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Entries open for Harvard GSD's 2021 Wheelwright Prize
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced the 2021 cycle of the Wheelwright Prize, an open international competition that awards $100,000 to a talented early-career architect to support...
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2020 Water Stewardship Event focuses on path to post-Covid-19 green recovery
The recently held sixth annual Water Stewardship Event looked at how strengthened water sector governance and stewardship practices could provide a pathway for a green and inclusive recovery from the...
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David Adjaye reveals design plans for Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library
Adjaye Associates recently revealed the design plans for the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library in Johannesburg which will comprise eight cylindirical volumes referencing the structures of granaries in...
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Builders inches into shopping malls with Cresta store opening
The new Builders store set to open at Cresta Shopping Centre in Johannesburg on 26 November will be the first branch located inside a super-regional mall.Read more... | Send to a friend
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How the BIBC helped small construction businesses stay afloat, survive Covid-19
According to a survey by Statistics South Africa released earlier this year, 14% of construction companies permanently shut their doors in South Africa due to the lockdown.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Building a post-pandemic construction sector
It is widely accepted that the best way for the government to stimulate the economy, thus ensuring its quick recovery, is by developing and executing an infrastructure-led economic recovery plan. Job...
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NEDAs winner ZHAC Construction offers advice on business growth, embracing...
Maintenance and construction company ZHAC Construction was a recent winner in this year's National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDAs). The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of...
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Massmart launches one of its biggest distribution centres in the Western Cape
Massmart's recently launched 53,000m2 centralised distribution centre (DC) in the Western Cape is now complete. Situated at Brackengate 2, it was jointly constructed by VDMV Property Holdings and...
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Futurist-in-chief Dion Chang to lead BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and...
Bizcommunity, in partnership with South Africa's leading business trend consultants, Flux Trends, invites you to join BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives on Thursday, 28 January...
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Construction sector eager to make 2021 a prosperous year
The negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent hard national lockdown cannot be overstated when it comes to the construction industry. The economic shock brought on by the two-month work...
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R500m retail upgrade at Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World set for...
The planned R500m extension and upgrade to the retail area at Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2021. The...
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How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its...
A new report from Asite, Smart retrofitting: The key to decarbonizing the built environment, examines how the construction industry can mitigate carbon emissions through the smart retrofitting of built...
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Zutari championing MCDI tech as an alternative to reverse osmosis-based...
Membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) is a commercially-available electro-desalination water treatment technology that has become a successful alternative to reverse osmosis (RO) membrane treatment...
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World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize
Researchers from the University of Patras in Greece have been named the winners of the Grohe Water Research Prize - part of the World Architecture Festival annual awards programme. They have won a...
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SAICE inaugurates Vishal Krishandutt as its 118th president
Vishal Krishandutt was recently inaugurated as the South African Institution of Civil Engineering's (SAICE) 118th president. He is a registered professional civil engineering technologist with over 26...
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Tlhabane Square maximising community impact with local procurement, skills...
Tlhabane Square in Rustenburg is a new mixed-use precinct being developed by the Public Investment Corporation...Read more... | Send to a friend
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#futurenow: Engineering, construction industry needs to urgently embrace...
Speaking at the virtual #futurenow conference held by construction software company RIB CCS, John Sanei, futures strategist, human behaviour specialist and author, said, "When nothing is certain,...
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ERRP to revitalise post-Covid building industry
[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The government's plans for construction industry revitalisation through the South African Economic Reconstruction and Economic Plan (ERRP) are in line with the...
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First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic
First phase completion</span>The first phase of construction of a $1m research clinic in Entebbe has been completed by planning, design, architecture and engineering team FBW Group.Read more... |...
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Coega has a busy year in construction
Coega IDZ</span>The Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a hive of activity with projects under construction. Despite the difficult and unfavourable business environment due to Covid-19 related...
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