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New level 3 lockdown rules โ What you can and cannot do
South Africa moved to lockdown alert level 3 today which means most wholesalers, retailers and other companies will open their doors...

Deen Gabriel
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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Building bricks from plastic waste
Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibers or sand with the...

Deen Gabriel
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Shipping containers turned into micro apartments
Building startup Containerwerk has turned old shipping containers into 21 micro apartments for visitors to the town of Wertheim in...

Deen Gabriel
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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Govt seeks funds for R350 billion infrastructure plan as Covid-19 job losses loom
South Africa is seeking investments from multilateral lenders, commercial banks and pension funds in what a senior ANC official says will...

Deen Gabriel
May 28, 20202 min read
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Italyโs Relaunch Decree helps homeowners install solar photovoltaic systems for free
Italy has been hit hard by COVID-19 and is attempting to jump-start its economy through the Relaunch Decree, a revitalization package of...

Deen Gabriel
May 28, 20202 min read
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Heatherwick Studio completes nature-filled EDEN apartments in Singapore
Greenery spills down the sides of EDEN, a nature-filled apartment building completed in late 2019 by British design and architecture firm...

Deen Gabriel
May 27, 20202 min read
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New lockdown rules surprise โ Some rules are closer to level 1 than level 3
On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will move from alert level 4 to alert level 3 of the national lockdown...

Deen Gabriel
May 27, 20202 min read
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Lockdown Level 3: What you will be allowed to do and what you won't
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday evening announced that the whole of South Africa will enter Level 3 of the lockdown from 1 June,...

Deen Gabriel
May 25, 20203 min read
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Timber-frame construction could help the housing crisis during Covid-19 pandemic
We need to abandon the notion that building with wood is reserved for tool sheds or log cabins,โ says Roy Southey, executive director of...

Deen Gabriel
May 22, 20204 min read
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Floating wind farms explored for South Africa seas - where wind speeds are faster
The Swedish floating windfarm developer Hexicon has launched a new join venture with a local company to explore the possibility of...

Deen Gabriel
May 21, 20202 min read
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Whimsical, off-grid earthship is made out of reclaimed tires and bottles
Itโs not everyday that you get to stay in an earthship, but if youโre able to travel to Ironbank, South Australia in the future, make...

Deen Gabriel
May 18, 20202 min read
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Cape Town and Ekurhuleni are ready to generate their own power โ but Tshwane canโt afford to
Earlier in May, minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe released for public comment draft amendments to the electricity...

Deen Gabriel
May 15, 20202 min read
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Groundbreaking eco-building combines hemp and solar energy
The new project carried out in Morocco is unprecedented. Named โSunimplantโ, it was designed as an ecological detached house by an...

Deen Gabriel
May 15, 20202 min read
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Find the right fireplace for your home this winter
With winter just around the corner - most homeownerโs minds are moving towards ways of keeping their homes warm during the colder months....

Deen Gabriel
May 13, 20205 min read
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Architects turn waste wood into a 3D-printed cabin in upstate New York
A stunning cabin in upstate New York is making waves thanks to groundbreaking technology that allowed it to be 3D-printed with wood...

Deen Gabriel
May 13, 20202 min read
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Why South Africa must move to level 2 now
Business for SA (B4SA) has stated that quickly moving South Africa to a level 2 lockdown will save over one million jobs, while still...

Deen Gabriel
May 11, 20202 min read
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Group Five to delist after 46 years on the JSE
One-time construction giant, Group Five, plans to delist from the JSE after 46 years after the company went into business rescue in...

Deen Gabriel
May 11, 20201 min read
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Portland welcomes first Living Building Challenge project
Pacific Northwest architecture firm Mahlum has made history with the certification of its new architecture studio as Portlandโs first...

Deen Gabriel
May 11, 20202 min read
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The future of construction and AEC for a post-COVID-19 world
We look at some predictions of where the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry will be after the coronavirus...

Deen Gabriel
May 8, 20202 min read
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9 Easy Home Improvement Projects To Keep You Busy While in Lockdown
Weโre spending way more time at home these days, which means itโs more important than ever for our living spaces to bring us joy and...

Deen Gabriel
May 1, 20206 min read
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