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September 2015, Vol 26 No. 9 Africa's leading construction journal

Africa housing needs Reaching crisis levels

South Africa: A look at the SAPOA Awards Zambia: Interview with the ABCEC President Zimbabwe: Joina City, Harare

Botswana Pula 60.00, Ethiopia Birr 140.00, Ghana Cedi 23.00, Kenya Ksh 500.00, Namibia N$ 80.00, Nigeria Naira 1,300.00 Rwanda Rwf 4,800.00,South Africa R 60.00, Tanzania Tsh 12,700.00, Uganda Ush 20,000.00, Zambia Zmk 40.00, Zimbabwe US$ 7.00

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Africa housing needs

Since 1989

Reaching crisis levels

September 2015, Vol 26 No. 9 Africa's leading construction journal

Estimates suggest that by 2050 Africa’s population will have doubled reaching 2.4 billion which will

Africa housing needs Reaching crisis levels

stretch the cities to beyond breaking point Cover Picture One of Cairo's site and service schemes that has proven woefully inadequate in housing its 16 million inhabitants

South Africa: A look at the SAPOA Awards Zambia: Interview with the ABCEC President Zimbabwe: Joina City, Harare

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Botswana Pula 60.00, Ethiopia Birr 140.00, Ghana Cedi 23.00, Kenya Ksh 500.00, Namibia N$ 80.00, Nigeria Naira 1,300.00 Rwanda Rwf 4,800.00,South Africa R 60.00, Tanzania Tsh 12,700.00, Uganda Ush 20,000.00, Zambia Zmk 40.00, Zimbabwe US$ 7.00

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Guest: Mr Michael Nyirenda, President of ABCEC -Zambia

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Trance Tower- Nairobi's newest business hub

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Feradon Associates

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Falcon Towers to Refresh Nairobi Property Scene

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Meeting Africa’s housing needs

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frica today is at the brink of an economic boom fueled by a fast growing economy, a massive urban migration and a burgeoning

middle class. With this comes heightened expectations from the youthful population but the lack of adequate housing and basic amenities are threatening the gains of economic prosperity.

25 Joina City, The heart of the city The Joina City Shopping Mall and Office Tower in Harare, stands at 105m (344 ft), the project was completed in 2010 after 12 years of construction

We should not loose sight of the fact that a direct co-relationship can be found between economic development and the quality of life of a population and in Africa the latter will continue to be a drag to the former. Frustration and dissatisfaction with this environment are also a key ingredient for social unrest as has been seen time and time again when incidences of riots have been seen in urban areas.

While the news is full of reports of new housing projects most are not affordable to the vast majority of households. Leaders need to approach the issue of providing housing with a more sober plan in mind having a long term view rather than looking for short term wins. The root problem is not availability but price

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and governments must provide conducive policies, develop vibrant sub-urban areas which promise lower land prices and promote the use of cheaper building

Construction Risk Insurance - A stitch in time saves billions

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ENERGY NEWS

Ghana

Egypt

Liberia

Power supply crisis to be a thing of the past

Italy’s explorer Eni announces gas discovery

Water treatment plant construction to cost US$10.6mn

Italy’s largest gas explorer Eni has reported a gas discovery in Egypt Ghana power supply crisis is to become a thing of the past after the government gave assurances that there will be steady power supply by the end of this year despite the gas supply challenges faced by the Atuabo gas plant.

According to Samuel Fletcher, the Volta River Authority (VRA) Head of Corporate Communications, significant measures are being put in place to normalize Ghana power supply outages. The authority is also hopeful that with the efforts that the government has put and the commitment it has shown, the nation will eventually overcome the power supply deficit. Not so long ago, Ghana power supply experienced a critical power crisis during the load-shedding activities structured to between 300MW and 400MW of power.

The activities allowed the end power users to access power for 12hours and be denied power for 24hours. Moreover, the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Jubilee field experienced an unexpected shutdown by the Tullow Oil Ghana Company who declared unproductive processing of gas at the Atuabo gas plant which has led to the power deficit of 600MW compared to previous record which was at 400MW. The water levels at the Akosombo Hydropower Dam has also contributed to Ghana power supply challenges given that, only four turbines out of six turbines of the hydropower dam have be in operation. Some power plants do not require gas since they operate on crude oil, a product described to be heavier than normal gas.

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Nile Delta Abu Madi West which is located 120 Kilometres in the Northwest of Alexandria. According to the company the preliminary reports estimate that the gas discovery in Egypt has the potential of producing up to 15Bn cubic metres of gas at a time with upside and also at an associated condensates. The announced discovery was made by the Nidoco NW2 Dir NFW well, which reached a total depth of 3,600 m and encountered a 60m thick gas bearing sandstone interval of Messianian age with excellent petrophysical properties, with other gas layers in the overlying Pliocene section. Egypt has been struggling with producing efficient energy and the gas discovery in Egypt will help stabilise the country's energy needs in a few months of exploration. Eni, through its subsidiary Ieoc Production BV, holds a 75% of working interest in the West Abu Madi development lease, with BP as a partner with 25%. Petrobel, equally owned by Ieoc (50%) and EGPC (50%), is the operator of the concession.

