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Uncommon housing material for all

Uncommon housing material for all

To many Nigerians, the dream of owning their own houses is a pipe dream given the harsh economic realities of our time. But the Office of Sustainability of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa State seems to have found a way to make the dream real with their unusual, cheap and environment-friendly building materials. In this chat with Financial Vanguard in Yola, Professor Charles Reith, Interim Provost & Director of Sustainability Initiatives and Mr Dahiru Adamu, Head of Water Resources Unit, Works & Maintenance Department spoke on the project and its impact on the environment. Today, we feature AUN’s eco-bricks, said to be more durable than normal bricks. Reith noted that the University is saving about N600,000 monthly in waste disposal