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If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building...
In 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the building sector accounted for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If buildings are to make meaningful contributions to...
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Plascon reveals its Colour Combination of the year for 2022
Plascon has announced its Colour Combination of the year for 2022, which works in a 60:30:10 ratio. Suitable for both interior and exterior schemes, according to the brand, the three shades each...
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PRAWA applies to be recognised as professional standards body for roofing,...
Since having partnered with the Master Builders Association (MBA) North to accelerate the introduction of standards in the roofing and waterproofing industry, the Professional Roof Repair and...
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Office to residential conversions in the face of a growing WFH culture
Disrupted by the pandemic, the property market has seen massive shifts which may never be fully reversed - namely as a result of the growing work-from-home culture.Read more... | Send to a friend
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City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded City Industrial Property's Belville facility a 4-star Green Star Custom Industrial rating and a Net Zero Carbon rating.Read more... | Send to...
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Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract
People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh</span>Egypt's Suez Canal...
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Former Eskom contractor's extradition hearing postponed
Image source: © Sergey Sukhanov – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Westminster Magistrate's Court in London has postponed the extradition trial of former Eskom contractor and corruption...
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5 vital factors that helped us build a development in 7 months
As a property developer, your biggest risk is delivery. It's that simple, and that complicated, at the same time. This has always been the case, but it is far more pertinent in current times with the...
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Zutari's duckbill design put to the test at Garden Route Dam
Zutari's spillway project at the Garden Route Dam was finally put to the test late last month when it began spilling following torrential rains in the area. The dam is the main supply for George in the...
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WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility
WEC Projects has secured a R3m contract for the expansion of the Lucara Botswana's Karowe diamond mine's sewage treatment facility. The mine requested a man-made natural reed bed wetland system that...
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Tongaat Hulett Property commences with Heleza Boulevard extension in Sibaya...
Through its contract with Vumani Civils CC, Tongaat Hulett Property has begun with the first phase of the extension of Heleza Boulevard within the Sibaya Coastal Precinct. This includes extending...
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Eskom connects Kusile Unit 4 to power grid
Eskom connected Unit 4 of the Kusile Power Station to the national grid for the first time on 23 December.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Zutari engineer conducts study on viability of multi-storey mass timber...
Stephanus van der Westhuyzen, a structural engineer at Zutari, has carried out a research study on the economic viability of multi-storey mass timber buildings in South Africa, focusing on a...
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Construction begins at DP World's $1.1bn port in Senegal
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday, 3 January, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13bn deep-water port being developed by Dubai's state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane,...
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#BizTrends2022: Potential for slow but steady recovery of construction sector...
South Africa's construction sector is a key contributor to GDP and jobs, employing around 8% of the South African workforce. With South African unemployment at a record high and broader economic growth...
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#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward
The construction industry has experienced its share of challenges over the past five years - challenges which were ramped up by the pandemic. As we approach 2022, we explore the major trends that have...
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#BizTrend2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) became a cornerstone for understanding environmental sustainability; the construction industry is now at the same crossroad. How can something so important for...
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Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in...
It's been claimed that technology is the answer to the climate crisis. By eventually separating economic growth from its effects on the environment through improving energy efficiency, the argument...
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#BizTrends2022: The Anglophone Africa buildings industry - a continued evolution
The Anglophone Africa building sector is going through several important and enduring changes dictated by various trends that will undoubtedly set the tone for future development and growth.Read...
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How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy
It cost A$49m to add 12.5 kilometres of extra lanes to Western Australia's Kwinana Highway, south of Perth's CBD. That's not unusual. On average, building a single lane of road costs about A$5m per...
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