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Supported by Property Point, the 15 Black-owned SMEs presented their climate-resilient, socially inclusive solutions at the 2025 Green Building Convention in Cape Town. Image supplied.

How these 15 Black-owned SMEs highlight inclusive sustainability

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Cape Town, the global city: What lessons can we learn as a country?

Mike Abel 15 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

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Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt

9 Apr 2025

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Gauteng pitches R300bn investment opportunities to the world

3 Apr 2025

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South Africa's tech-driven gated communities set a new global standard

28 Mar 2025

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Bridging the skills gap: Southern Africa's role in Saudi's Vision 2030

Viren Sookhun 27 Mar 2025

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Blockchain-powered property evaluation certificate to transform SA townships

26 Mar 2025

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Africa's smart city, Waterfall City, takes top honours for urban design

24 Feb 2025

Choreographed integration of human workers, robotic and agentic systems and equipment in a facility digital twin. Source: Image courtesy of Accenture, Kion Group.

Nvidia ‘Mega’ Omniverse is digital win for industrial engineers

Lindsey Schutters 7 Jan 2025

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

The Herholdt's partnership is only one step in Plentify's growth strategy.

Plentify reveals mega smart home ambitions with Herholdt’s deal

Lindsey Schutters 17 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Theresa Huysamen, business unit manager at Duxbury Networking.

Using advanced video surveillance technology as a smart city enabler

Teresa Huysamen 29 Aug 2024

Navigating conflict in construction

Navigating conflict in construction

Cox Yeats 16 Aug 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

Source: GITEX Africa. Dubai Internet City spotlights power of collaborative innovation to accelerate global AI-led tech transformation.

Dubai Internet City highlights collaborative innovation for global AI transformation

3 Jun 2024

South Africa is committing major resources to establish the hydrogen economy.

The hydrogen economy is alive and well in SA

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

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7 smart ways home automation can add value to a property

21 May 2024

Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric

Future building methods will use digital tools to lower CO2 emissions

Mark Freeman 30 Apr 2024

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Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

The first trial is being done at military buildings in Limpopo

South African military bases get cool makeover with innovative paint

5 Mar 2024

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Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

Katja Hamilton 29 Feb 2024

AI is proving useful in construction when tied to IoT systems.

Combining AI and IoT can make structures safer

27 Feb 2024

MTN Solar Park

MTN makes big gains in solar renewable energy project

15 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Antonie Goosen is principal and founder of Meridian Realty.

#BizTrends2024: The evolution of investment strategies fueled by tech advancements

Antonie Goosen 23 Jan 2024

Aerial view of the Coral Beach estate.

Impower brings BESS solution to Eastern Cape community

22 Jan 2024

Thabang Byl, Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric

Hospitality industry in quest for reliable energy amidst green transition

15 Jan 2024

Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

Amritesh Anand 10 Jan 2024

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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Load shedding is compromising your home security this festive season

Rein Snoeck-Henkemans 12 Dec 2023

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