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Item Standardization and Cost Effectiveness in Construction for Sustainable Development(Proceedings of the Builders’ Conference /Annual General Meeting, 2019) Igwe, C. O.; Usman, N. D.The ongoing challenges faced in building industry, such as poor quality construction, low profitability and high construction costs, results in demands for higher value, cost saving, better quality and longer guarantees in construction finds solution in standardization and cost effectiveness in construction for sustainable development. Sustainable development is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs, it cuts across environmental, social and economic factors. Sustainable construction therefore, should ensure the design, construction and effective management of the built environment on prudent use of available resources. The goal of cost effectiveness in construction is to save money while also maintaining building quality. This paper therefore, focuses on principles of sustainability in construction industry – challenges and benefits, implementation of standardization and cost effectiveness in the construction sector – barriers and the way forward. Council of Registered Builder of Nigeria is making frantic efforts in achieving its mandate on standardization and sustainability of the construction industry. This will need the contributions and support of other stakeholders in the construction sector. When this is effectively implemented, many benefits are gained by the company, staff, clients, constructors and built environment professionals. Nevertheless, the implementation of standardization for a sustainable construction sector is associated with certain challenges which can be handled by constantly strategizing ways of educating and enforcing of the standards, projecting the benefits and rewarding companies for sustainable standardization best practices.Item Understanding Sustainability in Building Construction(Proceedings of the Builder's Conference and Annual General Meeting, 2021) Bustani, A. B.; Igwe, C. O.; Usman, N. D.; Adamu, S.Construction industry makes a significant contribution to the growth and development of every economy by providing infrastructure for productive ventures, shelter to the citizens and generating employment to people at different levels of knowledge and skills. It is the backbone of economic development globally. The construction industry can be vibrant when technologies, systems, materials and the processes are of quality standards. Issues of energy consumption, wastage, water and air pollution threatens the health and safety of the people as well as the built environment. The sustainability will not be feasible when the Construction industry have performed below expectations evident by high rate of building collapses, non-compliance of health and safety, loss of lives and properties as well as lack of standards and quality infrastructure for economic development. This has greatly affected the living standards of an average Nigerian. Therefore, understanding sustainable building construction is hinge to pivot development in the construction sector. The method used for the research is exploratory based on relevant literature survey for better understanding of the sustainable building construction. The study concludes that maximizing the use of efficient building material and construction practices, optimizes the use of onsite resources and use of renewable sources of energy, use efficient waste management practices and provide comfortable and hygienic indoor working conditions.