School of Built Environment (SBE) Collections: Recent submissions
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Modelling of land use and land cover to predict future water demand and inform infrastructural planning in the Kampala Water Service Area of National Water and Sewerage Corporation
(Makerere University, 2022-01-28)Land cover is a fundamental variable that impacts many parts of the global environment. Changes in land cover can have far-reaching consequences at local and global levels, therefore monitoring the changes of land use and ... -
Total quality management in the upgrading of Jie road and Lopeduru road to bituminous standards in Moroto Municipality.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-28)The field attachment was undertaken to report on Total Quality Management and how it was implemented on the Jie and Lopeduru road projects in Moroto Municipal Council. The specific objectives include describing the Quality ... -
Construction of an administration block for Kiwoko Town Council (phase one).
(Makerere University, 2022-04-16)It is government’s duty to provide social infrastructure in sectors like transport, health, education, agriculture, energy, among others, by for example, respectively constructing roads, hospitals, schools, demonstration ... -
Design and construction of Uderu Motorized Piped Water Project at Pachara Sub county in Adjumani District.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-03)The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE) using funding from the Donor Community, formulated a program, Government of Uganda UNICEF Country Program, to improve safe water infrastructure ... -
Upgrading of Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko Road (111km) to paved (bituminous) standard.
(2022-02-16)This project report contains details about my involvement in the civil works of upgrading of Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road(111km) to paved(bituminous) standard as a Construction Engineer with the UNRA Inhouse Supervision ... -
Assessing in-house capacity for participatory GIS in community-based measuring reporting and verification (MRY) systems in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Mabira Forest is the biggest forest conservation in Uganda, the forest provides a long-term benefit of carbon storage however it is currently facing continuous degradation bringing it to reduction in such benefits. Currently ... -
Assessing the effects of Installation and maintenance of storage tanks on water quality in indirect domestic water supply systems
(Makerere University, 2022-01-07)Water supply systems form one of the most fundamental components of building services. In many communities especially in developing countries such as Uganda, most households use the indirect cold water supply system, ... -
Application of the project management principles on a design and build projects; case study proposed design and construction of an aviation maintenance base at Jinja – Kimaka.
(2022-02-22)This project report offers a brief review of the Application of Project Management Principals applied to a design and build project. This is done as partial fulfillment of the award of a Master of Science Degree in ... -
Quantifying the Spatial Variation of the effect of COVID-19 on Property Market Activity in Kampala District.
(2022-04-25)The real estate sector is one of the sectors that has been greatly affected by the onset of COVID-19 in Uganda. Studies conducted worldwide have indicated that, pandemics affect property market transactions differently, ... -
Exploring the use of a web-based system in reporting, recording, monitoring and managing occupational safety and health incidents in Uganda’s Construction Industry
(2022-01-07)The construction industry is by nature a very risky industry in terms of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). It is prone to many incidents and responsible for high fatality of workers in many countries. Despite their ... -
Construction of Jesus Cares Storeyed girls hostel for St.Philip-bwera Parish,Bwera Archdeaconry.
(2022-02-22)This report details construction and project management practices that the author participated in as the contractor’s project manager during the construction of Jesus Cares Storeyed girls hostel for St. Philip Bwera ... -
Low-cost sealing of 1.2 km of Agoro Trading Centre roads, Agoro sub-county, Lamwo District.
(2022-02-10)The Makerere University curriculum requires students of postgraduate Diploma in Construction Project Management to prepare and submit a technical project report as part of their assessments to the University. The report ... -
An Investigation into Factors Affecting Workmanship On Reinforced Concrete Columns in Building Construction Within Kampala District
(2022-02)While the traditional emphasis of construction quality has mainly been on unsuitability of materials, workmanship has not been the subject of as much investigation, despite the relevant research done about it. Need is still ... -
Wildfire Susceptibility Modelling in Queen Elizabeth National Park - Uganda.
(2022-03-31)Existence of vast Savannah grasslands that provide flammable fuel as well as rhythmic wet and dry seasons contribute to the occurrence of wildfires in protected areas in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. Wildfires cause ... -
Construction Of Kampala Fly Over And Road Upgrading, Kampala-Entebbe.
(2022-04-21)The report is about construction and project management practices that the author learnt in the field during training. Chapter one entails a brief introduction and background of the project, scope, funders, consultants and ... -
Assessing the accuracy of OpenStreetMap (OSM) building layer in Jinja district, Uganda.
(2022-04-20)OpenStreetMap (OSM) is one of the most successful Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) developments that avails a free editable map of the world. OSM data collection does not require expertise in GIS and as such, ... -
The application of environmental sustainability principles in housing construction projects: a case study of Solana Lubowa housing project
(2022-03-04)This report provides the application of environmental sustainability principles in housing construction projects using the case study of Solana Lubowa housing project. It presents the implementation of the principles of ... -
The construction of a three storey staff house in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.
(2022-04-19)This report is about the Construction of the construction of Staff Houses in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, under which the author did participate as Project Manager on the Clients’ side. Detailed construction approach ... -
Ground deformation modelling based on causal factors in landslide-prone areas. A case study of Bududa district, Uganda.
(2022-04-07)The measurement of ground deformation has become a very critical part of landslide hazard assessment because before a landslide happens, ground deformation precedes which when reliably measured, communities at greatest ... -
The construction of UZIMA water production factory, 1st Division HQ Kakiri Army Barracks
(Makerere University, 2022-01-21)