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The biggest challenge faced by hospitals; when it comes to fire risk; is that a large number of occupants are…
The biggest challenge faced by hospitals; when it comes to fire risk; is that a large number of occupants are either incapacitated or immobilised. This renders them extremely vulnerable; ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk highlights. Hospitals must be able to compartmentalise wards in the event of a fire so…
Cement & Concrete SA (CCSA) has today announced that the new consolidated industry body is open for business and is…
Cement & Concrete SA (CCSA) has today announced that the new consolidated industry body is open for business and is set to take the lead on all matters relating to cement and concrete in South Africa. The single non-profit entity, CCSA, was established through an extensive and thorough process of…
WC Pans consume up to 90 per cent of water usage in commercial buildings. New technology in the WC Pan…
WC Pans consume up to 90 per cent of water usage in commercial buildings. New technology in the WC Pan range, that delivers high performance and aesthetically pleasing designs. Franke sanitaryware and hygiene solutions Designed for ultimate hygiene solutions and ease of installation in public ablutions, the range caters for…
In a world filled with day-to-day stresses and responsibilities, it’s often easy to lose sight of your own value. But…
In a world filled with day-to-day stresses and responsibilities, it’s often easy to lose sight of your own value. But the way we see ourselves is equally as important as the way we see others, and sometimes, we need to take a time out to be pampered and wash away…
Landscape architecture is a way of continuously negotiating between a wide range of practices, involving people, materials and timelines, according…
Landscape architecture is a way of continuously negotiating between a wide range of practices, involving people, materials and timelines, according to Hayden Malan, declared the winner of the Most Innovative Final-Year Landscape Architecture Award on Friday 5 February. The event was part of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the…
From scratch resistant to easy-to-clean! Atroguard® is the flooring that pet owners look for. We love our animal friends; but…
From scratch resistant to easy-to-clean! Atroguard® is the flooring that pet owners look for. We love our animal friends; but accidents happen. AtroGuard® flooring makes it easy to wipe away the little accidents, and there’s no need to sacrifice style for the inconvenience of an easy-care surface. Warrant guarantee AtroGuard® will not…
Hygiene is the most important factor to consider in public bathrooms and the Geberit team believe that a touchless environment…
Hygiene is the most important factor to consider in public bathrooms and the Geberit team believe that a touchless environment is key. The fewer shoppers or maintenance staff need to handle items, the better from a sanitary and hygiene perspective. Geberit sees touchless use in the public sector growing at…
There are essential steps to follow before and during the repair of relatively minor yet unsightly concrete defects. Bryan Perrie,…
There are essential steps to follow before and during the repair of relatively minor yet unsightly concrete defects. Bryan Perrie, Managing Director of The Concrete Institute (TCI), outlines what to do – and avoid – when tackling such projects: Firstly, repairs to new concrete should be done as soon as…
As NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover begins exploring its new planetary home after landing on 18 February 2021. Operating with the…
As NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover begins exploring its new planetary home after landing on 18 February 2021. Operating with the world’s most advanced technology. Equipped with Ty-Rap™ cable ties from ABB. The same ties used on earth. Designed for extreme environments Found in buildings; subways; the deepest oceans and outer…
A first of its kind in Africa, siFramo is a non welded support system that saves time, money and labour.…
A first of its kind in Africa, siFramo is a non welded support system that saves time, money and labour. 15 years ago, Sikla pioneered siFramo: a versatile, multifunctional, and high load-bearing modular steel support system. SiFramo is the only system with 1-Screw technology in the world and is now…
As the three established divisions of Norcros SA, TAL, Johnson Tiles and Tile Africa recently played important roles in an…
As the three established divisions of Norcros SA, TAL, Johnson Tiles and Tile Africa recently played important roles in an extensive tiling project at North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus in North West Province. The project entailed refurbishing the five-block Sports Village, a guest house facility providing accommodation for the public, athletes…
Marble, an exceptionally versatile material used for centuries to create awe-inspiring art, majestic staircases, classic kitchens and resplendent flooring. With…
Marble, an exceptionally versatile material used for centuries to create awe-inspiring art, majestic staircases, classic kitchens and resplendent flooring. With today’s contemporary design trends, the wide selection of marble can be used in more ways than ever before.
