After the development of an engineered wood production line of glue laminated (Glulam) and finger jointed timber in Uganda, the interest in application of these products has increased in the country and the region. This has been evidenced by the number of people reaching out online and the physical invitations […]
Construction Market
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The overall construction industry is responsible for more than a third of global resource consumption, 40% of energy consumption, 36% of CO2 emissions and 1/3 of all wastes in EU . This sends a clear message that the construction industry must enhance the transition towards more sustainable construction materials. Wood-based […]
Due to the high population growth rate in East Africa and the widening poverty gap emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of decent housing has increased. This is evidenced by the expansion of slums on the peripherals of most urban regions in Uganda. This has created the need for […]
For a variety of reasons, mass building materials in dry construction are becoming scarce and at the same time significantly more expensive across the range. Not only steel products are affected (this is a particularly volatile market), but also wood and wood products, EPS and XPS, products with high cardboard […]