Lazercor relaunches phase two of Cecilia Square development in Paarl
Cecilia Square in Paarl is relaunching phase two of the building development. Lazercor Developments will further incorporate green features to the second office building retaining its four-star Green...
View ArticleClassic meets modern in Claremont at The Citadel
Located next to Cavendish Shopping Centre in Claremont, The Citadel, a four-star green building, was officially opened this week as the new head office of wealth management business Citadel.
View ArticleHere's what happened at Habitat III
Habitat III - the United Nation's global conference on the future of cities - has come to a close. About 30,000 people gathered in Quito, Ecuador, to discuss the key issues facing cities today and sign...
View ArticleDisrupting expensive city housing with Big World Homes
Housing prices in most of Australia's major cities have been consistently high for a number of years ensuring that, for many, the dream of home ownership will remain just that - a dream. A new venture...
View Article2016 Sassda Columbus Stainless Steel Awards winners announced
Cees van der Burg, Welfit Oddy</span>The 39 winners in the 2016 Sassda Columbus Stainless Steel Awards were recently announced. This year's winners were drawn from a broader spectrum of sectors...
View ArticleHome of the future
How the homes of the future are going to be run, and what this means for us.
View ArticleSA to make more forklifts powered by hydrogen
© Viktor Descenko – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Plans are underway to manufacture more forklifts powered by hydrogen following the successful launch of South Africa's first prototype...
View ArticleMotheo civils division cuts teeth on R100m can factory
The Motheo Construction Group's newly-formed civils division is cutting its teeth on a R100m project to build a 14,000 m2 factory in Germiston, Johannesburg.
View ArticleGIBB greens No 5 Silo building further
Consulting engineering firm GIBB has improved the energy efficiency of the No 5 Silo building located at the Silo Precinct at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront.
View ArticleCoega readies for R11bn car manufacturing plant
Ariel view of the earmarked BAIC site that has been cleared and is ready for construction to start. Construction on the site is planned to start in earnest late this year early next...
View ArticleGreenfield Industrial Park achieves industrial Green Star rating
Growthpoint Properties' Greenfield Industrial Park in Cape Town has received four-star Custom Industrial As-Built Green Star SA certification from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
View ArticleFour-star Green Star rating for 4 Stan Road
Number 4 Stan Road, an eight-storey office building in Sandton, has achieved both four-star Green Star SA Design and As-Built certifications from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).
View ArticleThe Sanctuary opens in Somerset West
Anchored on the corner of the R44 and De Beers Avenue, The Sanctuary, a R400m mixed-use retail and convenience development, has opened in Somerset West. The three-storey building is made up of 8,000m²...
View ArticleThe 9th South African Construction Awards
On Friday night, 7 October 2017, over 200 guests from the South African construction industry and the UK construction industry came to witness the prestigious event which took place at Southern Sun...
View ArticleDoomed to failure: Without proper planning, mega-projects cost time and money
While fingers have been pointed at examples of mega-projects with cost and schedule challenges such as Medupi and the multi-product pipeline, it not a new or uniquely South African phenomenon....
View ArticleLesotho water project phase II to be completed in 2025
By User:Beest – [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=912299 Wikimedia Commons]]</span>The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II is envisaged to be completed in 2025, says...
View ArticleConstruction settlement pact leaves BEE waters murky
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Far from making things clearer, the government's so-called settlement agreement with seven major construction groups has further muddied the...
View ArticleConstruction suggests property resilience
© Romolo Tavani – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Newly released data, outlining the dynamics of South Africa's construction industry, provides an informative perspective of the real estate...
View ArticleFinal unit at Ingula synchronised
Image source: [[http://www.eskom.co.za/OurCompany/90YearCelebrations/Pages/Decade_9.aspx www.eskom.co.za]]</span>Eskom on Saturday, 29 October, synchronised Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage...
View ArticleNorthern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated
The 86MW Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project was officially inaugurated in the Northern Cape at a series of formal events attended by major players in the renewables energy sector.
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