Abstract

Decarbonization of the built environment has become a major focus of economies worldwide due to the huge impacts of global over population and an increase in the global floor area of buildings which is expected to double by the year 2060. Delivering sustainable built environments therefore according to the world green building council is all about protecting peoples, places and natural environments and in addition they further believe that not only are sustainable built environments critical in offering solutions to the current climate change crisis being experienced, but they will also help in creating resilient, thriving communities and also aid in driving economic growth. This study aims to contribute to the field of sustainable built environments by engaging on an extensive analysis of existing literature on sustainability and sustainable built environments in Nigeria in the light of sustainable development with the view of highlighting key performance indexes of building stakeholders in achieving sustainability and reductions in carbon footprints of the building stock. The primary objective of the study is to develop a systematic approach at enabling sustainability decision making processes towards achieving sustainable built environments in the long run. It engages in qualitative research methodology through an extensive literature review of key studies on sustainable built environments in the Nigerian Building Space. The findings of the study highlight the lack of knowledge on the importance of sustainability and sustainable built environments in Nigeria and this could serve as a beaming searchlight by construction stakeholders and policy makers on the importance of this area of study that needs urgent attention.

Key Words: Building, Built, Environment, Sustainability, Sustainable