What is the 52 Week Challenge? This is a rapid graduated savings plan where one progressively saves weekly towards a worthy goal over a period of 52 Weeks(One Year). It gained popular support through the inspiration and work of Ms.Kellie (Rookie Manager Blog). We at Ujenzibora thank Kellie and Gikundo for making this important Way of Thinking public. […]
It is almost not possible to build something timeless and beautiful in a hurry. When building, you can use the same amount of money that would hsve built a beautiful house to build an ugly thing. The area will not reduce, you might use the same quantity of materials and most likely, you will spend […]
For every problem, there exists a pattern that is a solution. For example, This door is a big solution for folks who have been wondering is it possible to have a fully glazed front door? Notice the following items captured by the design solution: 1. Side hung grill door 2. Sliding middle door 3. Fixed […]
This is a brief reflection on whether we can combine Maasai Architecture with its love for dome shaped structures, the versatile Container Architecture and Rammed Earth. The house has provision for sleeping quarters, home office, a Kitchen, Dining Space and Lounge.
Introduction Money is made or lost in real estate before a house is built. The decisions that determine the outcome are made at the beginning. These include the Vision to Build(Why?), the Design (What?), the Costs summarized in a Bills of Quantity(How?), the Location (Where?) and the target Market (Who?). Here is how to build […]
Summary Most design spaces confine people to the same type of space. This could be a result of cost saving or outright ignorance of the need for a proper balance of activities and spaces for men, women and children.Make sure that individual men and women also have room to flourish, in their own right, distinct […]
Background: We are happy to start and implement initiatives together with Other Stakeholders and Active Citizens to make Uhuru Park a vibrant and self-sustainable public space for its users and visitors. On 24th June 2017, i triggered a conversation on twitter under the Thread, “How a Simple Public Infrastructure Agenda can Create Jobs in Any […]
Greetings! There are many people who own micro-parcels and feel intimidated because they lack the know-how of what is possible. First, I will define a micro parcel as the “legally smallest piece of land one can own under the current laws.” This post is therefore for people who own an eighth of an acre or a […]
To attain knowledge add things every day. To attain wisdom subtract things every day. – Lao Tzu Why a Cost Editor? “Editing- which involves the strict elimination of the trivial, unimportant, or irrelevant – is an Essentialist craft.” Everyone who reads a newspaper that has a lousy editor knows the feeling of being wasted. But […]
Footnotes: Early this morning, i felt the need to draft a series of 12 tips that an ordinary man can use as a detector to avoid the prevalent real estate scams mushrooming online. httpss://twitter.com/dnahinga/status/839329572776718337 I spared some time to turn it into an infographic. I am inspired by the thought attributed by Edmund Burke, that […]
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