Enlightened property developers, owners, and managers are taking seriously the looming steep rise in energy and maintenance costs by examining their existing installations such as lighting and HVAC, a major consumer of electrical power. One such...
Residents of Phoposane, Tlakgameng and Kudunkgwane, in North West province, are close to getting the long awaited tarred road that they demanded in protests in 2010. Contractor Liviero reports that its R219-million contract for the 42km stretch of...
In particular, precast Concrete Block Pavers (CBP) were laid 48 years ago in Chatsworth, Durban and according to Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) president, Taco Voogt, they look good for at least another half century. When they reach the...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) inaugurated its 111th president at the SAICE Presidential Inauguration and Gala Dinner at Montecasino in Johannesburg on 12 February 2013. The event, attended by various high-profile...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) President Naren Bhojaram has cautioned that corruption is paralysing the country and eating away the moral fibre of our society. He states that “While we all acknowledge that corruption is a huge stumbling...
Aurecon employees across the globe are involved in projects that make a daily difference to the communities in which they work. Each year, the group runs an internal awards competition in order to recognise employees whose projects excel in...
A Water Research Commission (WRC) study confirms that communities with low socio-economic status, based on income, education and housing type are most vulnerable to climate change as they do not have the capacity or resources to protect themselves...
As Transnet enters the second year of its rolling seven-year Market Demand Strategy, which is aimed at improving all its operation efficiencies, the state-owned enterprise has signed a partnership with the CSIR that will give itaccess to the CSIR’s...
Transnet SOC Ltd and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) yesterday signed a historic partnership that will allow Transnet to tap into the CSIR’s technological innovation and research capabilities. In terms of the partnership,...
