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RECMQS and NYU Urban Lab to Collaborate on Real Estate Studies
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 15:08

The Department of Real Estate, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying (RECMQS) is looking to broaden its international footprint following a consultative meeting with New York University (NYU). The discussions, held on Wednesday, January 7, at the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of the

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University of Nairobi Engages Shelter Afrique Development Bank on Strategic Partnership for Affordable Housing Innovation
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 15:41

The University of Nairobi, Faculty of Built Environment and Design, held a strategic partnership meeting with Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 at Shelter Afrique Headquarters. The meeting

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The University of Nairobi Hosts Strategic Engagement with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the African Real Estate Society (AfRES)
Friday, November 28, 2025 - 16:02

The Department of Real Estate, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying held a high-level meeting on Wednesday, 26th, with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The session was chaired by Professor K’Akumu, the Dean of

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UoN Explores Collaboration with GTC to Enhance Student Opportunities
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 10:48

The Chairman of the Department of Real Estate, Construction Management, and Quantity Surveying at the University of Nairobi, Arch. Peter Njeru, led a team of staff members and students in a strategic meeting with representatives from GTC in Westlands. The discussions centered on fostering

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Faculty Library

The Faculty of The Built Environment library is located in A.D.D. building located along Lower State House Road.  It is one of the branches of the University of Nairobi Library System with a sitting capacity of 82 students.  The library mainly provides information services to academic staff, non-academic staff, postgraduate, undergraduate students of the Faculty of The Built Environment and Design, and alumna of the University of Nairobi. The A.D.D library has a sitting capacity of 82 students.

About Us

The Department has existed since 1956 when the Royal College, (presently University of Nairobi) was established. The Royal College was part of the University of East Africa. However, the Department has existed under different names in the various times of existence. Upon its inception, the Department offered Diploma courses allied to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), of United Kingdom, and admitted the first Bachelor degrees programmes bunch of students in 1967.

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