Acceptability of Laterite-Cement Brick for Housing Construction in Ede North Local Government Towards Designing Staff Low Income Housing

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@article{1709877,
      author = {Omolola Oluronke Odunjo, Aderemi Akeem Jimoh},
      title = {Acceptability of Laterite-Cement Brick for Housing Construction in Ede North Local Government Towards Designing Staff Low Income Housing},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {9},
      number = {1},
      pages = {1586-1594},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709877.pdf},
      abstract = {Against the backdrop of rising construction costs and the growing demand for affordable housing solutions, this study investigates the acceptability of lateritecement brick (LCB) as a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials for housing construction among the staff of Ede North Local government in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Both Primary and secondary data were collected for the study. Multistage sampling techniques was employed to select two hundred and twenty eight  (228) staff and a set of questionnaire was administered to them. Both descriptive and inferential statiscal analyses were used to analyse the data collected for the study. The findings revealed a generally high level of awareness of LCB among respondents, with professional exposure through workshops, formal education, and technical demonstrations contributing more positively to material acceptance than indigenous or informal sources of knowledge. The Chi-square test established a statistically significant association between source of awareness and likelihood of adopting LCB, confirming that awareness channels meaningfully influence material preferences. Ordinal regression analysis further demonstrated that affordability, perceived durability, material availability, and technical awareness were significant predictors of LCB acceptability, with durability perception exerting the strongest positive influence. In contrast, appearance preference and prior usage experience showed no statistically significant effect on acceptance levels. Challenges impeding LCB adoption included scarcity of skilled artisans, fluctuating material quality, limited awareness campaigns, and persistent conservative attitudes favoring conventional sandcrete blocks. The study concludes that while LCB holds substantial potential for promoting affordable and sustainable housing, its large-scale adoption is contingent upon enhanced professional training, public awareness campaigns, policy incentives, and practical demonstration projects. The study recommends among others that local authorities ,building professionals and policy-makers need strategic interventions to encourage the use of LCB in housing development initiatives  as well as improves the availability of LCB at the local building material market.},
      keywords = {Laterite-Cement Bricks, Building Material, Affordable Housing, Acceptability, Sustainable Construction.},
      month = {July},
  }