Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
The Impact Of Application Of GIS Technology On Non-Revenue Water Levels: A Case Study Of Narok Water And Sewerage Services Company.
(UoN, 2019)Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is the water loss that does not earn income/revenue to a Water Service Provider(s) and is lost through physical losses for example leakages/burst in the distribution system or commercially through ... -
Contractual Claims in the Construction Industry of the United Kingdom
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This study is an attempt to highlight the principal sources of claims, the most outstanding types of claims and also suggesting the root causes of such claims in the U.K. construction industry. To achieve this aim, the ... -
Impact of Applied Colour in Middle Class Interiors a Case Study of Nyayo Highrise Estate in Nairobi.
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Child Friendly Urban Spaces Sustainable Integration of the Children in the Planning and Designing of Low Income Urban Residential Neighborhoods, a Comparative Study of Kaloleni, Buru Buru Phase I and Kayole Phase I in Eastland's, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Urban residential neighborhoods are the primary environment for children during their critical early period when they are most vulnerable and developing rapidly. Residential areas are supposed to be safe, secure and ... -
Impact of Informal Trade on Spatial Development of Mumias South and Mtindwa Road
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This thesis raises questions on the impacts of informal businesses on existing planned land uses specifically residential neighbourhoods. The resilience of informality in Kenya and their heterogeneity has been creeping up ... -
Geosynthetics in Road Pavement Design and Construction in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2019)In the past two decades, Kenya has been investing heavily towards infrastructure development. Infrastructure is at the heart of the country’s goal of attaining its Vision 2030 of accelerating transformation into a rapidly ... -
Assessment of Irrigation Water Supply Losses in Major Irrigation Canals in Bal’ad District of Middle Shabelle Region in Somalia
(university of nairobi, 2018)The main objective of this study is to determine the main causes of irrigation water supply losses in canals in Somalia. The impact of the study is to help Somali authorities and communities identify the areas where they ... -
Challenges In The Uptake Of Pension Backed Home Loans For Public Sector Employees In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Housing has become the defining issue in any government because it is at the heart of current world economic crisis. The provision of affordable housing characterizes economic and political ingenuity. It is of greater ... -
Trend Detection in Precipitation and River Discharge to Assess Climate Change in the Upper Tana Basin
(UoN, 2019)With Climate Change being a point of focus in modern times, this research study was done to detect the existence of a statistically significant trend in the hydro-meteorological characteristics of the upper Tana catchment ... -
Modelling Variable Cost Of Tractors: Case Study Of Ten Tractor Models In Juba - Southern Sudan
(UoN, 2019)Variable costs contrary to fixed costs increase with machine age. Decisions made by farm power to or not to replace the farm machinery are based on available variable cost records. This study aimed at developing a mathematical ... -
An Investigation On Sustainability Compliance In The Kenyan Construction Industry (A Perspective Of Key Interior Design Professionals In Nairobi City County)
(UoN, 2019)This study investigated sustainability compliance in the Kenyan construction industry focusing on the interior design market segment. This focus was informed by the need to have all market segments involved in sustainable ...
