A construction industry body has warned that alternative
cost-cutting technologies being introduced in the country must meet laid down
requirements before being adopted nationally.
The Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity
Surveyors of Kenya (BORAQS) Chairman Nathan Kureba said while the new
technologies are welcome in the country, practitioners must make sure all
processes meet set regulations that promote safety of buildings.
“We are aware of various new technologies being applied by
various building firms and we shall closely monitor their practices to ensure
the buildings they put up are up to standard,” said Mr Kureba.
Kenya has recently witnessed adoption of new building
materials, which are said to significantly cut the cost of setting up
residential and commercial structures.
The government has also embraced the new technologies. It
recently approved a plan by a Chinese firm to put up 20,000 civil servants
houses using cheaper materials with three other alternative technology firms
currently undertaking various government projects.
The China-Africa Development Fund (CAD-Fund) venture with
local housing firm Suraya Property Group and China Civil Engineering
Construction Company (CCECC) in a deal signed in September last year, seeks to
benefit police, civil servants, Kenya Defence Forces, parastatal employees and
county government workers.
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