Hailing from Alexandra in Johannesburg, Kgothatso John Malange is a design force to be reckoned with and was recently announced as the official winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer of 2019, placing him in the ranking as South Africa's most promising designer...
Juanita Pienaar 19 Nov 2019
Vacant rooftops across all major cities around the world are a dime a dozen. Their concrete surfaces aren't just a waste of space in a highly urbanised world, but also contribute to the heat island effect that afflicts these built-up areas. So why not farm on them?
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019
Legaro Properties is no stranger to the green building industry with the lifestyle and commercial property developer scooping last year's GBCSA Award for highest rated green building in South Africa for its 78 Corlett Drive development in Melrose North, Johannesburg...
Sindy Peters 19 Jun 2019
WiPo Wireless Power is a young dynamic startup that provides wireless power solutions for drone and other industrial equipment...
Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2019
Born for leadership, Nkgomeleng Julia Petla is the founder and MD of Amedzo Trading and Projects, a 100% black-women-owned construction company which turns 10 this year...
Sindy Peters 15 Apr 2019
Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience...
Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019
Designers need to work together to solve crises in the world. This is the message from one of the first speakers at Design Indaba 2019 in Cape Town, 27 February to 1 March, Nicole Nomsa Moyo...
Louise Burgers 27 Feb 2019
Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective...
Jason McNeil 12 Feb 2019
Transit-oriented development is the exciting fast-growing trend in creating vibrant, livable, sustainable communities...
Karen Petersen 7 Jan 2019
Using MagnaBoards - a 100% fire retardant material, Magnastruct is currently in the planning stages of launching a self-assembling, affordable informal dwelling called the The Square...
Sindy Peters 5 Nov 2018
CRSP dsgn is one of this year's five beneficiaries of the 5 For Change black tie event set for Saturday, 27 October, at The Station in Newtown, Joburg...
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2018
The latest available figures from StatsSA show that there are about 3.3-million South Africans aged 15 to 24 who are not currently in education, training or employment...
Berry Everitt 16 Aug 2018
Founded in 2010 by Marloes Reinink, Solid Green Consulting is all about advancing sustainability in the African built environment...
Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018
Sorry to disappoint the sci-fi junkies out there, but futuristic movies that portrayed glistening silver cities filled with metallic buildings might have missed the mark...
Adrian Goslett 3 Aug 2018
Claire Janisch, founder of Biomimicry South Africa, took to the podium at this year's African Utility Week to share how biomimicry could influence the future of utilities...
Sindy Peters 21 May 2018
Last year's winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer Competition, Marli de Wet, will this year take up her prize by attending an international design fair of their choice with her Design Time lecturer...
Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018
The impact of buildings and construction on the environment is astounding...
Dorah Modise 9 Jan 2018
In today's rapidly changing and fiercely competitive marketplace, it is innovative brands that come out on top. The big problem is that only a few companies in South Africa are spending enough money on research and development...
Werner van Antwerpen 9 Jan 2018
"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transport." These are the paraphrased words uttered by Enrique Penalosa, the former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia...
Elaine Jack 9 Jan 2018
According to the latest United Nations Economic Commission for Africa report, Africa is the fastest urbanising region after Asia. The report also highlights that despite the current slowdown in many African economies...
Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018
There are many considerations to take into account when developing a wind farm, one of which is the impact on visual, aesthetic, and scenic resources in and around a potential location...
Sindy Peters 21 Nov 2017
Today saw the start of WindAc Africa 2017 - the annual "academic hour for wind power" hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association...
Sindy Peters 14 Nov 2017
The future of large public utilities, such as Eskom, is uncertain...
Sindy Peters 20 Oct 2017
One cubic metre of concrete has a carbon footprint of 350kg of CO2, making this staple material in the construction industry one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases in the world...
Sindy Peters 12 Oct 2017
Speaking at the GBCSA's 10th annual Green Building Convention, the executive mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille called on industry players to implement their projects while ensuring resilience and sustainability.
Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017
Founded in 2007 by Bruce Kerswill, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) turns 10 this year...
Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017
A core focus in the Corobrik CSI strategy is upskilling members of the communities in which it operates...
Sindy Peters 17 Jul 2017
The fifth Going Green Conference (GGC2017) is set for 13-15 September in Pietermaritzburg...
Sindy Peters 13 Jul 2017
Founding director of Hustlenomics, Nhlanhla Ndlovu tells us how growing up in a small house with a backyard shack was the inspiration and foundation upon which his dreams for bigger and better things were built...
Shan Radcliffe 29 May 2017
I recently had a very inspiring conversation with Marcela Guerrero Casas, co-founder and MD of Open Streets Cape Town about the power of streets and its ability to bridge social and spatial divides...
Ilse van den Berg 26 May 2017
