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Retail property still being built at a brisk pace
© khunaspix – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>June Retail Building Statistics complete the second quarter building picture, and pointed to a still-brisk pace of retail space building activity...
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Concrete beach lures Chinese to world's largest building
Image source: [[http://blogs.artinfo.com/objectlessons/2013/07/09/almost-paradise-in-china-the-largest-building-in-the-world-has-its-own-sun/ blogs.artinfo.com]]</span>CHENGDU: Claiming to be the...
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SA moves to secure water sources
© Tom Grundy – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is consulting stakeholders to get input on the National Groundwater Strategy.
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CT embarks on next phase in ceiling retrofit project
Councillor Van Minnen inspects the ceiling of Mrs Jennifer Jonas in Vrygrond.</span>R60m has been earmarked for the next phase of the City of Cape Town's ceiling retrofit project. The project...
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ArcelorMittal to pay R1.5bn fine for role in steel cartel
© laurentiu_iordache – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Competition Commission has fined steel monopoly ArcelorMittal SA R1.5bn - the biggest fine imposed on a single company for...
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SA steel production rises 11% in July to 521,000 tons: worldsteel
© deGraaf Erik – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>South African steel production fell 11% year-on-year in July to an estimated 545,000 tonnes, after rising 6.9% year on year in June to 545,000...
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#WomensMonth: Women significantly under-represented in construction
Athi Myoli</span>Athi Myoli is the director of the Women in Construction Awards, an event that recognises excellence within the African construction, cement and concrete industry. We interviewed...
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Private sector pivotal in meeting SSA student housing demand
© Katarzyna BiaÅ?asiewicz – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>According to research from JLL, the demand for new purpose-built student accommodation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is set to exceed...
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ArcelorMittal to invest R4bn as cartel penalty
© Oleksiy Holubenko – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>ArcelorMittal SA has undertaken to invest R4.6bn on plants and equipment in the next five years as part of a settlement agreement it has...
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What construction jobs will look like when robots can build things
© Igor Stevanovic – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>By 2034/35, almost 20% of Australians (6.2 million) are projected to be aged 65 or over. One sector already feeling the impact of the ageing...
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China opens record-breaking transparent bridge
Glass-bottomed bridges have become something of a social craze in China. Earlier this year, a Chinese couple decided to hold their wedding ceremony suspended up high as they dangled on a small hammock...
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Sanral in R1.4bn upgrade of 13 roads, with R5bn more to be spent
© picsfive – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>An Eastern Cape government decision to ask Sanral to improve the province's road network is finally paying off.
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Old Granary restoration underway
The Old Granary building in Cape Town central, which is more than 200 years old, is currently undergoing substantial restoration work. The city-appointed contractor is being guided by a restoration...
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Earthquakes don't kill, collapsing structures do
© tomwang – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy this week has so far resulted in the deaths of at least 250 people. Victims range in age from...
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It's time SA learnt from others and overhauled its power sector
© HONGQI ZHANG – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>South Africa has not had load shedding for nearly a year. This is a welcome development after years of power cuts that constrained economic...
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Green building now more cost-effective than ever
Green buildings can now be built for a little more than traditional buildings. For the environmental and economic benefits, it deserves serious consideration.
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Japan PM pledges to invest $30bn in Africa by 2018
© PaylessImages – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>NAIROBI: Japan will pour $30bn (€27bn) in investment in Africa by 2018, including $10bn in infrastructure development, Prime Minister Shinzo...
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Will a merged Tesla-SolarCity put a solar-powered battery in every home?
Image: [[www.tesla.com]]</span>One year ago Tesla Motors announced plans to build its Gigafactory to produce huge numbers of batteries, giving life to the old saying, "if you want something done...
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The plug and play city: how shipping containers are changing infrastructure
German developer Jörg Duske has built student accommodation out of recycled shipping containers. [[http://holzerkobler.com/ Holzer Kobler Architekturen]]</span>We often take for granted our...
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Since every single marketing specialist out there understands the importance of B2B communication, we have to highlight that industry-specific knowledge is what will differentiate successful promotion...
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