21 Nettleton attains their Green Key Award from WESSA, becoming South Africa’s first boutique hotel to achieve this accolade for…
21 Nettleton attains their Green Key Award from WESSA, becoming South Africa’s first boutique hotel to achieve this accolade for its efforts in sustainability. An exciting partnership between WESSA and 21 Nettleton has resulted in the private boutique hotel in Clifton, Cape Town being awarded the prestigious Green Key award.…
In its ongoing efforts to showcase the potential that renewables can play in boosting the security of energy supplies in…
In its ongoing efforts to showcase the potential that renewables can play in boosting the security of energy supplies in South Africa, Enel Green Power (EGP) highlights its commitment to the country as it nears the completion of its Nxuba wind farm in the Eastern Cape. The company recently started…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) and Zutari (formerly…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) and Zutari (formerly known as Aurecon) has launched a ‘safe return to the workplace’ guideline to help facilitate a responsible reopening of offices in South Africa. “What is emerging is a realisation that lockdown cannot…
As a result of the lockdown in South Africa, 14% of construction companies permanently shut their doors, according to a…
As a result of the lockdown in South Africa, 14% of construction companies permanently shut their doors, according to a survey by Statistics South Africa released in May 2020. Around the same time, Deloitte also predicted that construction companies with high levels of debt and low cash reserves may face…
Traditionally, the development of risk management plans is tailored to address assessed and quantified risks. There is however always the ‘the…
Traditionally, the development of risk management plans is tailored to address assessed and quantified risks. There is however always the ‘the unknown factor’. Enter the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, we have faced localised pandemics before, but never one on such a globally synchronous scale, thanks to global travel and trade. It propelled the…
According to the International Monetary Fund, the construction sector was one of the industries that were most affected by COVID-19. This hasn’t…
According to the International Monetary Fund, the construction sector was one of the industries that were most affected by COVID-19. This hasn’t deterred a group of local Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) students. In the face of adversity are more inspired to grow their careers, become independent and start their own businesses. According…
At the 2021 benefit launch of the Building and Construction Industry Medical Aid Fund (BCIMA), Phumelele Makatini, the Chief Executive…
At the 2021 benefit launch of the Building and Construction Industry Medical Aid Fund (BCIMA), Phumelele Makatini, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer of the scheme had heartening words and good news to share with members. “In what has been one of the more difficult years in our industry,…
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is one of the world’s most successful transboundary water resource management schemes between the…
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is one of the world’s most successful transboundary water resource management schemes between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa. The project consists of water transfer, hydropower, ancillary developments and advance infrastructure. The water-transfer component of LHWP Phase II consists of the construction of…
As employees begin to go back to work, managers might consider how best to safeguard their team, and one method…
As employees begin to go back to work, managers might consider how best to safeguard their team, and one method to determine fitness to work is to introduce health screening for employees at the point of entry prior to admittance onsite. Automated temperature checks, mask detection and contactless sanitisation checks…
by Kate Collier, a Partner & Shane Johnson, Professional Support Lawyer at Webber Wentzel Studies released the negative impact that Covid-19 has…
by Kate Collier, a Partner & Shane Johnson, Professional Support Lawyer at Webber Wentzel Studies released the negative impact that Covid-19 has been on the construction sector. Some studies predicted that the sector could experience a total of 140,000 job losses. With alert level 1 now in effect,the construction sector can breathe…
The digital revolution is having a huge impact on the world. In fact, it’s the platform that has enabled many…
The digital revolution is having a huge impact on the world. In fact, it’s the platform that has enabled many professions to move online as swiftly as they have, as the globe navigates its way through Covid-19. However, the savviest of businesses have been finding their way onto that platform…
It is becoming imperative that government and private sectors work together to do more to empower the current and emerging…
It is becoming imperative that government and private sectors work together to do more to empower the current and emerging workforces with new, technology-led skills, and focus on where the future of the job market is going. With 4IR technologies slowly creeping into everyday business activities, it’s no surprise that employees may…
