78% of buildings in cities fail to meet standards

Only 22.7 percent of buildings in the 11 cities comply with the Building Control Act, a survey has revealed. The National Building Review Board (NBRB), which carried out the survey from June to July, showed that 88 per cent of the buildings do not comply with the Act, putting lives of users at risk. “The study […]

NBRB survey says 88% of buildings in cities are not compliant

https://youtu.be/ropKuMbfXcoThe building sector regulator is considering declaring an amnesty period under which developers can comply with set standards. The decision is driven by the findings of a baseline survey conducted by the National Building Review Board showing 80 per cent of the structures in the eleven cities aren’t in compliance with the regulations. The board […]

Only 22% of buildings in Kampala on other Cities meet standards.

Between June – July 2021 National Building Review Board (NBRB) commissioned a team of 95 graduates to collect data in the Building Industry in the Eleven Cities of Kampala, Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Lira, Gulu, Arua, Mbarara, Masaka, Fort Portal, and Hoima. The purpose of the survey was to acquire a better understanding of the compliance […]

Collapsed Makindye building that killed 13 was constructed by bricklayer

A five-floor building that collapsed in Lukuli, Makindye in May last year and killed 13 people was being constructed by an “engineer” whose highest qualification is a certificate in bricklaying. This revelation is contained in a National Building Review Board (NBRB) investigation report that the board conducted last year following the accident. It is the […]

BUILDING SECTOR DIGITISED THROUGH BIMS

National Building Review Board (NBRB) to issued the first digitised Building Permit in Kira  Municipality through the Building Industry Management System (BIMS).   BIMS is digitised platform that enables a developer access all the building control services online. Through the online system a developer can now apply for a building and occupation permit, commit the […]

ALIPOOTA KU KALINA EYAGWA :Ttewaali bukugu bumala, ekyasigalawo kya kwetegerezebwa

https://youtu.be/v3Ze1K92sVUEkitongole ki National Building Review Board nga ky’ekivunaanyizibwa ku kulondoola ebizimbe ebizimbibwa kitegezezza nga bwekiriko alipoota gy’ekigenda okuwa KCCA nga ebalagira okunonyereza ku kizimbe ekyasigala kiyimiridde oluvannyuma lwakinaankyo okugwa mu Kisenyi, balabe oba kigumu ekyetagisa.

KISENYI BUILDING REPORT: Substandard materials blamed for collapsed building

https://youtu.be/2_MAPQySL8IThe building regulators will not take down the reminder of the structure which killed six people in Kisenyi at the start of the month. The Executive Secretary of the National Building Review Board, Flavia Bwire says findings on the assessment of the integrity of the standing structure will guide the next step. Final investigations into […]