by Benard Makaa | Nov 9, 2017 | Lifts/Escalators/Travelators
Types of Elevators| Lifts Elevators are devices that move people and goods vertically within a dedicated shaft that connects the floors of a building. In almost all modern multi-floor buildings, elevators are required to provide universal access. There are three main...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 8, 2017 | Lighting
Whether you are setting the mood in a living room or hotel guest room or looking for task lighting in the office& kitchen, knowledge of colour temperatures is very crucial. What kind colour do you choose for a restaurant or a guest room in a hotel? What colour...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 6, 2017 | Education, Seminar
If Africa’s greatest infrastructure development Experts— After exactly 115 years’ of combined experience in infrastructure development & implementation were to offer you the results of all their years of experience—if they were to tell you that ...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 31, 2017 | Conference, Consultants, Education
Dear Fellow Engineer, If you want to get ahead fast…if you want a position of real importance and responsibility-then a knowledge of networking and winning friends is “AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY for your future! The knowledge of the available resources to aid your work, ...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 25, 2017 | Structured Cabling
Wireless access points (APs or WAPs) are communication devices on wireless local area networks (WLANs). They act as a central transmitter and receiver of wireless radio signals. Mainstream wireless APs support Wi-Fi and are most commonly used to support public...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 17, 2017 | ICT, Structured Cabling
Most PONs are configured like this. The number of splitters and split levels varies with the vendor and the system. Split ratios are usually 1:32 or 1:64 but could be higher. PONs (passive optical networks), Active Ethernet, and RF over glass (RFoG) are the primary...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 11, 2017 | Power
We enjoy a sunny days, but we certainly don’t like it when it’s too hot. According to Washington Post report, the world is about to install 700 million more air conditioners. While we are cooling down our own little housing environment, we are making the planet...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 20, 2017 | Fire Detection, Security
The current practice in Kenya and many other countries is to have the electrical contractor carry out the fire detection & alarm system installations. While this has served us in the past, isn’t time we had specialists or fire engineers carry out this sensitive...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 17, 2017 | Power, Switches
Where would your business be without a constant supply of electrical power? A steady power supply is often taken for granted. The reality is that power failures happen more frequently than we think. In the event of a power interruption, an ATS switches power from...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 4, 2017 | Consultants
Of all members of a typical building design team, it is only the architects who have traditionally been trained formally in some work in all major areas of building design. University and college courses in in structures, plumbing, lighting, electrical power,...
