Treasury designates Fabricated Structural Steel In a long awaited move, the National Treasury has now designated Fabricated Structural Steel, effective from 1 February 2017. This is according to an announcement by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC). “This is an important break-through for our industry as it recognises the major role the steel […]
Hypenica has announced the call for nominations for the fifth Women in Construction Awards 2017. “The Awards recognise those women who are pioneers in innovation within the built environment, as well as identifying those rising stars who have been identified as the one to watch as they get a foothold within their sector,” says […]
Outlook 2017 – from the Captains of our Construction Industry Every year SA Builder invites captains of the construction industry and related sectors to participate in an objective outlook of anticipated operating conditions and initiatives for the building and construction industry for the forthcoming year. Here follow some of their views: The NDP must […]
Civil Confidence Index lowest since 2012 Following a cumulative 24 index point rise during the second quarter of 2016 (2Q2016) and 3Q2016, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index shed 17 points to register a level of 35 in 4Q2016. This is according to Jason Muscat, Senior Economic Analyst, FNB. “A number of factors contributed to the […]
The Joint Building Contracts Committee ( JBCC) seminars 2017 FIRST SEMESTER – March – June 2017 Wednesday 01 March 2017 – The Country Club Johannesburg, Auckland Park – 1.0 CPD credit Principal Building Agreement and Nominated/Selected Subcontract Agreement (08:00 – 16:30) Wednesday 08 March 2017 – Garden Court , Nelson Mandela […]
The Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association – SASFA – will be presenting its 6-day training course for building contractors from 6 to 11 March 2017 in Gauteng. See below for more detail, and the registration form. There is limited space available on the course, SASFA can only accept 20 registrations – so book […]
Pointers for Emerging Contractors Clean up your business and improve potential profit in 2017 Heinrich van der Vyver offers emerging contractors some sound business advice As a business owner in South Africa for over 18 years, I know what it’s like to hit a brick wall. That ‘S-curve’ graph that tracks your business growth, […]
Software frees quantity surveyors to add yet more value Enthusiasts are seeing improvements in software as a sign that the days of the quantity surveyor are numbered. Nothing could be further from the truth. By Larry Feinberg, Executive Director, Association for South African Quantity Surveyors Software has disrupted many industry sectors, from travel to insurance, […]
The BIM Institute has evolved to include BIM educational activities, owing to the growing knowledge needs of BIM standards in the built enviroment. The key objective to promoting BIM upskilling at partnered events such as Building Smart Summit 2017 (22 & 23 February 2017) the ACE/TCE Construction Expo ( 23 & 24 May 2017) […]
The importance of safety in balustrades Often the safety requirements of balustrades are overlooked when designing the balustrade system for your dream home. Clients envision floating staircases without balustrades and express that it will detract from the design. A balustrade is a structural element which may not be eliminated from a staircase and is compulsory […]