Kenyan Architects and other practitioners involved in building in Kenya are faced with the challenge of ensuring that their buildings are responsive to the demands of today’s modern environment. The issue of building sustainability is a key consideration in the process of building in Kenya. Part of the subject of building sustainability has consideration for [...]
Building in Kenya is a rigorous process involving various disciplines and must meet various requirements. One of the key requirements in this regard is the issue of energy sustainability. A building must be sustainable with regard its usage of energy. Kenyan Architects must consider energy resources that are available to supply energy to any building [...]
Kenyan Architects are key stakeholders involved in creating and shaping the built environment as individuals undertake building in Kenya. It must be noted however that the built environment is one of the highest consumer of energy worldwide. It has been estimated in the developed world that buildings consume up to 40% of the total energy [...]
Water is an extremely vital natural resource that requires careful conservation attitude in any design being undertaken by a Kenyan Architect. There is need to ensure that it is used and preserved carefully. This applies to water that has been supplied to the site through clean piped water supply, as well as water that has [...]
The Kenyan Architect must look at the possibilities of ensuring that the available water resources are properly harnessed at all points within the built environment. The design must make use of available water resources from its planning level, but must also examine the use of water resources within the development itself. In so doing, the [...]
The challenge for the Kenyan architect in conjunction with his design team is to make provision for water harvesting and control creatively and functionally. The design and installation of fittings must be done in a manner such as to ensure that they are adequate for harvesting water, while being part of a creative holistically designed [...]
The Kenyan architect requires to make provisions for managing water on buildings. One method of doing this is through harvesting of water. Water harvesting allows water that is incident through natural means to be channeled to a location for future use. It is important to note that there are several means of storage available in [...]
The Kenyan architect often designs buildings that require adequate provisions for dealing with water supply. One such provision is water harvesting. Water harvesting allows water that is incident through natural means to be channeled to a location for future use. It is important to note that there are several means of storage available in the [...]
