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Reviving brownfield sites to create mixed-use communities
Reviving brownfield sites to create mixed-use communities
The office sector is still firmly entrenched in its recovery phase although this is becoming increasingly fragile... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?
#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?

Sindy Peters

With the global smart cities market projected to reach $1.56tn by 2020, SA still has much to do in terms of meeting the necessary infrastructure and connectivity requirements to smarten up our cities... read
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Architecture & Design
How to incorporate metallics, without going overboard
How to incorporate metallics, without going overboard
According to Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse, metallics are making a huge comeback in interior design... read
Developer installs bicycle parking system on Sea Point Promenade
Developer installs bicycle parking system on Sea Point Promenade
Urban property developer, Blok, in partnership with Future Cape Town and the City of Cape Town, has now enhanced the Sea Point Promenade cycling experience with the installation of the Blade bicycle parking system... read
Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution
Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

Lolita Pukwana

Stefano Boeri Architetti is building another vertical forest to curb the pollution problem... read
#DesignMonth: 'Simplicity in Design'-themed kitchens to display at Decorex SA 2017
#DesignMonth: 'Simplicity in Design'-themed kitchens to display at Decorex SA 2017
Decorex SA 2017, showcasing in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Gauteng, will feature four expertly-designed kitchen stands in the Franke Kitchen Trends-sponsored feature... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Sparking business change with building information modelling
Sparking business change with building information modelling

Thabo Ndlela

Construction and contracting companies in the UK and many other markets are driving transformation of their businesses with a concept called building information modelling (BIM)... read
Italtile cements 15% rise in net profit
Italtile cements 15% rise in net profit

Colleen Goko

Italtile says it expects the second half of its financial year to be tougher than the first and will introduce a number of initiatives to cut costs... read
ArcelorMittal puts focus on protection
ArcelorMittal puts focus on protection

Colleen Goko

ArcelorMittal SA is planning to step up its efforts to protect the local steel industry from cheap Chinese imports... read

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Construction & Engineering
Amanda Clack, president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is one of the speakers at the RICS Africa Summit.
RICS Africa Summit to host mentoring workshop with Women's Property Network
The annual RICS Africa Summit, taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg, 22-23 February, will place a stronger focus on the empowerment of women in the built environment... read
The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building
The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Heinz Schandl and Fridolin Krausmann

The volume of natural resources used in buildings and transport infrastructure increased 23-fold between 1900 and 2010, according to our research... read
Why alternative building methods aren't yet feasible in SA
Why alternative building methods aren't yet feasible in SA
Alternative building methods can potentially be more expensive than traditional methods, don't inspire customer trust and may not be as aesthetically pleasing. Alternative building methods also come with a hidden price tag that can impact on quality and finish... read
Bakwena invests R1bn in road maintenance, construction
Bakwena invests R1bn in road maintenance, construction
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has invested in a R1bn schedule of maintenance and construction projects scheduled for 2017... read
Collusion implicated construction companies making amends
Collusion implicated construction companies making amends
The construction companies implicated in collusion have paid their first sum of R117m in terms of the settlement agreement they entered into with the National Revenue Fund, following the findings of investigations by competition authorities... read
Sustainable Development
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy... read
Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds
Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe

In a city such as London, commuters who travel for an hour to get to work pass 2.5-million jobs on the way... read
Dilapidated buildings that were meant to be a public park in Ocean View, Jeffrey's Bay. Photo: Joseph Chirume
R21m urban renewal project left to rot

Joseph Chirume

Jeffreys Bay park abandoned to vandals and weeds... read
Utilities
Dr Kandeh Yumkella, UN under-secretary-general and former special representative of the secretary-general and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), won the Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
New categories added to African Utility Week Industry Awards
The fourth annual African Utility Week Industry Awards will honour pioneering utilities, projects and people in the energy and water industry on the continent... read
Eskom: FM lets you judge for yourself
Eskom: FM lets you judge for yourself
The Financial Mail has released the full Dentons report into irregularities at Eskom so South Africans can make up their own minds about the goings-on at the parastatal... read
Will gas become SA's new money-spinner?
Will gas become SA's new money-spinner?
Following the recent #MiningIndaba, questions are being raised about whether South Africa's gas sector, and the regional gas boom, will replace mining as the region's new money-spinner... read
Business
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say... read
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS

Madelein Grobler

Introducing tax on interest-free or low-interest rate loan, advance or credit to a trust by a connected person may entitle the SARS to a windfall... read
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