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International Year of Light kicks off

The grand opening of the International Year of Light will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, later this month. The Ceremony, which will take place from the 19-20 January 2015, will introduce all key themes of the year. The International...

New eco-friendly flame retardant to protect buildings

An environmentally sustainable way to render the wood used in construction flame retardant has been developed at a New York University. Guided by Miriam Rafailovich, a professor in the Department of Materials Science at the Stony Brook University,...
e-tag

DA wants answers regarding e-tag roadblocks

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has demanded answers from Gauteng community safety MEC, Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane regarding two roadblocks at which motorists were apparently stopped and asked for their e-tags. According to Ashor Sarupen, MPL, DA Gauteng...

Kenya celebrates 2014 infrastructure triumphs

Last year was a big year for infrastructure in Kenya, according to its State Department of Infrastructure. In an article published in the Star John Mosonik, Kenyan Infrastructure Principal Secretary, highlighted some of the country’s infrastructure...

How to win awards for innovative architecture:Part 2

Amy Thompson, a University of Cape Town (UCT) architectural student, was the winner of this year’s Corobrik Most Innovative Final Year Landscape Architecture Project award. Her thesis, titled We are Europe, critiques the perception of informality...

How to win awards for innovative architecture:Part 1

Amy Thompson, a University of Cape Town (UCT) architectural student, was the winner of this year’s Corobrik Most Innovative Final Year Landscape Architecture Project award. Her thesis, titled We are Europe, critiques the perception of informality...
coal

Global coal demand to reach 9 billion tonnes by 2019

Global demand for coal over the next five years will continue to rise and eventually, break the 9-billion-tonne level by 2019. This is according to an annual Medium-Term Coal Market Report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) released late last...