Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Designing and Building Integrated Photo voltaic Solar Roofing Tiles
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This project sought to design and build a low cost solar photovoltaic roofing tile prototype by incorporating photovoltaic cells into roof tiles. Such tiles have the potential to provide robust and distributed electricity ... -
Designing distributed renewable energy powered wheelchairs for sustainable rural mobility in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)Victor Papanek the champion of social design remarks that designer should design for people‟s needs as opposed to their wants. One of the major point marks in social design is designing sustainable products and service ... -
Designing Sustainable Product-service System (S.PSS) Framework for SME’s in Kenya’s Fashion Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The fashion industry value chain activities are having a significant negative environmental and social impact across the globe. In order to effectively reduce their environmental harm, a new breed of small and medium-sized ... -
Determinants of Farm-households’ Participation in Motorcycle Business for Livelihood Diversification in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Determinants of Farm-households’ Participation in Motorcycle Business for Livelihood Diversification in Bungoma County, Kenya, 2019)Farm-households in rural areas of developing countries are perpetually trapped in poverty due to low returns, delayed payments or failed markets. Diversification into non-farm livelihood activities is seen as one of the ... -
Determinants of household forest cover in rural arid and semi arid lands of Kyome/Thaana ward, Kitui county.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Forests are major sources of livelihoods for millions of people and contribute to many countries' national economic growth and environmental health. Kenya has just about 8.3 percent forest cover. Currently, the country's ... -
Determinants of housing supply in Kenya
(2013)Housing as an economic good is often considered as an investment good with expected returns either in terms of rent or capital gains made from sale of the investment. The problem of provision of adequate shelter is a ... -
Determinants Of Male Involvement In Family Planning In Huruma Ward, Mathare Constituency
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This is a cross-sectional exploratory study of determinants of male involvement in family planning in Huruma Ward, Mathare Constituency. The study investigated the sociocultural determinants of male involvement in FP as ... -
Determinants of maternal and non-maternal mortality, evidence from hospital data, Nakuru
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1990-11)The main objective of this research was to find determinants and levels of maternal mortality as compared with non-maternal female mortality in the reproductive age set and to establish its significance. The study ... -
The Determinants of Office Rents in Nairobi Central Business District
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Investment in commercial real estate offers immense opportunities for investors in both the public and private sectors. The commercial real estate which includes office properties generally has higher returns compared to ... -
The Determinants of Pedestrian Safety Risk Factors at Roundabouts Along Uhuru Highway in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Walking is a form of active mobility and one of the most sustainable modes considering its benefits such as improved human physical health, low carbon emissions hence clean environment, affordability, inclusivity and low ... -
Determination of the levels of heavy metals in suspended particulate matter(SPM) in Kibera Nairobi
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Determination Of The Optimum Hybrid Renewable Energy System For Powering The School Of Engineering, University Of Nairobi
(UoN, 2019)Off-the-grid and on-the-grid hybrid renewable energy systems have become effective solutions to providing reliable, affordable and environmentally protected electricity for the rural communities where extension of the ... -
Determination of Velocity Fields in Newtonian And Non- Newtonian Lubricating Films
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
Determining convective precipitation using cold cloud top temperatures and it’s impact on aviation industry over western part of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study quantifies satellite infrared 10.8 μm band cold cloud top temperature data with convective rainfall by matching the cold cloud top temperature threshold values less than 255 K 0 (- 18 C 0 ) of the same spatial ... -
Determining the Causes of Water Scarcity in Maai Mahiu Division, Nakuru County, Kenya
(School of Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2012-05)Water exists as a scarce resource which is critical to social and economic development, and directly affects the behavior of society. In the next century, more than a quarter of the world's population, or a third of the ... -
Developement of a Cadastral land dispute classification model using Geographical data modelling
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Land disputes undermine human dignity globally through their direct contribution to; food insecurity, environmental degradation, informal settlements, and the swelling numbers of displaced persons and the homeless. In spite ... -
Developement of a mobile GIS Data Collection Solution
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Mobile GIS is the expansion of GIS technology from the office into the field. It enables field personnel to capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze and display geographic information. Traditionally, the processes of ... -
Developement of testing facilities for induction motors and lighting fixtures
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Energy is a finite quantity hence the need to conserve and properly manage it. A large proportion of energy in industrial and domestic applications is used in running induction motors and lighting. Management of energy in ... -
Developing a Cloud Removal Tool by Combining Optical and Microwave ALOS Data
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)In optical remote sensing, clouds have always been a major problem because they obstruct the details underneath them owing to the simple reason that the visible band of electromagnetic spectrum ... -
Developing a complementary mobile & web-based application for recording and sharing electricity customer meter reading and power incidence data. case Study: Langata Constituency, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2018-08)Energy is an essential factor of the economy, the national security of a nation as well as standard of living. Kenya’s Vision 2030 identifies energy as one of the major enablers of infrastructure development under the ...