Africa-Press – Uganda. The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has called for the adoption of global construction innovations to help address Uganda’s growing housing and infrastructure challenges.
Speaking ahead of the BuildCon International Expo, Commissioner for Human Settlements David Khayangayanga said Uganda should embrace international solutions such as energy-efficient buildings and digital land information systems, while ensuring they are adapted to suit local conditions.
“Individuals and companies must address local construction challenges with international solutions, but these solutions have to be localized,” Khayangayanga said.
The three-day BuildCon International Expo, scheduled for August 6 to 8, will bring together more than 100 exhibitors from Uganda, India, China, Kenya, France, Turkey, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and other countries to showcase the latest construction technologies and innovations.
Global innovations in construction are new technologies, materials, building methods and management systems that have been developed or widely adopted around the world to make construction faster, cheaper, safer and more sustainable.
Countries can adapt these innovations to suit their local climate, economy and building regulations.
Khayangayanga said this year’s theme encourages governments, businesses and industry experts to collaborate in identifying global technologies that can improve Uganda’s construction sector while responding to the country’s unique needs.
“We call upon the public and players in the housing and construction industry to come and tap into global and local innovations and opportunities for sustainable construction,” he said.
He added that the ministry will use the exhibition to educate the public on policies and legal frameworks governing housing and urban development.
These include the National Housing Policy, the National Urban Policy, the Physical Planning Act, the Condominium Property Act and the Digital Land Information System.
“The ministry intends to showcase policies, guidelines and interventions that are geared towards improving the performance of the sector,” Khayangayanga said.
Around the world, cities have demonstrated how adopting modern construction technologies can transform housing delivery.
In China, cities such as Guangzhou have embraced prefabricated and modular construction, with factory-built building components helping to speed up project completion, improve quality and reduce material waste.
The country has also expanded the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), smart buildings and energy-efficient designs to support rapid urbanisation.
Similar innovations are increasingly being adopted in countries such as Japan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, offering lessons that Uganda could adapt to its own housing and infrastructure needs.
The ministry says adopting and localising global innovations is expected to improve housing delivery, strengthen infrastructure development and support sustainable urban growth across the country.
