Mr. SOTUNBO, Adegboyega Sunday
Personal Statement
Adegboyega Sunday Sotunbo is a registered builder, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is also a team member of Sustainable Construction and Skills Development Research Cluster of the Centre of Excellence for Urbanization and Habitable Cities, an Africa Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of excellence.
Adegboyega is an early career researcher with passion for sustainable built environment development and indoor environmental comfort (indoor air quality). His recent work is focused on developing framework for indoor air quality management for academic facilities in Nigerian Universities. Through this research, he seeks to profile academic buildings in terms of the indoor air quality and inform the management of the retrofitting needs of these buildings through engagement and advocacy. Over the years, he has acquired industry and academic experience with research cutting across technology in construction, energy efficiency in buildings, sustainability and indoor air quality. His pursuit is to translate research outputs into innovative products and training packages that would address Africa’s need and the world at large, in sustainable built environment development and indoor comfort.
Education / Training
| institution | degree | completion date | field of study |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lagos | BSc (2nd Class Upper Division) | 29/11/2006 | Building |
| University of Lagos | MSc | 01/09/2009 | Construction Management |
| University of Lagos | PhD | 21/12/2017 | Building |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Department Examination Officer – February 2023 to date
- Member, Publicity Committee, Faculty of Environmental Sciences 2025 International Conference Organisation Committee – September 2024
Selected Most recent Publications/Contributions to knowledge
Adenuga, O.A., Faremi, O.J., Zakariyyah, K.I., Sotunbo, A.S., Ajayi, O.O., and Rogers, S.D. (2024). Transit-Oriented Development and Construction in African Cities. In: Nubi, T., Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B. (eds) Transit Oriented Development in West African Cities. GeoJournal Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_7
Faremi, J. O., Kukoyi, P.O., Edike, U.E., Sotunbo, A.S., Adenuga, O.A. and Koleoso, H. A. (2023). Energy Performance Benchmarking in University of Lagos Hostel Buildings. LAUTECH Journal of Civil and Environmental Studies, 10(2) 1 – 12.
Zakariyyah, K. I., Faremi, O. J., and Sotunbo, A. S. (2023). Compliance to Health and Safety Measures in Selected Construction Firms in Lagos, Nigeria. African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development, 4(1), 3-14. http://ujh.unilag.edu.ng/index.php/ajhsd
Ejohwomu, O.A.; Oladokun, M.; Oshodi, O.S.; Bukoye, O.T.; Edwards, D.J.; Emekwuru, N.; Adenuga, O.; Sotunbo, A.; Uduku, O.; Balogun, M.; et al. (2022). The Exposure of Workers at a Busy Road Node to PM2.5: Occupational Risk Characterisation and Mitigation Measures. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 4636. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084636
Ejohwomu, O.A.; Shamsideen Oshodi, O.; Oladokun, M.; Bukoye, O.T.; Emekwuru, N.; Sotunbo, A.; Adenuga, O. (2022). Modelling and Forecasting Temporal PM2.5 Concentration Using Ensemble Machine Learning Methods. Buildings, 12, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010046
Collaborations/ Networks
- Dr Alani Rose, University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria
- Dr Ejohwomu Obuks, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Dr. Zakariyyah, Kudirat Ibilola, The University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
- Dr Oshodi Olalekan Shamsideen, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
