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Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’Lindsey Schutters

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

By Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

By Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

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'Keep on walking' just took on a new meaning

'Keep on walking' just took on a new meaning

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 9 Oct 2020

Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality

Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality

2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Radisson Red building is the new green

Radisson Red building is the new green

23 Sep 2020

Sean Kenealy, director, Stag African

Green building practices can mitigate lockdown fallout

21 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 18 Sep 2020

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

16 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

15 Sep 2020

2020 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards winners announced

2020 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards winners announced

2 Sep 2020

GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

1 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

Computational design tools streamlining workflows, disrupting old ways of working

Computational design tools streamlining workflows, disrupting old ways of working

Selvan Murugan 26 Aug 2020

Building design trends - how Covid-19 is driving an important shift

Building design trends - how Covid-19 is driving an important shift

24 Aug 2020

New guide, Getting to Zero, launched on developing net zero carbon buildings

New guide, Getting to Zero, launched on developing net zero carbon buildings

7 Aug 2020

Call for freeze on land sales in Khayelitsha

Call for freeze on land sales in Khayelitsha

Vincent Lali 7 Aug 2020

Closing the gender gap: Transformation in the construction sector

Closing the gender gap: Transformation in the construction sector

4 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Mandela's legacy is innovation - engaging instruments of recovery, redress

Mandela's legacy is innovation - engaging instruments of recovery, redress

Dhesigen Naidoo 22 Jul 2020

Reid Lifestyle Centre sets sights on Green Star, net-zero ratings

Reid Lifestyle Centre sets sights on Green Star, net-zero ratings

22 Jul 2020

Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design

Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design

17 Jul 2020

Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?

Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?

Tony Carnie 15 Jul 2020

Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn

Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn

9 Jul 2020

Growthpoint, Serra achieve first Green Star EBP Industrial rating in Gauteng

Growthpoint, Serra achieve first Green Star EBP Industrial rating in Gauteng

2 Jul 2020

Diageo to open its first carbon-neutral distillery

Diageo to open its first carbon-neutral distillery

30 Jun 2020

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jun 2020

Dr Tony Igboamalu named SAPSA Young Engineering Professional of the Year

Dr Tony Igboamalu named SAPSA Young Engineering Professional of the Year

29 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: How Hasheel Tularam developed his outdoor addiction into a fulfilling career

#YouthMonth: How Hasheel Tularam developed his outdoor addiction into a fulfilling career

26 Jun 2020

How future architecture, technology could help achieve a more sustainable SA

How future architecture, technology could help achieve a more sustainable SA

24 Jun 2020

More news

'Keep on walking' just took on a new meaning

'Keep on walking' just took on a new meaning

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 9 Oct 2020

Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality

Investing in local construction skills training contributes to growth, quality

2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Radisson Red building is the new green

Radisson Red building is the new green

23 Sep 2020

Sean Kenealy, director, Stag African

Green building practices can mitigate lockdown fallout

21 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 18 Sep 2020

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

16 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

15 Sep 2020

2020 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards winners announced

2020 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards winners announced

2 Sep 2020

GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

1 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

Computational design tools streamlining workflows, disrupting old ways of working

Computational design tools streamlining workflows, disrupting old ways of working

Selvan Murugan 26 Aug 2020

Building design trends - how Covid-19 is driving an important shift

Building design trends - how Covid-19 is driving an important shift

24 Aug 2020

New guide, Getting to Zero, launched on developing net zero carbon buildings

New guide, Getting to Zero, launched on developing net zero carbon buildings

7 Aug 2020

Call for freeze on land sales in Khayelitsha

Call for freeze on land sales in Khayelitsha

Vincent Lali 7 Aug 2020

Closing the gender gap: Transformation in the construction sector

Closing the gender gap: Transformation in the construction sector

4 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Mandela's legacy is innovation - engaging instruments of recovery, redress

Mandela's legacy is innovation - engaging instruments of recovery, redress

Dhesigen Naidoo 22 Jul 2020

Reid Lifestyle Centre sets sights on Green Star, net-zero ratings

Reid Lifestyle Centre sets sights on Green Star, net-zero ratings

22 Jul 2020

Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design

Lessons from a pandemic: Future of urban design

17 Jul 2020

Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?

Why is Durban splurging R50m on a sea pier extension?

Tony Carnie 15 Jul 2020

Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn

Brights Hardware, Ryobi Tools donate R190,000 in power tools to Learn to Earn

9 Jul 2020

Growthpoint, Serra achieve first Green Star EBP Industrial rating in Gauteng

Growthpoint, Serra achieve first Green Star EBP Industrial rating in Gauteng

2 Jul 2020

Diageo to open its first carbon-neutral distillery

Diageo to open its first carbon-neutral distillery

30 Jun 2020

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jun 2020

Dr Tony Igboamalu named SAPSA Young Engineering Professional of the Year

Dr Tony Igboamalu named SAPSA Young Engineering Professional of the Year

29 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: How Hasheel Tularam developed his outdoor addiction into a fulfilling career

#YouthMonth: How Hasheel Tularam developed his outdoor addiction into a fulfilling career

26 Jun 2020

How future architecture, technology could help achieve a more sustainable SA

How future architecture, technology could help achieve a more sustainable SA

24 Jun 2020

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

24 Jun 2020

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

Biruk Terrefe 24 Jun 2020

Siduduzile Bengu and Rinah Letsebe, engineers at Eaton

Eaton investing in female engineering leadership

23 Jun 2020

Cintocare Hospital achieves Green Star rating

Cintocare Hospital achieves Green Star rating

18 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: Youth, Covid-19 and learning in the workplace

#YouthMonth: Youth, Covid-19 and learning in the workplace

Andrew van Zyl 17 Jun 2020

One Discovery Place in Sandton achieves six Green Star As-Built rating

One Discovery Place in Sandton achieves six Green Star As-Built rating

9 Jun 2020

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

Colin McFarlane 8 Jun 2020

GBCSA takes Green Building Convention into immersive, virtual world

GBCSA takes Green Building Convention into immersive, virtual world

5 Jun 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

Exxaro head office awarded first WELL certification in Africa

Exxaro head office awarded first WELL certification in Africa

12 May 2020