THE Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB, has reiterated the need for builders to hone and sharpen their skills in the core area of building production management. The body also called for the quick passage of the bill for the enforcement of the Nigerian National Building Code. The NIOB, arising from its 2017 Mandatory Continuous Professional Development, MCPD, programme held across four locations of Lagos, Abuja, Katsina and Uyo, made the call in a communiqué it issued at the end of the workshop.

The communiqué which was signed by Kunle Awobodu, chairman, Professional Development and Practice Committee of NIOB, noted that government should take steps against such environmentally unacceptable characters manifesting in the form of social miscreants, land grabbers, the “omo onile” menace as these were already affecting the delivery time of projects.

The NIOB commended the Lagos state government for  being proactive in this aspect, urging other states to emulate the gesture. While admonishing its members to ensure proper construction layout to avoid fatalities, accidents, waste and double-handling at sites, it recommended that construction site layouts should be well defined and designed at the commencement of a building construction project by a registered builder.

It urged the public to take advantage of temporary site layout planning for building construction works as rendered by builders. The body noted that collapsed buildings were as a result of unrealistic and unprofessionally projected time frames. Nigerian public and private clients are enjoined and required to embrace the use of Construction Methodology Document duly prepared by registered builders for their building construction works. Registered builders are equally enjoined to prepare this critical document on all their building projects for all public and private entities, it stated.

—  Apr 24, 2017 @ 01:00 GMT