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Constructing Steel Prefabricated housing on Leased lands in Kenya.
The need for habitable space is ever increasing as the population keeps growing. Demand for land has also increased exponentially as the population increases, leading to very high land buying costs. The influx of international land buyers into Kenya has not made it easier, hence very high land appreciation especially around Nairobi. Solution. Leasing land…
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Bedsitter/Office Prefab House cost in Kenya.
Prefabricated housing can be used as an extra additional office space or bedsitter and placed within an existing compound. This can be rented out for extra income or used when a family unit increases in size. Shipping containers vs Prefabs. Current options for such additional spaces in Kenya are from use of shipping containers.…
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Steel Prefab Houses Durability and Safety in Kenya
Prefab houses available in Kenya are mainly in the steel sandwich panels or cement board sandwich panels. Cement board sandwich panels cost much higher hence suitable for high cost housing. Steel sandwich panels cost much lower hence suitable for middle cost housing. Estates such as Greenspan in Athi River have been constructed using cement sandwich…
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LONGONOT VIEW
LONGONOT VIEW Longonot Gardens is an exclusive gated community which is located right at the heart of Longonot town. It is accessible via Nairobi-Naivasha Maai Mahiu highway. Its located at a walking distance to Mt Longonot crater and Longonot National park. It comprises of 15 plots each 1/8th of an acre. Controlled Development. The house…
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LONGONOT GARDENS Longonot Gardens is an exclusive gated community which is located right at the heart of Longonot town. It is accessible via Nairobi-Naivasha Maai Mahiu highway. Its located at a walking distance to Mt Longonot crater and Longonot National park. It comprises of 15 plots each 1/8th of an acre. Controlled Development. The…
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Nairobi County Government Building Plan approvals
http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/Acts/TheNairobiCityCountyFinanceAct2013.pdf
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Solution to Nairobi City Flooding.
Yesterday 12th May 2015, Nairobi residents took practically the whole night to get home from work due to flooding caused by heavy rains. There are several factors that contribute to flooding such as below. 1. design and maintenance of storm water drainage infrastructure. Design and maintenance of storm water drainage infrastructure is the responsibility of…
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700 km Kenya-Somalia Border wall construction.
Kenya Government has recently proposed to construct a 700km boundary wall to separate Kenya from Somalia. Assuming its a stone wall, the surface area will be 700km x 7m height=4.9 million m2 of surface. Assuming the average rate per m2 for wall construction of kes 1000 per m2, this will budget at kes 4.9 billion.…
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High Strength Concrete use in Kenya. Athi River Mining Cement presentation.
Early this week on Tuesday 14th April 2015 there was a presentation by French Architect Thierry Bogaert on High Strength Concrete and its advantages. This was at Athi River Mining Cement company’s new offices at Westwood Park, Ring road, near Westgate in Westlands, organised by Athi River Mining Company Managing Director Mr Pradeep Paunrana who…