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Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn
Brights Hardware, in partnership with Ryobi Tools, has donated R190,000 worth of brand new power tools to Learn to Earn, a non-profit skills development and job creation organisation.Read more... |...
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Hardware retailer notes surge in sales of building supplies during lockdown
©seoterra via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The different levels of lockdown restrictions has, unsurprisingly, been accompanied by different responses and trends. Now, as various business sectors...
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WC construction industry preps for Covid peak
The Covid-19 infection peak in the Western Cape will take place from late July through early August - and will be both longer and flatter than anticipated, said Premier Alan Winde recently, referring...
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Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands
A wristband that allows you to identify at a glance which people have been temperature screened for Covid-19(minimising risk of anyone accidentally being missed by screening or deliberately avoiding...
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SA may need Covid-19 wastewater, water quality surveillance programme
With the escalation in Covid-19 infections in the country and the challenges associated with individual testing, the importance of introducing a nationwide wastewater surveillance programme becomes...
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President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has been named this year's winner of the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award. The award recognises heads of state whose countries initiate outstanding...
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Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?
Questions are piling up on why City of Durban officials want to pour R50m of concrete and steel into the sea next to uShaka Marine World at a time when public funds have to stretch even further due to...
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ARRCC scoops Interior Design Firm of the Year in global competition
South African interior architecture, interior design and décor studio ARRCC has been awarded Interior Design Firm of the Year - South Africa, in the Luxury Travel Guide Global Awards 2020.Read more......
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Effect of fraud on dispute resolution clauses
In the current struggling economic climate and due to the shortage of infrastructure projects plaguing the South African construction industry, it comes as no surprise that there is fierce competition...
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Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design
As some of the world's biggest cities take on the challenge of being the epicentres of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is much debate about the future of cities and their 'design'.Read more... | Send to a...
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Paragon Group explores healthy-building design in masterclass
The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the health of our built environment, with increased attention and concern at preventing the spreading of pathogens. In order to highlight the important...
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Sustainable architecture in a post-Covid-19 world
Buildings are crucial to the well-being of people, and designers and architects have the responsibility to ensure that sustainable solutions are placed at the forefront of any potential new project....
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Reid Lifestyle Centre sets sights on Green Star, net-zero ratings
Having achieved six-star Green Star Public and Education Building (PEB) certification in May this year, Balwin Properties' Reid Lifestyle Centre is also targeting a Net-zero Carbon Level 2 rating. The...
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Student accommodation: Designing for the new normal
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty for the country's higher education sector. In addition to the cost of shifting to online learning, massive losses in revenue and unpredictable 2021...
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Mandela's legacy is innovation - engaging instruments of recovery, redress
The 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres was sobering. Even in the wake of an unprecedented global pandemic, combined with the most difficult economic outlook...
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Be a hero for the 'sheroes' this #WomensMonth on Biz
#WomensMonth | Your invitation to be among the sheroes, SHE-E-Os, fempreneurs and fempire builders of South Africa and the rest of Africa, with the annual #WomensMonth Content Feature this August on...
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The Grand Renaissance Dam: what's at stake and what could break the deadlock
The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam is inching closer to completion, rekindling the environmental and political controversies that have dogged the project from the start nearly 10 years ago. In...
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Tower resumes Old Cape Quarter development construction
Construction has resumed on the Old Cape Quarter luxury mixed-use development, located in De Waterkant in Cape Town, following the required pause on work during previous lockdown levels.Read more... |...
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Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026
According to human settlements, water and sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu, the Lesotho Highlands Water Project's second phase is expected to deliver water to South Africa by 2026. She said this...
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Construction hero excels in marathon to produce Covid-19 hospital beds
In April, it was projected that South Africa's healthcare facilities and hospitals would need between 4,100 and 14,767 ICU beds to manage the expected Covid-19 peak, but there were only 3,318 available...
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