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Myths about timber construction: Setting the record straight
While timber construction has a relatively small footprint in South Africa, with its host of environmental and performance benefits, the building material is enjoying increasing popularity and interest...
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Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court
Activist organisation and law centre Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) has launched litigation in the Cape High Court to compel the City of Cape Town to develop a housing policy that would require new developments...
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Aleph Hospitality, Marriott sign franchise agreement strengthening ties in Kenya
Aleph Hospitality has signed a franchise agreement with global hotelier Marriott International for a new Protea Hotels by Marriott hotel in Kisumu, Kenya. Hotel owner, Bluewater Hotels, Aleph...
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Western Cape design project nominated for global Human City Design award
Western Cape design project, Better Living Challenge (BLC) which encourages innovation and affordable solutions in low-income housing, is in the running for the $85,000 Human City Design Award,...
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Victoria Wharf refreshes retail experience with additional ground floor level
The first phase of the V&A Waterfront's R180m extension to the Victoria Wharf Shopping centre has been unveiled to the public. The 10-month redevelopment of the Victoria Wharf wing adjoining The...
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Circular cities of the world: what can green infrastructure do?
More than half of the world's population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050. Many people living in small areas means large amounts of waste, high...
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Global white cement market to value over $9.8bn by 2026
Image source: [[www.gettyimages.com Gallo/Getty]]</span>According to insights presented by FutureWise Market Research, the global white cement market is estimated to value over $9.8bn by 2026 and...
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AECOM secures phase two of Ghana's Tema Port expansion project
AECOM has been awarded phase two of the Tema Port Expansion Project (TPEP) in Ghana, on behalf of Meridian Port Services (MPS), operator of the container terminal. Phase one of terminal three was...
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Foster + Partners releases greenery-enhanced design for Shanghai Luye Lilan...
Foster + Partners, in partnership with Luye Medical and Cleveland Clinic, has released its design for a greenery-enhanced hospital in Shanghai, China's New Hong Qiao International Medical Center (IMC)...
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Better Living Challenge in finals for Human City Design Award
The Western Cape's Better Living Challenge (BLC) - a design project that encourages innovation and affordable solutions in low-income housing - is in the running for the $85,000 Human City Design...
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De Lille calls for strengthening of trust in construction public-private...
Speaking at the 118th Annual General Meeting of the Master Builders and Allied Trades' Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC), minister of public works and infrastructure Patricia de Lille emphasised...
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Lessons about housing from Ghana's Volta River project 50 years on
The Volta River project in Ghana was a symbolic embodiment of progress, modernisation, and development. It offered the opportunity for newly independent Ghana to develop a complex and integrated...
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Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019
Bizcommunity is excited to announce the relaunch of our Biz Product and Rate Card, featuring all-new product infographics and descriptors, as well as a product portfolio that is easier than ever to...
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Cape Town's rivers are open streams of sewage, yet the city is not spending...
Some of Cape Town's rivers and canals are so polluted they are essentially open streams of sewage, and although the City of Cape Town is aware of this, the water and waste directorate has vastly...
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Nigeria's Akure is a good example of how not to build a city
Akure is one of Nigeria's emerging cities. Located within Ondo State in the country's south west, it's a settlement about 350kms from Lagos where roads meet from major towns such as Ilesa, Ondo, Owo...
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Flanagan & Gerard invests R16m to solar-power its malls
Shopping centre developer Flanagan & Gerard Property Development & Investment has invested more than R16m to install solar plants at its malls. So far, over 3MVA of solar energy generation...
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23.5% of smart building infection attempts are web-born
According to a recent study of smart building threats conducted by Kaspersky, almost two in ten (26.5%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subject to some kind of...
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CoCT scoops 2019 Human City Design Award for Dunoon sports complex and library
The City of Cape Town's Urban Sustainability Unit has won the 2019 Human City Design Award for its Dunoon sports complex and library. Designed by city professionals, the project demonstrates how...
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How megaprojects are driving cities
Megaprojects are reconfigured spaces in which the role of the local, regional, and national elites, as well as the role of national and sometimes transnational capital, is usually prominent. They can...
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Hotel Verde Cape Town achieves 'world leadership' in green building
Hotel Verde Cape Town has been awarded a six-star Green Star SA Existing Building Performance (EBP) rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), putting it at 'World Leadership'...
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