Kenya US$350mn oil pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi.

Kenya has secured a $350mn loan to invest in the construction of a new 450-kilometre oil pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi. The state owned oil dispenser will move ahead to a 20 inch contemporary

Liberia's

water

treatment

plant construction is to cost US$10.6mn and will involve the rehabilitation of the White Plains Water Treatment Plant.

The contract which was awarded to a Chinese based company Chongqing

International

Construction Corporation is set to be a big boost to Liberia’s water industry as the plant which has been supplying water to the Northern parts of Liberia was obsolete. The agreement between the the government and

Chongqing

International

Construction Corporation will see Liberia’s water treatment plant construction and rehabilitation take place. It includes a 36 inch diameter pipline covering 21 kilometers from White Plains to Red-Light in Paynesville.

multi-product oil pipeline in Kenya to replace the more than 30 year

CICO is expected to start

old 14 inch pipeline currently in use. During the signing of the loan

Liberia’s water treatment plant

with a group of six banks, KPC acting managing director Flora Okoth

construction and rehabilitation in

reported work is likely to be complete in eighteen months from the July 1 2014 contract signing date. Lebanese firm Zakhem International won the contract. There are six local and international banks handling

four weeks time after the funding body African Development Bank (AfDB) releases money for the same.

African

Development

the financing. These are Citibank, , Rand Merchant Bank (a division

Fund (AfDB) will fund the

of FirstRand Bank Limited London Branch) The Standard Chartered

facility through its subsidiary

Bank, Commercial Bank of Africa, CFC Standbic and Co-operative

the African Development Bank

Bank.Zakhem was the company that constructed the initial Mombasa - Nairobi multi-product oil pipeline line in 1973. The payment period

and African Water Facility.

CICO has been tasked to replace the existing pumping system

of the loan is 10 years. KPC will fund 30 per cent of the project plus

and also the replacement of

is putting in $150mn (Sh15.3 billion) in the Sh50.9 billion project.

the existing valves and pipes which has already corroded.

LWSC’s Special Procurement Notice noted that the company which will win the tender will be expected to replace all the electrical system and replace them with automated control panels which will include the automated

power

generating

equipment.

September 2015

CONSTRUCTION NEWS

Nigeria

Ghana

Ethiopia

WBHO to deliver Achimota Mall project

Hawassa Industrial Park construction begins

WBHO is yet to deliver Achimota Mall project in Ghana by end of this year. Not so long ago the WBHO construction company delivered the West Hills Mall which is the biggest shopping mall in the country and the entire West Africa region.

The West Hills Mall is located at Donkonah, along the AccraKasoa road. The Achimota Mall project will be located on the Achimota-Ofankor Highway, between the PhytoRiker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals and the Achimota Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The project came about due to the increasing demand for shopping malls in Ghana.

Furthermore, the company is an international construction company having successfully secured a reputable record in the construction of buildings.

Ethiopia has begun the construction of a US$ 246m park dubbed Hawassa Industrial Park. This was confirmed after the signing of an agreement between Ethiopia and China Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC). The mega development is projected to be complete in the next 9 months with MH Engineers as consultants focusing on the garment manufacture and agro-industry. Construction of the Hawassa Industrial Park, which began following the signing of the contract, includes construction of 35 factory sheds and 19 buildings which will be used as exhibition halls, food courts, dormitories, and other purposes in the first phase. This phase will cover 100ha, while the remaining phase will add 200ha more.

Africa’s biggest deep sea port – Badagry Port Nigeria set to host Africa’s biggest deep sea port in Lagos, the Badagry Port. This was revealed by the State Government of Lagos during a visit to the site of the project in Badagry alongside some top state officials confirming that the state government has plans to construct the deep sea port on a piece of land measuring over 1,000 hectares in Badagry. However, according to Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the state governor, the port project is expected to commence by end of September this year. According to a statement issued by the state government quite a number of foreign and domestic investors including the Maersk Group have shown interest toward the project and have as well signed an agreement of contribution towards the project. The project is expected to create thousands of job opportunities to the citizens and has positioned the country to be the first country in Africa to host the largest cargo container port. The port project will also include a free trade zone and a container terminal.

