The Covid-19 pandemic has led to thousands of empty buildings as offices, malls and other commercial spaces have shut down...
Devan Pillay 18 Mar 2021
The November index of the free, online LexisNexis Case Law repository is now available bringing you up to speed on some interesting precedent setting cases considered by South Africa's courts recently...
Issued by LexisNexis 18 Jan 2021
The October index of the free, online LexisNexis Case Law repository is now available and, once again, highlights some of the interesting precedent setting cases considered by South Africa's courts recently...
Issued by LexisNexis 13 Nov 2020
As we grow to better understand the microorganisms in built environments - and what dynamics support their survival - we will be able to design and engineer buildings for better health...
Jako Nice 12 Jun 2020
According to a recent study of smart building threats conducted by Kaspersky, almost two in ten (26.5%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subject to some kind of malicious attack in the first half of 2019...
South Africa presents potentially lucrative opportunities for US firms involved in green building technologies...
Terry Billson 2 Jul 2019
The GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) in Melrose Estate, Johannesburg has received top sustainability accreditation from both South Africa and the US...
Hundreds of millions more Africans are predicted to live in cities over the next three decades as the continent rapidly urbanises...
A new university of health sciences is being launched in Rwanda. The University of Global Health Equity is being touted as a centre that will "contribute to addressing the critical shortage of health professionals" and "ensure they remain committed to the continent"...
Agnes Binagwaho 6 Feb 2019
As virtual reality technology in architecture evolves to the point where multiple people can partake in the same VR session, clients are allowed a better understanding of design proposals...
While leaving behind all the celebrations after 2018, The editors at World Architecture Community took a quick glance at some buildings expected to be completed in the new year...
Dubbed The Tulip, the tower is designed to function as a public cultural and tourist attraction for the city of London...
GBCSA's Sian Cohen will mentor the African winner and global finalist in the RICS Cities for our Future competition in their effort to take home the top prize of £50,000...
There is no doubt that improving access to healthcare in Africa is a massive task...
Yale University has teamed up with UN Environment and UN Habitat to design a new super-sustainable eco-housing module...
A new global study has revealed that employees who work in digital workplaces are not only more productive, but also more motivated, have higher job satisfaction, and report an overall better sense of well-being...
Technology might be assisting us to deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction ever, but this is at the cost of our humanity...
Danette Breitenbach 27 Oct 2017
In the 160 or so years since the first skyscrapers were built, technological innovations of many kinds have allowed us to build them to reach astonishing heights...
Antony Wood and Dario Trabucco 7 Aug 2017
Facility managers and building owners are looking to obtain greater control and create greater efficiency in their buildings...
Neil Cameron 31 May 2017
The National English Literary Museum has added another first-in-SA to its list of achievements with a five-star Green Star SA PEB v1 As-Built rating...
Hotels are doubly vulnerable because ransomware attacks may not only impede their systems but...
Yolandi Schoeman of Baoberry and Martin Ackermann of Thevia were recently honoured at the Global Forum during the 2017 Cleantech Week in San Francisco...
Hilton Worldwide announced new properties and extensions at AHIF. Among the new hotels agreed is Africa's first modular build hotel, Africa's tallest hotel in Nairobi, and...
CEOs will expect CIOs to grow out of being mere custodians of technology and to actively wield tech to drive revenue instead. This will include immersing themselves into the field of customer experience (CX)...
Fast track installations of education and health care facilities using innovative building techniques (IBTs), will be the topic under discussion at a breakaway session on Infrastructure Manufacturing sponsored by Kwikspace Modular Buildings, at the Second Annual Vision2030 Summit on 8-9 June...
Issued by Topco Media 3 Jun 2016
There's no disputing the value that a building management system (BMS) can add. It can be a big ticket item, however...
Neil Cameron 30 May 2016
We've compiled a #BestofBiz 2015 list for all our industries, from articles with the most views, the most-read contributors to the press offices with the most hits.
Mega Water Corporation has bought the entire businesses of Water Engineering and Pumping Technology (WET), WET Solar and JV Building Wet Services as going concerns...
Sustainability remains a hot topic as it's the right thing to do. It's the hard returns that will get companies taking action...
Neil Cameron 9 Nov 2015
Jason Lucas, CEO of Jason Lucas Master Thatchers, says South Africa is lagging well behind many more forward-looking countries when it comes to adopting and adapting the latest thatching systems for use in today's built environments...
Steve Coster and Ben Crosby recently shared their views on changes in the way intelligent buildings operate and trends in the way they function...
Building efficiency is being reinvented by connected-building technologies. Building equipment and systems are becoming more integrated and intelligent...
Neil Cameron 18 Jun 2015
As the global urbanisation trend picks up, smart cities are emerging...
Neil Cameron 27 Nov 2014
With greater energy efficiency topping the wish list of facility and energy management executives globally, four cross-industry tech trends are having a transformative impact on building systems: visualisation, Machine2Machine (M2M) communication, mobility tools, and analytics.
Neil Cameron 20 Aug 2014
"We're building systems that make it possible for computers to do what people would normally have done. And that stretches across our entire value creation process," says Jan Hofmeyr, Chief Research Officer: Behaviour Change at TNS...
Issued by Kantar 19 Aug 2014
The redevelopment of the new P-Grade (or AAA Grade) office and retail building, Pam Golding on Main in Kenilworth, Cape Town is progressing well, with the completion date set for May 2015.
Insurance company MMI Holdings had overhauled its business structure to help change it from a product-driven organisation to one more responsive to client needs, Chief Executive Nicolaas Kruger said.
Gillian Jones 3 Jul 2014
LONDON, UK: The head of Royal Bank of Scotland admitted on Tuesday (3 December) that it had failed to invest in its information technology systems for decades, after a glitch left customers of the state-rescued bank unable to access cash for three hours.
Marissa Mayer is a businessperson I admire greatly. I feel she has a mixed media mindset that sees her understanding that traditional media is as important as new media and I like what she had to say about advertising in the mobile space. (Yes! This article is about radio).
Travis Bussiahn 21 May 2013
Donald Liphoko, chief director of advertising and media buying for the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is the first guest of AMASA's monthly forums for 2013. He will address the industry on 6 February.
Issued by Amasa 28 Jan 2013
Human resource practitioners are responsible for building systems, policies and frameworks that reduce disputes and encourage ethical behaviour in the workplace. Sadly this is not the case. Both public and private sector institutions incur high costs over dispute resolutions. Evidence of unethical behaviour continues to surface at the workplace from senior to junior staff members.
The architectural and engineering world are increasingly specifying converged networks for new developments, sometimes referred to under the umbrella of Connected (Commercial) Real Estate (C(C)RE). As knowledge and experience in utilising facilities in these intelligent buildings grows, so too does confidence, leading to adoption of technological advances in previously untapped market sectors.