Ecobuild Africa | Promoting Sustainable Construction, Urban Development & Communities

The African Strategy on Climate Change

Eco-Build Africa provided technical support and guide for development of the African Union Climate Change Strategy, through Prof. Alfred Omenya, between 2009 and 2013. It is an established scientific fact that the earth’s climate is changing due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases with devastating impacts on all aspects of life. The African Climate Change […]

Dandora Landfill Gas Project

This was a research project into environmental hazards from the biggest dumpsite in Kenya, the Dandora dumpsite. Study included explorations of community based methane gas capture solutions. Landfill gas energy projects have been implemented in the developed world from as far back as the late 1970s, providing sustainable alternative energy to communities, industries, institutions and […]

Safe + Smart Cities [Collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center, USA]

“Safe + Smart Cities” [Collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center, USA] will highlight policies and practices that integrate new smart city technologies and planning concepts with efforts to make urban areas more resilient to natural and man-made disaster. This event brings business and government leaders together with urban experts to examine the space where the realms […]

Hotel Lamu Queen, Lamu Kenya

A luxurious Hotel, designed on the basis of Swahili Architecture, with each suite composed of a reception, two private lounges, en suite bedroom, walk in wardrobes and a private swimming pool. The hotel is fully environmental, with its own energy and water supply and cutting edge waste management and sewer treatment technologies using state of […]

Diani Hotel Development for Shaanti Ltd

The 15 acre development in Diani Beach for fully environmental sensitive design resort for Shaanti Ltd including accommodation, restaurants, spar, and conservation. The design incorporates conservation of section of a kaya forest, solid and liquid waste digestion, and solar power interventions. It uses mainly local materials, with very low embodied energy and construction technologies, employs […]

University of Nairobi Towers; is a bold, innovative, sustainable building

The University of Nairobi Tower [ in collaboration with Waweru and Associates], is a bold, innovative, sustainable building, which draws from the University’s Great Court’s strong Architectural heritage, fits into Nairobi�...

Diani Hotel Development for Shaanti Ltd; 15 acre development in Diani Beach for fully environmental…

15 acre development in Diani Beach for fully environmental sensitive design resort for Shaanti Ltd including accommodation, restaurants, spar, and conservation. The design incorporates conservation of section of a kaya forest, ...

Hotel Lamu Queen, Lamu Kenya: A luxurious Hotel, designed on the basis of Swahili Architecture…

Pro-poor adaptation to climate change in Mombasa: The World Bank, Washington.

Large populations of the urban poor are most at risk from effects of climate change in developing countries. Lives, assets, environmental quality and future prosperity is threatened by growing risks of storms, flooding, landsli...