Kenya

Botswana

Tanzania

- Architectural Association of Kenya

- Institute of Botswana Quantity Surveyors

- Tanzania Institute of Quantity Surveyors

- Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya - Institute of Engineers of Kenya

Ethiopia

- Association of Consulting Engineers of - Kenya

- Construction Contractors Association of

- Association of Professional Societies of East

Ethiopia

Association Partners

Africa APSEA) - Kenya Property developers Association

Zimbabwe

- Institution of Surveyors of Kenya

- Zimbabwe Institute of Quantity Surveyors - Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers

South Africa - ASAQS

- SAICE

- South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession - Khuthaza ( Women for Housing) - Concrete Manufacturers Association

- The Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (Cifoz)

Ghana - Ghana Institute of Engineers

- Green Building council of SA

- Architects Registration Council

- South African Property Owners Association

- Ghana Institute of Surveyors

- Master Builders South Africa

- Ghana Green Builders Association - Ghana Institute of Planners

- Construction Regulation Board (CRB) - Tanzania’s Registration Board of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (AQSRB)

Nigeria - Association of Consulting Engineers Nigeria - Association of Professional Women Engineers Of Nigeria - Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria - The Nigerian Institute of Architects - American Association of Petroleum Geologists Africa Region - Nigeria Society of Engineers - Nigeria Institute of Architects - Building and Construction Skilled Artisans Association of Nigeria (BACSAAN)

Uganda

- Association of Building and Civil Engineering

Institute of Surveyors of Uganda

Contractors of Ghana

Ethiopia

Namibia

- Zambia Institute of Architects (ZIA)

- Association of Ethiopian Architects

Institute of Namibian Quantity Surveyors

- Association of Building and Civil Engineering

- Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers

Association of Consulting Engineers of Namibia

Contractors (ABCEC).

September 2015

Zambia

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PRODUCTS

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The company, founded in 1957, invented the original stone coated metal roof tile in New Zealand, and for over 40 years have been exporting around the world. Now the products are available in 96 countries across 5 continents. Some of the first international projects supplied were in the Middle East and soon afterwards in Africa. In Qatar and Dubai there are buildings standing with Decra roofs for over 40 years and in Kenya the first Decra roof was supplied in Nakuru in the 1970’s.

Since 2000 a dedicated Africa office has been established and sales have been made in over 25 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. A variety of colours and profiles are supplied to the local markets directly from stock via 17 local distribution partners. AHI Roofing has created an innovative design and consistency in the manufacturing process that has earned their international reputation for excellence.

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Ultima achieves a result of 40+ on the RRL Pendulum Test in wet conditions using Four S rubber/Slider 96, a HSE recommended test for measuring a floor’s slip resistance, in-situ.

Polysafe Ultima has a unique Surface Roughness, giving typical results of Rz ³70μm and therefore suitable for areas encountering oil and grease spillage. Fully compliant with HSE Guidance, Ultima’s pendulum and surface roughness results classify the product as low slip potential.

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PYTHA App upgraded The PYTHA software company PYTHA Lab was founded in 1978, driven by the idea to develop professional 3D CAD software that is easy to learn and fun to use, and completely “Made in Germany”. Ever since the PYTHA developers have been pioneers in software development and are always one step ahead of the rest of the market. It has been possible for some time now to present RadioLad scenes live on an iPhone or iPadwhich you have created with PYTHA, the leading 3D CAD system for planning, presentation and production.

First install the PYTHA App PYTHA Pano that is available as free download in the Apple App Store on the respective device. Load the scene you want to present in RadioLab on your computer and move the camera into an appropriate position. In the dialog ‘Save’ Image you specify, as usual, a file location and click on the button ‘Save’ on the tab ‘PYTHA Pano’.

RadioLab creates a .PPF file that you can transfer to your iPhone or iPad. The most comfortable way to do so is via Dropbox or via the common procedure with iTunes or email. As soon as you open the .PPF file in the PYTHA app, you can explore the scene per pointer. You can alternatively use the gyroscope control that converts the iOS device into a window to a virtual world.

weight of aggregate in each batch and dynamically compensating the target weight of bitumen in proportion.

This tight control of final mix quality and quantity benefits producers and their customers alike – not least because very tight control of bitumen often reduces the usage and hence cost of this expensive material. It also reduces the time spent investigating potential complaints and gaining a reputation for good quality which can assist in winning prestige supply contracts and in negotiations regarding supply terms, eg price, stipulated frequency of testing etc.

September 2015

ASSOCIATION NEWS & EVENTS

Cityscape Egypt

African Union of Architects meet in Kampala

Date:1st -3rd September, 2015 Venue: Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria Web: totally-concrete.com/west

Date: 16 – 19 September 2015 Venue: Cairo International Convention Centre Email: muhammad.stapic@ cityscape.org Website: cityscapeegypt.com As

