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.
Authors and Affiliations
Wahab, A. B.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP399949
- DOI -
- Views 80
- Downloads 0
Simulation of Green-Wave Traffic Control System in RoadNetworks
Trafficcongestions at intersections cause delay, which leads to economic losses in travel time, vehicle operating costs and environmental pollution from vehicular emissions. Vehicles moving through several traffic signal...
The Influence of Ethanol–Gasoline Blends on Performance Characteristics of Engine Generator Set
The aim of this research is to study the influence of using ethanol-gasoline fuel blends on spark ignition engine performance characteristics and compare the obtained results with those using base gasoline. An electric g...
A Review of Intelligent Lock System
Threat to life and property necessitate the need for security (lock) systems which has evolved with technological advancement. Existing literature does not present first hand information to researcher to ascertain the re...
Oil Supply Crucially Related to Energy Security
Taiwan lacks traditional indigenous energy resources and each year imports more than 97% energy demand from the politically unstable countries in the Middle East or South America; plus, coupled with Taiwan's economic mod...
Design ofaLow Cost Concrete Mixer Machine
The construction and building industries are expanding on a daily basis as a results of increase in human population and continually demand for shelter. Concrete which comprises mainly of sand, cement and gravel is an im...