Month: December 2014
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2014 Kenya Construction and Real Estate industry review. Forecast for 2015.
The year 2014 has been vibrant for Kenyan Real Estate and Construction industry. New buildings have consistently come up in low, middle and high class zones. Land. Nairobi CBD. Upper Hill and Westlands areas have seen any available land being immediately bought up by multi nationals. The price of 1 acre of land in these…
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Wishing you all happy xmas holidays and a prosperous 2015
Wishing you all happy xmas holidays and a prosperous 2015
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Reason for Kaloleni, Jogoo rd building colapse. December 2014
The most likely reason for the building colapse is due to poor structural design. The columns are visibly small, with a cross section of around 150mm square. The ground is also visibly marshy. Such marshy grounds require raft type of foundation to be stable, compared to the usual strip type that is common around the…
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Solar power in Kenya
Policy. The Kenya Government recently introduced policy that requires all new large constructions eg hotels, housing estates etc to install solar water heaters. This will go a long way to ensure solar energy is well utilized in the buildings sector of the Kenya Economy. 2. What is the implication . This requirement will play a…