Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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A study into the impact and suitability of building maintenance practices of local council buildings On performance of floor finishes: case study of Nairobi city hall and Kisumu town hall
(Department of Building Economics and Management, 2005-06)This research is a study in to the impact and suitability of building maintenance practices of local council buildings or performance of floor finishes. The aim was to explore the maintenance practices adopted by the ... -
Selection criteria and planning approaches to the rural trade and production centres A case study of Luanda
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1989)This study sets out to establish and test the criteria for selecting ·Rural Trade and Production Centres. The study area is Luanda in Kakamega District. Jhe study was conducted by collecting data on relationships between ... -
A study into the organication and execution of building maintenance works in the ministry Of works, housing and physical planning with special reference to Nairobi province.
(Department of Land Development , University of Nairobi., 1985)This study examines the organization and execution of building maintenance works in the Ministry of Works Hotising an~ Physical Planning with special reference to Na i.r-oLb Province with the objectives of determining whether ... -
Identification of cost risk factors in building contracts in Kenya
(Real Estate And Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2006-07)This study sought to evaluate building cost performance and to establish the risk factors within building contracts contributing to variations in such performance. The study relied on responses from a questionnaire survey ... -
The relevance of timber prefabrication to housing production in Kenya
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 1988)This thesis constitutes a study which focuses on the relevance of timber prefabrication to housing production in Kenya. Prefabrication is an imported technology from the advanced countries and as such, a lot of emphasis ... -
The impact of Industrial development of Environmental quality ; with special reference to Kenya Meat Commission and East Africa Portland cement Factory in Athi River Town
(School of Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 1983)The problem of resource abuse through industrial activities is a serious one in the developed countries. Air pollution, water pollution, acid rain, smogs and oil spills are few among the many consequences of resource abuse ... -
A study of the impact of building processes on the technological performance of multi-storeyed buildings element of study: External wall Nairobi Central Area
(School of the Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2006)This study is about building processes and their effect on the performance of tall buildings from a technological perspective. The study was not concerned with the poetic and spatial issues of Architecture. The study ... -
Postgraduate Hostel, Nairobi
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Maintenance information management the role of management information systems
(Department of Building Economics and Management, 1995)The construction industry plays a leading role in the development of any country by producing investment goods. These provide habitats for activities, economic or otherwise, in which people are engaged. They are aimed ... -
Industrial trade school
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)The idea of an industrial trade school stems from the countrywide lack of skilled manpower and adequate institutions for their training and the need to have more comprehensive schools whose graduates are adaptable to ... -
Planning for education in Kisumu municipality
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi., 1987)Planning for education anywhere is always a long term process. This is mainly because it is necessary to preempt a situation where the demand for education facilities is not met adequately. It is also necessary to look ... -
Building Contract Performance: A Case Study Of Government Projects In Kenya
(Department of Land Development, 1986)The success of any project is determined mainly by the effectiveness of the procedure used and by the efficiency of the organizational tools employed. Building and construction projects in general are particularly ... -
School for parking boys Community integrated: study report
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)To design a rehabilitation/education center for destitute children with particular emphasis on the parking boys in Nairobi who under absolutely squalid condition and a number between 150 to 200 aged between 4 and 15 ... -
Environmental quality: an analysis of the impact of highrise residential developments (A case study of Kileleshwa estate; Nairobi, Kenya)
(Department of real estate and construction management (RECM) University of Nairobi, 2005-07)Increasing the densities of existing residential areas is often seen as a convenient option to address the problem of housing shortage in many urban centres. This is mainly due to the fact that existing neighbourhoods are ... -
Provision of pedestrian transport facilities in Nairobi city: the case of Jogoo corridor.
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2001)The influence of the car in the expansion of cities, however. has not satisfied the need for travel especially in third world/developing nations including Kenya where the majority (over 64%) of urban dwellers live below ... -
An investigation into the dissemination of construction research innovation from the University of Nairobi into Construction practice
(Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, 2006)The overall aim of this research project was to investigate the dissemination of, and subsequent absorption of construction research innovation from the School of the Built Environment (UON) to the Kenyan Construction ... -
Industrial training and vocational centre - Nairobi
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1975)The need for increased outputs of skilled man-power in a developing country like Kenya, cannot be overstressed. This document attempts to look into this need with regards to training for middle level industrial man-power ... -
Aesthetic, functional and social cultural significance of traditional art among the Maasai of Kenya: study of forms, ornaments, design patterns, decorations and their symbolic meaning
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An investigation into factors that affect the accuracy of cost estimates for bulldings : case study of private residential and office projects in the city of Nairobi
(University Of NairobiCollege of Architecture and Engineering, 2006)The purpose of all pre-tender estimates is to provide an indication of the probable cost of the new construction. Decision-making at the early stages of a project, initial appropriations and economic feasibility studies ... -
Environment impact assessment (EIA): an analysis of the construction process and conception of an Appropriate environment impact assessment system for Kenyan
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1995)Complaints and accussations abound about the environmental hazards caused by construction (Kenya Times, March 1995; East African Standard, May 1995). Danger therefore exists that the impressive growth as estimated by the ...
