@article{A. P._I. C._O. J._2016, title={IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY-MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES IN THE PRODUCTION AND UTILISATION OF CEMENT STABILIZED LATERITE INTERLOCKING BLOCKS IN NIGERIA}, volume={1}, url={https://journals.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/cjrbe/article/view/143}, abstractNote={<p>The challenges associated with building materials in Nigeria have been largely <br />blamed for the high cost of housing delivery in the country. As a result, there has been a <br />clarion call for the introduction of cheaper building materials into the Nigerian building <br />construction market. Consequently, various research and development efforts have <br />resulted in the introduction of alternative building materials and their associated <br />technologies. Building materials are expected to meet stipulated standards which will <br />ensure not only their aesthetics but also their appropriateness for their intended uses <br />including structural stability, safety and health of building occupants. A major criticism of <br />alternative building materials in the country has been their non- compliance to quality <br />management procedures in their production and use. This study explores the extent to <br />which quality control measures have been implemented in the production and use of <br />alternative building materials and challenges encountered. The study has been motivated <br />by series of building collapse in the country. Qualitative research method was adopted for <br />the study and involved interviews with purposively selected persons involved in the <br />production and use of alternative building materials in the Lagos area. Findings indicate a <br />low level adoption of quality management procedures due to insufficient training, non optimum performance of equipment, lack of manuals, time constraints, low education and <br />motivation of workers involved in the production and use of alternative building materials. <br />The paper concludes that in order for the potentials of alternative building materials to be <br />realized in the country, there is a dire need for quality control procedures.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Covenant Journal of Research in the Built Environment}, author={A. P., Opoko and I. C., Ezema and O. J., Ediae}, year={2016}, month={Mar.} }