Awareness and Perception of Green Building by Occupants in Selected Certified Office Buildings in Lagos, Nigeria

Globally, human needs for survival have exerted enormous pressure on the environment due to urbanization. Office buildings consume excessive amounts of energy and other resources, thereby releasing greenhouse gases into the environment. Green building (GB) has been used globally as a tool to reduce these negative environmental impacts, which in turn increase the building’s performance and value. The benefits of GB have helped most developed cities mitigate environmental issues. Despite the various GB benefits from which the occupants and owners can derive, the level of awareness of GB implementation in Nigeria is extremely low, with no reliable assessment tools. Therefore, the study assessed occupants’ awareness and perception of GB in selected certified of ice buildings. The study recommends more public awareness of the benefits of GB, and its rating system, government intervention on enabling policies and bureaucracy in building approval processes, and empowerment of the existing GB certification council in Lagos.