31 May 2016 Contact us Submit news Advertise on biz List your company Home
  My account

Ad on Bizcommunity

Building & Construction

Bizcommunity dotsWeekly top stories
Transforming Cape Town's CBD
Transforming Cape Town's CBD
Property investment is one of the biggest game changers transforming the Cape Town Central City... read


Architecture & Design
Durban's Point Precinct gets contemporary building
Durban's Point Precinct gets contemporary building
The first new building in Mahatma Gandhi Road (Point Rd) in decades, the R80m new Lion Match Company head office includes... read
Christian Benimana: Architects don't have to be local to think local
Christian Benimana: Architects don't have to be local to think local

Katie de Klee

Rwandan architect Christian Benimana believes that the built environment should catalyse positive systemic change... read
Building Materials & Equipment
ArcelorMittal's Saldanha plant to keep running
ArcelorMittal's Saldanha plant to keep running

Mark Allix

ArcelorMittal SA fears a disaster for the country if the primary steel industry collapses, as the sector underpins national economic growth and social development... read
Credit: RMIT University
Cigarette butt bricks burn away pollution

Jamie Matroos

Researchers have found a way to cut down global littering by incorporating cigarette butts into 2.5% of the world's annual brick production... read
Construction & Engineering
Success of engineering projects shaped with risk resolution in mind
Success of engineering projects shaped with risk resolution in mind

Alvin Dye

Managing risk and promoting safety is paramount in engineering practice. Successful projects are not selected but shaped with risk resolution in mind... read
Construction company Esor returns to profit
Construction company Esor returns to profit
Construction company Esor returned to profit in the year to end-February, it reported on Thursday, 26 May... read
Smart Buildings
What might Jane Jacobs say about smart cities?
What might Jane Jacobs say about smart cities?

Sarah Barns

This May, urbanists around the world have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jane Jacobs... read
Building smarter, better malls
Building smarter, better malls

Lee Naik

Since The Mall of Africa, South Africa's biggest single-phase shopping mall development, opened its doors on 28 April, it has dominated social media chat lately, as much for its promise as its problems... read
Sustainable Development
Builders programme aims to develop, empower black businesses
Builders programme aims to develop, empower black businesses
In an effort to improve the lives of skilled tradespeople, Builders launched an Enterprise Development Programme in 2015... read
Brian Wilkinson, CEO of GBCSA
Green building accelerates in Africa
With office buildings in Rwanda and Namibia both receiving 6-Star Green Star ratings, certified by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), green building is gaining rapid momentum in Africa... read
Energy-efficient firing method for brick-making industry
Energy-efficient firing method for brick-making industry
Langkloof Bricks in Jeffreys Bay currently burns waste tyres at 1200°C, to dry the clay bricks... read
Off-grid solar solutions bring electricity to rural areas
Off-grid solar solutions bring electricity to rural areas

Charlotte Mathews

The private sector is leapfrogging inefficient state-owned power utilities in Africa to deliver electricity to rural communities, according to a report by consulting firm PwC released on Monday, 23 May... read
Utilities
The dam issue settles down to balance
The dam issue settles down to balance

Tom Nevin

A poser is facing political leaders, engineers and social planners: should developing countries meet their energy needs by building one or two really big dams, or a network of a few hundred smaller ones? read
Rethinking the central plant for greater efficiency
Rethinking the central plant for greater efficiency

Neil Cameron

Almost 40% of the power required to run a building is consumed in one place: the central chilled water plant... read
Eskom forges ahead with maintenance plan
Eskom forges ahead with maintenance plan
Eskom is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generation plant, it said on Wednesday, 25 May... read
Business
Change vs. transformational management
Change vs. transformational management

John Sanei

Forget about change management, we are squarely in the transformation age and with it we need to apply transformational management... read
Jobs offered



New events to diarise
NEC3 Compensation Events
Alusani Skills & Training Network® - 8 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Effective Construction Contract Management and Administration
Alusani Skills & Training Network® - 21 Jul 2016 to 22 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Technical Report Writing
Alusani Skills & Training Network® - 25 Jul 2016 to 26 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Executive Meeting Procedures - CPD Accredited
BDCE and CESA - 1 Jun 2016, Durban


Commercial Mediation Training for the Engineering and Construction Industry
Law@work, UCT Faculty of Law - 6 Jun 2016 to 10 Jun 2016, Cape Town


PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.

Ad on Bizcommunity




Twitter bird white  Twitter
ArupGroup
@ArupGroup
Read how we're helping #London plan for its biggest population growth in modern times: https://t.co/KUFrH1gkXf https://t.co/p3BuzQiYJN - Mon May 30
designindaba
@designindaba
This innovation could revolutionise how concrete is used in architecture: https://t.co/F4FfmOj1aT https://t.co/kcM0MFYeVv - Mon May 30
ArchitectsJrnal
archpaper
@archpaper
Here's the 1 map for NYC's built environment, from zoning to water quality to big projects https://t.co/npSq6lYkX3 https://t.co/Z8ZP9UVKID - Mon May 30
More tweetsFollow

Industries

Follow us
Download appRSSTwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeGoogle+Instagram

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.

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