Interest Group: Property Owners & Developers Clay brick construction is increasingly being recognised as a vital component of green building in the ongoing quest to find solutions that eliminate or meaningfully reduce adverse impacts of development on the...
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsA person’s home is more than just a place to sleep and store personal belongings. It’s a representation of who they are, an extension of what they represent in this world and a tangible example of their place in...
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members Submitted by: Lisa Reynolds Carbon Tax is being implemented in South Africa from 1 June 2019. At the CBA’s annual conference, Lisa Reynolds of Green Building Design Group (GreenBDG) updated CBA members on...
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals Traditional mud brick rondavels can be easily and affordably upgraded to increase thermal efficiency and aesthetics with the addition of a face brick “skin”. Architect and lecturer, Mthembeni Mkhize came...
A Boundary Park warehouse and office block, located within Johannesburg’s North Riding area, is a unique envisioning of the striking elegance that characterises Corobrik’s latest addition to the clay paver range – the Black Brick. The multi-faceted Boundary Park,...
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members In a country where bricks have been virtually squeezed out of the market by concrete, a prominent businessman has recently re-opened a brick factory with his team. For the new start, they chose Bongioanni’s Tecno...
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals, Brick Manufacturers & Members Beautiful clay brick: Social Infrastructure Corobrik has ensured best environmental practice at all its quarrying, manufacturing operations since the 1980s 29 April...
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members The recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey published by Stats SA indicated a spike in unemployment with some 27.1% of the country’s employable population actively seeking work. This is most notable in the...
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersAfrikaans Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria – affectionately known as Affies – recently launched its new music centre, an architectural gem that strikes a high note for the 96 year old high school that was established in January...
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe environmentally-conscious mantra of 'Reduce Reuse Recycle' describes the WWF South Africa’s newly refurbished building in the suburban hub of Braamfontein. The building has earned its ‘green’ stripes through recycling...