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- New study shows sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA
- Why we should be making cities smart, rather than building new smart cities
- Kangnas Wind Farm energises main transformer
- Iconic Sandton building gets a facelift
- Municipal tribunal gives go-ahead to mega-development at Two Rivers Urban Park
- Radisson Red building is the new green
- Time to rethink Cape Town’s unfinished elevated freeway
- Green building practices can mitigate lockdown fallout
- No boom predicted for industrial equipment sector, but no gloom either
- Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected
- Time to change the structure of our cities
- Motor vehicle accidents cost construction sector R352m
- SPLUMA results in 60% spike in demand for property inspections
- How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health
- Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress
- Government should encourage the use of locally produced building materials
- Zutari completes R377m Pampoennek Road in Brits
- Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm
- CCS acquired by RIB Software, rebrands to RIB CCS
- Kommetjie’s Imhoff Farm repositioned to provide mixed-use offering
- 2020 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards winners announced
- Government should pay people to dig holes and then fill them
- Kenya’s BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award
- Free CPD-accredited digital opportunity for building industry
- Training equals survival for contractors in a post-Covid-19 world
- BizFix: Kiss it Better Special
- R4bn River Club development clears major obstacle
- MBAWC highlights the numerous opportunities for women in construction
- Vaal Dam drops to unprecedented levels
- How Millicent Mphela is pursuing equity in the heavy machinery sector
- Quality local welding skills urgently required for economic recovery
- Danfoss Cooling launches free-to-attend Refrigeration Academy
- Anton Botha to head up new GVK-Siya Zama Civils unit
- Building design trends – how Covid-19 is driving an important shift
- Collaborating on purpose – Bizcommunity.com
- Paragon Architects highlights its Pullman Accra Airport City project in Ghana
- #WomensMonth: ‘If we support each other, we can change the world’
- NHBRC fines eThekwini R1.2m for not enrolling subsidy houses under construction
- Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya
- Let’s #DoBizZA this September – Bizcommunity.com
- Green economy recovery: Women leading their emancipation
- Gear up for POPI Act or face the consequences, Databuild CEO warns
- #WomensMonth: ‘Be yourself and trust in your unique skills’
- NCI encourages women in construction
- Nick Booth appointed new CEO of Corobrik
- Registrations open for Young Moroccan Architecture Awards
- MPA, Motseng acquire Mott MacDonald Africa
- cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing
- Winde, De Lille to tackle economic recovery at WCPDF virtual events
- New guide, Getting to Zero, launched on developing net zero carbon buildings
- Call for freeze on land sales in Khayelitsha
- Transformation in the construction sector
- Hot water generation – best solutions for SA commercial sector
- How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
- New landmark shopping centre opens for trade in Cape Town
- Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity
- Infrastructure Commission to fast-track projects valued at R340bn
- Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision
- Brikor JSE suspension lifted, notes increased demand for bricks
- 7 changes to construction contracts due to Covid-19
- Understanding the critical role of waste management in large-scale demolitions
- what’s at stake and what could break the deadlock
- Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026
- Construction hero excels in marathon to produce Covid-19 hospital beds
- Tower resumes Old Cape Quarter development construction
- Mandela’s legacy is innovation – engaging instruments of recovery, redress
- Sustainable architecture in a post-Covid-19 world
- Paragon Group explores healthy-building design in masterclass
- President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award
- ARRCC scoops Interior Design Firm of the Year in global competition
- Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design
- Effect of fraud on dispute resolution clauses
- Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?
