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Civil engineering and construction

Amended building legislation drives energy efficiency

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The National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, of 1977, has been amended to introduce legislation that calls for more energy efficient construction technologies and building methods, and requires building projects to meet certain...

By: Natalie Greve

11 Nov 11

Civil engineering and construction

Awards ceremony recognises women’s contribution to construction industry

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The annual Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB’s) National Women in Construction Excellence Awards, presided over by former Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, was held at the SAX Arena in Centurion, in August this year

Civil engineering and construction

Civil engineer shortage leads to infrastructure deterioration

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The lack of qualified and experienced civil engineers in the municipal sector is leading to the deterioration of existing infrastructure, as well as a decline in the number of significant new public developments, says eThekwini Water and...

By: Natalie Greve

11 Nov 11

Civil engineering and construction

Construction company bridges gap in roads upgrade project

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Concrete coring, sawing and scanning group QA Coring says it has become the first company in South Africa to use diamond tool technology to drill through three concrete bridges, allowing the structures to be linked together by contractors using...

Civil engineering and construction

Construction industry constrained by fluctuating government funding

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Unpredictable minimum government spending year-on-year places the local construction and infrastructure industry in a position where it cannot rely on consistent financial support, which translates into a reluctance to commit to long-term...

By: Natalie Greve

11 Nov 11

Civil engineering and construction

Equipment distributor offers new excavator range with tier-two engines

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Local distribution and maintenance company High Power Equipment (HPE) Africa, says its new -9 range of excavators offers tier-two engines, making them suited to local conditions.

By: Natalie Greve

11 Nov 11

Civil engineering and construction

Firm uses mobile system to track materials across Africa

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The pilot phase of a mobile solution developed by software solutions provider Dynamic Visual Technologies (DVT) to track construction materials across Africa has gone live at two of integrated construction and infrastructure development company...

Civil engineering and construction

Recycled aggregates are key to the future

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The recycling of raw materials is beginning to play an increasingly important role in the manufacture of concrete products in South Africa.

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Stephen De Blanche Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde Allyson Lawless Neil Macleod Darryl Gray Henry Dippenaar Chris Rust Hein Stander Kirsty Denholm Kevin Naicker Tony De La Motte Quintin Booysen	African-developed Technology Construction Technologies Embedded Energy Technology Diamond Tool Technology	South Africa United States Ghana Tanzania	Africa
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