Africa

celebrates

Solutions and opportunities driving development

The African Construction Expo and Totally Concrete West Africa

its

taking place 1 – 2 September in

position as the world's second

Lagos is the only event in the

largest destination for global foreign investment, Egypt is

West African cement, concrete The Uganda Society of Architects recently hosted the 11th Africa

and

Union of Architects Congress and General Assembly. The AUA

that will bring together all

is a body that unites Architects from all over Africa, under their

stakeholders

from real estate opportunities

membership Associations. Founded in 1981 in Lagos Nigeria,

in

with medium to long term capital

with Architect William Henry Ssentoogo from Uganda, as it’s first

infrastructure

growth and resale potential. The

President, the AUA has grown from strength to strength over the

driven by urbanisation. The

fifth edition of Cityscape Egypt,

years. Under the theme Our Architecture, Our Communities, Our

event caters for the entire West

the country's largest property

Heritage, the Congress explored the importance of African heritage

African region, with a strong

event is still two months away

in Architectural design and how architects must play a pivotal role

focus on Nigeria as the leading

witnessing a surge in interest from international developers and investors looking to benefit

from opening its doors,yet almost 20 per cent of exhibitorsare from outside Egypt - a figure that has already doubled since the 2014

in ensuring this linkage. This was the largest gathering of Architects

construction in

preparation

industries the

for

region massive

development

economy on the continent. The

in Africa and it happens once every four years. It provides access to research and practice in the architectural profession within Africa.

The basic objective of the Union includes the promotion of unity of Architects in Africa and the collective contribution towards the achievement of the African Union (AU) development objectives.

Through scholarship and student exchange programmes, it has been possible to train and get architects in all AU Member Countries.

Architecture is now among the respectable professions in Africa.

event.

Taking place on 16 - 19 September 2015 at the Cairo International

Convention

Infrastructure Africa Date: 1st – 2nd September 2015, Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, Website: www.infrastructure-africa.

Centre, the exhibition is now back

in

will

feature

an

interactive

technology expo and focused cement

and

concrete

pre-

conference seminar. The two construction and infrastructure

2010,

announcing 23 per cent overall

Totally Concrete West Africa

day conference is focused on

in its strongest position since launching

African Construction Expo and

trends in the region covering The 2015 Infrastructure Africa Business Forum, is designed to

a range of topics including:

maximise the opportunity for delegates and experts to interact in a

gaining

constructive, moderated dialogue and exchange ideas on how progress

capital; how to successfully

can be made in unleashing Africa’s infrastructure potential. Growth in

build

investor interest is driven by strong economic growth, rising foreign

Africa through bulk housing

exchange reserves, quality and cost competitiveness and encouraging

development and the creation of

exhibitor at Cityscape Egypt

Government policy-making. The level of economic growth achieved

transportation nodes; innovation

is confident in the growth path

in Africa in recent years has led to an expansion of industry, commerce

in design and building material;

that Egypt is following, and sees

and per capita income. This has fuelled the demand for infrastructure

and how to leverage the growth

other verticals heading in the

services including energy, transportation, ICT, water supply, growing

of

same direction.

agriculture and urban infrastructure.

though construction projects.

growth

since

2014

and

a

significant influx of participants from the UAE in particular.

Ayman Sami, Country Head at the investment management giant JLL Egypt and forthcoming

September 2015

access megacity’s

Nigeria’s

to

project in

energy

West

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CORPORATE NEWS

Sika to introduce Global Reporting Initiative standard Sika

has

bundled

Geberit exhibits at Decorex and

consolidated its sustainability activities: The guiding principle “More

value,

less

impact”

sums up the new strategy. The company now measures itself against six defined targets and is one of the first companies in Switzerland to report its performance

in

accordance

with the latest guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative. The recently published sustainability brochure outlining the “More

Vermeer introduces Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) equipment in Ghana.

R

value, less impact” campaign provides

a

comprehensive

overview of Sika´s sustainability

esidents living along construction zones across the country will now enjoy some relief as equipment developed to limit the social and environmental impact of construction has

commitment in the next 5 years.

been introduced in Ghana. The equipment enables contractors to

business success enjoyed by

install cables and pipes underground without touching the surface of the earth while installing critical utility lines.

Vermeer, a world leading provider of agricultural and industrial equipment introduced the HDD equipment at a ceremony in Accra.

The Regional Sales Manager of Vermeer, Mr. Ruben de Meijer said in order to meet the needs of rapidly developing societies, contractors and municipalities around the world need equipment that complete work efficiently and productively.

He also pointed out that, in more established areas, the demand for faster transfer of information is driving broadband and fiber installation, while a rapidly aging water infrastructure is receiving a falling grade and needs replacement.

He said it will be targeting the fiber optic industry such as telecommunication companies since they are mostly involved in the laying of underground cables and pipes.

According to him, using the HDD equipment for utility installation is more affordable considering the fact that the cost of cutting the surface of the ground plus the cost of restoring the surface after cutting is avoided. Kwame Anani-Korba, Vermeer’s representative in Ghana, said that a lot of the restoration works that had taken place after trenching and the laying of fiber optic cables and pipelines in Accra had been poorly done and had led to the creation of gullies and potholes on the roads and pavements.

He therefore urged the contractors in Ghana to consider the use of HDD machines that will leave the surface of roads and pavements undisturbed, increase productivity and save cost.

