Description Construction is a very expensive venture that requires careful planning, if costs are to be maintained within manageable levels. It is imperative to understand the factors that affect the cost of a building project and how these costs can be controlled. Objectives Introduce the students to the management of construction costs To make the...Read More

Description Appropriate technologies are a means of not only protecting the environment but also exploiting it in a sustainable manner. In order to do this successfully, it is important to understand and be able to use technologies and materials that are suitable for a given environment. Objectives Students to appreciate importance and potential of traditional/local...Read More

Description Development projects are major avenues of driving community development. While their contribution may be understandable, challenges to their implementation are many and a good understanding of the problems they face is critical to the achievement of meaningful development. Objectives Students to appreciate the importance of community development initiatives Students to acquire knowledge on intervention...Read More

Description Low cost housing plays a significant contribution to the overall housing stock in a country, especially in the developing world. An understanding of its potential, characteristics and challenges are quite vital in order to be able to plan for and design it. Objectives Students to appreciate the contribution of low-cost housing to the overall...Read More

Description These days real estate investors are interested investing in property with high leverage, normally properties that have a great deal of deferred maintenance. The new owner has to face the challenge of a lifetime and it would look like a lifetime before he would ever see any light at the end of the tunnel....Read More