CONFIRMATORY FACTORAL VALIDITY OF PUBLIC HOUSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CONSTRUCTS

The aim of this study is to identify the housing features based on their tangible, intangible andcomponent characteristics using occupants’ experience and confirm the factorial validity of thebuilding features with a view to develop a valid and reliable measurement model that can be usedeffectively in public housing performance evaluation. The study was based on survey of publichousing occupants’ experience carried out in Gombe metropolis, Gombe State, Nigeria. Twoconstructs of tangible and intangible building experience were developed as independent variables,with building components experience construct as dependent variable and validated using AMOSsoftware Version 21. The study confirmed the factoral validity of the constructs, hence provided abetter understanding of the housing features and components. The validated constructs in this study are useful for public housing performance evaluation, housing market analysis and public housing policies to improve public housing performance and achieve sustainability.