Housing And Building Construction

1. Explain housing concepts and terminologies.
2. Describe the relationship between housing and health.
3. Apply building technology principles.
4. Interpret building plans and drawings.
5. Understand damp proofing methods.
6. Apply housing codes and regulations.
7. Describe the role of environmental health professionals in building approval.

13 weeks, about 14 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies · 1 hour

     Define house and housing.. Enumerate housing scope.. Define dwelling.. Explain the concepts of housing and housing terminologies..

2. Week 2Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 2: Relationship between Housing and Health · 1 hour

     Enumerate the health principles of housing.. Identify types of health principles of housing.. Explain the principles of health needs.. Discuss principles of health action.. Examine the relation of housing and environmental health..

3. Week 3Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 3: Factors Affecting Qualities of Housing Standards and Minimum Requirements · 1 hour

     Describe housing standards.. Enumerate various types of housing standards.. Discuss the minimum (basic) housing standards.. Discuss the basic human requirements in housing.. Explain protective requirements at home..

4. Week 4Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 4: Safety and Emergency Provisions in Standard Housing · 1 hour

     Define safety in housing.. Enumerate reasons for the need for safety precautions in housing.. Explain safety and emergency provisions in housing.. Discuss method for carrying out a risk assessment in houses.. Explain the general principles of fire safety..

5. Week 5Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 5: Professional Groups Involved in Maintaining Building and Housing Standards · 1 hour

     List the professionals responsible for maintaining housing and building standards.. Enumerate the function of each professional stakeholder in maintaining standard in housing..

6. Week 6Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

   • Unit 6: General Characteristics of Housing Standard in the Tropics and its Challenges · 1 hour

     Describe tropical zone.. Identify specific (challenges) factors affecting healthful housing in the tropics..

7. Week 7Module 2: Introduction to Building Technology

   • Unit 1: Introduction to Building Technology · 1 hour

     Discuss some building terms and terminologies.. Describe building parts/components..

8. Week 8Module 2: Introduction to Building Technology

   • Unit 2: Application of Technical Drawing and Reading of Building Plans · 1 hour

     Define building plan.. Describe sketches of building.. Identify some instruments used in drawing and buildings.. Discuss applications for technical drawing..

9. Week 9Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

   • Unit 1: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations · 1 hour

     Describe building site.. Define site analysis.. List process involved in site analysis.. Discuss foundation in building.. Describe site investigation.. Foundation construction.. Site preparation..

10. Week 10Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

    • Unit 2: Understand the Principles of Damp-Proofing in Building · 1 hour

      Define terms in damp proofing.. State the materials used in damp proofing.. Describe remedial damp proofing.. Enumerate three(3) types of dampness.. List the health effects of dampness.. Explain the prevention and treatment of dampness..

11. Week 11Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

    • Unit 3: Building Plan Processing, Approval and Certification for Occupancy · 1 hour

      Describe the requirement in the building plan.. Explain approaches to plan approvals.. List methods of approvals.. Define certificate of occupancy.. Discuss criteria for issuance of certificate of occupancy..

12. Week 12Module 4: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels.

    • Unit 1: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels · 1 hour

      Define Ordinance.. State the brief history of housing codes or ordinances.. Explain Housing laws and regulations of federal, state and local government.. Discuss briefly the Nigeria Urban and Regional Planning Decree No. 18, 1999.. List some International building codes..

13. Week 13Module 4: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels.

    • Unit 2: Enforcement of Housing and Building Laws and Regulations · 1 hour

      Define enforcement.. State the purpose of enforcement of codes and regulations.. State the historical over view and enforcement status of laws and regulations.. Enumerate the enforcement process..

    • Unit 3: Role of Environmental Health Professionals in Building Approval and Registration · 1 hour

      Describe an environmental health practitioner (EHP).. Discuss the roles of an EH practitioner in new building project and housing maintenance.. List general guide for inspection of existing premises..