GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

Recently, the astronomic increase in student enrollment and university population has necessitated extensions to existing campus library structures. As a result, hasty extensions often fail to adopt sustainable design strategies such as natural ventilation, thus rendering the projects unsustainable due to the need for mechanical ventilation systems. The unity in planning a library determines the usability of the library.  A library building that works is a product of its designers or clients that understand and apply the behavioural element of the planning process. In summary, it is desirable to form a small building committee to handle the full process of library building. This committee may consist of representatives from all the concerned groups, as well as the architect and the librarian. One of the recommendations made in the study was that a building committee should be appointed to assist in the preparation of a concept programme evaluation of building plans.

KEYWORDS: Library, Building design, Natural ventilation and Users health