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Sustainability is a driver of innovation and hence of the Sika. The new medium-term sustainability strategy bundles activities

and

systematically

gears them to six strategic target indicators

The City of Light Appolonia to meet housing demand The real estate developer known as the City of Light Appolonia is in a construction drive to meet the housing demand in Ghana with the construction of about 500 housing units by December this year. According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Anthony Okyere, the 500 housing units is part of the 22,000 housing units to be constructed that aim at alleviating the housing demand in Ghana. The project is currently at an advanced stage in meeting the high demand of housing units for the Ghanaian community of all standards. The company has already set aside 941 hectares of land at Appolonia in the Kpone Katamanso District .

Geberit, Swiss engineering since 1874, is proud to once again, be part of Decorex in Johannesburg where they will be exhibiting their newest products, latest innovations, cutting-edge technology and designs from the newly expanded world of Geberit sanitary solutions.

January 2015, Geberit acquired Sanitec and with it, the brand Keramag, amongst others. The expansion of the product range means that South Africans will have a virtually complete range of sanitary systems and solutions and a great many ceramic products which are developed and manufactured within the Geberit Group. All your bathroom needs from a single source with guaranteed quality. Keramag is a leading German manufacturer of highquality sanitary ceramics that has accumulated expertise from more than 100 years of experience and innovation.

This can be seen across their product spectrum as it meets the highest standards in design, comfort and convenience, functionality and individual design possibilities.

The requirements and demands of both people and the environment are carefully factored into every stage of the design and development of Keramag products. On display at Decorex, there will be the latest Geberit products with Keramag toilets.

The Keramag stand, adjacent to Geberit, will have a selection of products from their latest range including Citterio, Renova No 1 Plan and highlighting the revolutionary Rimfree toilets. Be sure to visit the ‘Trend House’ to see the products integrated into a bathroom setting.

September 2015

Celebrating Recognition of Assa Abloy by Forbes as "One of World's Most Innovative Companies" Date: 9th July 2015 Venue: Serena Hotel, Nairobi

An Assa Abloy member of staff takes a guest through the features of gate automation products.

Assa Abloy Marketing Manager Humphrey Kinyua explains a product.

Invited guests listen to a presentation.

IQSK Chairman QS Andrew Mandere speaks at the event.

Demonstrating how one of Assa Abloy's products work.

National Construction Authority CEO Arch Daniel Manduku makes his remarks.

2015 South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) awards Date: May 2015 Venue: Durban, KwaZulu Natal

BMW (South Africa) Head Office: Refurbishment Winner

The Watershed: V & A Waterfront: Innovative Development Merit Award Winner

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Drostdy Hotel:Overall Heritage Award Winner

Watershed construction floating mezzanine floor.

Sandton Skye: Residential Development Winner

SAPOA President, Amelia Beattie.

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Interview with Mr Michael Nyirenda President of the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (ABCEC) Zambia

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Mr Michael Nyirenda, President of the Zambia Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (ABCEC)

r Michael Nyirenda is a graduate from UNZA (University of Zambia) with a BScin Building and MScin Project Management obtained from Cavendish University in Zambia. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the CEO of SolatechLtd. Mr Nyirenda is the current president of the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (ABCEC). Constrution Review interviewed him recently recgarding the role of ABCEC in Zambia.

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The core values of ABCEC are Networking - ABCEC provides a unique opportunity for contractors to connect with various stakeholders in the Industry.

Dialogue - ABCEC is a respected voice of Contractors in the Industry .This status/position in the industry helps us to have meaningful dialogue with various stakeholders in the industry for the benefit of our members.

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Innovation - In the ever changing environment, ABCEC identifies trends/ needs that help provide our members with competitive advantage/better working environment. The objectives, functions and activities of ABCEC are • To generally watch over, promote and protect the interests of members; • To promote excellence in work, just and honourable/good practice in the conduct of business, and to eradicate malpractices; • To regulate relations between members and their employees or trade unions; • To encourage the settlement of disputes

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by conciliatory methods; To promote and support progressive legislation relating to the Association business or having a bearing on the activities of the Association; To advise members on matters affecting the relationship between themselves and their employees or trade unions; To co-operate with any other organisations which may be established to deal with matters which affect members; To acquire either by purchase, lease or otherwise any movable or immovable property, or also to sell, let, mortgage or otherwise deal with and dispose of movable or immovable property or other assets belonging to the Association or use such property for such other purpose as the members may approve; To borrow, invest, lend, subscribe or donate money for the furtherance of the objects of the Association; To use every legitimate means to encourage all persons who are eligible for membership to become members; To affiliate with or join any federation, or to otherwise co-operate with any similar association or federation; To promote and uphold the status of the Construction Industry in general; To foster and encourage the training of persons for the Construction Industry and its Allied Trades, and the general educational advancement of persons engaged in the Industry and; To do such other lawful things as may appear to be in the interests of the Association or its members and which are not inconsistent with the objects or any matter specifically provided for in the Constitution.

