Use of Local Stabilizers for Earth Bricks Production for Low-Cost Housing: A Review
Elijah Akaakase Hime
Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Benue State University Makurdi
Email: akaakase63@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Housing stock in Nigeria is grossly inadequate with low-income group mostly affected. The paper reviewed the status of efforts made by researchers to indentify. Local stabilizers for earth bricks productions which are cost effective to help bridge the gap between demand and supply in housing profile. Local stabilizers such as groundnut husk ash, termite mound, earthworm cast, Rice husk ash, sawdust, achahusk ash among others have potentials to improve the compressive strength, total water absorption and other durability properties of earth bricks. It was recommended that efforts should be made to transfer laboratory result to industries or land by undertaking pilot low-cost housing as basis for improvement and development.