- SA may need Covid-19 wastewater, water quality surveillance programme
- Technical excellence vital for infrastructure PPPs in Africa
- Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn
- WC construction industry preps for Covid peak
- Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands
- Hardware retailer notes surge in sales of building supplies during lockdown
- Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) negotiations resume
- Big 5 Digital Festival aims to connnect Africa’s construction professionals
- Capitec Bank’s new headquarters unveiled
- Dr Tony Igboamalu named SAPSA Young Engineering Professional of the Year
- SAOTA, Jaco Booyens Architect win gold in Domus Restoration and Conservation Award
- Growthpoint, Serra achieve first Green Star EBP Industrial rating in Gauteng
- Delivering sustainable energy across Africa
- Diageo to open its first carbon-neutral distillery
- community, immunity and unity are in our name
- How future architecture, technology could help achieve a more sustainable SA
- SA water levels on the decline
- How Hasheel Tularam developed his outdoor addiction into a fulfilling career
- Infrastructure expenditure still a priority
- Locally manufactured transformer arrives at Perdekraal East Wind Farm
- Strandfontein temporary desalination plant being decommissioned
- Strand sea wall emergency repairs under way
- Cintocare Hospital achieves Green Star rating
- Algorithms are designing better buildings
- How Muzi Shongwe is transforming his community one brick at a time
- Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act
- Youth, Covid-19 and learning in the workplace
- When architecture, interior design and passion collide
- #ACACaresCovid19: The economics of advertising – ACA invests in futures
- Construction industry overcoming Covid-19 challenges of being back at work
- The post-Covid-19 office of the future
- Acknowledge change, find where the next opportunity lies
- Back to work for the construction industry, but not business as usual
- Create your own strategy in times of crisis
- One Discovery Place in Sandton achieves six Green Star As-Built rating
- Covid-19 delays, compliance – contractors may not need to bear full cost
- Many opportunities for youth in world’s oldest industry, construction
- GBCSA takes Green Building Convention into immersive, virtual world
- New report: The Future of Infrastructure
- Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital
- Mitigating Covid-19 risks in constructing wind farms
- Smart cities in the time of physical distancing
- NHBRC regional offices to resume, satellites phased in
- Mpact expands face shield range – adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks
- How smart water solutions could help solve Africa’s water challenges
- Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening
- Pitch sessions held for infrastructure projects development
- Locked down, not locked out: 10 benefits of a Biz Press Office now
- MBA North launches new services to help construction get back to work
- Do what is necessary to remain relevant, save as many jobs as possible
- Pandemic forcing us to think outside the box
- Proactive engagement around lockdown regulations needed, says MBA North
- SAIW championing work-based apprenticeship learning for welding industry
- Lockdown forcing construction sector to think more strategically about tech adoption
- At this point, we are stronger apart
- Continued support needed from government, corporates, ordinary citizens
- More research needed on possible groundwater contamination from burial grounds
- Phenomenal collaboration happening in the property sector
- Manage risk appropriately, stay positive, look for solutions
- Heritage Western Cape approves Parow Station Precinct exemption proposal
- Agile businesses will come out of this smarter, stronger
- BT-Industrial signs up as SAPPMA member
- Exxaro head office awarded first WELL certification in Africa
- Covid-19 shines spotlight on health and safety in construction
- Make it work, despite the challenges, says Brimis’ Andile Nqandela
- Lockdown driving innovation, says STAG African’s John Schooling
- Patience is key, says Bartlett Construction’s Wayne Bartlett
- Evalution Flooring, R4AWM partner in creating eco-bricks
- Hardware, food delivery and winter clothing allowed, but no cigarettes
- MATUS to pay R10.9m for inflating essential hygiene product prices
- Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements
- Face the future with optimism, creativity
- Sew-Eurodrive joins SA campaign in 3D printing face masks, shields
- Q&A with Armond Boshoff, CEO of Atterbury
- Can South Africa’s coastal infrastructure survive corrosion?
