AIA IR Nigeria - Sustainability in Housing Development in Nigeria
Speaker
Abbas Mu'azu, PhD, MNIA, EDGE Expert at EDGE Buildings
CES: 1.0 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Event Description
The programme discusses housing development in Nigeria. It highlights how the key players embark upon local housing development amidst the political and socio-economic environment. The programme also explores the opportunities potentials for sustainable housing design and construction. The programme is suitable for housing/real estate investors, developers, green building material producers and marketers as well as sustainable building professionals. A good background in real estate development and project financing will be an advantage.
Speaker
Abbas Mu'azu, PhD, MNIA, EDGE Expert at EDGE Buildings
Abbas is a chartered Architect in Nigeria. He obtained his architectural education from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi obtaining both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the same institution. He has worked with a couple of renowned architectural firms in Nigeria before venturing into academia.
He obtained a Doctorate degree in Sustainable Building Designs from the University of Portsmouth in 2015. Since then, he has lectured at his alma mater, ATBU, and currently at Baze Univesity Abuja.
He is a certified EDGE Expert and currently a consultant on energy-efficient building design in Nigeria.
Moderator:
Lanre Olusola, FNIA - AIA International Region Country Representative- Nigeria-1
CEO of Creation Consult Group
Born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Olanrewaju Olusola is a registered architect and a project management consultant.
With over 30 years of professional experience, Olusola has served as project management consultant in the past 18 years to significant construction companies and corporate organisations in various parts of Nigeria as well as the United States of America, managing projects that have ranged from a small maintenance job to multi-billion Naira building assignments.
A Registered Architect, Certified Management Consultant and an active member of several professional bodies such as the Project Management Institute PMI Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA, American Institute of Architects AIA IR Association of Consulting Architects Nigeria ACAN.
A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA, Institute of Management Consultants IMC Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) NIM.
He has actively participated in various local and international workshops and conferences on architecture, construction, leadership, investment and project management in the UK, the Middle East, Africa and North America.
He is the CEO of Creation Consult Group and currently serves on the following Executive Councils: Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria APBN, The Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA.
