In pursuit of more sustainable human settlements, lowest life cycle costs should be a fundamental objective. Enhancing thermal comfort and lowering heating and cooling energy through the use of clay brick walling envelopes is an important...
A recent study by BMi Research Consumer Division to test if consumer attitudes towards recycling had changed much showed that consumers at the higher end of the market still recycle out of obligation and those at the bottom end still do it for the...
The Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) appreciates that growth and development cannot occur without using energy, but the SAEE promotes the efficient use of energy to ensure a sustainable supply and induced economic growth...
The Hazelmere to La Mercy Bifurcation Pipeline, which will increase water supply to Ballito, is progressing well says Umgeni Water’s project manager, Xolani Chamane. December 2011 was a difficult time for Ballito residents, business owners and...
Q. With regard to water and wastewater applications, what is Grundfos’ core business function? A. Grundfos is involved in the supply of a range of equipment used by the wastewater industry. This includes pumps, disinfection and dosing equipment, as...
The M4 footbridge over Blue Lagoon in eThekweni municipality collapsed on Saturday, 23 June, after thieves had stolen the stainless steel shackles, which connected the supporting beams of the structure. The sidewalk collapsed due to a structural...
A comprehensive book about dams in South Africa, In the Footsteps of Giants – Exploring the History of South Africa’s large dams,is available from the Water Research Commission  following four years of painstaking research. The author of the...
With the bulk being spent on Richards Bay and Durban. Transnet Group‚ the state-owned ports and freight company‚ will invest R33 billion in its Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) business unit‚ with the bulk of this investment being spent on the...
Debates about alternative ways of covering the costs of e-tolling incurred by the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) are continuing. On Monday evening at a South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) panel discussion on all...
The Democratic Republic of Congo could be supplied passenger trains and undergo possible railway projects after talks with Russian railway monopoly RZD. An RZD delegation attended a meeting on Monday regarding the construction of railroads in high...
