DAMDEM PRE-CAST SLAB BRIDGE CRANE: Innovation in Self-Erecting Industrial Systems Building 2022

DAMDEM MODULAR BUILDING TECH. LTD.

Project management and actualisation of R&D by DamDem Systems

DAMDEM SYSTEMS

Marriage of

PRODUCT – World class Architecture /Housing
&
PROCESS – Industrial Construction (IC)

DAMDEM SYSTEMS HOUSING

The Modularised Housing developed over 4 decades provides a wide variety of apartment types. It also provides the possibility of different permutations of apartments in any given block as may be required.
These innovative housing prototypes have been demonstrated in built projects in Lagos state.

The essential features are:

Optimal utilisation of land;
Optimisation of natural lighting and cross ventilation;
Articulation of the dual requirements for privacy as well as sense of community in the organisation of residential units and public spaces.

DAMDEM SYSTEMS BUILDING

DamDem Systems Building is an industrial building technology developed over the past 30 years by Professor Olumide Olusanya at the Department of Architecture, University of Lagos. The industrial systems building consists of two stages:

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION of standardised prefabricated building components in on-site factory for minimisation of transportation costs. Production of components under workshop conditions ensures optimal quality control and high productivity.
MODULAR ASSEMBLY of interlocking precast reinforced concrete (rc) building components with speed and precision requiring minimal patching, cutting or wet work.

THE CHALLENGE Significant reduction in cost and time of housing production. (up to 40%)

THE STRATEGY Domestication of industrialisation of the housing delivery process through the building of indigenous productive capacity i.e. Industrial infrastructure

THE TACTICS -Paradigm shifts

From: low-productivity customised building construction To: high-productivity modularised industrial production
From: use of low value-added building materials To: high value-added high-performance building components and technology

Professor Olumide Olusanya is an architect, composer, and pianist. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Lagos. He earned a B.Arch. from the University of Oregon and an M.Arch. from the University of Washington. Appointed a Professor of Architecture in 1995, he also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Science University of Lagos from 1999 to 2000. His career has been focused on actualisation of research and innovation in creative problem solving that impact the society: The development of Mass Housing Prototypes focused on environmental comfort and energy savings in a tropical climate, and Appropriate Building Technology for sustainable industrialisation through capacity enhancement tailored to the realities of a developing economy.

Professor Olusanya’s notable recognitions include: Certificate of Award for Innovation by The Nigerian Academy of Engineering (2024); Distinguished Research Awards at the Nigerian Universities Research and Development Fair (2005, 2008), and the University of Lagos Best Researcher Award for the Faculty of Environmental Science (2005-2008). He has also been a guest speaker at international conferences of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). His work was featured in CAA NewsNet ( 3rd QUARTER 1997. Issue No 5).

Professor Olumide Olusanya

Principal

Dr Olasunmbo Olusanya

Director

Dr Olasunmbo Olusanya is an Employment Relations, Human Resource Management and Design Thinking Specialist with a focus on Informal Employment, Labour Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Livelihood. Her work focuses on patterns of employment, including the peculiarities and potentials of informal work arrangements. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; The focus of her PhD thesis was “Subcontracting Systems and Employment Relations in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos State, Nigeria”. She also holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Ogun State University, Nigeria. She is a Research Member of the ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development; the Pro-Poor Development Research Cluster at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and Development and Allied Policy Studies Research Group. Olusanya has over eleven years of teaching experience and is a mentor to many students.

She is a member of the Nigerian Industrial Relations Association (NIERA), the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Lagos Studies Association (LSA), and Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). She is currently the Deputy Director, Research Management Office, University of Lagos. She has conducted research on a wide range of subjects in the areas of focus and authored peer-reviewed articles in local and international journals. She has participated in grant projects funded by the British Academy, Foreign Commonwealth Office, Economic and Social Research Council, European Union, and Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Nigeria. Dr. Olusanya currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria.