National Building Control Awards (NBCA) Launched.
The Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has launched the National Building Control Awards (NBCA) aimed at celebrating excellence, innovation and dedication of individuals and organisations within the industry, for their efforts in ensuring building accessibility and fire safety. Under the theme “Celebrating Building Accessibility and Fire Safety”, the awards are based […]
MAKE BUILDING CONTROL PROCESSES PREDICTABLE – MINISTER KATUMBA
The Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has called on the professionals, regulatory bodies and building committees, make the building control processes, predictable, simple and easy to access by members of the public. To the minister, hiding in complexities is discouraging Ugandans from complying with building laws and regulations. The Minister made […]
Embrace BIMS, Mbale City Leaders Advised
Mbale City clerk Ambrose Ocen has encouraged developers in Mbale to utilize the Building Industry Management System (BIMS) as the fastest and efficient way of accessing all the building control services. BIMS is a digitized platform through which a developer can apply for building and occupation permits, commit the services of registered professionals, schedule for […]
UNVEILING THE KAMPALA CITY BUILDING CONTROL BARAZA- A PATH TO A SAFER BUILT KAMPALA
As Kampala City continues to grow and transform, questions have arisen about the compliance and safety of its buildings. Are these structures constructed to meet the necessary standards? Are they able to withstand the test of time and provide a secure environment for their occupants? Sadly, recent events have shed light on the challenges faced […]
NBRB Trains Over 200 Fundis on Building Control Regulations.
Forty-eight year old Expedite Ssendikadiwa a resident of Lukuli Nanganda village in Makindye Division is a fundi who started out as a potter in 1997. Since then, he has worked and supervised on a number of construction sites in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. Despite his experience, Ssendikadiwa lacks formal training in construction, making his sites […]
NBRB Sensitizes Kajjansi and Katabi Town Council leaders on Building Laws and Regulations.
Community leaders of Kajjansi and Katabi Town Councils have described a move by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) to hold community sensitization meetings on building laws and regulations as a platform of sharing firsthand information on the status of the building sector in their areas. On Saturday a team from NBRB held an engagement […]
NBRB launches BIMS Public Awareness
National Building has launched a 3 months public awareness campaign of the Building Industry Management System (BIMS) an online platform digitizing all the building control processes. The system launched by the minister of works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala in December last year is fully operation in 11 cities, 31 municipalities and the local […]
Three Charged for Using a Prohibited Building Method
Three People were today charged before the Senior Magistrate of Kampala City Hall Court with two counts of building without a valid building permit and using a prohibited building method. Sharif Kaweesi, Ismael Ssempijja and Joseph Baleke all residents of Butikirwa Kisasi in Nakawa Division,Kampala were on 16th March 2023 arrested by police after they […]
SCHOOL FIRES – PLAY YOUR PART
Fire outbreaks in schools have happened and continue to happen; no school is safe from this problem, more so schools with boarding facilities. Investigation findings by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) a body mandated to ensure safety of the built environment have revealed that our practices are contributing to the scale and severity of […]
NBRB STOPS ILLEGAL BUILDING SITES IN HOIMA CITY
Friday our Compliance, Enforcement & Legal Teams last week responded to calls by the leadership of Hoima City, following public complaints about building operations failing to meet the building and safety standards. The first building on One Street lacked a building permit and was being constructed using the prohibited Steel and Timber Composite Building Method. […]