Interest Group: Building Construction ProfessionalsMeet the eight finalists of the 37th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards 7 April 2024: Leading brickmaker Corobrik continues to enrich the architectural profession with its annual Student Architecture Awards. Now in...
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Clay face brick firewall saves warehouse from inferno
Interest Group: Property Owners & Developers A firewall constructed of clay face bricks protected a warehouse from being consumed by a devastating industrial fire.In the early hours of 26 March, a fire broke out at the Sun Oil warehouse in Mobeni, south of...
Welcome to the CBA’s new Executive Director!
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersAfter a long and extensive search, it is a great pleasure to introduce our new Executive Director, Mariana Lamont. Mariana Lamont brings a wealth of experience in the industry. As an active member of the CBA Marketing...
Claytile supplies to “Africa’s greenest hotel”
Claytile, one of the Western Cape’s respected clay brick manufacturers is supplying over a million bricks to Hotel Verde, cited as Africa’s Greenest hotel. This 45 room hotel is pursuing green certification through a stringent programme called ‘Leadership in...
New hospital wards set a high standard
Interest Group: Property Owners & Developers At the 2015 Master Builders Award ceremony, Rods Construction won the “Excellence in Construction” award in the health care facilities category for the construction of an extension to the victorian Church of...
Critical Free State school infrastructure completed
Schooling for thousands of Free State pupils is being drastically improved through the construction and rebuilding of school facilities by the Kagiso Shanduka Trust in partnership with the Free State Department of Education. To provide both sustainable and superior...
Does LSF really steel the show?
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals First Published by BUSINESS DAY, Home FrontDate: 08 May 2015Journalist: David Steynberg The use of alternative building systems like light steel frames is growing on South African consumers but does this new...
Does LSF really steel the show?
The use of alternative building systems like light steel frames is growing on South African consumers but does this new method really deliver the goods? Since about 2005 the concept of using light steel frames (LSF) instead of traditional masonry walls has slowly...
Habla Zig-Zag Kilns – Exploratory visit
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members Following requests from within the brick making community for more information on the Habla Zig-Zag kiln, The EECB project established communications with the Australian based team. Some early discussions have...
Green Clamp Kiln project
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members A few weeks ago, the project suffered a delay when a fan and motor burnt out. This problem has been resolved and the new components were installed in mid-November. The kiln was then tested, and airflow is...