- Q&A with Kate Roper of Aurecon
- How 3D printing is proving its worth in the fight against Covid-19
- BIBC provides relief for construction industry during lockdown
- Boogertman + Partners collaborate on FNB Soccer City field hospital design
- MIT develops mass manufacture of disposable face shields
- 10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown
- Lockdown set to hit already troubled construction industry hard
- Foster + Partners designs prototype for reusable face visor to fight Covid-19
- Water use licence applications put on hold during lockdown
- HOTT3D, Africa Oil & Power team up to build hospitals in Africa
- SA contractors to support local manufacturers
- Not taking lockdown lying down
- New AIA task force offers insights for adapting buildings into healthcare facilities
- Eskom conducts maintenance work as demand drops during lockdown
- Impact on construction contract claims
- Sanral operations to remain active during lockdown
- Blockchain poised to propel construction into new era of efficiency
- SAPPMA urges government to invest in water infrastructure amid Covid-19 outbreak
- Waste collection essential during lockdown
- Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual
- Registration open for ‘De-Urbanized Epidemics’ redesign competition
- Ramaphosa announces nationwide lockdown
- Kangnas’ turbines in place ahead of schedule
- AI could propel the construction industry forward
- Massive African infrastructure projects often hurt, rather than help, local people
- New facility for Aramex
- Waterfront project goes green with ecobricks
- Heavy haul conference to play critical role in building sustainable economy
- Ergonomics Regulations launched
- R9m offloading zone set to drive efficiency in coastal cement operations
- Roads projects offer opportunities for SMMEs
- UK-China alliance plans to build African infrastructure
- Between care and neglect: Pretoria’s grand architectural legacy
- Vodacom’s Cape Town HQ awarded 5-star Green Star certification
- How architect Yona Friedman used math to design utopian cities of the future
- Want instant branded content? – Bizcommunity.com
- Pablo Muñoz Payá Arquitectos converts old industrial building into bridal store
- New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy
- Coronavirus factory closures in China may swell demand for SA-made products
- R60bn allocated for Gauteng infrastructure
- 4 major digital trends in construction for 2020
- Sidewalk Labs releases its mass timber proto-model for high-rise buildings
- African Construction, Totally Concrete Expo to focus on Africa’s 4IR readiness
- UK Prosperity Fund, Future Cities SA launch local programme
- A sanitation game changer for Africa and the world
- Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan
- David Adjaye, Cai Guo-Qiang to receive 2020 Isamu Noguchi Award
- Province raps city’s knuckles over state of rivers
- SA’s average dam levels increase
- SANEDI rolling out low-tech cooling solution in SA communities
- SDG7 under the spotlight at Africa Energy Forum 2020
- #Sona20: Grinaker-LTA welcomes infrastructure initiatives
- Upskilling vital to construction industry
- Landmark investment secured for 60MW Djibouti Wind Farm Project
- Counterspace to design London’s 2020 Serpentine Pavilion
- AfDB provides multi-million-dollar grant to boost renewable energy access in Liberia
- Coronavirus hits construction sector with indefinitely delayed shipments
- 2020 SAPOA Property Development Awards open for entries
- Togo breaks ground on West Africa’s largest solar PV project
- 3 local projects in contention for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year Awards
- Balwin Properties to develop R9bn Munyaka in Waterfall
- Construction body calls for urgent meeting after CETA placed under administration
- 2020 Schneider Go Green student competition open for entries
- Saint-Gobain reiterates commitment to continent at Africa Forum
- AECOM appoints new MD for Africa
- Entries open for 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Award
- Bringing critical power distribution out of the dark
- Germany, Namibia cooperate on desalination feasibility study
- Brights Hardware expands into industrial and wholesale market
- Government non-payment culture driving construction job losses
- Time for SA to join the smart cities revolution
- 2020 competition to design emergency operations centre in Africa launched
- Making data management do the ‘heavy lifting’ for the construction industry
- Abu Dhabi to host 10th World Urban Forum
- Laduma Hardware Group’s retail expansion
- AfDB signs 5-year agreement to use FIDIC standard contracts
- Afro-disruption: 6 reasons to book for BizTrendsLIVE!2020
- Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date
- Digitisation and data key to transforming construction industry
