Application of Building Production Management Documents in High Rise Building Projects in Anambra State Nigeria

摘要

The study examined the level of application and use of building production management documents in high rise building projects in Anambra State, following the State Government's directives that such documents should be used to curtail the incessant building collapse in the State. It examined the challenges in using the documents, and strategies to be adopted for improvements. The study made use of structured questionnaires which were administered to practitioners, developers and personnel responsible for approval and monitoring of building projects in the state, through stratified random sampling. Data obtained were analyzed and ranked using Mean Score Index (MSI), Severity Index (SI) and Relative Importance Index (RII). The study revealed that there were low level of awareness and very low use of the documents. It also identified non enforcement of the provisions of the building code by the government, and negligence and corruption in the system among others as major challenges facing application of the document in the state. It further identified strict enforcement of the provisions of the building code with stem punishment on the defaulters among others as strategies for increasing the use of the documents. It then recommended proactive measures through restructuring of Anambra State Urban Development Board and constitution of special taskforce made up of relevant professionals in the building industry whose duties would be inter alia , strict monitoring and implementation of the provisions of the law as it regards to building development in the State.