Operations director at EIE Group, Chantell Malherbe, emphasises the need for the material handling and warehouse industry to reduce its…
Operations director at EIE Group, Chantell Malherbe, emphasises the need for the material handling and warehouse industry to reduce its carbon footprint, suggesting the future efficiencies of the industry lies in battery-powered equipment. As the global conversation steers towards the need to adapt to the changing business landscape, the pandemic…
Keep employees safe by controlling office hygiene with door automation and touchless switches from Maxiflex. Companies can protect the health…
Keep employees safe by controlling office hygiene with door automation and touchless switches from Maxiflex. Companies can protect the health of their employees by curtailing the spread of bacteria, germs and viruses like COVID-19 through automating their doors and installing touchless switches. With Maxiflex’s range of door automation systems and touchless…
BY: Peter Lange, business development manager, Fixed Robotics, Omron Collaborative Robots (cobots) have a key role in current and future…
BY: Peter Lange, business development manager, Fixed Robotics, Omron Collaborative Robots (cobots) have a key role in current and future trends in industrial automation and production, specifically with their use becoming increasingly feasible for industrial manufacturing applications in smaller production facilities and warehouses. Companies that are developing innovative and integrated…
A range of advanced digital technologies is reshaping the manufacturing environment, shifting the way that businesses in the sector operate.…
A range of advanced digital technologies is reshaping the manufacturing environment, shifting the way that businesses in the sector operate. These innovations are predicted to bring about the next industrial revolution. Known as “Industry 4.0”, this manufacturing era will be focused on offering increased speed to the market and better…
The redesigned Geberit bathroom series Smyle has an even more ornate and modern look. The design of the washbasins and…
The redesigned Geberit bathroom series Smyle has an even more ornate and modern look. The design of the washbasins and furniture can coordinate individual combinations. The linear design of the front and the modern lightweight handle design are both new. The handles mirror the radii of washbasins and thus creates…
Well, we believe that everything to do with lockdown, Pandemic and Covid-19 has caused everyone so much stress and concern…
Well, we believe that everything to do with lockdown, Pandemic and Covid-19 has caused everyone so much stress and concern now is the time to focus on doing creative things that rather give you peace and pleasure. Everyone has spent so much time at home and seen the same walls,…
South Africa has very strict fire safety and protection against fire regulations. The act says that occupants will be protected.…
South Africa has very strict fire safety and protection against fire regulations. The act says that occupants will be protected. The intensity of fire within the building and spread to other buildings must be minimised. Geberit fire protection for waste and drainage systems is fire resistant and sound insulating. Domestic…
There’s more to getting into a hot bath than just the warm water on the surface…the bath is a place…
There’s more to getting into a hot bath than just the warm water on the surface…the bath is a place where we can shed our daily responsibilities and immerse ourselves – in a very literal sense – in the healing water. hansgrohe’s sBox® tub is a striking innovation that takes…
ACCESS THE KOHLER PRO COMMUNITY FOR THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE TRENDS “In the next five…
ACCESS THE KOHLER PRO COMMUNITY FOR THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE TRENDS “In the next five years, no new home will be sold without some element of smart-home technology, which will cause even greater demand for the same technology in remodels.”~Jordan Cooper, founder of Whiz CribsThe desire for smart devices…
Concrete enhancing and repair products supplied by a.b.e. Construction Chemicals are being used for the construction of the massive Green…
Concrete enhancing and repair products supplied by a.b.e. Construction Chemicals are being used for the construction of the massive Green Star precinct, Oxford Parks, now being developed in Rosebank by Intaprop with Concor Buildings as the main contractor. a.b.e. Construction Chemicals, part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group, is supplying…
The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology (SCT) has finalised its programme of online training courses for 2021. Fourteen courses…
The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology (SCT) has finalised its programme of online training courses for 2021. Fourteen courses are in the plan. It includes the start of the pinnacle of concrete diploma courses: Advanced Concrete Technology. John Roxburgh, the senior lecturer at the SCT, says the SCT ran…
Industrial concrete floors are essential for South Africa’s industrial growth but also poses more problems for the construction industry than…
