About Us
The Department of Building started in 1977 as an Academic Unit in the Department of Environmental Planning, Design and Management in the Faculty of Technology. It became a department in 1981 and was drafted to the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management formed in 1982.
The Department of Building has since its establishment offered undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Building. These programmes have provided technical and problem-solving skills by bringing together construction technology and materials, structural analysis and design, sustainable construction, green building, energy management, maintenance technology and management, risk management, construction economics and building information modelling to support a sustainable built environment. The Department has graduated students in B.Sc. Building and M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D in Building Structures, Building Maintenance, Building Services and Construction Management and has contributed to developing professionals for effective transformation of the environment through the creation and application of knowledge.
The Department has trained thousands of Nigerians and non-Nigerians who are occupying top positions in private practice, government and academics all over the world. As one of the oldest in Nigeria, the Department has also provided leadership to other institutions offering building programmes. Our graduates also performed exemplary in professional examinations within and outside the country.
At the undergraduate level, the Department currently run a programme based on the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) of the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) for Parts 2-5 students and commenced the new Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standard (CCMAS) programme for Part 1 students in the current 2025/2026 Academic Session. The CCMAS programme consists of 70% content provided by the NUC and additional 30% content provided by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Further information on the Department in terms staffing, research and programmes can be obtained from the Departmental Prospectus.
Thank you
Prof. S. O. Folagbade