Month: September 2011

ONLINE ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANCY SERVICE Online architectural consultancy service is whereby an Architect offers his/her services to the public through use of the internet to communicate and exchange information, including drawings. COMPUTERISATION. Currently, there is a lot of software that can e used to come up with Computer Aided Design drawings. The most popular is ArchiCAD…

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A4ARCHITECT.COM HOW TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION COSTS BY 32%

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DIAMOND HOUSE PLAN. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T11zCMvZsWg?rel=0&hd=1&w=640&h=480] Click below for Free Youtube Movie Downloaders Firefox. Internet Explorer Opera Currently, the majority of Kenyans/East Africans live in rental houses. To reduce this number so that majority live in their own homes, www.a4architect.com has come up with a solution to this: DIAMOND HOUSE METHOD. LAND To benefit from this,…

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WHY BUILDINGS COLLAPSE IN KENYA. In recent years we have had several buildings collapse in Kenya. Most notable are the below: January 2006-Building collapses in Nairobi CBD Ronald Ngala street. From COLLAPSED BUILDINGS http://www.communication.go.ke/content_images/accident_1.jpg October 2009-Building collapses in Kiambu town. From COLLAPSED BUILDINGS January 2010. Another building collapses at Kiambu town. From COLLAPSED BUILDINGS http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1LHr3WWPFuREe4XPLWgj-LzxEPP_TLrpVZQwwEhKcnqexSwMN…

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CONSULTANTS REQUIRED IN A BUILDINGS PROJECT. 1. Architect. Provides Architectural drawings and construction technical details to be used by the rest of the consultants. 2. Project Manager Management of all the consultants and coordination of the total building project including viability. 3. Quantity Surveyor. Advising on Cost control and providing a Bill of Quantities. 4.…

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CONSULTANTS REQUIRED IN A BUILDINGS PROJECT. 1. Architect. Architectural drawings and technical details. 2. Project Manager Management of all the consultants and coordination of the total building project including viability. 3. Quantity Surveyor. Advising on Cost control and providing a Bill of Quantities. 4. Structural Engineer Advising on structural viability and provision of structural engineering…

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FORT JESUS, MOMBASA,KENYA: A CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY ANALYSIS The Fort was built in the year 1593 A.D by the Portuguesse. At the main entrance, you will notice the use of arcs at the wall openings[doors]. These were used to give structural support to the walls above. Suspended floors were suported using steel I-Section beams. The doors…

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FORT JESUS, MOMBASA,KENYA: A CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY ANALYSIS The Fort was built in the year 1593 A.D by the Portuguesse. From fort jesus At the main entrance, you will notice the use of arcs at the wall openings[doors]. These were used to give structural support to the walls above. From fort jesus Suspended floors were supported…

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH COST FINISHES IN CONSTRUCTION-KENYA Construction costs in Kenya can be divided into 3 categories: Low, Middle and High cost . The main driver of this is the finishes. Generally, all building constructions are broken down into 1. Foundation-15% 2. Walling, ring beam-20% 3. Roofing-15% 4. Windows and Doors-10% 5.…

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KENYAN HOUSING SECTOR-EFFECT OF NEW LOW COST CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS PREFBRICATED HOUSING Prefabricated houses are buildings that are pre-made in the factory and transported to the site where they are bolted up together to form a complete house. Prefabricated panels are in wood, and Structural Insulated Panels. Structural Insulated Panels [SIP] are divided into…

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