BUILDING INDUSTRY BARGAINING COUNCIL’S FAIR PLAY DRIVING CAPE SECTOR
At the end of 2023, some 30 000 building industry employees in the Western Cape received more than R200 million in bonuses and leave pay, thanks largely to the efforts of the Building Industry BargainingCouncil (BIBC). The BIBC in the province has been instrumental in ensuring hundreds of thousands of workers continue to benefit financially, […]
WCA SUPPORTS ACCELERATION OF CEMENT INDUSTRY DECARBONISATION AT COP28
The World Cement Association (WCA) has endorsed global government efforts to advance low-carbon cement and concrete production, announced at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28)in Dubai. The commitments made by Canada, Germany, the UK and the USA, member countries of the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI), include adopting time-bound commitments to procure low-emission cement […]
STRINGLESS CONCRETE PAVING ON THE AUTOBAHN
In future, the east- and westbound lanes of the A43 autobahn near the city of Münster, Germany, will be separated by a poured-in-place concrete safety barrier. The effectiveness and permanence of such construction elements for the passive protection of road-users make them the preferred vehicle restraint system, especially on sections of roads with heavy traffic. […]
JO’JURG BUILDING FIRES: CALLS FOR PROACTIVE FIRE SAFETY PLANNING
The most recent incident of a fire breaking out in the Johannesburg CBD in the early hours of 3 February highlights the importance of the rational design of performance-based fire safety systems for residential buildings in particular, according to ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk. The latest fire broke out in a building at the […]
AFRISAM’S BUDGET BREAKDOWN
It was a sombre tone at this year’s annual AfriSam budget breakdown event, but sales and marketing executive Richard Tomes reminded stakeholders that the company’s 90 years in business should beinspiring because the construction sector remains so resilient. A regular contributor to the budgetbreakdown, Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine, highlighted that the construction and […]
CONCOR IN COMPLEX HVAC INSTALLATION AT EASTGATE
To allow Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gauteng to upgrade its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) facilities for greater energy- and water-efficiency, Concor is carefully strengthening the structure on which the heavy new chillers will rest. Concor contract manager Martin Muller explains that the HVAC system is located on top of a building on the centre’s […]
DPR TAKES ON THE TALLEST BUILDING IN TEXAS
It has been said that everything is bigger in Texas – and Waterline is no exception. It will be the tallest building in Austin, taking the city’s skyline to new heights. As the general contractor, DPR must self-perform the concrete for the 74-storey mixed-use “super-tall” with higher predictability, lessrework and reduced risk. Topping out at […]
EMPOWERING HOMES: SUNGROW’S INNOVATIVE SOLUTION
Sungrow, the leading force in smart energy solutions worldwide, remains dedicated to alleviating South Africa’s persistent struggle with load-shedding, a challenge which appears to be ongoing, despite theheroic announcements from government that it is making progress in ending the crisis. With recent extreme weather conditions in summer and more extreme weather expected in winter (if […]