of office Building in Hot-Dry Climate Region of.....

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Evaluation of Bioclimatic Principles in Design of office Building in Hot-Dry Climate Region of Nigeria

Abdullahi Yusuf

This study evaluates bioclimatic principles application in the design of office buildings in hot-dry Climate region of Nigeria, using university senate buildings. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for the study whereby, three university senate building where selected from Dutse, Keffi and Zaria. data were collected primarily from field survey using interview and checklist. Other secondary data were collected from the institution of study. Data collected were analysed using a five point Likert scale rating with weighted values ranging from 0 to 4 or absent to very high respectively, where mean weight values of variables were derived. Result shows a low rating of 1.33 which entails that the design of office buildings in hot-dry region of Nigeria does not fully take into cognizance the application of bioclimatic principles. Building envelop and orientation, Renewable energy source, sun shading devices, indoor air and natural cooling elements were therefore recommended in developing any office building within the hot-dry climatic region.