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The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'John Yeld

Prototype spectator stand

Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

2 Apr 2024

Image: Supplied

Critical role of glass recycling in sustainable demolition practices

28 Mar 2024

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Photo: Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 4 Apr 2018

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore PVT Installation. (Image Supplied)

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town maximises rooftop space with hybrid PVT project

27 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 26 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Watershed at the V&A Waterfront

V&A buildings awarded five new Green Star ratings

16 Mar 2018

Steve Roetz via

Durban is slowly becoming a seaside city without any sand

16 Mar 2018

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

Nick Budlender 13 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

Aerial view of Durban Harbour

Durban selected to participate in RICS Cities for our Future Challenge

27 Feb 2018

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Martin Stavenha 23 Feb 2018

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

21 Feb 2018

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Stone Décor 21 Feb 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Looking through semi-transparent cells – one day these could be big enough to make windows. UNSW, author provided

Semi-transparent solar cells: A window to the future?

Matthew Wright and Mushfika Baishakhi Upama 15 Feb 2018

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

9 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

The Spheres, by Ron Cogswell, , CC BY 2.0

Amazon opens plant-filled 'The Spheres' buildings

31 Jan 2018

Metro calls for investment in innovative solar power project

Odette Parfitt 30 Jan 2018

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

22 Jan 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

Loeriesfontein Wind Farm

SA wind energy industry anticipates conclusion of outstanding PPAs in Q1

19 Jan 2018

Jasco uses solar energy solution to reduce head office carbon footprint by 50%

Jasco uses solar energy solution to reduce head office carbon footprint by 50%

17 Jan 2018

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People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Photo: Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 4 Apr 2018

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore PVT Installation. (Image Supplied)

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town maximises rooftop space with hybrid PVT project

27 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni. Darya Maslova

City streets: why South Africa should design more people-friendly spaces

Alexandra Parker 26 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Watershed at the V&A Waterfront

V&A buildings awarded five new Green Star ratings

16 Mar 2018

Steve Roetz via

Durban is slowly becoming a seaside city without any sand

16 Mar 2018

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

Nick Budlender 13 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

Aerial view of Durban Harbour

Durban selected to participate in RICS Cities for our Future Challenge

27 Feb 2018

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Martin Stavenha 23 Feb 2018

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract

21 Feb 2018

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Bright times lie ahead for black-owned concrete business

Stone Décor 21 Feb 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Looking through semi-transparent cells – one day these could be big enough to make windows. UNSW, author provided

Semi-transparent solar cells: A window to the future?

Matthew Wright and Mushfika Baishakhi Upama 15 Feb 2018

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

These are the speakers set to inspire at the upcoming #cocreateDesign Festival

9 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

The Spheres, by Ron Cogswell, , CC BY 2.0

Amazon opens plant-filled 'The Spheres' buildings

31 Jan 2018

Metro calls for investment in innovative solar power project

Odette Parfitt 30 Jan 2018

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

City of Cape Town appoints acting commissioner for TDA

22 Jan 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

Loeriesfontein Wind Farm

SA wind energy industry anticipates conclusion of outstanding PPAs in Q1

19 Jan 2018

Jasco uses solar energy solution to reduce head office carbon footprint by 50%

Jasco uses solar energy solution to reduce head office carbon footprint by 50%

17 Jan 2018

Matthew Morris wins PE regional leg of 31st Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award

Matthew Morris wins PE regional leg of 31st Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award

12 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green building on the rise in South Africa

#BizTrends2018: Green building on the rise in South Africa

Dorah Modise 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A recipe for innovation in a cash-strapped country

#BizTrends2018: A recipe for innovation in a cash-strapped country

Werner van Antwerpen 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Upwardly mobile people want to live and work in eco-mobile cities

#BizTrends2018: Upwardly mobile people want to live and work in eco-mobile cities

Elaine Jack 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Four-star Green Star certification for KZN Department of Education: Ugu District Office

Four-star Green Star certification for KZN Department of Education: Ugu District Office

28 Dec 2017

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Energy intensity per square metre of buildings needs to improve 30% by 2030

Energy intensity per square metre of buildings needs to improve 30% by 2030

18 Dec 2017

Who knew pee was valuable?

Dave Chambers 7 Dec 2017

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