During the fourth quarter of 2021, annual growth in tender prices, as measured by the BER Building Cost Index (BCI), accelerated by a revised 5.9%. Preliminary data for 2022Q1, however, shows a marked slowdown in the BER BCI. “Growth in tender...
A recent report Net-zero buildings: Where do we stand? published by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) states that buildings totalling the size of a city such as Paris, are being constructed weekly. The worrying part,...
Water is a precious commodity in South Africa and climate change is placing increasing pressure on our country’s already constrained water resources. But while there has been much discussion about the role of green buildings in reducing carbon...
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure appoints an independent team to assess fire damage to Parliamentary buildings affected by the January fire On 7 January 2022, Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille issued a statement with regard...
