dc.contributor.author | Ndemere, Billy Ibale | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T14:34:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T14:34:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ndemere, B.I (2018) An investigation into the potential of rammed earth as a construction technique in Uganda. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala , Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/10708 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In Uganda, traditionally housing was not a major problem because among other reasons people
manipulated materials in their immediate environment to construct their homes thus the grass
thatched mud and wattle houses. According to Sanya (2007), earthen houses have become socially
unacceptable yet they still make up approximately 50% of the housing stock. This situation
represents a deficiency in Ugandan architecture.
Despite many efforts by the government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban
Development, National Housing and National Housing Construction Company to overturn the
housing deficit, no major efforts have been geared towards adoption the rammed earth yet it has
proven to be successful in countries like Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Australia.
This research is designed to investigate the potential for the use of the rammed earth technique of
construction in the present scenario to mitigate some of Uganda’s housing problems. The research
therefore provides insights into rammed earth projects that have been carried out in Uganda in
order to offer architects interested in using the material a rational basis of deciding on whether or
not to use the material. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Rammed earth | en_US |
dc.subject | Earth Architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | Construction technique | en_US |
dc.title | An investigation into the potential of rammed earth as a construction technique in Uganda. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |