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Concrete

28 Mar 2018

German African Innovation Incentive Award for the “cassava bio concrete” house

By Staff Writer

In cooperation with the German federal research institute BAM, Nigerian scientist Dr. Kolawole Olonade from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife received the “German African Innovation Incentive Award” for the project research idea of re-using the residues of cassava as a rheology modifier for concrete and building materials. The prize was announced and awarded by the...
12 Feb 2018

Lafarge solutions for healthcare sector infrastructure

By Staff Writer

Strongly focused on addressing the needs of its customers, Lafarge South Africa, a member of the international LafargeHolcim group, a world leader in building materials, has a well-established reputation for providing the local construction industry with innovative products, solutions and services.
09 Feb 2017

Construction and Concrete fraternity to mingle again

By Staff Writer

With an expected 45 countries participating, this is Africa’s mega construction and infrastructure show and biggest gathering of 9 000 qualified buyers and sellers for the entire built environment value chain.
30 Aug 2016

Misconceptions About Sustainable Building, Says The Concrete Institute

By Staff Writer

Concrete has a low embodied energy which is an important factor for ‘green building’, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute.
13 Apr 2016

Lafarge South Africa Rewards Concrete Excellence At The Artevia Awards

By Staff Writer

Lafarge South Africa awarded applicators and architects for outstanding use of the company’s Artevia product at the 2016 Artevia Awards held at the Michelangelo Hotel, Sandton recently.
17 Mar 2016

Readymix usage keeps rising

By Staff Writer

In recent years the use of readymix concrete on large scale building and construction sites has grown to more than 50% and the trend is continuing.
20 Apr 2015

Entries Open For Concrete Manufacturers' Awards

By Staff Writer

The Concrete Manufacturers Association NPC (CMA) has announced that its Awards for Excellence competition will be run during 2015/16. PPC, the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa, is the anchor sponsor of the competition. According to Echo Group managing director, Monique Eggebeen, who chairs the CMA’s Awards committee, the essential purpose of the awards...
18 Jan 2015

Wearable Architecture

By Staff Writer

FORM MATTERS is a material exploration by South African architect and designer Liani Douglas. The self initiated project investigates how the same material that is used to create large architectural masterpieces and engineering marvels around the world, can also be used to create smaller wearable architectural pieces. Concrete is used to reveal the overlap between the disciplines...