- 5 key architectural and sustainable initiative trends
- How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe
- Heavy rains improve dam levels
- How to know if you are getting the best building bricks price
- How smart building automation will drive security market growth
- Final call to enter $2m LafargeHolcim Awards
- Afro-optimism in focus at BizTrendsLIVE!2020
- 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector
- SA’s transition to a cleaner, greener economy
- #BizTrends2020: Pioneering immersive design
- #BizTrends2020: Africa’s new wave architecture
- The future of waste management in SA is innovation
- Africa’s leading B2B news TO GO>>
- #BizTrends2020: Route to water prosperity
- Woods Bagot unveils design for Adelaide Central Market
- Atelier Tao+C converts old building into capsule hotel in China
- Why the outlook for fixing Nigeria’s energy crisis isn’t good
- Mexico builds world’s first 3D-printed community houses
- Dangote Cement CEO announces retirement
- Naruse Inokuma Architects reinvents capsule hotel experience
- Malawi solar energy project to add 46MW to local power supply
- AfDB provides €345m in road construction support to Tanzania and Kenya
- #BestofBiz 2019: Construction & Engineering
- COBE creates giant rhomboid roof for new Adidas’ HQ in Germany
- New OxGlen buildings target Green Star design rating
- San Sereno takes second place in international architecture design competition
- AfDB lends $272m for construction of Tanzania’s Msalato International Airport
- Investing in implementation models for water security and resilience
- Huge West Coast wind project generates strongly opposing views
- Wishing you all the Best of Biz
- UFS student wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- Annemie Vermeulen wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- Wellington’s 1871 Old Tannery gets ‘artisanal’ make-over
- Still time to address SA’s water infrastructural woes, says SAPPMA
- Motheo Construction Group appoints new CEO
- R320m Millroad Industrial Park set for completion
- FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index 7 points up in 4Q2019
- UCT’s Sebastian Hitchcock wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- Wits’ Ian McBride wins regional Corobrik Architecture Award
- FNB/BER Building Confidence Index shows uptick in building activity in 4Q2019
- Build-to-rent (BTR) – an investment model to watch
- New SAICE president calls for return to ethical leadership
- Van Dyck Floors restructures and shifts product focus
- Saint-Gobain Gyproc Brakpan plant self-supplying 30% of its water requirements
- First phase of Dimbaza Industrial Park revitalisation project nearing completion
- How a good property facelift can do wonders
- Harvard GSD’s 2020 Wheelwright Prize competition open for entries
- UKZN’s Siyabonga Khuzwayo wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- Barloworld HQ in Irene Link precinct awarded 5-star Green Star rating
- De Jager Booysen a regional winner in Corobrik Architecture Awards
- Upward trend in African mixed-use developments presents challenges, opportunities
- Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions
- In consulting on development risk, it’s nose in, fingers out
- Picket at Saldanha Steel over plant closure
- UJ’s Senzo Mamba wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- Construction begins at new Durban cruise terminal
- Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa
- How a ‘brown revolution’ can secure our water future
- Dams empty in Eastern Cape
- 5-point plan set for governments to address African housing finance shortage
- NMU’s Gideon Greyvenstein wins Corobrik Regional Architecture Award
- 3 ways a Biz Office can “hothouse” company culture
- Black Friday unboxing, 29 November!
- South Africa’s real water crisis: not understanding what’s needed
- South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys
- Bryanston retirement community gets a facelift
- Water levels drop below half in three provinces
- Deconstructing the Housing Consumer Protection Draft Bill
- Giflo Medical invests R130m in upgrading Vanderbijlpark medical precinct
- Pick n Pay on Nicol undergoes refurbishment
- Building new cities to meet Africa’s rapid urbanisation is a risky bet
- Public-private partnership results in upgrade for rural winelands school
- How mega infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America are reshaping development
- Dilapidated buildings along Cape Town coastlines to be demolished
- Why SMME development is crucial to the construction industry
- Sandton Gate awarded 4-star Sustainable Precincts certification
- PPS-SAICE Awards recognises innovation in civil engineering
- Can your contract protect you against construction mafia losses?
