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SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up
SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up
Progressively, more South African property investors are rising to the challenge of mitigating climate change... read
Building
Gumtree launches app to connect homeowners and service providers
Gumtree launches app to connect homeowners and service providers
Gumtree has launched a new app called Gumtree Connect which allows homeowners to find up to five vetted service providers in their area. They can also receive quotes, schedule and manage appointments and make payments from the app... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: SA interior designers on par with international counterparts
#DesignMonth: SA interior designers on par with international counterparts

Sindy Peters

We interviewed ARRCC director Mark Rielly to find out more about the local interior design industry and some of the projects on which the internationally recognised studio has worked... read
#DesignMonth: How to revive retail interior using Pantone's Colour of the Year
#DesignMonth: How to revive retail interior using Pantone's Colour of the Year

Brandon Williams

As we all know by now, Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2017 is Greenery, "a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature's greens revive, restore and renew.” read
#DesignMonth: Creative collaboration central to Blok's Konnect
#DesignMonth: Creative collaboration central to Blok's Konnect

Sindy Peters

Besides the nine properties Blok has launched since its inception in 2014, the urban property developer has also worked on various urban and design intervention projects... read
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Architecture & Design
Darren Sampson won first prize.
UJ student takes top regional award in architecture competition
Speaking ahead of the 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards, Dirk Meyer, managing director of Corobrik said that innovation is the standout quality that differentiates design resolutions and helps define architecture as special and appreciated by one's peers... read
Construction & Engineering
Streamlining the installation of a complex residential roof - a case study
Streamlining the installation of a complex residential roof - a case study
Every so often, a complex residential roof, of average scale and with relatively small truss spans, arrives for design and estimation at a timber roof truss fabricator... read
Barloworld Equipment, Caterpillar launch free training programme in Mozambique
Barloworld Equipment, Caterpillar launch free training programme in Mozambique
Barloworld Equipment and Caterpillar recently launched Technicians for Africa, a free foundation training programme, in Tete Province, Mozambique... read
Smart Buildings & Cities
Survey offers insights into global trends, future of smart cities
Survey offers insights into global trends, future of smart cities
As cities and solution providers develop their smart city strategies, they are trying to understand which solutions and business models hold the greatest promise in this growing market... read
Sustainable Development
Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life
Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life
Four Moroccan cities, led by Marrakesh, ranked among the top 10 African cities for quality of life in a new survey published on Tuesday, 21 February... read
Utilities
Gauteng lifts water restrictions
Gauteng lifts water restrictions

Katharine Child

Water restrictions will be lifted in Gauteng on Monday, 27 February, as the Vaal Dam fills up... read
Future Energy to address Africa's power potential
Future Energy to address Africa's power potential
Regional power events in Africa, including EAPIC and WAPIC, have been renamed to Future Energy, in order to reflect the optimism and potential of the energy and power sectors on the continent... read
Nersa approves 2.2% tariff increase for Eskom
Nersa approves 2.2% tariff increase for Eskom
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has allowed Eskom to raise tariffs by 2.2% in the 2017/18 financial year... read
Why Gordhan's silence on South Africa's nuclear option is a good sign
Why Gordhan's silence on South Africa's nuclear option is a good sign

Hartmut Winkler

South Africa's Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan said very little about the energy sector in his recent budget speech... read
South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan
#Budget2017: SAREC welcomes finance minister's support
The South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has welcomed confirmation from Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan during the 2017 Budget Speech that the continuation of South Africa's independent power producer programme is an imperative, given the need to boost investment in the short term... read
Could using stainless steel save SA millions in water losses?
Could using stainless steel save SA millions in water losses?
With South Africa experiencing stage two and three water restrictions following its worst drought in decades, the spotlight falls on how to reduce leakages and maintenance costs and preserve our already strained water resources into the long-term future... read
Business
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#DesignMonth: The importance of design education with Suné Stassen

Leigh Andrews

Suné Stassen, festival director for the Open Design Festival, is heavily involved in the country's design education movement. Here, she shares how your business can pick up the baton to take the movement forward... read
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