Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed constant collapse of buildings in the country on absence of law to regulate […]
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A panel set up by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to investigate the cause of building collapse which took […]
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the Ghana Building Code to, among other things, regulate the country’s building and […]
Its façade inspired by traditional art motifs, a 370-metre-high tower containing luxury suites and a 24-hour casino has been proposed […]
There are deliberate acts to sabotage government buildings through arson, Public Works Minister, Thulas Nxesi, said on Friday. He said there were […]
The MD/CEO, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin, has announced plans to build a Diaspora City in seven states […]
South African state owned utilty Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd has signed a Power Purchase Agreement, PPA with Building Energy for […]
Dutch health technology firm Royal Philips has signed a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialised cardiac hospital with the […]
Algeria is constructing one of the largest mosques in the world dubbed Djamaa El Djazair, or the Great Mosque of […]
Structural engineers have appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to propose and pass a bill which would check careless use […]
Residents and businesses moving into new buildings in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Tshwane will soon enjoy lower energy bills, and will generate fewer greenhouse-gas (GHG) […]
Two South African buildings have been shortlisted for the international Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards 2017- one of the world's foremost photographic prizes. And Johannesburg's infamous but iconic Ponte Tower is one of them.
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the department will not fail on its promise to reach a target of delivering […]
The new Discovery global headquarters in Sandton Central has become the largest new build project to receive a 5 Star Green Star
As a measure to stem cases of collapsed building in Lagos state, the government, yesterday, commenced demolition of 114 identified distressed buildings in the state.
As the green-building groundswell takes hold globally, construction materials supplier AfriSam says industry can expect to several trends emerge this year. These trends, AfriSam marketing manager Victor […]
T Engineering firm Aurecon has released a White Paper, ‘Buildings of the Future: science fiction or science fact?’, inspired by interviews with professionals across […]
Now in its 5th year, the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo has truly become the Must Attend Show for […]
Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has achieved the first Green Star rating in Namibia for FNB Namibia Holdings’ Parkside building. Located in Freedom Square, Windhoek, the Parkside building achieved a […]
We are excited to announce the Smart Buildings & Infrastructure Africa Summit that will take place at the Gallagher Convention […]
The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Building Confidence Index improved for the third consecutive quarter, rising by three […]
South Africa’s National Department of Human Settlements announces its support of the 5th annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo that […]
Entrepreneurs are making huge profits by buying RDP houses, bulldozing them to the ground and building blocks of flats towering […]
The recent collapse of a church building that killed scores of people in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during a service […]
Barely nine days after Reigners Church Building collapsed in Uyo and 31 persons lost their lives, Akwa Ibom State was […]
Urbanisation is irreversible. South Africa’s population is urbanised at a rate of 60% to 64%. With infrastructure demands in most […]
The South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors, together with national government, on Tuesday signed an agreement with several construction companies, including Wilson […]
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New deal to end building [/caption]Cement manufacturer Bamburi Cement and National Construction Authority (NCA) have signed a deal to train 1.5 million construction experts in a move aimed at curtailing frequent cases of building’s collapsing.
