A modular building system aimed at making alternative building solutions available and accessible to middle income earners has been introduced to Nigeria by Messrs Alpha Mead Development Company, (AMDC). There has been search for alternative building solutions aimed at bridging the nation’s widening housing gap. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction.

According to Kingsley Adegboye of Vanguard, "The company which is the real estate unit of Alpha Mead Facilities & Management Services Ltd (AMFacilities) said last week that the modular building system which is also called form work panels, are aluminum panels that ensure strict quality control and curb wastage of building materials when compared to conventional building methods".

At an official announcement ceremony of the company's partnership with Wall-Ties & Forms International, (WTF), the Managing Director/CEO of AMFacilities, Mr. Femi Akintunde disclosed this, and said WTF is a recognized world leader in the form work industry which produces and ships over 30 million ties a year.

Mr Akintunde said the Form works will ease the process of construction, drive down the cost of building by a very wide margin and increase the speed of construction to as much as delivering a house every week after the foundation. He also disclosed that the company has already recorded 60 per cent off-plan subscription on its flagship project, the 112-unit Lekki Pearl Estate where the form works are being used for construction, and explained that the aim is to help middle income earners who are unable to build due to the large capital and other challenges involved have access to affordable alternative building solutions by lowering the entry level for home ownership to regular income earners with the option of monthly installments.

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http://cribparker.com/article/general/
http://cribparker.com/2015/08/04/developer-partners-for-alternative-building-solutions-in-nigeria/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/developer-partners-foreign-firm-to-build-cheaper-modular-houses/#sthash.93g6RgTy.dpuf

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