consulting engineers

8-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE IN IMO: WHAT WENT WRONG?

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8-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE IN IMO: WHAT WENT WRONG?

In the past five years, the construction industry in Nigeria continues to be plagued with collapse of high-rise buildings during construction. This worrying trend is becoming a huge burden to the nation and has prompted wide spread investigations by engineering bodies. In a 2019 report by Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of building collapse with Lagos topping the chart. The recently collapsed 8-Storey building under construction along Musa Yar’Adua drive in Owerri…

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIDIC-GAMA 2019 CONFERENCE

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIDIC-GAMA 2019 CONFERENCE

Highlights of interesting activities at the Fidic-Gama 2019 conference in Kampala Uganda. The 26th FIDIC-GAMA Infrastructure Conference in Kampala Uganda was littered with lots of interesting activities. The 3 days (12th – 14th May 2019) International conference organized by the Uganda Association of Consulting Engineers (UACE) and sponsored by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was held at the Kampala Serena hotel. The event had amazing speakers who presented papers centred around the programme’s theme:…

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AFRICA’S YOUNG ENGINEERS ARE RISING

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AFRICA’S YOUNG ENGINEERS ARE RISING

Young professional consulting engineers in Africa are gearing up to change the narrative.  The young professionals of FIDIC GAMA are coming up with lots of interesting ideas to key industry issues. These were the outcome of a pre-conference event titled, leadership and development at the 26th annual FIDIC GAMA 2019 Conference. Happening in Kampala Uganda, these young professionals are exploring various issues affecting the industry.   CHALLENGES FACING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN AFRICA Growth…

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FIDIC – GAMA 2018 CONFERENCE

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FIDIC – GAMA 2018 CONFERENCE

FIDIC – GAMA: THE BIGGEST NETWORKING EVENT FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN AFRICA Details for the FIDIC – GAMA 2018 conference is as follows; Venue: Laico L’amitie Hotel, Bamako, Mali Date: 6th – 9th May, 2018. The 2018 central theme is: “Aligning the Consulting Engineer’s Role to the Vision of Africa’s Infrastructure Development”. FIDIC- GAMA Annual Conference is one of the biggest networking events for Consulting Engineers and also for their clients. Their clients are the private…

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