- How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet
- ITC-SA reverses dormancy resolution
- City of Cape Town approves R14bn Foreshore development despite objections
- Recyclable pavilion designed for BBC Studios in Cannes
- Top 3 risks facing the construction industry
- Wits student Hashim Tarmahomed bags AfriSam Student Design Challenge
- Construction on R216m Ekhaya Mall kicks off
- Ghana’s construction industry is lively but needs regulation
- How sub-standard cement products are threatening SA’s built environment
- 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards open for entries
- Business survival guide during load shedding
- Mall of Tembisa to be completed by October 2020
- Steel import duties a weapon in trade war, but inappropriate for SA industry
- Steel industry receives some relief following increased US tariffs
- Green roofs improve the urban environment
- world’s best don’t just adopt new technology, they make it work for people
- Construction begins on R6bn Castle Gate precinct in Pretoria
- Snøhetta designs ‘The Best Weapon’ for UN HQ
- Institute for Timber Construction SA prepares for dormancy
- How to grow your career in construction
- Hotel Verde Cape Town achieves ‘world leadership’ in green building
- SoftFall Africa installs permanent unitary rubber surfacing in PE playgrounds
- Antireality designs futuristic summer villa featuring infinity pool as water façade
- Delegates from Uganda National Roads Authority attends the Road Rehabilitation Technology course
- Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
- CoCT scoops 2019 Human City Design Award for Dunoon sports complex and library
- Flanagan & Gerard invests R16m to solar-power its malls
- De Lille calls for strengthening of trust in construction public-private partnerships
- Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019
- Cape Town’s rivers are open streams of sewage, yet the city is not spending its budget
- Lessons about housing from Ghana’s Volta River project 50 years on
- Foster + Partners releases greenery-enhanced design for Shanghai Luye Lilan Hospital
- AECOM secures phase two of Ghana’s Tema Port expansion project
- Aleph Hospitality, Marriott sign franchise agreement strengthening ties in Kenya
- Myths about timber construction: Setting the record straight
- Global white cement market to value over $9.8bn by 2026
- what can green infrastructure do?
- Victoria Wharf refreshes retail experience with additional ground floor level
- Western Cape design project nominated for global Human City Design award
- Housing activists take City of Cape Town to court
- Radisson Hotel’s new opened Niamey hotel achieves Safehotels executive certification
- MAD Architects designs self-powered hyperloop system integrated with urban farming
- Aleph Hospitality, Marriott sign franchise agreement strengthening ties in Kenya
- Construction industry shows positive growth for Cape economy
- New VR technology to make SA forestry chainsaw training safer
- RBM, host communities sign landmark procurement agreement
- AECOM’s Kim Timm wins Mentor of the Year
- Rising sea levels already causing problems for Cape Town
- Siemens unveils Cape Town smart city visualisation
- Phase one of Rustenburg Mall under way
- Attacq, Tricolt break ground on R1.25bn high-rise Ellipse Waterfall development
- R240m Sterling Industrial Park nears completion
- Smart cities will depend on faster adoption of 4IR
- Aston Martin creates bespoke garage space for car enthusiasts
- SASTT awards AECOM for trenchless innovation at Sanddrift
- #Loeries2019: ‘The world accepts this architectural ability’
- Global construction sector shows positive momentum
- BizTrends 2020: Make the vision Towards Africa 2020 possible
- WSP, B2P co-build third footbridge in Rwanda
- ‘The future is not female, it’s intersectional’
- Community consultation is key to frustration in building sector
- Nicholas Plewman Architects builds lodge in Ruaha National Park
- How women in construction are vital to the sector’s growth
- Leroy Merlin ploughs over R1bn into SA business
- Teaching technological stewardship makes future engineers more agile and responsible
- Katlehong Engineering School set to address skills shortage
- Trend Group completes fit-out of first SA WeWork office
- ARCVS to design multifunctional bridge over River Danube in Serbia
- Mentorship crucial to building female strength in construction industry
- Mpumalanga urged to intensify water-saving habits
