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Why the green building buy-in is vital for corporates, developers
Sustainable development specialists and property analysts have urged all South African businesses and developers to embrace the reality of "green building" as government actively pursues legislation to...
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Recycling tyres into green paving solutions
Durban-based carpet manufacturer, Van Dyck Carpets and PFE International are redefining how rubber tyres can be re-used, in an investment that recycles truck tyres into rubber crumb and developed into...
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Blue Rock Village shoots for 6-star green rating
Blue Rock Village, said to be one of Africa's first green villages, has announced that it will be targeting a 6-star Green Star SA - Communities Rating from the Green Building Council South Africa...
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Community Plumbing Challenge improves Diepsloot living conditions
The Community Plumbing Challenge, which was held in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, recently, was inspired by the concept that "focused design" can drastically improve even the poorest of living...
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Vintage English home trends entering the SA market
Unsplash via [[www.pixabay.com Pixabay]]</span>The concepts of style and luxury are very subjective, and the quest to create the epitome of each has resulted in some fairly odd design ideas over...
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The South African industrial corrosive protection markets
One of the easiest ways to extend the life of an industrial installation is regular maintenance with a specific focus on corrosion detection, protection and care. Surface blasting (open and chamber),...
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Durban brownfields refurbishment on track for October launch
The reinvention of Durban's old Dunlop tyre factory into state-of-the art warehousing is on track and will be ready for occupation by logistics companies in October.
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Bridge-builders of future figure it out
Budding engineers, from high schools all over the region, put their construction skills to the test at the weekend, when they took part in the South African Institution for Civil Engineering's (SAICE)...
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How DoubleTree by Hilton Cape Town got its 5-star green rating
[[http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/south-africa/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-cape-town-upper-eastside-CPTUEDI/index.html Image Source: DoubleTree by Hilton Cape Town - Upper...
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Developers shift focus to smaller malls
©payphoto via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Some developers are shifting their focus to small and convenience shopping centres, especially in rural or semi-rural areas, as demand increases in...
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Growthpoint's green leader wins GBCSA Chairman's Award
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded Dr Werner van Antwerpen, head of Sustainability at Growthpoint Properties, with this year's GBCSA Chairman's Award, in recognition of his...
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New lane opens at Zambezi Plaza, more upgrades coming
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 highway has announced that the seventh lane at the Zambezi Toll Plaza will re-open on 8 August 2016. The lane has temporarily been closed...
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Annual Master Builders Congress to build South Africa together
Now in its 111th year, the annual Master Builders Congress will be taking place from 31 August - 2 September 2016 at the Durban International Convention Centre, under the theme of 'Building South...
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Durban's old Dunlop tyre factory almost ready for occupation
With the reinvention of Durban's old Dunlop tyre factory into state-of-the-art warehousing on track, the facility will be ready for occupation by logistics companies in October.
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2016 ArchitectureZA SCALEs up
The 6th annual South African architecture conference, ArchitectureZA (AZA16), presented by the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) and hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits),...
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Another 30 homes to be built in Nissanda
Nissanda community</span>Another 30 homes will be built in Phase 2 of Nissan and the City of Tshwane's 'Nissanda' (short form for Nissan Development Area) project. The project was launched in...
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Feminine touch at the national architectural awards
Four talented women are among architects from across the country to enter their designs in the 2015/16 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Excellence and Merit which will be presented at a gala dinner at Shine...
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The cities of the future could be built by microbes
Illustration of pressure sensing bacteria in soils from the ‘Computational Colloids Project’. Carolina Ramirez-Figuroa, Luis Hernan and Martyn Dade-Robertson,...
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Metals and engineering sector 'critical'
© Oleksiy Holubenko – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says the metals and engineering sector in SA is on a cliff edge...
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Eco-friendly construction blocks made from plastic waste
New-Zealand-based inventor Peter Lewis' RePlast turns plastic waste into walls. The modular system is at the centre of ByFusion, a US-based company that converts 100 per cent plastic waste into an...
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