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Year of radical innovation in built environment
[Alta Schoultz] Much of our modern life is rooted in the way we have designed our cities... read


BizTrendsĀ 2016
Unleashing Africa's full power potential

Webb Meko

South Africa and Africa's largely untapped natural gas supply could lead to radical transformation of the continent... read
Sustainability technology will change our lives and buildings

Werner van Antwerpen

Buildings are moving from bricks and mortar into what previous generations considered science fiction... read
Sustainability, technology key for construction

Nicci Botha

Sustainability and technology will continue to be trend growth points in SA's building and construction industry... read
New approaches to urban planning in property sector

William Johnston

The construction and engineering sectors are currently facing slower growth that is expected to continue into the first quarter of 2016. There is however room for optimism... read
A tougher construction industry for smaller players

Frans Pienaar

According to a recent report by PwC, infrastructure spending in Africa is estimated to grow from $70bn in 2014 to $180bn per annum by 2025... read
African mega-projects: opportunities and challenges for specialist insurers

Karl Bishop

Infrastructure development is booming across Africa, due in no small part to significant economic growth and foreign direct investment. Mega-infrastructure projects have massive price tags... read


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Architecture & Design
Emira announces redevelopment of Knightsbridge office park
Emira Property Fund has announced the redevelopment of its Knightsbridge Manor office park in Bryanston into a P-grade and leading-edge Green Star SA rated office complex... read
Common sense should prevail when interpreting HOA rules
Homeowners' association (HOA) rules are often lengthy, onerous documents to wade through but they still cannot accommodate all eventualities in a gated estate or housing scheme... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Cashbuild revenue surges 15% as expansion pays off

Mark Allix

Building material retailer Cashbuild jumped 8.3% on Tuesday after saying its December quarter revenue had grown 15% from the matching period in 2014. Its revenue over six months was 14% higher than in the previous year... read
Construction & Engineering
Contractors dissatisfied despite higher construction confidence
Although the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index has risen from 39 in 3Q2015 to 42 points in 4Q2015, the index indicates that close to 60 percent of respondent are dissatisfied... read
Investments in social infrastructure are key to positive prospects for 2016
Further developments in South Africa's affordable housing market and investments in social infrastructure were the key to positive prospects for 2016... read
Challenging year ahead for SA construction
2015 was a challenging year for South Africa's construction industry, marred by industrial action, substantial delays on projects, as well as questions raised around safety concerns on structural projects... read
Business
Branding lessons learned from religion (Part 2)

Jimmy Tembo

We went through part 1 of this article without defining branding... read
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