The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) has produced a new publication, Concrete Roads – a Sustainable Solution, the third in a series of publications on the sustainable use of concrete. Authored by Bryan Perrie, C&CI Managing Director and globally-respected authority on concrete pavements, the free publication covers the environmental, economic and social aspects of [...]
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Concrete floors call for special measures and materials
Concrete used for the construction of industrial floors is unique and differs from that required for vertical structures, George Evans, concrete technologist at the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI), has stated. Evans was speaking on the proportioning and handling of concrete at FloorSem 2012 arranged by the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA). He told [...]
S.A. urgently needs more qualified concrete technologists
The biggest threat to the future economic growth of South Africa is the shortage of technical skills in engineering and technology, according to Bryan Perrie, managing director of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI). Speaking at a breakfast function in Midrand to mark the start of the C&CI School of Concrete Technology’s 2012 Advanced [...]
Updated ‘Fundamentals of Concrete’ now available from C&CI
The updated, second edition of the Cement & Concrete Institute’s acclaimed reference book, Fundamentals of Concrete, is now available from the Institute. The book – first published in 1998 – is intended for students of engineering, building management, quantity surveying, architecture and other practitioners who require a working knowledge of the subject. [...]
Prague acclaim for C&CI short film competition winners
Further info: Hanlie Turner, tel 011 315 0300 / www.cnci.org.za The prize-winning entries in the Cement & Concrete Institute’s annual short film competition for architectural students have received acclaim at the Prague Architectural Biennale. Daniel van der Merwe, architect at the C&CI, recently received an enthusiastic letter from the organisers of the project, stating that [...]
C&CI MD keynote speaker at major Brazilian congress
Bryan Perrie, managing director of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI), was invited to deliver the keynote address at IBRACON 2011, the 53rd Brazilian Concrete Congress held this year on the Brazilian island of Florianopolis from November 2 to 4. The topic of Bryan’s address, “Concrete Construction for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010”, [...]
Increasing global exposure for C&CI film competition winners
Increasing global exposure for C&CI film competition winners The prize-winning entries in the Cement & Concrete Institute’s Moving Space annual short film competition for students are enjoying increasing global exposure. Locally, in September this year, the five prize-winning entries for the ‘Science Friction’-themed 2011 competition were screened at a film festival at the [...]
C&CI introduces ‘user-friendly’ changes to advanced concrete technology course
The Cement & Concrete Institute has announced changes in the format of its 2012/13 Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) course – “the ultimate goal of all future concrete technologists”. Petrus Jooste, C&CI Education & Training Manager, says the format of the internationally recognised diploma course has been locally modified after consultation with the SA construction [...]
Sustainability link part of C&CI new website
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) has completed the first phase of the redesigning and updating of its website, www.cnci.org.za Hanlie Turner, C&CI Marketing Manager, says the updating of the website is currently a “work in progress”, subject to regular future updates. “The website now already has a sustainability link to reinforce the industry’s [...]
Cement & Concrete Institute announces 3rd annual Short Film Competition
For the 2011 C&CI Short Film Competition, students are invited to focus a critical gaze into the future of the African urban environment and specifically the role of concrete in it. The world’s population is moving, increasingly, towards urban environments. This is especially true in Africa. But what will these future cities look like and [...]
Latest Issue - May/June 2012
In This Issue:
- The Alexander Forbes head office campus by Paragon Architects
- The New Jerusalem Children’s Home by 4D+A Architects
- The Quarterdeck by CHT Architects
- The 2012 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
- Paragon Architects profile