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Apex Steel When You Don’t Want to Compromise on Strength

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t has recently emerged that Uganda has banned the use of twisted steel bars in construction over inferior reinforced concrete strength, raising questions over the use of the bars

in Kenya. Kenya has in the recent past experienced a string of building collapses thus, raising questions on the use of sub-par building materials. The use of twisted bars started around the middle of the 20th century but by the 1980s and early 1990s most of the developed nations had already ceased their use due to these inadequacies preferring the deformed bars. Deformed bars have ridges, projections or ribs on their surface to provide better anchoring for concrete.

Steel manufacturers in Kenya produce both twisted and deformed steel bars with the only requirement from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) being they have a strength of atleast 460N/m2. Apex Steel has always been in the forefront in production of quality steel. This can be traced back in 2007 when Apex Steel became the first steel manufacturer in Kenya to manufacture deformed bars. Not only has Apex been a pioneer in manufacture of deformed bars in kenya but also took a step further by exceeding KEBS requirements to produce deformed bars of higher strength of 500N/m2.

The deformed bar dubbed ‘APEX TMX’ can be described as a New Generation High Strength Steel having superior qualities such as better weldability, increased ductility and bend ability, anti-corrosive properties, better and more consistent elongation.

These properties meet the highest internationally recognized standards. In addition to that Apex Steel gives you the comfort of assurance by branding ‘APEX TMX’ on each meter of the steel, to be confident in the quality guaranteed. The above qualities have built a tremendemous amount of credibility in the quality of steel produced by Apex Steel. Consequently many engineers, contractors and architects have been using steel from Apex as their ideal choice in their projects. This is evident in a lot of iconic projects in Kenya that stand firm on steel from Apex Steel.

Some of these structures include Sankara Hotel, Kempinski Villa Rosa Hotel, Delta Towers, Riverside Park, Sameer Business Park, Nairobi-Namanga highway, Nothern bypass, Eastern bypass and the iconic Thika superhighway just to mention a few.

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Africa housing needs Reaching crisis levels

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ew people disagree that Africa is entering the throes of a housing crisis as demand for decent housing far outstrips supply. This situation is as a result of a budgeoning population which has been exacerbated by a high migration of the population to urban centers.

Estimates suggest that by 2050 Africa’s population will have doubled reaching 2.4 billion which will stretch the cities to beyond breaking point due to inadequate housing and associated infrastructure needs such as roads and clean water. One just has to visit any major urban center in Africa to be met by roads that are chocker blocked with traffic, water rationing and the ever present power cuts.

Housing deficit Take the case of Egypt with a population close to 90 million. The government is racing to establish several housing projects set to meet the current housing deficit estimated conservatively at 3.5 million. In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country the situation is not any better with only 100,000 new houses being built annually 14

compared to an annual demand of 700,000 and an accumulated deficit of some 17 million houses. In South Africa the government has made inroads into meeting housing needs by building over 3 million housing units on a subsidized basis since 1994 however demand is still on the higher end and current estimates of the deficit stands at about 2 million houses.

In East Africa a look at Kenya suggests the picture is the same. A woefully inadequate housing stock with reports placing annual demand at 200,000 while supply is at only 50,000. The 2013 Housing Survey by the Ministry of Lands and Housing in Kenya estimated the deficit at 2 million houses over the next 10 years. These statistics paint a grim picture of an ever increasing deficit that will push more of Africa’s population to slums and informal settlements especially given the current population boom.

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South Africa: Current estimates of the housing deficit stands at about 2 million houses.

areas. This is due in no small measure to Africa’s booming economies that has resulted in an increasing middle class population with higher aspirations and appetite for modern living. An African Development Bank report places the continents middle class population at 34.3% in 2010 far higher than the figure of 26.2% in 1980. The result is a rapid rise in urbanization, consumer spending and not to be left behind – higher housing expectations. The rate of urbanisation is so high that UN-Habitat has estimated that 40,000 people move to cities in Africa every day, some would place this figure much higher.

The result of the combined influences of a ballooning population, housing deficit and urbanization have created what some would call a perfect storm which if not curbed could result in a reversal of economic gains in the decades ahead because quality of life is intrinsic to economic development.

Affordable housing The solution lies in providing affordable housing for Africa’s population. But several socioeconomic factors are playing against the realization of this dream.For instance, the term affordable housing technology has long been associated with housing the poor and considered inferior and the African house buyer today is still irrevocably sold on traditional brick and mortar as the materials of choice for construction whose cost has continued to rise steeply year on year. In addition mortgages are either unavailable or out of reach for most of the population. Land prices on the other hand have sky rocketed as has the cost of building materials placing most homes out of reach for most of Africa’s would be first time home owners.

