There are many good reasons for the current move away from the use of toxic, hazardous or environmentally unfriendly building materials - such as petroleum based paints and coatings. The problem has always been finding alternatives...
As South Africans move toward a greener way of living, more people are becoming increasingly aware of harmful substances within our surroundings & everyday items that we use.
urbaninform Competition 2010: Architecture of Social Investment
Architecture and Urban Design Projects Shaping the Urban Future
The urbaninform Competition 2010 is calling for architecture and urban design projects, which engage in and cooperate with social entrepreneurship and green business. The projects should be realized or developed to the level of being implemented.
Symposium Series - Building Livable Cities 2010 - Building Livable Cities is a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities Livable. As part of the initiative, symposiums will take place across 5 cities
Pretoria - With a housing backlog of over two million and more than 12 million people in dire need of houses, government is embarking on radical changes that could turn the tide of housing delivery in the country, reports Chris Bathembu.
Namibia: Cowboy Builders Warned - GOVERNMENT yesterday threatened "bad [foreign] employers" in the construction industry that they risk losing their work permits and public tenders if they continue to ignore the labour law and exploit Namibian workers.
[AA Construction]
Namibia: Construction Industry Battles - The construction industry is battling to survive. This situation suppresses overall business confidence in the country. The industry went down 28 percent in terms of the total value of contracts completed as of July 2010, compared to the previous year. [AA Construction]
