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Atterbury developing The Club Advocates' Chambers
Atterbury is developing The Club Advocates' Chambers in Pretoria, offering advocates the opportunity to own or rent offices in the new urban precinct.
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Solving the Rubik's Cube of Cape Town's city planning
The latest revision of Cape Town's Municipal Planning By-law has as many permutations as a Rubik's Cube and signing an offer to purchase can be a very costly mistake if you haven't done your homework.
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Dti to spend R216m on upgrades at industrial parks
© Anan Bootviengpunth – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) plans to spend R216m on renovations at five industrial parks in the country.
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$14m solar field ground-breaking in Burundi
A festive ground-breaking was hed recently for a 7.5MW solar field that will add 15% to Burundi's generation capacity. Attended by government officials, international investors, religious leaders and...
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Billion rand property development gets green light in CT CBD
Final approval has been given for the development of a multi-use development providing 4000m² of retail, lifestyle activities and 250 residential apartments within the Cape Town CBD.
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SA steel production falls by 4.3% to 6.141m tonnes
© Oleksiy Holubenko – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>South African steel production fell by 4.2% in 2016 to an estimated 6.141-million tonnes, according to the World Steel Association. This...
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Nominations open for Women in Construction Awards 2017
The fifth instalment of the Women in Construction Awards is now open for nominations.
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Smarter cities are safer cities
L-R: Rudraksh Bhawalkar and Gavin Holme</span>As technology evolves at an exponential pace, and increasing numbers of individuals live in urban areas, the concept of smart cities is gaining...
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CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions
The implementation of tougher water restrictions from 1 February 2017 has been approved by the City of Cape Town's Council. Under Level 3b restrictions, the use of potable water, among others, for...
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Virunga Foundation, Aera Group launch carbon certification process in DRC
Virunga National Park and finance group Aera have launched a VCS carbon certification process for Matebe hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VCS is a voluntary greenhouse gas...
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Greater responsible leadership needed for infrastructure agenda - KPMG report
© Frank Gärtner – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>According to the 2017 Emerging Trends in Infrastructure report from KPMG International, offshoots of disruption and uncertainty around the...
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CT gears up for phase two of its ceiling retrofit project
R60m has been earmarked for phase two of the City of Cape Town's Transport and Urban Development Authority's ceiling retrofit project. Approximately 3,451 households in Macassar, Chris Nissen, Gordon's...
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#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey...
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source: [[https://www.adb.org/news/videos/sustainable-development-humanitys-future www.adb.org]]</span>Professor Jeffrey Sachs,...
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Johnson Controls launches new line of BACnet thermostats
Johnson Controls recently launched the T8800 series of BACnet thermostats which is designed for growing the network thermostat market and features building automation systems (BAS) integration...
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Fort originally protecting Pretoria wins UP regional architecture award
Yvonne Bruinette of the University of Pretoria has been named the regional winner of the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards, receiving R8,500, Ryan Taylor won second prize of R6,500,...
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An alternative city inspired by nature
Founded in 2007, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) uses technology and patterns found in nature to build smarter, friendlier and more socially responsible architecture. They recently...
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Eskom's Ingula Unit 3 comes into commercial operation
Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme</span>Unit 3 of Eskom's Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme has been brought into commercial operation, adding 333MW to the electricity grid.
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GVK-Siya Zama transforms PE's Tramways terminus
GVK-Siya Zama has completed the R54m project to transform Port Elizabeth's previously derelict Tramways building into a mixed-use development. The building now features an assortment of tourism,...
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Woolworths Palmyra store achieves GBCSA 5-star rating
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), using the Green Star SA – Existing Building Performance Custom Tenant rating tool, has awarded the Woolworths Palmyra store in Claremont, Cape Town a...
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Building rules and regulations work against Cape Town's poor
Photo: Noah Schermbrucker</span>In the last few years a number of flash points have highlighted the unequal ways in which Cape Town continues to develop. Recent examples include the attempted...
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