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rail transport as a key ingredient to providing housing in the suburbs where prices will be lower given the lower demand for land. Currently African cities have poor transport facilities which forces the working population to stay close to the cities if they have any hope of getting to and from work in under 2 hours courtesy of massive traffic snarl ups. The consequent high demand for land around the cities pushing housing prices up.

Government policies In some countries government policies relating to land make home ownership a very expensive affair that can take up a large slice of the actual house price. Nigeria is a good example where extreme over-regulation and land ownership systems means that up to 20% of the house cost goes towards paying for regulatory costs.

Mortgages The World Bank points out that in sub-Saharan Africa only 3% of the population can afford a mortgage and the emphasis is a mortgage for the current house prices on offer. It follows that lower house prices would result in a higher percentage of the population being able to afford the houses. Additionally put simply housing finance instruments need to become more responsive to the buying ability of normal households as is the case with Alternative building Technologies There is no double that the wider adoption of more contemporary technologies will yield greater success in the battle to lower house prices. Sticking to the traditional brick and mortar for its sake will continue to ensure that house prices remain out of reach of the vast majority of households.

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Nigeria: This is a slum area outside Lagos. Structures are built on the sea.

in their housing projects. In South Africa for instance, Moladi Building Technology has completed a number of affordable housing projects using the reusable modular plastic formwork known as Moladi where brick-less walls are built by pouring mould (mortar - stone-less concrete and a special concrete additive) onto the formwork –which is then removed and reused up to 50 times hence lowering construction costs.

The technology is being promoted in a bid to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2019. The project is being boosted by banks, mining companies, and developers, who will give a contribution of $20 billion in five years for the project. The Social Contract for the Development of Sustainable Human Settlements project will help transfer skills to locals for mass production.

“Once labourers construct three houses using this system they will master the use of the technique. We use local workforce to construct this sample houses,” explains Yang while showing off a prototype, adding that most materials can be sourced locally. The South African technology has been unveiled in Nigeria which has a housing deficit of 17 million units.

In Kenya, International Green Structures (IGS) is using compressed agriculture fiber as a basis for their low-cost prefabricated housing technology solutions.

“The technology itself is called compressed agriculture fiber. It began in the 1940s and was originally patented in Sweden and developed in the UK and was utilized in housing where a many houses were rebuilt in Europe using this technology,” said Richard China.

Another technology being used in Kenya is known as expanded polystyrene panels (EPS). The technology uses cheaper materials than conventional stones, yet they are strong enough to withstand a bullet and improvised explosion devices attacks. It is expected that the emerging innovations would help reduce the 250,000 thousand housing units deficit per annum.

Other initiatives in Kenya were reviewed when it was announced that the government will begin the production of Appropriate Building Materials (ABMT) by building a regional center for ABMTs to capitalize on hydraform technology, a technique that has gained popularity in South Africa. The Ministry of Housing said it would set up a regional ABMT in Mavoko, Machakos County, 9

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Kenya: Annual demand for housing stands at 200,000 while supply is at only 50,000.

provincial centers and centers in 52 constituencies around the country.

Appropriate Building Materials and Technologies (ABMT) do not only lower cost of construction but are also safe, environmental-friendly to use-and result in high-quality structures that also reduce construction time.

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Elsewhere, the Niger government is financing low-cost housing through Sari Koubou Project. The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is planning to raise US$100 million to help build low-cost houses across the country.

One of the key results of Africa’s housing crisis is the degradation of human dignity as the population is pushed to the informal settlements where water and basic necessities are scarce. This young urbanites have in recent years become restless resulting in flare-ups and clashes that can be in part attributed to frustrations at their living conditions.

Politicians need to address this housing crisis with a long term view if they are to successfully alleviate it and not cosmetically attend to it and leave the problem to successive governments as they short term projects that give better political mileage.

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Trance Tower Nairobi's newest business hub

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airobi’s insatiable demand for quality office space has seen new office complexes emerge every now and then. Due to limited space and the need to maximize on available

land, most developers are opting for high-rise buildings. Trance Towers is one of the latest such developments in the city. Located off Mombasa Road just a few minutes from the Central Business District, Trance Towers is billed by the developer as Nairobi’s Premier Ultra Modern Business Hub. It offers space ranging from 245 sq. ft. to 7400 sq. ft. for letting or buying.

The building is a development by the directors of Trancewood, a well known name in the local fitted kitchens and modern furniture industry. It has been designed by Architect T.S. Walia.

With its prime location in Nairobi's Industrial Area, security features and carefully thought amenities, Trance Towers is a

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The basement and ground floors include storage facilities

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and parking. The upper ground floor presents outdoor dining opportunities, perfect for cafeteria, food court or restaurant facilities, as well as a banking hall and retail space for shops with direct street-level access. Trance Towers features 2 passenger lifts

Aluminum doors Windows Louvers Door locks and handles Curtain walling Ward-robes Shower screens Splashbacks Shop fronts

and one large service lift. Floors 3 through 7 are available to let or buy. There are a number of floor configurations and the developer promises to accommodate and configure floor plans according to clients’ business needs.

