Carbon Tax Impact Assessment Model (Compressed XLS / 456 KB) The Carbon Tax Impact Assessment Model (spreadsheet) allows individual brick makers to determine the total volume of emissions over which it will become liable under the Carbon Tax as well as the total costs...
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Will ABTs hold the public purse to ransom?
Clay brick has always been the material of choice for sustainable, low maintenance and long lasting infrastructure. Schools, clinics and houses built over the past 100 years all across South Africa, offer a proven track record of lowest lifetime cost. It is expected...
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...
Buildings completed in 2014
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 Selected building statistics of the private sector as reported...