Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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A framework for cloud Banking
(Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2012)The Cloud has today become a buzz-word and is in the centre of almost all business and technology forums. Cloud opportunities have continued to expand with the penetration and reliability of Internet allowing more and ... -
Comparison between field measurements and local climatic estimates of crop water use in Oklahoma.
(Envrironmental and Biosystems Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Fatigue Crack Growth In Welded Al-Li-Cu Alloy 2095 (WeldaliteTM 049)
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1994) -
Informal Sector Technologies: An Approach To Sustainable Development In Kenya
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Simbant Village And Community Centre Designing With Culture And Community Level Economics In Mind
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Vernacular Issues In Built Form: A Case Study Of The Gusii Of Western Kenya
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Studies Of Atmospheric Aerosols And Development Of An EDXRF Spectrometer In Kenya, Gotenburg University, Gotenburg, Sweden
(Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2006)There have been very few studies in Kenya on aerosols despite the global demand on aerosol ground studies in the perspective of climate and the human well being. Therefore, atmospheric aerosol studies became the basis of ... -
Housing Provision; Are The Low Income Earners Catered For? A Case Study Of Thika Town
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1991)The development of commercial and industrial activities in the larger towns has brought large aggregation of all types of people in towns. However, since the main objective of this rural-urban drift is to acquire a ... -
Starter unit concept—Case-study analysis of NHC of Kenya Low Income Housing Projects
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Community participation in tackling the Rural energy problem: a case study of Woodfuel in Ebutanyi sub-location, Vihiga District, Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 1997-09)The importance of woodfuel as a traditional source of energy and its increasing shortage in terms of supply and demand has made it necessary for a number of scholars to assess the situation in many parts of the ... -
A model of information system for rural development planning at district level: a case study of Laikipia district, Kenya
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1996-10)The thesis consists of a district case study conducted in Laikipia, Kenya. The objective is to construct and demonstrate a district planning information systems (PIS) model for planning at district level. It is based ... -
Diani Marina: water Recreation
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)The tourist as well as the local people have more desire for recreational facilities, specially water sport. (boating and sailing) This thesis report deals with the development of a Marina at the proposed Ministry of ... -
The role of the organization structure in the implementation of public building Projects in kenya
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 1986)This thesis is a study of the role of the organization structure in the implementation of public building construction projects in Kenya. Three case studies of public organizations have been selected for examination. ... -
The need of a sizing system for Kenya: case studies of females at the University of Nairobi and Nairobi textiles.
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 2009)Tailors in Kenya often use the traditional method of taking body measurements to make clothes. This method is often too slow to cater for the entire female population in the country or for the export market. As a result, ... -
A study of the role of design in building failures with special reference to government owned residential buildings within Nairobi area
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1986-09)This thesis constitutes a study of the role of design in building failures, with special reference to Government owned residential buildings within Nairobi Area. The study uses frequency of building failures to examine ... -
Management options for human-wildlife conflicts in Kitengela game conservation Area, Kajiado district
(Department of Urban and Regional planning, University of Nairobi, 2002-08)The habitat required by Kenya's wildlife, one of its most famous and economically valuable resources is increasingly threatened by increasing levels of poverty and the country's soaring rate of population growth. Farmers ... -
Motel
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)The site of the scheme is in Jinja Town on the Trans-African Highway. It is to assume a suburban residential atmosphere. The motel is designed to cater for motorists. These will be: a) The long distance travellers on ... -
An investigation into the problems of communication in the implementation of a project: a case study of Kenya Government projects
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 1986-04)The capital goods produced by the construction industry are vital to the well-being and functioning of a modern economy.We take for granted the houses, bungalows and flats we 1ive in, the factories , warehouses and ...
