Teraco has secured R2.5 billion in financing for the construction of its new 38MW data centre in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The facility...

Two South African firms have designed a new line of luxury floating villas, that will cost around R450 million each. The villas should be...

Eskom wants those generating their own power to pay a charge for using the grid as a back-up, but the power utility said it will not be...

Scientists are looking to start construction of a permanent habitat on the moon. According to a recent research article published by The...

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and the return of load-shedding in South Africa, companies are buying Tesla Powerwalls for employees to...

Structure The load-bearing capacity of a building must be known before planning a green roof and a structural engineer’s advice is...

If ever there is a building type to emphasize dynamic appeal and make a statement, it should belong to an architectural firm. Standing...

Light steel frames produced in South Africa are now being assembled into mobile storefronts, office spaces, and even multi-room houses –...

These bricks appear no different to those being sold at the market, so few would realise they are actually made from polystyrene. It can...

1. Choose the site location very carefully Kotzé says when buying land, size is definitely not the only consideration. It is worth buying...

The facility will include a 150-room hotel and a 1 000-seater capacity conference centre. The hotel will boast standard rooms and suites,...

DIY cabin company Den recently released its newest flat-pack cabin kit. The Den Complete A-Frame Cabin kit costs just $21,000 ( R324,000...

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) says the earlier-than-planned restart of its second blast furnace at the Vanderbijlpark...

Poor lighting in the home is more than just an inconvenience - it’s bad for your eye health and can lead to deterioration of eyesight and...

AshCrete is a substitute for traditional concrete that relies on the use of fly ash. Composed of about 97% recycled materials, this...

The novel coronavirus has upended many aspects of life in cities worldwide, particularly as large numbers of white-collar workers choose...

1. Straw Bales Rather than relying on new research and technology, straw bale building hearkens back to the days when homes were built...

A Seattle-based architect is proving that high quality doesn’t have to come at a high price. Matt Wittman of architecture and landscaping...

While there aren’t any species of mushroom large enough to live in, one Bay-area designer thinks he can make one if he only cranks out...

German architecture firm Studio Anna Heringer has completed the first kindergarten in Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani District, a rural and...