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 socioeconomic spheres of Nigerian industrial development calls for provision of low-cost core housing units using cement-bonded composites as building materials cannot be overemphasized. This paper is targeted at public-private partnership (PPP) as it relates to provision of social housing for low- income earners. The paper highlights the fundamentals issues relating to housing, types of public-private partnerships in practice, and the benefits of public-private partnership to the citizens and the sustainability of the public -private partnership in housing delivery. The use of cement-bonded composites building components such as wall panels, ceiling boards and floor tiles were emphasized in this study. Recommendations were proffered on housing delivery through the public-private partnership using the cement-bonded composites effectively as alternative to sawn timber.