List/Grid Tag Archives: Technology
Cable firm unveils system to curb counterfeits
East African Cables has unveiled a product verification system in a bid to fight off counterfeit products. The system dubbed Zinduka is set to minimize the loss of at least…
Top 5 Home Design Software Programs
Home builders with good computer skills can create house floor plans, 3D models and interior design concepts using the following easy-to-use design programs. 1.) AutoCAD Freestyle AutoCAD Freestyle by Autodesk…
High costs pushing developers to prefabricated housing
The soaring costs of construction are pushing property developers toward prefabricated building technology in effort to address housing shortage in a cost-effective mode. This technology involves manufacturing modular houses (prefabs)…
Kenya banking on technology to lower building costs
The Kenyan government is banking on Appropriate Building Materials and Technologies (ABMT) to lower construction costs and improve quality and speed of construction. ABMT refers to construction processes, building materials…
Access Kenya unveils fibre solution for builders
NSE-listed corporate internet and IT Solutions provider Access Kenya has unveiled a determined Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) Solution targeted at builders, real estate agents and investors in the Kenyan…
SafetyNet app unveiled to predict workplace accidents
US-based Predictive Solutions has unveiled a new app that predicts and in the end prevents job-sites accidents. The new SafetyNet app gathers information on workplaces through safety observations carried out…
New building code needed to solve housing crisis
With an annual demand of 150,000 units against a supply of about 30,000 units, Kenya is experiencing an acute housing crisis. The housing crisis is worsening every year fuelled by…
Deadline set for migration to e-construction permit system
The City Council of Nairobi has announced that from January 12, 2012, all applicants for construction permits and plan approvals will be required to use the electronic Construction Permit Management…
Technology transforming construction industry
Information Technology is slowly transforming the way the construction industry works. Although the industry has been built around brick and mortar, technology is changing almost every aspect of construction and…
Building technology to reduce building costs
New technology is set to revolutionize the Kenyan construction industry as builders seek to lower construction costs. Industry players say the prefabricated technology could lower the overall cost of construction,…
