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This bold, tiny retreat in Ontario measures just 100 square feet
When you want to keep a building footprint small, sometimes the only way to go is up. The Red Tower tiny retreat is a 10 foot by 10 foot...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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Beijing Daxing: China's huge new 'starfish' airport opens its doors
China's new $11bn (ยฃ8.8bn) mega airport has opened its doors, days before the country's 70th anniversary celebrations. The Daxing...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 25, 20191 min read
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Why Joburg buildings need gardens on their roofs
There are about 500,000 square metres of green space in Chicago in the United States. Many of these are visible, not on the ground, but...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 25, 20193 min read
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Cutwork proposes innovative โjust add waterโ housing for refugees
In a bid to alleviate the global refugee housing crisis, Paris-based design studio Cutwork developed a conceptual housing proposal that...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 25, 20192 min read
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Malaysian designers propose building colony on Mars from locally grown bamboo
Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar have envisioned using bamboo grown and harvested on Marsto build the first colony on the red planet. Named...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 10, 20193 min read
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New multi-million rand Rustenburg Mall breaks ground
Rustenburg shoppers can look forward to a brand new shopping centre with the Rustenburg Mall set to introduce its first phase in April...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 9, 20192 min read
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200 tons of โplastic roadโ will be laid on a stretch of the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal soon, to see if it c
๐ทHammarsdale Intersection, KwaZulul-Natal. Google Maps.The company which built South Africaโs first plastic road will soon start laying...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 9, 20192 min read
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Buying property off-plan? Vital questions to ask the developer
Buying homes off-plan in future developments can result in the buyer getting a really โgood bargainโ in the current market. ๐ทThe buyer...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 5, 20193 min read
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Worldโs largest solar plant at sea is installed at Maldives resort
Thereโs more than sunbathers and yachts floating near the resort Lux* South Ari Atoll in the Maldives. The five-star property, located on...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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SOE tenders give embattled construction sector hope
But the industryโs capacity is severely reduced by the spate of corporate failures and exits. South Africaโs troubled construction...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 4, 20193 min read
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4 simple home DIY ideas for spring
Spring is here and has brought with it a number of ideas for homeowners looking to introduce new trends and project ideas. ๐ทThe...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 4, 20193 min read
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SA economic growth surprises, recession avoided
South Africa avoided a second recession in two years, with the economy growing by 3.1% in the three months to end-June, according to...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 3, 20192 min read
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Petrol price to increase by 11c a litre
As from Wednesday, petrol will be increasing by 11c per litre for both 93 and 95, while diesel will be increasing by 26c per litre,...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 3, 20191 min read
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Rural, modular home in Mexico allows for a wide variety of configurations
Mexico City- and Berlin-based Zeller & Moye has unveiled a unique modular home that allows for multiple horizontal and vertical...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 2, 20192 min read
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The cost of construction continues to rise in South Africa
The cost of construction has increased as data released by Statistics South Africa reveal construction price indices for March 2019, and...

Deen Gabriel
Sep 2, 20192 min read
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Opportunity in residential property market as construction sector falters
News headlines over the past 18 months or so have shown that the construction industry is under immense strain, with some of the biggest...

Deen Gabriel
Aug 28, 20192 min read
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Renovations and touch-ups that will help sell your house
Many South African homeowners are looking to sell their home to move on to greener pastures. But with the property market in a negative...

Deen Gabriel
Aug 28, 20193 min read
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Sanral to issue tenders worth R40bn over next three years
Road construction tenders to the value of more than R40-billion will come to the market over the next two to three years, the South...

PocketQS
Aug 2, 20192 min read
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5 ways to save money on kitchen and bathroom renovations
When looking to take on a bathroom or kitchen renovation, it helps to have some control over the costs, and there are a few ways that you...

PocketQS
Jul 31, 20193 min read
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Indian cafe offers food for trash, then turns the waste into roads๏ปฟ
The city of Ambikapur in Indiaโs Chhattisgarh state is launching a โgarbage cafeโ where anyone can eat healthy meals in exchange for...

PocketQS
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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