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Get the frack out of our land
[Nathi Olifant] Texas-based company Rhino Oil and Gas faced a barrage of angry questions and objections at a public hearing into fracking plans in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands... read


Construction & Engineering
Port of Durban's Maydon Wharf reconstructed
The quay walls at Maydon Wharf in the Port of Durban is currently being reconstructed to ensure safe operations, to meet the needs of larger vessels calling at the port... read
Energy
Communities to hear more about shale gas development
A team for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) on shale gas development will hold briefing sessions with communities in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape as well as the Western Cape this week... read
Infrastructure and Technology
[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

Nicci Botha

The Green Building Convention, at the CTICC in Cape Town from 2-6 November 2015, showcases green and sustainability ideas and innovations from local and international thought leaders, which make a difference in the way business is done within the built space... read
Smart Buildings
Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating
Supertech Durban, a BMW dealership, is the first local automotive dealership to have achieved a 4-Star Existing Building Performance Green Star Rating... read
Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Neil Cameron

Sustainability remains a hot topic as it's the right thing to do. It's the hard returns that will get companies taking action... read
Sustainable Development
Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award
Hotel Verde has been named winner in the Highest Rated Building category for its Existing Building Performance (EBP) Pilot tool rating during the Green Star SA Leadership Awards 2015... read
[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

Nicci Botha

Gridlock. Traffic jam. Congestion. Every person who commutes has experienced the agony and frustration of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic for what feels like forever... read
Is the Cloud the right answer for construction in SA?
The construction industry has been labeled as a late adopter, but with the advent of mobility and trends such as Bring Your Own Device... read
Utilities
Why South Africa should not build eight new nuclear power stations

Hartmut Winkler

It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and student fee protests. There has, however, been a massive elephant in the room that has impacted all these issues but enjoyed surprisingly scarce attention... read
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