Industrial concrete floors are essential for South Africa’s industrial growth but also poses more problems for the construction industry than most other concrete projects, says John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology. John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology Roxburgh says…
Ceilings no longer have to be boring. A good way to update the home is to have a feature ceiling.…
Ceilings no longer have to be boring. A good way to update the home is to have a feature ceiling. The fifth wall can be modernised with these top ceiling design techniques. Dark Ceilings To draw the eye upwards, have a dark ceiling. But don’t dark ceilings make the room…
Floor hardeners for floor protection can add an additional 50% extra life to concrete floors. What’s the difference between all…
Floor hardeners for floor protection can add an additional 50% extra life to concrete floors. What’s the difference between all these floor hardener products? abe corn LA abe.®cron LA CH Light Grey was specifically formulated for Makro Cornubia Mount Edgecombe KZN. abe.®cron LA is a nonmetallic modified level assisting natural aggregate…
Three a.b.e. Construction Chemicals’ concrete repair and protection products were used for the repair of the Ashburton Bridge over the…
Three a.b.e. Construction Chemicals’ concrete repair and protection products were used for the repair of the Ashburton Bridge over the N3 highway between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
A project exploring the themes of time, cycle and ritual embodied within the Hindu religion in order to influence the…
A project exploring the themes of time, cycle and ritual embodied within the Hindu religion in order to influence the creation of a contemporary cremation infrastructure was declared the regional winner from the University of the Free State as part of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards.…
A project focused on waste pickers, a group of individuals largely unacknowledged within the circular waste economy, was declared a…
A project focused on waste pickers, a group of individuals largely unacknowledged within the circular waste economy, was declared a regional winner of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards from the School of Architecture at Nelson Mandela University in a virtual ceremony on 11 December 2020. The…
Decolonising architecture with a hybrid theory of image, culture and space through the design of a land redistribution hub in…
Decolonising architecture with a hybrid theory of image, culture and space through the design of a land redistribution hub in Tshwane proved a winning theme for student Tlhologello Sesana from the Tshwane University of Technology. It was chosen the regional winner as part of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of…
A final-year thesis entitled ‘Hyperreal Perspicuities: Multi-Narrative Reconstructions of Modern Egypt’ saw student Kamal Ranchod win the first regional event…
A final-year thesis entitled ‘Hyperreal Perspicuities: Multi-Narrative Reconstructions of Modern Egypt’ saw student Kamal Ranchod win the first regional event of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards in a virtual ceremony on 27 November 2020. The project investigates drawing as representation and develops prototypes in the form…
A project emphasising the significance of earth for dispossessed communities at the Avalon Cemetery was declared regional winner from the…
A project emphasising the significance of earth for dispossessed communities at the Avalon Cemetery was declared regional winner from the University of the Witwatersrand in the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards in a virtual ceremony on 11 December 2020. “My project examined the site through an archaeological…
Sandton Central’s new closed-circuit television (CCTV) system officially launched on 1 August 2020. The Sandton Central Management District (SCMD) state-of-the-art…
Sandton Central’s new closed-circuit television (CCTV) system officially launched on 1 August 2020. The Sandton Central Management District (SCMD) state-of-the-art system uses artificial intelligence to detect and respond to specific events. When an incident is spotted, it sends an alert to a central control room. A real-time video feed enables…
Specialised Exhibitions has decided to postpone Propak Cape, slated for October 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, to…
Specialised Exhibitions has decided to postpone Propak Cape, slated for October 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, to 8 to 10 June 2021. The organisation, which is a division of the Montgomery Group, has taken decisive action with its portfolio of exhibitions following developments in the COVID-19 national…
Deryck Spence, executive director of SAPMA, says research has shown that the sales volumes of retail outlets are directly proportional…
Deryck Spence, executive director of SAPMA, says research has shown that the sales volumes of retail outlets are directly proportional to the technical and application expertise among its sales personnel and their ability to offer professional advice to DIY consumers as well as smaller paint contractors.
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