Emma Miloyo, Robyn T. Emerson

Building in Kenya aims to be the developers’ one-stop informational resource, an invaluable guide through the real estate development process. It assists with identification and evaluation of risks involved in the different stages of a building project and development of strategies with checklists and worksheets for developers to minimise risks on their project. Building in Kenya also contextualises the Kenyan real estate development market through information gathered from interviews conducted with sector professionals and consultants. Interviews were also conducted with developers of various structures – individual, family and corporate with experience developing for the first time and serial developments. The second revision of Building in Kenya includes an additional chapter focused on the design process, with a particular emphasis on green design. This chapter provides developers with guidance on how to approach the design of their building projects in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way.