Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) is a lightweight, rigid cellular plastic made of about 98% air and 2% polystyrene.
Building an EPS home begins in the factory, where polystyrene beads are expanded, matured and molded into dense, uniform panels.
For decades, brick and mortar has been the default building method across East Africa.
“Won’t it burn?” “Isn’t it just foam?” These are the questions we hear most — and the answers may surprise you.
No building technology is perfect, and honesty builds trust.
Anyone who has spent an afternoon in an iron-roofed, concrete-block house knows tropical heat is no joke.
Regions along the East African Rift experience regular seismic activity, making earthquake resilience a serious design consideration.
The construction industry accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions — and Africa’s building boom makes sustainable choices urgent.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a housing deficit measured in tens of millions of units, with Uganda alone requiring hundreds of thousands of new homes annually.