PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HOUSING DELIVERY USING CEMENT-BONDED COMPOSITES BUILDING MATERIALS

摘要

The advent of a new concept based on public-private partnership in almost all the sectors of the socioeconomicrnspheres of Nigerian industrial development calls for provision of low-cost core housing unitsrnusing cement-bonded composites as building materials cannot be overemphasized. This paper is targeted atrnpublic-private partnership (PPP) as it relates to provision of social housing for low- income earners. Thernpaper highlights the fundamentals issues relating to housing, types of public-private partnerships in practice,rnand the benefits of public-private partnership to the citizens and the sustainability of the public -privaternpartnership in housing delivery. The use of cement-bonded composites building components such as wallrnpanels, ceiling boards and floor tiles were emphasized in this study. Recommendations were proffered onrnhousing delivery through the public-private partnership using the cement-bonded composites effectively asrnalternative to sawn timber.