Month: October 2013
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Land Use in Kenya. Nairobi and its environs.
Kenya land was first appropriated by the British colonists in the 1890s. All land in Kenya was then taken to be the property of the British colonists. In the 1920s, Britain then marked out the most productive land in Kenya, which is around 20% of Kenya’s land mass and sold it to British citizens in…
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Plastics in the Construction industry.
Plastics are gaining entry itto main construction industry. We have the new uPVC ceilings, wood plastic wall and column coverings,uPVC floor coverings and PVC material used for roof. Its just a matter of time before an enterprising industrialist comes up with interlocking plasctic boxes that can be filled with soil and be stacked and joint…
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3 D printing of Buildings.
Research into making building construction more efficient using 3 d printing is on going . Soon we would be able to print our buildings directly from our computers. This technology is the latest in the field of construction. Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Carlifornia is leading this research through a method called contour…
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Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high.
Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high. On average, Kenya has one of the lowest construction rates in the world. Kenya also has one of the highest land prices in the world, much higher than in developed countries such as USA. Housing cost can be divided into 3…
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Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high.
Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high. On average, Kenya has one of the lowest construction rates in the world. Kenya also has one of the highest land prices in the world, much higher than in developed countries such as USA. Housing cost can be divided into 3…
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Natural stone cladding in buildings
Natural stone cladding for walls ensures a building has unique aesthetic look which is easy to maintain. Natural stone cladding can be either thinly sliced quarry stone or Mazeras slate stone which is mined from the ground in sheets. High cost CBD Buildings. Its quite common to see high cost high rise buildings in Nairobi…
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Viability between bedsitter, 1,2,3 bedroomed apartment. Return on Investment
area cost cost per floor no of units per floor rent Rent per year ROI bedsitter rent 6000 22 550,000.00 5,500,000.00 10 60000 720000 7.64 1 bdm rent 8000 30 750,000.00 4,500,000.00 6 48000 576000 7.81 2 bdm rent 11000 60 1,500,000.00 6,000,000.00 4 44000 528000 …
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Viability between bedsitter, 1,2,3 bedroomed apartment. Return on Investment
area cost cost per floor no of units per floor rent Rent per year ROI bedsitter rent 6000 22 550,000.00 5,500,000.00 10 60000 720000 7.64 1 bdm rent 8000 30 750,000.00 4,500,000.00 6 48000 576000 7.81 2 bdm rent 11000 60 1,500,000.00 6,000,000.00 4 44000 528000 …
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Lifts and Elevators in Buildings.
Lifts are used to enable transportation between vertical floor levels in a building. There are various types such as Escalators. Dumb waiters. Passenger lifts Car/goods lift Wheel chair stir lift Escalators. These are mainly used to move form a few storeys, usually 1 to 3 storey levels. Most malls in Kenya have these. These are…