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‘Green’ sand and stone for construction

Truly sustainable construction can only take place where concrete is manufactured with sand and stone that is procured through registered legal entities. All too often sand and stone is overlooked by green building practitioners, yet it constitutes...
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Addressing the challenges

The vision underpinning the National Water Resource Strategy 2(NWRS-2) is a democratic, people-centred nation with equitable social and economic development enabled through equitable, sustainable and effective water management. Also included in the...

Murray and Roberts’ CEO issues apology to SA

Construction giant Murray and Roberts’ CEO has issued an apology to South Africans. The firm is one of 15 companies fingered by the Competition Commission for collusion in the construction industry. Source: enewschannel
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An open invitation…

In April, PDNA was acquired by Mott MacDonald and has been trading as Mott MacDonald PDNA since 1 June. Richard Jansen van Vuuren speaks to Dempsey Naidoo, managing director of Mott MacDonald PDNA, about what this means for PDNA. THE HISTORY OF PD...
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SAPPMA concludes 3rd round of random quality tests

The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer’s Association (SAPPMA) has just concluded the third round of random sampling of plastic pipes manufactured in South Africa in order to test for product quality and consistency. The need for quality...

A focus on energy efficiency in the water industry

Historically, electricity efficiency measures have not been a priority in the South African water industry due to the relatively low cost of electricity. Over the past 5 to 10 years this situation has rapidly been changing due to the increased...

Eastern Cape to host conference for a greener future

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)’s Eastern Cape branch is looking forward to hosting their biennial conference on 10 September 2013 at The Boardwalk Conference Centre in Port Elizabeth. The conference theme is ‘The Green...