ARCHITECTURAL RESILIENCE NAVIGATING CLIMATIC CHALLENGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS ACROSS PORT HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE

In the Port Harcourt Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, this study set out to determine how weather affects secondary school enrollment and occupancy rates. In particular, the study aimed to determine how factors like temperature, wind speed and direction, and sun radiation affect the use of secondary school buildings in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State. With a focus on Port Harcourt, this study used a survey research technique. The research included all licenced general contractors and teachers working in the Port Harcourt LGA. In the Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, a grand total of 180 people participated; 80 of those people were builders, and 100 were educators. Statistical analysis was based on a census sampling strategy. In this study, the researchers used a questionnaire to collect data. The poll measures "Building Technology Climatic Elements" (BTCEQ), as the name implies. Very high extent (VHE), high extent (HE), uncertain (U), low extent (LE), and very low extent (VLEA) were the five-point response possibilities that formed the instrument. Each choice had a value of 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1. The tool has been face-validated by three professionals and has a reliability coefficient of 0.68. Findings showed that residents of the Port Harcourt LGA in Rivers State agreed that temperature significantly affected the use of secondary school facilities. A large majority of people surveyed in the Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State agreed that wind significantly affected the occupancy rates of secondary school buildings, according to the study's findings. The study's results informed the following suggestions: In order to ensure that schools can adapt to different climates during construction, the ministry of education should lay down basic requirements. The use of sustainable building practices, construction methods and materials for the construction of secondary school buildings and educational facilities should be enshrined in the requirement for statutory approvals from regulatory bodies.