Compliance with the Provisions of Acoustic Regulations in the National Building Codes: A Case Study of Cathedral Road, Akure

There are three problems that this present generation has to find solution to: Poverty, Population and Pollution. Industrialisation and urbanisation have taken the problems of noise pollution to an unprecedented catastrophic in the modern world. While the advanced countries have taken some legislative measures in form of Acoustic Building Codes to control the problem of noise and its attendant effects, developing nations like Nigeria may not have fared well in this regard. This paper appraised the level of compliance with the acoustic provisions in the Nigerian Building Code. The paper reviewed some selected building codes with particular emphasis on their acoustics regulations. The selected building codes include that of the United Kingdom, United States of America, New Zealand, Australia and Nigeria. A practical case study of the Cathedral Road, Akure was made to assess the level of compliance with the provisions of the building code, if any.