Sustainable building practices The global waste crisis has brought with it numerous challenges that have called for innovative solutions in various sectors, with the construction industry being no exception. Sustainable building practices have become the norm in modern times, and shipping container architecture has emerged as one of the most practical and eco-friendly solutions. In…
On March 22, President William Ruto announced that the government was giving 4,000 acres of prime land to developers all throughout the nation for free to be used for the construction of affordable houses. At the Nairobi Stock Exchange’s listing of Laptrust Imara (REIT), Ruto said that the land parcels had been provided by a…
The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), a non-governmental organization (NGO) from Turkey, has taken an initiative to set up a “container neighborhood” in the Kahramanmaras province. This region was the epicenter of the fatal earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6 and caused significant destruction and displacement. The NGO has taken this step to provide shelter…
In the late 1990s, the idea of living in a tiny home was a relatively unknown concept that few people would have considered. Back then, large houses with unused space were the norm. However, as the world has evolved, so too has the way we think about living spaces. Today, tiny homes are becoming increasingly…
