Assessment of crowd control design strategies for post-covid conference centre in Minna, Nigeria

Abstract

ABSTRACT COVID-19 virus created a new challenge to all the major industries around the world, being an air burn disease coming together of a large group of people can increase the risk of spread of COVID-19. This has brought about the need for building experts to come up with a way to minimize the spread of the disease in large spaces such as a conference centre. This paper seeks to minimize the spread of COVID-19 virus using building itself. The goal of this paper hence, is to identify the processes in the use of a conference centre, areas where the spread is eminent and then provide the necessary building design strategies to minimise the spread of the disease. In order to archive this, major areas such as the meeting areas, as well as crowded areas, walk ways and rest rooms would be looked into. A quantitative research method was used where questionnaires was disturbed and a sample size was taken from Minna, Nigeria. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistical tool. It was discovered that public building that are existing have not been able to find a solution to the spread of the disease, although temporary solutions were provided which is not as effective to reduce the spread. The use of face masks and placement of basins to wash at strategic points was adopted. The implementation of layered approach for indoor spaces, proper ventilation of large spaces as well as air condition spaces is recommended. In conclusion, the size of a building does not matter when it comes the reduction of COVID-19; what matters is the how ventilated the space is.