Green Building Council South Africa has awarded the Motswere building in Botswana a 5-Star Green Star Africa – Office Design v1.1 rating....

A new ultra-modern home in Fishhoek, Cape Town, shows what is possible by using recycled shipping containers and great design. Ayla Damon...

You don’t have to light up candles or carry a flashlight around when load-shedding strikes at night. There is a multitude of affordable...

A tiny house called Boxabl is Musk’s abode, which, rumor has it, he lives in near SpaceX ground zero in Boca Chica, Texas after selling...

The new office block will be situated in the Paardevlei precinct of Somerset West, just outside Cape Town, close to the Strand Beach and...

Due to the global efforts to meet sustainability standards, many countries are currently looking to replace concrete with wood in...

A team of scientists in South Africa is making building bricks using human urine. It turns out that, not only do they help recycle...

Most household gas geysers make use of modern technology to deliver an efficient and effective product which enables you to always have...

The 6 000 m2 mixed-use precinct Castle Gate Lifestyle Centre, in Pretoria, will get a Planet Fitness gym and 3 500 m2 of premium office...

The digital transformation of the construction sector involves the integration of physical and virtual processes and workflows, and will...

Ecobricks are a sustainable building material and an innovative way to store tonnes of our non-recyclable plastic. However, it is not a...

Researchers from Baidu Research Robotics and Auto-Driving Lab (RAL) and the University of Maryland, College Park, have introduced an...

The tiny house movement is an international movement based on the premise of minimalistic living and simplicity. Gone are the days of...

Development company Palari Group and construction technology company Mighty Buildings are teaming up to create the world’s first...

Mushrooms are helping architects and engineers solve one the world’s biggest crises: climate change. These fungi are durable,...

A new Cape Town office block is one of the greenest buildings in Africa - its designers have dubbed it a “living breathing...

If you've ever been in a city's central core in the middle of summer, you know the heat can be brutal—and much hotter than in the...

A new urban district is rising from the dust of the former Kellogg’s site on the Überseeinsel in Bremen, Germany. This working, living,...

Ordinary glass panels can act as solar panels when a layer of nanoparticles is sandwiched between two panes. This could help us take...

Construction is a tedious and intricate process which involves a careful consideration of important factors. Choosing the size and type...