Lightweight steel frame construction gains impetus with Marley Building Systems The quality, cost and time efficiencies of light steel frame construction outweigh any and all of the traditional brick and mortar values. This said however, it is a method of building that is taking time to become entrenched in the South African building industry. What […]
Fulton Awards 2017: Call for nominations The Concrete Society of Southern Africa NPC is calling for nominations for its prestigious biennial Fulton Awards which recognise and honour excellence and innovation in the design and use of concrete. The awards continue to celebrate the legacy of scientific and technological advances in concrete within the built environment, […]
July 2016 State of the nation By Luke Doig, Senior Economist, Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation Almost a year ago we used the words of Philander Chase Johnson in 1920 to warn “cheer up, the worst is yet to come”. Unfortunately, we did not fully comprehend the potential longevity of this development. Now we sit atop […]
FEM celebrates 80 years “The Federated Employer’s Mutual Assurance Company (RF) Proprietary Limited (FEM) was established as a mutual insurer in 1936 and on the introduction of the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1941 was granted a licence to continue to transact workmen’s compensation insurance for the building industry. “Vital issues occupied the minds of those attending […]
KwaZulu-Natal Master Builders Association elects first woman President The 115th Annual General Meeting of the KwaZulu-Natal Master Builders and Allied Industries Association held in June 2016 marked an historic moment in the Associations’ long and illustrious history with the election of the first Woman President of the Executive Council. Joyce Dolly Tembe of Sakhisizwe Development […]
MASTER BUILDERS 2016 CONGRESS 31 August – 2 September, Durban ICC PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 2016 Time Activity 08:30 – 09:30 Golf Day: Player’s Registration Venue: Durban Country Club 12:30 – 14:00 Master Builders Corporate Challenge Venue: Durban Country Club 10:00 – 17:00 Golf Day & Prize Giving Venue: Durban Country Club 18:00 FEM DINNER […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Green Building Comes Of Age In the not too distant past, a mere five years ago in January 2011 to be exact, the first draft of a national sustainable building policy “Towards a Green Building Policy Framework: First Draft V2,” was published by the Department of Public Works […]