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 [...]
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Xanita creates a world first with eco-friendly exhibition stands
“X” is the name on everybody’s lips when it comes to innovation and versatility of exhibition and point-of-sale display materials, following the recent Cape Wine 2012 show at the CTICC, where Xanita X-Board was used to construct all of the 278 exhibition stands, in line with the event’s vision of being both green and sustainable. [...]
New council, new executive committees
Members of the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) have elected a new Council, as well as new executives for its divisional committees. Both Council and division executives serve for a period of two years. Founded in 1974, SESSA is dedicated to the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies including solar-based [...]
PSPC announces plans to use recycled EPS in low cost housing building initiatives
Two of South Africa’s most pressing needs, namely the need for sustainable, low cost housing and the need to divert recyclable materials away from the country’s landfill sites which are rapidly approaching their fill capacity, have found an unlikely common solution in recycled expanded polystyrene (EPS). Until recently, the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has been [...]
Smart Cities Summit and Expo
By 2050 more than 80% of South Africa’s population will live in cities. The challenges presented by the rapid population growth demand that cities transform. The smart cities Summit will be the most future focused event on urban planning in Africa. It is a space where public sector problems will meet innovation and solutions. The [...]
Going green has never been easier – tipping point reached in SA
South African businesses lag their international counterparts in terms of turning their buildings ‘green’ but a tipping point has been reached – going green is today driven by a convincing mix of financial imperatives, adoption of triple bottom line principles and moral conscience. Being late to migrate to greener practices does have some advantages, however. [...]
White River’s “Earth House”
Products supplied by Chryso SA played an important part in adding sustainability to a new “earth house” built in White River, Mpumalanga. The house, designed by mechanical engineer, Michael Matthews, was constructed with a technology known as “rammed earth”. This age-old concept involves compressing a damp mixture of earth containing sand, lime and clay into [...]
Nedbank phase II awarded South Africa’s first as built Green Star SA rating
Phase II of Nedbank’s head office has achieved another eco-friendly first. Today it was announced at the Green Building Council Convention that the development in Sandton, Johannesburg has been certified as South Africa’s first As Built Green Star SA Building under the Green Building Council of South Africa’s (GBCSA) Office v1 rating tool. The building [...]
Call for entries: 3rd International Holcim Awards
The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
A bold treatment
When Massmart’s lease was due for renewal, the company, a managed portfolio of four divisions, each focused on high-volume, low-margin, low-cost distribution of mainly branded consumer goods through 290 stores, decided to construct a new building as it was running out of space for expansion Massmart is the third largest distributor of consumer goods in [...]
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