Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Vegetation Indices as Indicators of Drought, a Remote Sensing Perspective: a Case Study of Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Vegetation cover is essential in determining the health of ecosystems and critical in planning and management of environmental and land resources. This study aimed at establishing the correlation between vegetation cover ... -
Application of GIS in Mediating Traffic Congestion in Central Business Districts. A Case of Nairobi County CBD
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Geo-information technology has been integrated with various sectors of development to help achieve sustainability and improve the delivery of services and smooth operation of activities within the economy. However, considering ... -
An Evaluation of the Extent and Impact of the Application of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems in the Kenya Construction Industry a Case Study of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The performance of construction projects depends on how best resources are managed. Lack of effective resource management through planning techniques is likely to lead to higher project7costs, schedule overruns,7and ... -
A Study of the Role of Contracting Parties in Preventing Escalation of Construction Claims Into Disputes Through the Claim Management Processes
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Poorly managed claims result in antagonism, disputes, and disruption in construction projects. This raises the need for construction parties to manage claims well and avoid disputes. This research explored how construction ... -
An Investigation on the Extent of Awareness of Existing Onsite Training and Certification Programmes by Semi-skilled Construction Workforce in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The construction industry has a chance to close the knowledge and skill gap by offering on-the-job training and certification programs for semi-skilled workers. The government has taken steps to ensure that more semi-skilled ... -
Contributions of Governance to Water Availability in Mwingi Town
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The contributions of governance to water availability in Mwingi town. Identification of governance capacity to address issues of water scarcity in many parts of the world is pertinent and especially in urban areas characterized ... -
Application of Environmental Audits in Industrial Property Management in Kenya: a Case Study of Industrial Properties in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study examines the application of Environmental Auditing (EA) in industrial property management in Kenya. EA is undertaken to assess compliance with mitigation measures proposed in Environmental Impact Assessment ... -
Investigation on the Public-private Partnerships (Ppp) Success as Procurement Method for Infrastructure Development in Kenya: a Case Study of Public Universities in Nairobi Metropolitan
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Infrastructure investments are key drivers in achieving economic growth and sustainable development. However inadequate funding and ever emerging complex procurement methods are becoming impediments to delivery of ... -
Effectiveness of E-development Permit System in the Management of Development Applications and Approvals in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Digitization and automation have emerged as preferred solutions to challenges affecting city development management and application processes. Nairobi City County Government is a pioneer in automating development application ... -
An Analysis of Multiple Actors in Urban Water Supply: Case of Langas Informal Settlement, Eldoret Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Provision of water in urban areas and particularly informal settlements has been a challenge to many governments all around the world and especially in developing countries. Numerous research has been conducted in search ... -
Static Security Assessment of the Kenyan Power System Using Contingency Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Static Security Assessment of the Kenyan Power System using contingency analysis. The demand for reliable power supply in Kenya has been driven by increased industrialization however, the reliability of the Kenyan Power ... -
Utilization of Built Environment to Address Food Poverty in Public Schools in Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)feeding programmes have played a vital role in facilitating meals for many pupils in public primary and pre-primary schools in Kenya since 1980. The role of schools in the society has evolved becoming multi-sectoral through ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Internal and Outsourced Public Project Management in Kenya: the Case of the Urban Development Department Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The aim of this study was to do a comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the internally managed and outsourced public project management in Kenya. Kenya is anticipated to be predominantly urban by 2030. This projected ... -
Innovation of Acoustic Interior Design to Improve Audio Quality for Home-based Telecommuters in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Working from home became more widespread in Nairobi during the year 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was in full effect. Meanwhile, the Kenyan government had issued a shelter-in-place directive. Although restrictive ... -
Urban Sprawl and Its Impact on the Morphology of Homa Bay Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Rapid urbanization is experienced across the developing world with the fastest growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The migration of people from rural to urban areas in search of better education, jobs, and higher living standards ... -
Optimization of Drilling of Volcanics Section in an Oil/gas Well.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The efficiency of the well drilling procedure is influenced by the drill bit, its characteristics, its hydraulics, and the downhole tools. During the well drilling at AMOSING 2, Block 10BB, the parameters selected in this ... -
Development of Battery/supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Scheme for Grid Connected Solar Pv Source
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Though attempts for solving the problem of variability of renewable energy (RE) sources have been mitigated through the single energy storages, a gap still exists on the reliability and quality of power produced. The ... -
Emissions of Vehicular Traffic Along Uhuru Highway Corridor in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Uhuru Highway Corridor is a road segment of the northern corridor (A8) in Nairobi city. It is one of the busiest and congestion-prone highways in Nairobi covering approximately 3.7 kilometers spanning between Lusaka ... -
System Design and Levelized Cost of Electricity Assessment for Solar Pv Electrification: Case Study of Kalisasi Village, Mwingi Sub-county, Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is significant evolution underway in the electric power sector, with increased harnessing of renewable energy sources (RES) and efforts to decarbonize the energy system. Not only has technological innovation driven ... -
Solar-diesel-storage Hybrid Electrical Energy Access System Design and Optimization: Case of Unhcr Sub-office in Dadaab, Garissa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The world’s latest strive involves the eradication of conventional fossil fuel utilization in electricity production. This is not only expensive but contributes a lot towards climatic change through the increased production ...
