12 Apr 2016Contact usSubmit newsAdvertise on bizList your companyHome
  My account

Building & Construction

Weekly top stories
New mixed-use development for Pretoria
Atterbury recently announced that it will undertake a new billion-Rand development in Pretoria at the juncture of the N1 and R21 highways... read


Architecture & Design
For female architects, the loss of Zaha Hadid is personal

Despina Stratigakos

As a luminary in the world of architecture, Zaha Hadid, who died on March 31, was a celebrity whose name, face and buildings are known by millions... read
Architects designing for social improvement

Kate Walker

Singapore-based billionBricks (bB) is a non-profit architecture and design group made up of a team of designers, architects and building industry professionals who believe that houses or shelters for the poor should not be poorly designed or built... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Future of aluminium industry in spotlight at AFSA conference
Demand for aluminium in South Africa could feasibly double in the next few years, despite pressure from an international economic slowdown and rising power prices... read
Construction & Engineering
Building trust and business

Claire Bisseker

A new mobile app, called Honest Abe, aims to stimulate employment by matching and building trust between home owners and tradesmen... read
Members of MBAWC uncertain about future of industry
The latest First National Bank/Bureau for Economic Research Building Confidence Index for the first quarter of 2016 shows that more than 60% of respondents are dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions - the lowest confidence since the beginning of 2013... read
Major revamp of East Cape roads
Brace yourself for massive roadworks throughout the Eastern Cape after the government announced it would spend billions of rands to build or revamp the province's road network... read
Plattekloof Road to become dual carriageway
A major project will soon be embarked upon in Bothasig to turn Plattekloof Road into a dual carriageway and refurbish the existing road infrastructure... read
Smart Buildings
Smart cities need to include the concept of smart citizens

Dave Stevens

By 2050, it's expected that nearly 80% of South Africans will be living in urban areas. This massive acceleration in rural-to-urban migration was highlighted recently by Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel... read
Sustainable Development
African cities are facing a host of development challenges

Busani Bafana

With an annual economic growth rate of about 5% over the last decade, driven mainly by the commodities boom, African cities have seen skyrocketing population growth, forcing governments to face a host of development challenges... read
Joburg to host Green Building Convention 2016
GBCSA's ninth Green Building Convention will take place in Johannesburg from 26-29 July 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre... read
Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project nearly complete
The 125ha solar Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project, valued at R1.3bn and situated 50km south-west of Prieska in the Northern Cape, is nearing completion. The project, said to be on schedule and on budget, will connect to the grid in the third quarter of this year... read
Business
Business meetings: From time-wasters to productivity boosters

Leigh Andrews

With a younger workforce and the rise of multinational companies with staff based across the globe, the dreaded conference call is on the rise. Here's how to take learnings from these typical time-wasters to make your business meetings more productive... read
Jobs offered



PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.
  Twitter
@ArupGroup
RT @ArupThoughts: Buildings don't work in isolation - why people should be at the heart of the #design process https://t.co/NDQuyw6ixK http... - Mon Apr 11
@ICE_engineers
Missed #ImpossibleEngineering? Watch how engineers bored the Gotthard Base Tunnel! #thisiscivilengineering https://t.co/qjDsIxTYvU - Mon Apr 11
@WACommunity
Yitan Sun+Jianshi Wu are the winners of 2016 Skyscraper Competition with 'New York Horizon': https://t.co/KPqbVaYxyZ https://t.co/X0Xuf9EMC1 - Mon Apr 11
More tweetsFollow

Industries

Follow us

Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to buildingconstructionnews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-buildingconstruction@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Location: Cape Town (head office): tel +27 (0)21 404 1460 | 1st Floor, 4 Treaty Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. Johannesburg: tel +27 (0)11 513 4172 | Nicol Grove Office Park, Design Quarter, Leslie Avenue, Fourways, Gauteng, 2055.

Subscribe/unsubscribe: Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe!


© 2016 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.

Unsubscribe, Newsletter subscription. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.