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SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying[Nosiyabonga Mongane] The foreseeable trends that will impact quantity surveying profession and construction in 2024... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Green building trends in 2023 and beyond[Alison Groves] WSP in Africa's Alison Groves shares green building trends that are gaining momentum... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Top trends likely to shape the local construction industry[Otto Botha] We need government to start investing in infrastructure before more skills are lost, says WACO MD, Otto Botha... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: New-gen technology will drive construction in 2023[Morag Evans] From 5G and the cloud to renewable energy, these new trends will impact traditional commercial construction, says Databuild's Morag Evans... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds[Bongani Dladla] The CIDB's Bongani Dladla shares the latest innovations making their way from laboratories and computer screens to real-life building sites... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Buildings in 2023 - here's to a smarter, sustainable future[Anoop Hariparsad] As more buildings come online, it's important that cyber security becomes a major priority, says Schneider Electric's Anoop Hariparsad... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch[Bongani Dladla] Rachel Carson's Silent Spring became a cornerstone for understanding environmental sustainability; the construction industry is now at the same crossroad... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward[Dumisani Madi] As we approach 2022, we explore the major trends that have emerged in the construction industry, highlighting the top three and the impact they are... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2021: How Covid-19 has forced designers to reimagine the work experience[Sindy Peters] Participating in our annual #BizTrends2021 feature, Anthony Orelowitz, director at Paragon Group, shares his insights on how Covid-19 has and will impact the future of the workplace... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2020: 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector[Bryan David Perrie] Cement production and consumption is a reliable indicator of a nation's growth, as its infrastructure is a reflection of development.... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Struggling construction sector must develop a new talent perspective[Théo Gaultier] South Africa's declining infrastructure remains an area of concern for the country's future, yet despite the current environment, opportunities exist for construction companies... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Alternative building methods continue to change the face of construction in Africa[Jolene Blundell] Beyond brick and mortar, South Africans are increasingly considering new and alternative building methods and techniques... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: The exciting fast-growing trend of TOD[Karen Petersen] Transit-oriented development is the exciting fast-growing trend in creating vibrant, livable, sustainable communities... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: An exponential shift in many areas of SA real estate awaits[Ziyad Adroos] 2019 will usher in a quarter of a century since South Africa has been addressing post-apartheid challenges... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations[Elaine Jack] Urbanisation continues to be one of the most powerful megatrends reshaping our world. It is a shift that is creating countless problems, but even more opportunities... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Co-working trend has the potential to change office space landscape in SA[Claire D’Adorante] The international trend towards co-working, defined essentially as shared office space, equipment, and services, is set to change the office space landscape in South Africa... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Much of the same expected for 2019[Geoffrey Jäck] With pressure on costs, increased fuel prices, the water shortage in Cape Town in 2018, and an economy that is struggling at best, the remedial construction industry can prepare for much of the same challenges in 2019... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector[Lesley Squires] 2019 seems to be the year of an 'opening up' of Africa, whether it be opening trade borders or opening key infrastructure projects... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2018: Engineering sector - remaining competitive in tough times[Richard Vries] South African companies face an embattled business environment... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2018: Green building on the rise in South Africa[Dorah Modise] The impact of buildings and construction on the environment is astounding... |