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Bedsitter Apartment Architectural Designs in Kenya.
Bedsitter apartments are in high demand around urban areas in kenya due to their low rental costs to tenants. Kenyan population has majority in the below 35 years of age, who find bedsitters very optimal for their living. In areas such as Rongai, Eastlands, Thika road, Dagoretti, developers prefer bedsitters due to the high demand…
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How Ngong and Oloolua forest contributes to Rainfall and Athi River Source
Trees provide low temperatures that are needed to help the clouds to form precipitation. This precipitated rain is then drained into the ground and released as rivers towards the lower areas , in this case,Athi River flow towards Galana Malindi , Indian Ocean. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d130954.10678162526!2d39.98991327874543!3d-3.1403916073002733!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x0!2zM8KwMDknNTIuMSJTIDQwwrAwOCcxNy45IkU!5e1!3m2!1sen!2ske!4v1568728112537!5m2!1sen!2ske&w=600&h=450] Tree canopy shields the sun , creating a shadow that…
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Apartment Flats vs Maisonettes. Return on investment.
Careful architectural planning is required to determine the best return on investment between Apartment flats compared to maisonettes. Example. Assuming a hypothetical example of a narrow plot of land eg Off Outer ring road, Baba dogo area where we have plots measuring a 1/4 of an eighth, this plot can be designed into a 5…
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Comparison of Prefabricated Building wall panel costs, Kenya
Prefab Panels. Prefabricated wall panels are constructed using expanded polyesterene sandwiched between cement plaster or metal sheets. The EPS expanded polyesterene with cement plaster costs approximately kes 1900 per m2 in Kenya. The EPS steel sandwich panels costs around kes 1700 per m2 in Kenya. The cost of the EPS polyesterene 50mm thick is kes…
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½ acre on arboretum drive asking for 300M, ½ acre Ngong road asking for 250M, 2 plots on river road CBD @140m
½ acre on arboretum drive asking for 300M, ½ acre Ngong road asking for 250M, 2 plots on river road CBD @140m
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How to get rid of termites in a building.
During the construction of a building’s foundation, anti termite chemical is applied on the foundation soil blinding to act as a poisonous barrier. During the laying of the dump proof membrane and BRC for the ground floor slab, the architectural drawings specify the anti termite chemical application and the architect ensures that this is well…
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Karen , Nairobi Commercial Developments.
Karen area of Nairobi is zoned by the County Government of Nairobi to be developed as only one single dwelling per half acre plot. This zoning has resulted in very low density hence less traffic and minimal sewerage disposal and garbage dump disposal issues. This has in one way created very high demand for land…
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Tensile fabric tents
Hyperbolic tensile sail canopies provide a cost effective and aesthetic method of providing roof shelter to a building. These can be single or double or a multiple depending on the size of surface to be roofed. The structure can be architect designed to be very simple so as to allow for lots of movement below.…
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Tensile fabric canopies and roofs, Kenya.
Tensile fabric canopies and roofs have an advantage in that they are light weight, hence less materials are used to support them, ensuring cost savings. Tensile fabric roofs are also unique in architectural design, offering aesthetics that are good for attracting customers if its a business or ‘feel good’ achievement if its a personal residential…
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Kinoo Housing Estate . Maisonettes for sale.
Location. The estate is located close to the Magana Flowers overpass towards Westlands direction, around 17km to Nairobi CBD. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d710.8358672899295!2d36.682540413052834!3d-1.2476551309524289!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x0!2zMcKwMTQnNTEuMiJTIDM2wrA0MCc1OS41IkU!5e1!3m2!1sen!2ske!4v1568009834792!5m2!1sen!2ske&w=600&h=450] The site is located 50 meters from Waiyaki way, providing ease of convenience to accessibility. Waiyaki way is being currently upgraded to cater for more traffic, meaning that the area will become more…