A new report – The growing role of forest products in climate change mitigation – launched at COP27, highlights that sustainable forestry operations and forestry policies vary across the globe and suggests that forestry and harvested...
The entire South African cement and concrete industry is threatened by multiple challenges of economic decline, the crisis in the construction industry, cheap imports and environment-related issues. Some 35, 000 local jobs are on the line, together...
Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at...
Accounting Officers and building owners in South Africa have only three weeks left to obtain and appropriately display Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) at the entrances of their buildings in compliance with Notice 700 of 2020 under the...
There is a significant increase in investment in cloud computing within the commercial construction industry because the technology is recognised as the best way to facilitate digital transformation. This is according to Morag Evans, CEO Databuild,...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has sought to explain the process followed with the recent awarding of major tenders. This comes after public outcry over the Sanral board announcing it had awarded four tenders worth more...
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have one ambitious target – to end extreme poverty and achieve sustainable development worldwide by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is not only essential for the water and sanitation sector, but also has a major...
Digital water technologies have an important role in ensuring universal access to safe drinking water by 2030, that is according to a new report from the World Health Organisation. Johnny Alexander Gunneng, chief executive of InfoTiles shares his...
Designing specifically for chemically aggressive environments, AKS Lining Systems supplies a range of lining solutions utilised extensively in infrastructure containment projects. Since its inception in 2002, AKS Lining Systems has grown to become...
