Monthly Archives: August 2015
Prestige Johannesburg office development stays cool with SE Controls
A new prestige office development in Sandton, Johannesburg is using a combined smoke and natural ventilation system, involving automatic window vents in the building’s elliptical glazed central tower, which is actuated and controlled by an integrated solution from SE Controls … Read the rest
CAPITAL HILL: Prestige Jhb office development stays cool with SE Controls
A new prestige office development in Sandton, Johannesburg is using a combined smoke and natural ventilation system, involving automatic window vents in the building’s elliptical glazed central tower, which is actuated and controlled by an integrated solution from SE Controls … Read the rest
Xylem opens its new branch in the Eastern Cape
Business-leaders are abuzz with the news of Xylem Water Solutions’ new branch in Port Elizabeth. The opening of the new facility is a direct response to extend the service offering to Xylem’s customer-base in the Eastern Cape. This move is … Read the rest
Iconic Award 2015 for Duravit
This year’s new products from the designer bathroom fitter Duravit scored a number of successes at the Iconic Awards, an international competition for architects, designers, the construction sector and industry. Stonetto won the Best of Best award, the top prize, … Read the rest
Mother City’s CBD – the trendiest place to be
The centre of Cape Town, the CBD, is bubbling with all kinds of activity and has become one of the most desirable locations for buyers and visitors alike. “There is solid investment opportunity here,” says Trudi van Wyk, Branch Manager … Read the rest
Construction method of the future
Traditional steel and in-situ concrete construction paired with quick-to-install precast concrete elements is revolutionizing the way buildings are being constructed across the globe.
Known as “hybrid construction” the use of precast floors, walls and structural components allows these elements to … Read the rest
“Tell The World” well received by Capetonians
The social design project “Tell The World – I am proud to be African” by Heidi Pippan has received wide support by the public visiting the Open Design Cape Town Festival.
Tell The World asks Africans, why they are proud … Read the rest
The PPC Imaginarium Awards 2015: Last call for entries
PPC Imaginarium has announced the countdown to the close of the 2015 PPC Imaginarium Awards. There is just one week remaining for artists and designers from across the country to enter their innovative ideas. The deadline for entries is Monday … Read the rest
Art Multiplied at Open Design Festival
Artworks made in the multiple are the focus of three inter-related events at Open Design Cape Town, hosted by EDITIONS Cape Town at Cape Town City Hall. The exhibition HOST organised by EDITIONS Cape Town, which runs throughout Open Design, … Read the rest
Standard Bank awarded a breakthrough 5 Star Green Star SA Interiors Rating
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) celebrated another milestone in the movement to a greener built environment with the recent Green Star SA Interiors certification of Standard Bank’s newly-refurbished 3 Simmonds Street office in Johannesburg.
Reinforcing Standard Bank’s … Read the rest