- Architects use plastic bottles to design ocean wave façade system
- SA cement producers apply for safeguards as imports undercut local industry
- Marilia Pellegrini transforms old shipping containers into modern micro home
- South Africa’s construction industry could become safer. Here’s how
- Gateway Theatre of Shopping refurbishment a success, despite challenges
- Old Cape Quarter refurbishment under way
- From tower crane operator to safety officer with Grace
- From tools and materials to green building solutions and drones, new building expo promises sector-wide interest
- CONMESA notes accelerated decline in construction, mining equipment sales
- Investors push for positive global change in tailings management
- SAIA KZN announces awards winners, inducts 2019/2020 president
- Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre awarded 5-star Green Star rating
- Construction companies should digitise ahead of anticipated uplift in government spending
- Bentel Associates International launches Bentel Interior Graphics
- 3 levels of smart city growth
- Reimagining and rebuilding District Six
- Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things
- How to keep buildings cool without air conditioning – according to an expert in sustainable design
- Economic trends that will dominate 2020
- R12m Jakalasi Bridge in Olievenhoutbosch now open
- GXN envisions mobile 3D printing robots as future of construction
- Arc Skills students form company, win home-building contract
- Concerted effort by government, private sector needed for construction turnaround
- Sage Waterfall Gateway West fit out with South African flair
- New R20m V&A Waterfront swing bridge now open
- Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired “peace bench”
- New Cairo Capital City Stadium shortlisted in World Architecture Festival 2019
- 3 steps towards “glass boxing” your company with a Biz Press Office
- Sisulu proposes dams be declared national key points
- Pratley Putty to feature in SA Mint commemorative coin series
- Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development
- Opportunities remain abundant for SA’s young construction entrepreneurs
- World’s largest single-site solar project begins commercial operations
- Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector
- R18m allocated for Mpumalanga water shortages
- First enclosed shopping mall on the cards for Vryburg
- Alarming number of engineers leaving SA
- World Architecture Festival announces shortlisted projects for 2019
- If it’s all doom and gloom, why so many cranes on the skyline?
- CoCT awarded for Strand sea wall rehabilitation
- ITC-SA urges consumers to steer clear of unregistered contractors
- MSCI Green Annual Property Index reveals higher return in case of green-certified properties
- Elim Mall to undergo R120m extension
- SA’s green tech startups rebooting the green economy
- XTU Architects releases mangrove-like design for Singapore’s memorial competition
- Delayed, non-payment of subcontractors contributing to construction industry crash
- Somerset West residents will get long awaited pedestrian bridge
- Thabiso Joyisa calls on SA’s youth to create more, build more, love more
- Foundations completed at Perdekraal East Wind Farm
- SAOTA completes resort-inspired home in Bali
- Latest Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide launched
- R600m redevelopment on the cards for PE’s Boardwalk Precinct
- Rush to spend infrastructure millions in Uitenhage
- New expansion plans revealed for Heathrow Airport
- CoCT opens state-of-the-art alternative human waste management facility
- Best practices for tender and RFP submissions in SA’s construction industry
- From design to deconstruction, green building gains momentum in SA
- African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo addresses industry challenges, opportunities
- Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector
- 3 trends energising Africa’s power sectors
- What renewable energy and home improvement have in common
- How unaddressed hazards, ineffective PPE put employees in danger
- Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase
- Sanral, SAWIC engage on advancing interests of women in construction sector
- Exxaro’s new Centurion headquarters complete
- Huguenot Tunnel to get an upgrade
- How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income
- The rebuilt Cathedral of Notre Dame will be a monument to advances in construction technology
- the future or a washed-up idea?
