Month: June 2014
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Cost of Tarmac roads in Kenya.
Tarmac road cost per km varies from the kes 20 million per km used in Governor Alfred Mutua’s Machakos county roads to over kes 300 million per km used in Thika super highway and Southern Bypass roads in Nairobi. The thickness of the tarmac/top layer/asphatic concrete is determined by the traffic envisaged. For heavy traffic…
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Real Estate in Kenya analysis.
Land % to total construction cost. How much does land contribute to the real estate sector? Land contributes between 10% to 50% of the total const of a project in Kenya. Land where the project is low-rise such as bungalow or maisonette works out at between 25% to 50% of the cost of construction. In…
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Leaf House, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkDsRegS1U&w=420&h=315]
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Charlie’s House, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Green Architecture.
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Shahrukh Khan House at Bandstand in Bandra West India
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BiL7yxnr98&w=420&h=315]
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Burj Khalifa in Dubai
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Byp4Jux094&w=560&h=315]
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Fire resistance in Buildings.
Fire resistance in buildings is measured based on how long fire takes to penetrate through a room confinement. Windows and doors are the easiest methods that fires use to travel from one space to another. Windows. The best types of window glass to protect from fire are the wired glass types . These have a…
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Advantages of rent vs Buying of office space in Nairobi, Kenya.
New office space in Nairobi continues to be constructed on a daily basis. Areas such as Upper Hill, Kilimani and Westlands are currently being constructed into high rise office space whenever there is empty available land. Since land around Nairobi which is commercial and suitable for office space is expensive, developers construct vertically upwards.…
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Runda Paradise Lost Housing.
Cost Item Kshs % Land 150,000,000.00 19.91767362 Preliminary 4,000,000.00 0.531137963 Construction 450,000,000.00 59.75302085 External Works 22,500,000.00 2.987651042 Contingency 9,000,000.00 1.195060417 Professional fees 22,500,000.00 2.987651042 Project Management fees 9,000,000.00 1.195060417 Marketing 5,100,000.00 0.677200903 Financial Charges 81,000,000.00 10.75554375 Total 753,100,000.00 100 Financing Plan Kshs % Developer 303,100,000.00 40.24697915 Debt Finance 450,000,000.00 59.75302085 Presales 110,000,000.00…