The Performance of High Rise Building in Ghana Perspective of the Occupants
| dc.contributor.author | Asiedu, Rita Ama | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-05T16:29:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-21T04:54:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-05T16:29:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-21T04:54:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-02-05 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Commonwealth Executive Masters of Business Administration, September-2012 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | According to the International Building Code and the Building Construction and Safety Code, high-rise buildings are buildings of 75 feet or greater in height measured from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access to the floor of the highest occupiable story. In Ghana, high-rise buildings increase in number every year and the most common high rise buildings are the commercial ones, but recently investors have turned part of their attention to residential high rise buildings which is also on the increase and for that matter the focus of this study. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of high rise living upon residents’ satisfaction. The study specifically attempts to determine the important benefits of living in high rise buildings, to determine the critical challenges faced by residents of high rise buildings, to determine the level of satisfaction of occupants of high rise buildings and to make recommendations to improve on present and future high building schemes. In achieving the objectives of this paper, the survey design was chosen. The target population involved all occupants of residential high rise building with a convenient sample of 65 respondents selected randomly to participate. The structured questionnaire was used to collect views from respondents and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyse the data. The study found that despite the challenges occupants faced with high living, occupants were generally satisfied and also enjoyed the benefits of privacy and luxury living. The study however, ended with some recommendations such as providing inlet breeching water machines to pump water to the upper floors and to also serve as underground water backup system, efficient standby plant, public education and many others. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/4884 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | The Performance of High Rise Building in Ghana Perspective of the Occupants | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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