Aging building stock, natural landscape degradation, and building overpopulation are some of the consequences of the desire for current architectural styles and socioeconomic benefits. These factors contribute to low indoor air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted for the quantitative study where buildings were stratified into typologies. Simple random sampling was employed to choose 148 sample households, while selected respondents were interviewed. Structures are primarily on a rental basis, accommodating four to six members in a family. The majority of the households are educated, making above N200,000 ($208.21) each year from self-employment. Awareness of housing adaptive techniques is majorly through building experts, using measures like air conditioning units, fans, and provision of balconies. Occupants have been able to maintain a continuous power supply, mostly through the installation of solar panels and generators as backup. To optimize comfort levels, this study suggests that policies be formulated on overheating within buildings and seminars held to provide stakeholders in the built environment with a thorough understanding of the overheating issue. Cost-effective regulations should also be created to enable the application of adaptive techniques in the building sector.