Three of South Africa’s leading cement producers have stepped in to fund the establishment of a new company to preserve the vital education, and consulting services previously provided by the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI). AfriSam, Lafarge and Sephaku are now financing the operations of The Concrete Institute which, from May 2 this year, [...]
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The Cement & Concrete Institute to close down after 75 years
After 75 years of serving the construction industry in South Africa, the Cement & Concrete Institute will be closing down. This decision was reluctantly taken by the C&CI Board following the resignation of the Institute’s main funding members. The process required to give effect to this decision will commence with immediate effect (27 Feb 2013) [...]
Comprehensive training on concrete industrial floors on offer this year
The Cement & Concrete Institute says design and detailing, and construction practice, are aspects of concrete flooring that require specific training. “In addition, a thorough understanding of all the characteristics of concrete, the influence of material selection, environmental inconsistencies, as well as handling and finishing, are essential to produce a quality floor. A disregard [...]
C&CI leads drive to promote precast construction
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) is driving a campaign – and leading a special task group – to promote the concept of prefabricated construction which has to date been under-utilised in South Africa. Gary Theodosiou, Structural Engineer at the C&CI, says construction with prefabricated structural elements offers several advantages. “These include speed of [...]
C&CI Sustainable Design Competition entries major attraction at AZA2012
The winners of the Cement & Concrete institute’s fifth annual 2011 Student Sustainable Design Competition – with the theme of ‘Future African Cities’ – were announced recently. A jury which included architects South African architects Hugh Fraser and Sarah Calburn; and Spanish architects, Clara Cruz D’Almeida and Elena Rocchi; selected the winners who will [...]
C&CI training programme for 2013 published
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) Education Programme for 2013 has been published. Petrus Jooste, Education and Training Manager of the C&CI, says concrete training plays a vital role at a time when the shortage of skills is hampering economic progress in South Africa. He states in the programme’s foreword that for the [...]
Alternative concrete solutions rising to the SA housing challenge
Most of the increasing number of alternative building technologies (ABTs) on offer now to help reduce the increasing backlog of housing in South Africa are essentially concrete systems, according to Adéle de Lange, Human Settlements Technical Marketing Advisor at the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI). She explains: “It is common knowledge that concrete masonry is [...]
Two new associate members for C&CI
Industrial flooring contractor, Twintec SA, and the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA), have recently become Associate Members of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI). Twintec SA – part of the international Twintec Group – specialises in the development and implementation of jointless flooring with steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) processes and technology. [...]
C&CI to present another globally recognised training course
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) has been sanctioned to present the first Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) “Concrete Technology & Construction – Concrete Practice” course in South Africa. The course (also known as ICT Stage 1) will be presented at the C&CI School of Concrete Technology in Midrand from December 3 to 5 [...]
Building on industry capacity with concrete
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) will be hosting an interactive workshop session at the annual Southern African Housing Foundation (SAHF) Conference in Cape Town on September 17 this year. In line with the overall theme of the conference, “Building capacity for delivery”, the central theme of the C&CI session, “Building upon industry capacity with [...]
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