- ‘Steve Jobs of Green’ to address Green Building Convention
- SAOTA claims top spot in 2019 Architectural Futsal League
- Why the contractor’s guarantee is a must for building agreements
- Female-led youth asphalt-manufacturing company launched in Limpopo
- Progressing towards gender equality in the construction industry
- dhk completes sculpted monolithic apartment block in Century City
- High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities
- Department Of Architecture wraps Thailand hotel with shimmering facade
- Data-driven decision-making for water security
- Chris Collaris, i29 complete tiny holiday home in Vinkeveen, Netherlands
- New mixed-use student accommodation revitalises Hatfield Square
- Traka accelerates expansion into wider African markets
- Double green rating achieved for GE Africa Innovation Centre
- 144 Oxford Road development morphs through various iterations over 8 years
- ARRCC features among world’s top 100 designers
- Open call for architecture conference programme 2020-2022 in Lisbon
- R130m Paledi Mall expansion under way
- How Japan’s renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy
- Phase one of Sandton Gate development on track
- Gift of the Givers pulls out of Makhanda
- AI SpaceFactory wins NASA’s 3D Printing Habitat Challenge Competition
- Desalination plant ends contract with City of Cape Town
- Sanitation innovation – a key to Africa’s development strategy
- 2019 RICS Summit Africa speaker lineup finalised
- Massive pollution in Durban sea as waste treatment facility fails
- why luxury firms rushed to support Notre-Dame
- Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa
- Winning architecture team to design first decarbonised district of France announced
- 2019 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year announced
- How credible is your builder
- Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt
- How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters
- 2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries
- Property developer John Rabie launches new venture in Portugal
- Increasing population growth in Africa’s megacities a challenge for authorities
- SAOTA named a winner in Hamburg Neuländer Quarree competition
- 17 home builders deregistered for various contraventions
- The promises and failures of utopian technological planning
- Dunoon sport centre comes alive after 4-year legal dispute
- Mind the gap between finance and engineering in mining and industrial projects
- Construction industry should look to proven tech to weather difficult times
- Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?
- Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities’ digital readiness
- World’s tallest indoor waterfall completed at Jewel Changi Airport
- Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction
- Construction entrepreneur Julia Petla receives international recognition
- Eastern Cape artist takes top accolade in 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards
- R28 road upgrade complete
- Top 5 power tool trends to watch
- Heike Hanada-designed Bauhaus Museum opens in Weimar
- Phase one of White River Crossing development nearing completion
- Can South Africa learn lessons from the mega mistakes of Eskom’s mega projects?
- how a global enterprise is influencing urban change
- Pilot Crushtec, Sanral sign MoU to promote transformation in SA
- Divercity takes transfer of Towers Main, redevelopment set to begin
- Mall of Tembisa development under way
- VSD and magnetic bearings drive HVAC advances in 2019
- Sappi and Borregaard celebrate 20 years of biorefinery investment
- Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines
- Closing Africa’s infrastructure gap
- PPC launches brick-making workshops in Gauteng townships
- SANDF bungalows upgraded with solar water heating systems
- Why building plans must be updated and fully approved by the local municipality
- Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch
- Consumers should generate their own electricity and become ‘prosumers’
- An untapped funding resource for renewable energy
- How dirty is the Cape Flats groundwater?
- Sandi Mbutuma appointed MD of SVA International
- Developing artisan skills for the future
- Tree Tops Houghton inspired by world’s largest urban forest
- New paper on Cape Town drought unpacks lessons for other municipalities
- Development of Umgeni Deco & Lifestyle Park under way
- Wastewater is an asset – it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them
- Snøhetta completes Europe’s first underwater restaurant in Norway
- MBSA calls on government to save construction sector from total collapse
- Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced
- Why crisis proofing for water preservation in SA should be a priority
- Meet your new team member
- Winners of the 2019 SA Professional Services Awards
- BIG unveils design of Warsaw-based Towarowa 22
- Atterbury leadership succession plan taking shape
- Delivering on climate resilience in Africa
- Local architecture exhibition programme launched in KZN
- Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability
- Construction Indaba to look into regulations compliance
- Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures
- Stronger leadership vital within SACAP following former registrar’s resignation
- Port of Mossel Bay’s admin building gets extension
- Saint-Gobain showcases its skills development programme
- Residential module built entirely from waste, recycled materials in Switzerland
- UCT’s urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize
- How tech can conserve and improve access to water
- R172m road upgrade project launched
- ASAQS awarded associate member status of Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors
- Parly dissatisfied with reasons for water project delays
- Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps
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