Kinangop Constituency Embrace the New EPS Building Technology

front view of the modern classroom

Kinangop Constituency under the steering wheel of hon Zachary Kwenya Thuku have embraced the Italian Building Technology that is very promising lowering the cost of construction by 30%. Under a pilot project that involved the development of a modern classroom at Kijiko Primary, the contemporary technology building is meant to solve the severe problems experienced in the cold central region and prevailing strong winds that have become a major threat to pupils especially when strong winds blow-off the rooms and some instances damaging the buildings.

Hon Kwenya during the official launch of the class

The expanded polystyrene (EPS) technology involves the construction of houses by assembling ready-made EPS foam, sandwiched between a galvanized steel wire mesh that is plastered on both sides with concrete. In an interview with the WATCHDOG, the CDF Director Mr. Kirite highlighted some of the advantages of the EPS technology that includes:

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Advantages of EPS technology
Warm protection

EPS has low, warm conductivity because of its shut cell structure comprising of 98% air.

Dampness protection:

EPS is non-hygroscopic and does not promptly assimilate dampness from the climate.

Solidness:

Since EPS is decay evidence and strong, it will remain a viable insulant for the life of the building.

Ecological well-being:

EPS has no wholesome incentive to help parasitic, bacteriological or creature development. This makes it a perfect material for sustenance bundling. EPS is additionally non-dangerous and dormant and contains no chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).

Mechanical quality:

Adaptable creation makes EPS flexible in quality which can be acclimated to suit the particular application. EPS with high compressive quality is utilized for overwhelming burden bearing applications, while for void shaping EPS with a lower compressive quality can be utilized.

Flexibility:

EPS can be made in a more extensive scope of shapes and sizes than different materials. It is additionally perfect with bond, solid, block, stone work, mortars, mortar and bitumen-based soggy verification films.

The simplicity of transport and establishments:

Since EPS is lightweight, it is anything but difficult to transport and spares fuel assets amid transportation. EPS is additionally simple to deal with, store and introduce, and does not require wear of defensive apparel.

hon Kwenya commisioning the  pilot project

Defensive

The stun sponginess nature of extended polystyrene bundling ensures the insurance of an expansive scope of items, from white and darker products through to electronic parts.

Flexible

EPS can be uniquely formed to secure a wide range of items. This diminishes the measure of bundling required, bringing about reserve funds on space, conveyance and harmed products costs.

Lightweight

EPS is made of 98% air, making it one of the lightest bundling materials. EPS adds in this manner next to no to the heaviness of the bundling.

Protecting

The warm protecting properties of EPS helps keep sustenance new and anticipate buildup all through the conveyance chain.

Effortlessly marked

EPS can be set apart with organization logo, or naming can be appended straightforwardly to the EPS bundling.

kinangop MP Hon Kwenya Thuku

The building according to Mr. Kirite only took a short duration of about 6 weeks to complete, with a a lost of about 38000 per square meter.
Zachary Kwenya on his Facebook wall highlighted this pilot as the begining of a technological era that will see Kinagop follow suit in ensuring durable and cost effective buildings in a series of set development agendas within the first five years of his tenure.