{"id":115792,"date":"2025-05-29T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/homa-bay-boma-yangu-estate-becomes-africas-first-edge-certified-green-building\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:04:27","slug":"homa-bay-boma-yangu-estate-becomes-africas-first-edge-certified-green-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/homa-bay-boma-yangu-estate-becomes-africas-first-edge-certified-green-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Homa Bay Boma Yangu Estate becomes Africa\u2019s first EDGE-certified green building"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOMA BAY, Kenya May 29 \u2013 The Homabay Boma Yangu Estate is the first building in Africa to receive the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE) certification, a prestigious recognition for green building standards.<\/p>\n

Located a few kilometres from Homa Bay town along the Homa Bay-Kendu Bay road, the Affordable Housing project is now complete, just under two years after its launch. <\/p>\n

It is set to be handed over by President William Ruto on Friday during his tour ahead of Madaraka Day celebrations.<\/p>\n

The EDGE certification recognises the estate\u2019s smart design features such as optimal building orientation, window sizes, and floor-to-floor height, which maximise natural lighting. This means tenants can rely on daylight during the day, reducing electricity use.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Affordable housing units at Homabay Boma Yangu Estate, the first EDGE-certified green building project in Africa, set for handover to new homeowners.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition, the design promotes excellent ventilation\u2014particularly important in Homa Bay\u2019s warm climate\u2014reducing the need for fans or air conditioning.<\/p>\n

The certification also reflects the project\u2019s environmental benefits, including expected energy savings of 27\u201330%, water savings of 32\u201337%, and embodied energy savings between 52\u201362%.<\/p>\n

The Homa Bay Affordable Housing Project is a partnership between the National Housing Corporation (NHC) and Homa Bay County Government. It aims to build 2,000 affordable housing units on an 11-acre site in Makongeni, Homa Bay Town.<\/p>\n

The first phase, consisting of 110 units, is now complete. President Ruto will hand over keys to the new homeowners who have successfully applied for allocation.<\/p>\n

Bernard Ojijo, a mason at the site, said the project has provided employment for many youths, contributing to a decline in crime and drug abuse as workers remain productively engaged.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Affordable housing units at Homabay Boma Yangu Estate, the first EDGE-certified green building project in Africa, set for handover to new homeowners.<\/em><\/p>\n

His views were supported by Justus Mwangangi, a painter, who praised the government for projects like this, which enable workers to provide for their families and grow their skills in the construction sector.<\/p>\n

The first phase includes 38 two-bedroom houses, 40 one-bedroom units, 30 studio apartments, and two studio-cum-shops.<\/p>\n

Engineer Thomas Ofwa highlighted that the estate features solar-powered lighting in common areas and streets, and uses tap aerators in sanitary fittings to reduce water consumption.<\/p>\n

He added that the project has been a blessing to Homa Bay residents, with approximately Ksh 11 million paid to local jua kali artisans for supplying doors and windows, and Ksh 1 million given to local women\u2019s groups for landscaping services.<\/p>\n

In total, about 2,000 skilled and non-skilled workers from the local community were employed throughout the project\u2019s lifecycle.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HOMA BAY, Kenya May 29 \u2013 The Homabay Boma Yangu Estate is the first building in Africa to receive the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE) certification, a prestigious recognition for green building standards. Located a few kilometres from Homa Bay town along the Homa Bay-Kendu Bay road, the Affordable Housing project is now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}