Solid Green announced last week that its own office in Rosebank, Johannesburg, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification for commercial […]
After falling to 34 in 2Q2016, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index increased by 4 points to 38 in 3Q2016. This returns the […]
Come and join us at East Africa’s only expo showcasing alternative building materials and construction technologies. This is the platform […]
According to Engineering News, one of the main drivers behind Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon’s (WBHO’s) healthy jump in profit in the 2016 financial year […]
The cost of building a house has increased by ±30% in four years despite a drop in cement prices, a […]
The momentum of decline in the South African constructionenvironment has finally shown signs of slowing, says construction company Group Five CEO Eric Vemer. Speaking at the […]
According to Engineering News, construction and engineering group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has announced its intention to sell its infrastructure and building units, as well as manufacturing business Genrec as […]
A three-storey building at the Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano state collapsed yesterday but the Vice Chancellor […]
Occupants of a five-storey building in Nairobi had the police and a keen tenant to thank after escaping an averted tragedy. Police from […]
A new report published on Friday by industry associations has revealed that the cost premium of building “green” was only an average […]
South Africa is a country that is disproportionally affected by the consequences of global warming. Our coast has been identified […]
Dreams of lower construction costs have again become a nightmare, due to increases in the prices of cement-based products affected […]
A special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe last week to present three designs for a new $145m legislature China
In a build comprising 17,500-m2, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor-neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and […]
The Chryso Group has acquired its 20th subsidiary with the take-over of Philprime Global Corporation, a major player in the […]
The Chinese government is wholly funding the construction of what will be, upon completion, Africa’s largest university library, at the University […]
The FNB/BER Building Confidence Index fell for the second consecutive quarter in Q2 2016, by 5 points to 34. The current level […]
There probably aren’t many domed concrete structures where you live and there’s a reason for that – they’re difficult to […]
Dubai has opened what it said was the world’s first functioning 3D-printed office building, part of a drive by the […]
According to AfriSam News, A project of the magnitude and complexity of the Menlyn Park Reconfiguration Phase 2 comes once […]
Construction industry professionals in Kenya will undergo retraining after the government approved new building regulations for Kenya in which British […]
Government had identified the first five companies that would benefit from its Black Industrialists (BI) programme,
Engineering consultancy Aurecon has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star South Africa (SA) Office v1 Design rating by the Green […]
After its official opening on Thursday morning, the Mall of Africa, in Waterfall City, Midrand, had played host to about […]
Daikin’s new £417m US manufacturing facility in Houston is already receiving recognition ahead of its scheduled opening later this year. […]
According to Southern African News, Samuel Mayimona, a resident of the DR Congo capital city Kinshasa, looks at his still-to-be built
Law firm Webber Wentzel has almost completed its relocation to its new rental premises at 90 Rivonia Road, Sandton. It will […]
Malls in Africa has become the new catch word and new frontier for many global commercial enterprises given Africa’s expanding middle class […]
Cement production is a complex processes with challenges related to dust collection. Many steps of the process require dust control, […]
All measures should be taken by Government to ensure specifiers and engineers insist on quality assured building products sourced from […]
Basra, Iraq, is known as “the bride of the gulf” after its life-supporting fertile lands, and building vertically is one […]
The Building Industry Bargaining Council (Cape of Good Hope) has announced the wage increases for the Building Industry applicable from 1 November 2015.
Two Masterclasses will be held at the upcoming Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress, taking place
The Atholl Towers office development in Johannesburg, South Africa, was recently awarded a 5-Star Green Star SA Rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).
The emerging social order will see Africa build its megacities; however, South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Johannesburg, would likely fall by […]
An EU-funded project led by experts at the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London has found that rubber, steel […]
Concrete.TV interviewed architect Rogan Rich from Richlabs Architecture about sustainable technology used during timbrel vaulting systems. According to Rich “Focus should […]
Nearly 1,600 buildings have been inspected in Nairobi by the Buildings Inspectorate and out of that figure, close to 800 […]
With the drop of the oil price in the international market, Angola is taking measures to intensify the diversification of […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Dr Wolfram Schmidt of the Federal Institute for Materials, Research and Testing, Germany about the future of 3D material
The final report on what caused the Tongaat Mall to collapse, killing two people and injuring 29 in November 2013, […]
Construction on the Abraj Kudai, what will become the world’s largest hotel, is under way in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The […]
A Chinese construction firm has built a 57-storey building in just 19 days. The Mini Sky City project in the […]
Verde Hotels, the group that brought Africa its first truly “green” hotel, Hotel Verde, in the industrial precinct of Cape […]
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the region’s largest MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) venue operator, intends to build a […]
Architects and environmental scientists have joined forces to design and construct buildings that are able to passively clean smoggy urban […]
The ‘Into Africa – the continent’s cities of opportunity’ report by PwC investigating Africa’s most “dynamic” and “future-focused” cities has […]
JSE-listed Emira Property Fund on Wednesday reported distribution growth per participatory interest (PI) of 9% for the six months ended […]
