https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/493.html Rest of Africa Building Materials news 15 Materials & Equipment news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/493.html en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:55:54 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/640/213139.html One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. 1-213139 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/640/210306.html Designing buildings so they can easily be taken apart and the materials reused provides a feasible and commercial pathway for minimising waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Our research shows one such Curtin University building, the Legacy Living Lab in Fremantle, reduces construction waste and cuts emissions to almost a tenth of what a conventional building process would produce. 1-210306 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/492/195781.html More than half of the world's population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050. Many people living in small areas means large amounts of waste, high resource consumption and loads of energy use. We can combat these issues with the ideas behind the circular economy. 1-195781 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/720/185713.html 2019 seems to be the year of an 'opening up' of Africa, whether it be opening trade borders or opening key infrastructure projects, all of these key developments have positive implications for the South African stainless steel sector. 1-185713 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/493/168346.html US construction vehicle maker Caterpillar will spend R1.3bn over the next 10 years on South African enterprise and supplier development. 1-168346 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Rest of Africa