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26 September 2012 The people prefer concrete block paving

Members of the local community in Ngangelizwe, Mthatha, were employed and trained within government’s Expanded Public Works Programme to lay the concrete block paving on roads and pavements in the township.The people living in South Africa’s second oldest township, Ngangelizwe in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, are happy with the installation of concrete block paving (CBP) on some of their roads and footpaths. In fact, such is their enthusiasm for concrete block paving that when the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Transport proposed switching to asphalt instead of CBP in 2009/10, objections from t...

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22 May 2012 Jabulani hostels make way for family housing

The R487-million Jabulani Housing Project in Soweto, launched at the end of March, will see the development of 1 919 community residential and RDP housing units completed over the next few years – replacing the existing hostels on the site which are to be demolished over time. The new housing units will provide a more family-oriented environment for hostel dwellers and people from other inc...

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22 May 2012 Energy-saving insulation for housing retrofits

Energy-saving insulation for housing retrofitsAt the 4th annual convention of the GBCSA (Green Building Council of South Africa) held in Cape Town last year, several residential green building retrofit projects were announced by GBCSA CEO Brian Wilkinson, including a British High Commission-sponsored ‘green street’ retrofit in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with Durban’s hosting of COP17.  Energy performance and the use of the most app...

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22 May 2012 Donated house demonstrates benefits of clay brick

The home built for Angelina Msizi in Lwandle, Strand in the Western Cape, makes use of Corobrik’s Meadow Rustic maxi face brick for the exterior walls and clay maxi plaster bricks for the inside walls.A new home built by Corobrik in Lwandle, Strand, is a “dream come true” for disabled resident Angelina Msizi – and a tangible way for Corobrik to show its support for the rights of women and children. The house is a part of the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements new Siyazama housing project which consists of 82 units.  Speaking at the official handover ceremony in April, whi...

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17 May 2012 The CMA House – building plans available

The CMA House – plans detail the block layout for odd and even courses. Full sets of drawings are available at no charge from the CMA.The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is offering architect-designed plans for a 40m² subsidy house, at no charge, to anyone wishing to use them. This initiative is seen by the CMA as one which, if adopted by the construction industry, will improve the quality and building productivity of subsidised housing significantly. Dubbed ‘The CMA House’, the project was officially launched...

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