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After one year of lockdown, growth in home improvement shows no signs of slowing down
The 26th of March marks a full year of COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, albeit at different levels with varying restrictions on...

Deen Gabriel
Apr 8, 20213 min read
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As a construction worker, how can you protect yourself and slow the spread of Covid-19
Potential sources of exposure include having close contact with a coworker or member of the public who is ill with COVID-19 and touching...

Deen Gabriel
Apr 8, 20216 min read
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Pretoriaโs new R470-million high tech private hospital
Growthpoint Properties has announced the completion of a new R470-million โfirst-of-its-kindโ specialised surgical hospital in Pretoria....

Deen Gabriel
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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Green-roofed Czech cabin is built with recyclable hempcrete
An eco-friendly, green-roofed home that not only embraces landscape views but is also built with hempcrete โ a bio-composite building...

Deen Gabriel
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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Absa, Amdec partner to develop first Harbour Arch tower
Finance institution Absa Bank has partnered with urban precincts developer Amdec Group to develop the first tower of the...

Deen Gabriel
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Renovation pitfalls | 5 ways to save yourself a lot of stress
Looking to do a small home renovation that adds value to your home? If youโre good at DIY, there are certain jobs you can do yourself -...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 31, 20214 min read
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No waste, no carbon, no wonder this net-zero home breaks the mold
When the Baboolals looked around their North Carolina community, they saw what many people see in their local areas: cookie-cutter houses...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Glass Bricks in Argentine Houses: Achieving Natural Light and Privacy with Translucent Blocks
When designing a space, architects across the board tout the importance, and even necessity, of incorporating natural light into...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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SA to get a new kind of power plant, which combines wind, solar and batteries
In just 18 months, a pioneering 128 Megawatt (MW) power plant - which combines solar photovoltaic (PV), wind and lithium-ion battery...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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Retirement Precinct set to add 'significant investment' to the KZN mid-South Coast
Boasting one of the countryโs most incredible coastlines, a beautifully temperate climate and vast natural splendour, the KZN mid-South...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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6 Western Cape districts to move off grid
The process 'considers multiple pioneering renewable energy technologies, cost options, and the scale of investment required' to ease...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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South Africa is building new cities โ hereโs where you can find them
There is a lot of buzz lately about smart cities and new cities in South Africa. Here's what you need to know. The town of Port St Johns...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Building and construction sector activity levels continue to recover
The fourth quarter of 2020 saw activity levels in the building and construction sectors continue on a pronounced recovery path that...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Thinking Huts and Studio Mortazavi plan a 3D-printed school in Madagascar
International architectural firm Studio Mortazavi has teamed up with Colorado-based nonprofit Thinking Huts to propose designs for the...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 17, 20212 min read
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This Unique Hokkaido Retreat Was Designed Using an Algorithm
This retreat in Hokkaido, Japan is unlike any cabin in the woods you have ever seen. Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design, or...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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Bulk dough manufacturer commissions solar plant to lower costs, drive sustainability
South African dough manufacturer Goosebumps, in a drive to improve its sustainability, has installed a 250 kW, 618-panel solar...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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How do you get power into your lunar base? With a tower of concrete several kilometers high
It sounds like science fiction, but building an enormous tower several kilometers high on the lunar surface may be the best way to...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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China and Russia sign deal to develop joint base on the moon
Russia and China have signed an agreement to build an international lunar space station that will be โopen to all interested countriesโ,...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient
Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart city in Cancun, Mexico...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Offshore wind farms in 3 spots could supply all of SAโs electricity โ 8 times over, academics find
A new study by Stellenbosch University academics found that offshore wind farms could potentially supply all of South Africaโs...

Deen Gabriel
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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