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New Swellendam school adds up the savings

New Swellendam school adds up the savings

Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsBold use of face brick colours contrast in a striking architectural design have resulted in an eye-catching school building servicing the Railton community in Swellendam, Western Cape. The R45-million project, which...

Facebrick gives Century City Square a modern but natural look

Facebrick gives Century City Square a modern but natural look

Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsA mixture of facebrick and clay pavers have been used at the vibrant Century City Square, a R1 billion project of mixed-use development that forms the heart of the Bridgeway Precinct in Cape Town. Developed by Rabie...

Buildings completed in 2014

Buildings completed in 2014

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals The value of building plans passed and buildings completed are two indicators that can be used to gauge the state of the building industry. The infographic outlines some key findings from Stats SA’s latest...

A water-wise dust suppression solution

A water-wise dust suppression solution

The CBa clamp kiln research shows the dust is one of the biggest sources of pollution and reduce air quality. Watering is one of the cost-effective ways to reduce dust, but in a water scarce country such as South Africa, it is essential that local operations do not...

CBA Sustainability Desk Manager Vacancy

CBA Sustainability Desk Manager Vacancy

Interest Group:  Property Owners & Developers, Building Construction Professionals, Brick Manufacturers & Members 6/03/ 2018 Sustainability Desk Manager position To whom it may concern The Clay Brick Association of South Africa (CBA) is looking...

Energy consultants learn about brickmaking

Energy consultants learn about brickmaking

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals An educational course on brickmaking was presented  to Energy Consultants by Dries van Vuuren of Cermalab. Hosted by the National Clean Production Centre (NCPC), the aim of the course was to bridge the...

Shouldn’t Affordable Housing be affordable for life?

Shouldn’t Affordable Housing be affordable for life?

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals Clay brick has a long track record of providing sustainable, thermally comfortable and cost effective infrastructure buildings with an assured low lifecycle cost. As the industry standard with SABS approval,...

CBA at the Human Settlements Indaba 2014

CBA at the Human Settlements Indaba 2014

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals The Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu, MP, hosted the National Human Settlements Indaba and Exhibition on 16-17 October 2014 at Sandton Convention Centre. The Clay Brick Association not only...

Cut construction costs with “superbricks”

Cut construction costs with “superbricks”

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals Our challenge as brick manufacturers in pursuit of a significant share of the Low Cost Housing market has been to provide clay brick products in formats that were more cost effective and afforded greater speed...

Clay brick is the EU’s most sustainable façade

Clay brick is the EU’s most sustainable façade

Interest Group:  Building Construction Professionals Clay bricks have a very convincing image in Europe as one of the most sustainable façade products.  These are some of the conclusions of the European Architectural Barometer report, a quarterly survey of...

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