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Saint-Gobain showcases its skills development programme
The French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian recently visited Saint-Gobain South Africa's premises in Germiston where the company showcased its skills development programme....
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Port of Mossel Bay's admin building gets extension
A new contractor, Ruwacon, has been appointed by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to conclude the extension of the Port of Mossel Bay's administration building. The project, valued at...
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Renewable energy programme will not collapse Eskom
Image source: Getty/Gallo</span>President Cyril Ramaphosa says the financial and operational challenges faced by power utility Eskom are not caused by the independent power producer (IPP)...
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Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures
The Fabrication City concept puts manufacturing back in the hands of communities - using 3D printers. It could have far-reaching implications for economic development, environmental sustainability,...
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DS+R to design new Hungarian Museum of Transport in Budapest
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has won an international design competition for the new Hungarian Museum of Transport in Budapest, Hungary. DS+R's new proposal will be built in an abandoned former...
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UCT's Lesego Bantsheng wins Corobrik's Landscape Architecture Award
University of Cape Town (UCT) landscape architecture student Lesego Bantsheng has won Corobrik's Most Innovative Final Year Landscape Architecture Award for 2018 for her thesis 'Pula! a Ene: Rain! Let...
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Construction Indaba to look into regulations compliance
The Department of Labour will on Thursday host a Construction Indaba that will bring together industry role-players to discuss construction regulations compliance in the country.Read more... | Send to...
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Retrenchments on the cards as Group Five files for business rescue
© Leon Swart – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>NEWSWATCH: Construction and engineering firm Group Five has filed for business rescue following severe cash-flow difficulties due to several of...
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Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability
Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies, while currently 40% of soil in Africa is degraded making managing...
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How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning
Access to reliable and affordable electricity brings many benefits. It supports the growth of small businesses, allows students to study at night and protects health by offering an alternative cooking...
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Gus Wüstemann Architects completes concrete affordable housing in Zurich
Zurich and Barcelona-based architecture firm Gus Wüstemann Architects has designed affordable housing offering the lowest renting prices amongst other buildings in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. The...
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Local architecture exhibition programme launched in KZN
Corobrik is sponsoring a new monthly programme in Glenwood in Kwazulu-Natal, SAIA-KZN First Thursdays, which showcases the work of local architects through a range of evolving themes. The inaugural...
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Delivering on climate resilience in Africa
Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience. To provide tools to assess a project's climate...
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Atterbury leadership succession plan taking shape
Real estate developer and investor Atterbury is moving forward with its leadership succession plan with the appointment of Armond Boshoff as CEO of Atterbury (Southern Africa) after having served 15...
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BIG unveils design of Warsaw-based Towarowa 22
Founded by Bjarke Ingels, international architectural firm BIG will extend its portfolio with a 230,000m2 urban development in Warsaw, Poland with Towarowa 22, recently unveiled at the 2019 MIPIM...
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Cape Town women's group pools money to build houses
A group of Cape Town women from Philippi, Crossroads, Khayelitsha and Strand have started a stokvel with a difference. They call themselves the Masakhe Ladies (Let's build each other) and they pool...
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Heatherwick Studio-designed Vessel at Hudson Yards opens to public
"It's not a building, it's not a sculpture, it's not an artwork, and yet it has scale and relevance to all of those typologies... In a way, we're thinking of this as a piece of furniture. Its ongoing...
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Meet your new team member - the room
Digital assistants and smart rooms with environmental systems will soon be so sensitive to our workplace needs that they will feel like conscientious colleagues eager to meet our every command. It's...
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Sky's the limit for The Leonardo
Constructed using more than 8.7-million kgs of steel, The Leonardo will be Africa's tallest completed* skyscraper upon its opening, say the building's architects, Co-Arc International. That's more...
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R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port
The Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone (DTP SEZ) in KwaZulu-Natal continues to experience an unprecedented wave of investments. The port, which is one of two SEZs in the province, has already...
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