Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS): Transformation Between KPLC CORS System And The Kenya National Geodetic System
(UoN, 2019)Advances in GNSS technology such as multiple constellation, receiver capability, improved software as well as new measurement techniques have increased the applications of GNSS in positioning. The need to continuously ... -
Assessment Of Water Demand Pressure On Surface Water Resources In Burguret River Sub-Catchment Using IS SWAT
(UoN, 2019)Assessment water availability and use in any catchment is a preliminary key requirement for policy administrators and leaders to make an appropriate decision on water allocation. This ensures utilisation of water resources ... -
Determination Of The Optimum Hybrid Renewable Energy System For Powering The School Of Engineering, University Of Nairobi
(UoN, 2019)Off-the-grid and on-the-grid hybrid renewable energy systems have become effective solutions to providing reliable, affordable and environmentally protected electricity for the rural communities where extension of the ... -
Development of a Geovisualisation Tool for Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya is one of the developing countries that are a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. These agreements are the world’s advancement towards ... -
Analysis Of The Factors That Influence Housing Affordability In Kigali City
(UoN, 2019)Rwanda is one of developing countries facing the challenges associated with housing. Those challenges include among others, inadequate provision of housing especially for low income earners, infrastructure development, ... -
Provision of Appropriate Rural Transport System- a Case of Nyabiosi Sub-location in Rigoma Division of Nyamira District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Many third world countries (Kenya included) have historically devoted a fair share of their development budgets on expansion of rural road networks as the prime means of enhancing accessibility and personal mobility of ... -
Action Plan for the Promotion of 3R in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Waste management in many cities such as Nairobi has largely been centred on collection and disposal. This approach has however come under scrutiny due to increased waste quantities over time. Such has led to the strain ... -
Assessing Functions of Bypass Roads in Cities and Towns: a Case Study of Eastern Bypass in the City of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Functions of bypasses and their impacts have been assessed in various studies worldwide. These roads are key in addressing traffic congestion, environmental pollution, road accidents and economic growth in cities and ... -
Assessment of Stone Crushing Characteristics and Optimum Dynamical and Structural Design Parameters of a Stone Crusher for Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs
(university of nairobi, 2019)In Kenya and other developing countries, crushing of stones into aggregates using manual means is common. The activity is carried out by men, women and children along riverbeds, roadsides, homesteads and near towns. ... -
A Strategic Design Approach to Delivering a Competency-based Art Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This project focuses on the newly introduced competency-based curriculum in Kenya rolled out by the government in 2017. There is a rift between what the competency-based curriculum offers and the professional preparation ... -
Case Study of Energy Utilization/management at the Nccrc
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Energy demand has been escalating mainly because of the growing population and increasing standards of living for many. However, consumers have not used energy efficiently due to either lack of energy management principles ... -
Development of a 3d Indoor Model for Management of Emergency Evacuation in Public Buildings.Case Study of Ardhi House – Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Buildings have become a significant subject of recent disasters, either of natural or anthropogenic causes, resulting in massive casualties and damages in Kenya and almost everywhere else in the world. In the January 2019 ... -
Sustainable Computer E-waste Disposal Management Approaches in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Computer electronic waste (e-waste) is the swiftest growing solid waste stream in the world. It is a human health and environmental problem in the urban areas because of the hazardous nature of its contents. The enormous ... -
Indigenous Construction Business Financing a Case Study of National Construction Corporation of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Construction business requiresmore than more additional funds. With some training, especially in the management of business, the construction businessmen could raise enough funds internally so that the need for external ... -
Planning in Multicultural Urban Communities- the Eastleigh North Case
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Aside from the characteristic urban pattern of high, middle, and low-income areas, Nairobi's postcolonial landscape is also layered by localities with predominant ethnic communities. With over fifty ethnic communities ... -
Acceptance Criteria Of Alternative Building Materials And Technologies For Walling: A Case Study Of Nairobi City County
(UoN, 2019)The purpose of the study was to determine the acceptance criteria of Alternative Building Materials and Technologies (ABMTs) for walling. The overall objective was achieved by: (a) investigating the various ABMTs currently ... -
Property Portfolio Construction and Performance Analysis in Kenya -a Case Study of Registered Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This study was prompted by a need to look into the management of property portfolio investments as alternative long-term investments. The issues of concern were the factors considered during the construction of property ... -
The Role of Procurement Method in Project Performance- a Comparative Study Between Traditional and Alternative Methods
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Procurement is an important area of construction dealing as it does with the overall planning, management and organization of a project from inception to completion. The procurement of construction projects in Kenya as ... -
Identification Of Potential Road Accident Hot Spots Using Geospatial Techniques A Case Study Of Thika Superhighway
(UoN, 2019)Road safety is a matter that does not receive the attention it so requires especially in Kenya. However, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018, deaths from road traffic crash ... -
Use Of Remote Sensing To Estimate Evapotranspiration (Et) For Water Resources Management : Case Study Ndaka-Ini Dam Watershed
(UoN, 2019)Water is a very important commodity for sustaining life and also a key factor in sustaining agricultural production, energy production and other activities at optimal levels. Despite water being very important, the world ...
