Authors :
Musa, Lazarus; Halla Dangana Tizhe; Sarah Sawa
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7332561
Abstract :
Interior finishes are specified based on
function of room space, to make rational specification,
physical and special qualities of finishes must be known.
The study is guided by the drive to find out how graduates
of Architectural Technology and Architectural science,
respond to characteristics of interior finishes that
includes sheets, boards, panels and paints. Statements on
physical properties of finishes enquired on temperature,
acoustics, illumination and moisture/humidity, while
wealth, aesthetics, mosquito, fire and algae/moulds were
presented for special properties. These were administered
to the graduates. The results show that between 62.4%
and 81.7% agreed that finishes can modify the physical
design factors stated, 18.3% to 30.6% responded in the
negative. On the other hand, responses on special factors
recorded 48.4% and 80.6% in the affirmative while
between 19.4% and 51.6% gave negative responses. The
scores in the results show that generally, the graduates
seem to appreciate the physical than the special
characteristics of finishes, in summary, the ideal scores
would have been 100% positive for all statements, as the
physical and special design factors mentioned in the
questionnaire can all be modified, controlled or affected
with the appropriate internal finish. Some of the positive
responses are lower than expected, in the case of fire
safety and control of mosquitoes which had the lowest
scores for instance, show these attributes of finishes may
not have been appreciated. Based on the findings and
purpose of giving due attention to finish specification, as
functional requirements of room spaces demand, it was
recommended that more moves be made to link
developments in the building industry, emerging building
materials in the market with the curriculum of
Architectural training, a case in point is to introduce
methods of checklists as in the Construction Specification
CSI (2016) Masterformat, or specification software such
as the National building specification (NBS) in programs.
Keywords :
Finish Specification, Room Space, Condition, Modification.
Interior finishes are specified based on
function of room space, to make rational specification,
physical and special qualities of finishes must be known.
The study is guided by the drive to find out how graduates
of Architectural Technology and Architectural science,
respond to characteristics of interior finishes that
includes sheets, boards, panels and paints. Statements on
physical properties of finishes enquired on temperature,
acoustics, illumination and moisture/humidity, while
wealth, aesthetics, mosquito, fire and algae/moulds were
presented for special properties. These were administered
to the graduates. The results show that between 62.4%
and 81.7% agreed that finishes can modify the physical
design factors stated, 18.3% to 30.6% responded in the
negative. On the other hand, responses on special factors
recorded 48.4% and 80.6% in the affirmative while
between 19.4% and 51.6% gave negative responses. The
scores in the results show that generally, the graduates
seem to appreciate the physical than the special
characteristics of finishes, in summary, the ideal scores
would have been 100% positive for all statements, as the
physical and special design factors mentioned in the
questionnaire can all be modified, controlled or affected
with the appropriate internal finish. Some of the positive
responses are lower than expected, in the case of fire
safety and control of mosquitoes which had the lowest
scores for instance, show these attributes of finishes may
not have been appreciated. Based on the findings and
purpose of giving due attention to finish specification, as
functional requirements of room spaces demand, it was
recommended that more moves be made to link
developments in the building industry, emerging building
materials in the market with the curriculum of
Architectural training, a case in point is to introduce
methods of checklists as in the Construction Specification
CSI (2016) Masterformat, or specification software such
as the National building specification (NBS) in programs.
Keywords :
Finish Specification, Room Space, Condition, Modification.
