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 Corobrik managing director, Dirk Meyer, answers some 'green' questions.  What is classified as a green material?  ‘Green’ in building material terms is relative, with greenness being referenced [ ... ]

In October world-renowned expert on precast concrete, Dr Kim S Elliott, will be presenting three full-day seminars on precast hollow-core flooring and load-bearing concrete structures. He will be joined by Simon Knu [ ... ]

By Karl van Eck, Regional General Manager Africa at Johnson Controls Global Energy Solutions 29 November 2011 Improving sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of properties has become an important is [ ... ]

Since its commissioning in 2003, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has proven to be one of the most popular business facilities in the Mother City and has shown great year-on-year growth.

Toughstripe floor marking tape, made of B-514 polyester, is highly durable, easy to apply and matches painted floor markings for visibility though at a lower cost.  This Brady product, available from Grafo Wiremar [ ... ]

 Cape Brick has developed a reputation for being at the forefront of manufacturing high quality concrete products from predominantly recycled crushed aggregates (RCA). At its Cape Town plant Cape Brick uses manufa [ ... ]

Buildings account for about 40% of all energy consumed in South Africa and their potential to save energy is huge.  The National Building Regulations (NBR) have been updated to include Part X, which addresses envi [ ... ]