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Engineers don't just build things, they can help save the world
[Petr Matous and Abbas El-Zein] Engineers like to claim their primacy as problem solvers. But while this ability will always be critical for engineers, there is more to engineering than just solving problems... read


Construction & Engineering
Construction of Gauteng Industrial Development Zone commences
Civil engineering contractor Liviero has turned the first sod for the construction of the new Gauteng Industrial Development Zone near OR Tambo International Airport... read
Applications for MBAWC bursaries now open
The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) has been providing bursaries for tertiary education for the past ten years, and applications for the 2016 academic year are now open... read
Menlyn Maine set to become Sun International's flagship property
Sun International's latest project, Menlyn Maine in Pretoria's eastern suburbs, has been three years in the making and the entertainment complex is set to become the flagship property of the group when it opens in 2017... read
Residential
Impact of NHBRC system downtime on property industry
The announcement by the National Homebuilders Registration Council (NHBRC) that its IT systems will be down while being upgraded, will have a material effect on and seriously impede the South African residential property development industry, according to Chris Renecle, MD of Renprop... read
Smart Buildings
Smart metering a starting point for smart cities

Martin Vergunst

Smart cities are best defined as urban ecosystems that leverage technology and connectivity to deliver services to citizens... read
Sustainable Development
GBCSA announces winners of Green Star SA Leadership Awards
The annual Green Star SA Leadership Awards were announced at the annual Green Building Convention in Cape Town... read
Ravenswood the first to receive EDGE Design Certification
Brian Wilkinson, CEO of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), has announced that the Ravenswood affordable housing development in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, has become the first residential project in Africa to achieve an Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) Design Certification... read
Business
Want to know three ways to increase sales immediately?

John Sanei

The old way of selling is well and truly dead, in fact the stereotypical sales (wo)men we all knew back in the 80's and 90's send shivers up and down all our spines... read
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