THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ON THE ENVIRONMENT (A CASE STUDY- OF F.H.A LUG BE - ABUJA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT This project identifies the nature of the relationship that exists between the Construction Industry and the Environment, the vanous environmental systems and their interactions, nature and scope of construction projects. It throws light on the va rious impacts of the industry on our environment, the prerequisites of a good environmental management practices in construction industry. It highlights the concept of sustainable development as synonymous with sustainable construction industry. The project offers a platform for a clinical rather than a contributor to the already deteriorating Nigerian environment, through the various recommendation for the enforcement of environmental standards and guidelines for critical civil constructions activities and the application of environmental management in construction. The project break down our environment into land, air, water and Social economic environment. Here the impact of the industry on land before and after the Construction Industry are analysed. Likewise the other units in which our environment is broken down into for example in air the decree of air pollution is higher as a result of increased human activities from the construction Industry together with increase human population due to presence of infrastructure. Compared with the undisturbed pollution free air in the original natural state that existed before the advent of the construction industry. As a result of the activities of construction industry there is increase usage of water resource resulting in deplation of water levels. Small streams and water sources are drawn from, wells, boreholes and the