by Benard Makaa | May 11, 2022 | Electrical Safety Audits
Electricity-related deaths are on the rise. Electrical faults have caused loss of life and property. Electrocution claims thousands of lives annually with several cases unreported and without proper investigation. It is unfortunate that standards of the electrical...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 7, 2022 | Consultants, Education, Project
There are many reasons why structural failures occur—the primary reason is that the foundation is unable to support the structure and its weight. That’s the primary reason. What could be the secondary reasons? A licensed structural engineer is not involved in...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 1, 2021 | Books, Consultants
This book sets out to provide a basic grounding in the design of electrical services for buildings. It is intended for consultants and graduates in electrical and mechanical engineering who are about to specialize in building services after obtaining a broadly based,...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 2, 2021 | Education, Energy Audits, Power
Assuming that the efficiency and other costs/factors (environmental, convenience) are held constant, this is how much it would cost to boil one litre of water in Kenya as of April 2021. Assuming that water’s room temperature before boiling is 250C and since the...
by Benard Makaa | Nov 6, 2020 | Consultants, Education
Currently submitting and obtaining approvals for buildings from the national and country governments does not require electrical and mechanical drawings from registered professional engineers. This loophole has, as anyone can imagine led to the inferior implementation...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 29, 2020 | Consultants, Education
(For those registering, you can download real sample IEK/EBK registration reports by clicking here ) To practice engineering in Kenya and for one to be recognized as an Engineer, it is necessary for them to register in both the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and the...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 29, 2020 | Education, Training
Graduate Engineers in Kenya are required by law to register through the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) which is constituted under Section 3(1) of the Engineers Act 2011 Laws of Kenya. The Board is a successor to the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) established by...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 18, 2020 | IP TV
There is a variety of different TV systems available on the market today. We mainly have Satellite TV, IPTV, Cable TV and Over the top (OTT) streaming. Which option is the best for your situation? One of the main requirements in every hospitality infrastructure (say...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 14, 2019 | Cables, Power
Cable sizing is very key when it comes to electrical installations. Proper sizing helps avoid overloading or underloading of cables. Overloading cables may lead to damage to the cable and in some cases heating that may cause an electrical fire. Under loading is going...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 12, 2019 | Education
Steinmetz is known for his fundamental contribution in three major fields of alternating current (AC) systems theory: hysteresis, steady-state analysis, and transients. His writing on the state of electrical engineering in 1908 seems to still reflect the current...
