June | 2011 | ujenzibora.com

Jun 21
NEW POWER CENTERS IN AFRICA : THE WIND IS BLOWING

Posted by UB in Business, Leadership, Property, Real Estate | Tagged Africa, Growth, Investment | 8 Comments

Africa is on the verge of an economic take-off. You will find 253,000,000 results in o.o1 seconds by searching “Investment in Africa‘ on Google. This is a compilation of several posts from different sites. The accuracy and authenticity of the information is attributed to the sources and a link to the original articles has been [...]

Jun 20
“Generation Rent”: Walking a tight rope…

Posted by UB in Business | 2 Comments

Housing is a basic human need. In this regard, it pays a great deal to observe trends in certain communities to learn and gain wisdom in situations faced by our economy which is always “catching-up” with trends. Even though we as a country face a huge significant housing demand backlog, affordability is still an issue. [...]

Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: Reconstruction after disasters.

Posted by UB in Business | Tagged Housing, Policy, Reconsruction, Resources | 2 Comments

In the recent past, the country has faced both natural and unnatural disasters. A case in mind is the recent collapse of buildings in Nairobi and the Post-Election Violence of 2007. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGlJsLGjg-M] The thing with all disasters is that both citizens and policy makers are often caught un-prepared. We always want to build safer homes [...]

Jun 14
HOW TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF YOUR NEW HOME

Posted by UB in Real Estate | Tagged Architect, Building Construction, Consultants, Costs, Engineer, Estimates, Home Ownership, House Building, How to Construct, Kenya Building, Quantity Surveyor | 11 Comments

How do you estimate the cost of your New Home? Of course it is not easy. Here is some tips for you to know how much your dream house will cost. That can help you modify your plans to meet your budget. 1. Contact Local Builders Meet with builders who construct houses that are similar [...]

Jun 12
Design Happens Everywhere!: Its now Easy for Architects, Engineers and Designers

Posted by UB in Business, Leadership, Procurement, Property, Real Estate | Tagged Architecture, AutoCAD WS, Building, Construction, Design, Engineer Software | 10 Comments

Design Happens Everywhere! *AutoCAD WS is a free online service that provides access to online software for viewing, editing, and sharing AutoCAD designs. Its easy, all you need to do is create a new account HERE You can also install the Application from the Chrome Web Store BENEFITS View, edit, and share DWG™ drawings through [...]