COL. NAKALEMA CALLS FOR THE AUTOMATION OF THE BUILDING SECTOR.
The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) Col. Edith Nakalema has called upon local governments to embrace the Building Industry Management system (BIMS) an online platform that automated all building control processes. According to Col. Nakalema, automation will reduce the delays in the approval processes, eliminate revenue leakages and ultimately ensure effective […]
The Building Control Amendment Bill tabled before Parliament.
The State Minister for Transport Fred Byamukama has tabled the Building Control Amendment Bill, 2025 which seeks to streamline building control processes in the country. Specifically, the bill seeks to increase the penalty for a person who carries out a building operation without a valid building permit issued by a building committee from a fine […]
NBRB TO TRAIN BCOs AND PHYSICAL PLANNERS.
Over 300 Building Control Officers (BCOs) and Physical Planners (PPs) will converge in Mbarara city from 23rd to 25th April to deliberate on measures of improving building control in local governments. Whereas many local governments are witnessing massive building developments, majority of them are unregulated and of poor standard resulting into building accidents and loss […]
NBRB REWARDS EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Roofings Group Limited, Excel Construction Company and Kira Municipality are among the winners of the National Building Control Awards (NBCA) held at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The second edition of the awards organised by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) aimed at recognising organisations and individuals for their efforts towards ensuring a sustainable built environment. Kira […]
Close Schools that Don’t Meet Fire Safety Standards, Ecweru Directs Inspectors of Schools
The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has called upon the District Education Officers (DEOs) and Inspectors of Schools (ISs) to desist from blaming politicians for their failure to close schools that do not meet the fire safety standards issued by the Ministry of Education. The Minister says it’s the lamentations for those responsible […]
NBRB Trains BCOs, DEOs and ISs on Building Control and Fire Safety Standards
For 3 days, over 400 District Education Officers (DEOs), Inspectors of Schools (ISs) and Building Control Officers (BCOs) converged at Nile Resort Hotel in Jinja City for a training on building control and fire safety standards especially in schools. They were drawn from the 11 cities, 31 municipalities and districts across the country. The first […]
NBRB Releases Report on Fire Safety in Schools.
The National Building Review Board (NBRB) has tasked the Building Committees and Building Control Officers to ensure that all school buildings within their areas are inspected to ascertain their fire safety compliance levels ahead of the opening of the new academic year. Schools must be issued with certificates of inspection as proof of inspection. Since […]
FLARE AND POMP AS NBRB AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN FIRE SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
NBRB Chairperson Emmanuel Male, hands over an Award to officials from Soroti City forwinning the best Building Committee Award for Cities and Municipalities
NBRB ISSUES SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH CLUBS
National Building Review Board (NBRB) has issued guidelines on the design, installation, operation and maintenance of biomass -fired health clubs (saunas and steam baths). The guidelines address issues of lack of pressure controls, and temperature monitors, absence of timers, closing of the valve in the steam for pressure buildup and poor air supply and ventilation […]
WAKISO BUILDING COMMITTEE INAUGURATED
An 11-member Building Committee was last Thursday inaugurated to over see all building developments in Wakiso district. The committee is chaired by Mulindwa Vincent who also doubles as Chairperson Works and Technical services committee of the district. Other members include Edith Nakatudde,the District Physical Planner, Stephen Kajumba Ssendi, who represents Architects while Deborah Mazzi represents […]