Pre-project phase A construction project begins with an idea, a perceived need, a desire to improve or add to productive capacity or the wish for more efficient provision of some public service. This is where the dream begins as well as the research for the right location and the specifications/standards that should be followed. Planning …
For many years now, focus has exclusively been on the construction of new buildings and roads leaving the built infrastructure in danger of deteriorating beyond the point of economic repair. Currently, there is a large stock of public buildings in Kenya owned by Central Government, County Governments, and Parastatals that are in poor state and …
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NyumbaBora aims at working in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development to promote the use of ISSB (Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks) across all counties due to its high appropriateness, local availability, small scale application and potential to address poverty and housing affordability challenges facing majority of Kenyans.Research conducted by UN-Habitat …
