DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, IBRAHIMM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGERIA. WITH EMPHASIS ON PASSIVE COOLING

Abstract

Abstract Effective learning involves the use of computer-based hardware, software, and communication systems, to enable the acquisition, representation, storage, transmission, and use of information. Information and communication technology (ICT) has become, within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society. Many countries now regard understanding ICT, mastering its basic skills and concepts as part of the core of education, alongside reading, writing and numeracy. Student and researcher use ICT faculty to source information relevant to their area of study and also stay informed about what is happening around the world. The aim of this project is to lay the foundation for the sustainable transformation of IBB University into a world class citadel of learning by proposing a state of the art faculty information and communication technology. The faculty would contain; electronic library, cyber café, lecture rooms, seminar rooms, bindery unit, business centre and offices. It has been observed that most electronic device emit heat which later effect the efficiency of the device and make the surrounding environment unbearable to the user of such device. Therefore it is important to ensure that anybody in the faculty can reach and exploit information in an environment that is neither too cold nor too warm. The proposed design looked at the heat conductivity of the building material, and analyse the best material to be use in the construction of the faculty. The designs has provided inspirational learning environments shaped around people, and shall deliver improved environmental performance in the present; the building has the ability to incorporate further renewable energy in the future, as the economic and environmental contexts change. It has been observed that best approach to building construction that has good cooling technique is all about suitable practice, in terms of choice of material, construction methodologies as well as design philosophy.