The quest to sustain high-rise buildings in Nigeria, especially, those that had been constructed since independence and the need to prevent collapse of buildings has been a subject of concern to stakeholders in the real estate sector. In this interview, OreOluwa Fadayomi, a fellow of Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, NIStructE, who is also the Deputy President of the institution, spoke on how Nigeria can preserve these old buildings; how to deal with incidents of collapse building, especially, high rise ones, among others. Excerpt…

Buildings in Nigeria and in particular those in central Lagos built since independence are still there while some had suffered a kind of dereliction. How do you ...


http://www.estatetimesnigeria.com/adherence-to-building-codes-ensure-longer-lifespan-prevent-structural-failure-for-buildings/