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of occupancies with detailed reports on savings and conservation.

Pre-construction Services Feradon Associates advises owners in negotiation and

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The firm carries out surveys of existing services,

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Mechanical/Industrial Engineering This includes internal plumbing and drainage, water reticulation, steam services, air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation, refrigeration, kitchen and laundry services, Industrial energy conservation and improvement of efficiency of industrial equipment and fire fighting.

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Some notable projects handled Feradon has been involved in numerous projects over the years. The following are a few of them: NHIF Building - Feradon were the consulting engineers responsible for design, supervision, testing and certification of structured LAN/ WAN cabling.

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he demand for housing in Kenya is estimated to range from 150,000 – 200,000 units per year against a severe undersupply of only 20,000 units.

Urban areas continue to bear the greatest pressure as their population increases without any corresponding increase in available land.

In large cities such as Nairobi, demand for housing has pushed up land prices immensely but this has not discouraged developers from seizing investment opportunities in the booming property sector. Many prospective homeowners, especially those who are beginning their careers, are looking for properties near the Central Business District for convenience.

This is not always available. However, when these occasionally become available, the market is generally excited. Such is the case of Falcon Towers, a development

by Sato Properties, located in the Pangani suburb of Nairobi. Pangani is a respected neighbourhood and it’s within easy reach from the city centre, Westlands and

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Falcon Towers to Refresh Nairobi Property Scene Thika Highway making it convenient to live in. Sato Properties is a full time property developer, dedicated to building quality and value.

The developer is currently specializing in small units to cater for the large number of individuals who may be just getting onto the property ladder and cannot afford bigger places or young singles or couples who are starting out.

The smaller units are also popular with investors as they are easier to rent out. Falcon Towers consists of 96 twobedroom apartments and 12 studio apartments set on 12 floors. The building has two levels of parking.

According to the fast growing developer, Falcon Towers will be the new face of Pangani, bringing modernity to the area, while maintaining affordability.

“While most developments in Pangani are only available for rent, Falcon Towers gives you the opportunity to own your own home, or to invest in a part of Nairobi’s future”, they say.

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Sato Properties believe Pangani is the perfect location to invest for the future. This is because the area has undergone a massive upgrade in recent years and is now attracting a new class of residents, developments and amenities. It is at the heart of the new road networks, giving easy access to many parts of Nairobi, from Muthaiga to Westlands to the CBD, all of which are within easy driving distance from Falcon Towers.

Buying as a Home The developer promises the home buyer a decent home with modern high quality finishes e designed to give you one a luxurious yet homely feel.

Buy as an Investment According to Sato Properties, Falcon Tower is a great way to watch one’s money grow.

“The superior design and finishes means you will earn excellent rental income, and experience fast capital appreciation. With Nairobi’s rapidly growing middle class, there is and will be a massive increase in demand for good quality housing, and Falcon Towers will be the perfect place to stay.”

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Common Features • 2 x 8 passenger high speed lifts • Generator for all common areas • Borehole • Large underground and overhead water tanks • Fire detection and hose reels for every floor • Fire escape • Two high speed lifts and backup generator • Large capacity water tanks and borehole • Panoramic view of Nairobi from higher floors Construction works began in April 2014 and are expected to come to an end by May 2016.

Project Team Client: Sato Properties Ltd Architect: Sycum Solutions Ltd M&E Engineer: Gamma Delta Structural & Civil Engineer: Steel Graphic Associates Quantity Surveyor: Aegis Development Main Contractor: Econobuild Ltd Plumber: Plumbuild Ltd Electrical Works: Ghani Electricals Borehole: Hydrowells Ltd. September 2015

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uPVC Borehole casings and screens Introducton round water occurs in permeable geological formations known as aquifers which are formations having structures that allow appreciable amounts of water to move through them.

Sedimentary rocks, sand stone, limestone and alluvial material, a mixture of sand and gravel deposited in valleys by rivers, are all porous and usually good sources of water.

Typically boreholes of between 110mm to 165 mm diameter are drilled for rural water supply applicationswhile much larger wells are sunk where high yields are required such as irrigation projects.

Rotary drilling is a common system used where the drill bit rotates while drilling the hole into the ground. At the same time the rock cuttings have to be removed from the borehole as it is drilled and this is done either hydraulically or using air.

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to use well casing and screens. The screens support the borehole walls while allowing water to enter the pipe from the well.

Unslottedplain casing is placed above the screen to keep the rest of the borehole open and serve as housing for the pumping equipment.

Most boreholes are constructed using PVC casings and screens. PVC has become the material of choice as it is competitively priced, corrosion resistant, light weight and easy to work with.

Design of screens The screen is the most important single factor affecting the efficiency of the well. The screen is a type of strainer placed in the water bearing rock or sand in a borehole and which allows water to enter the boreholewhile preventing sand from entering. The screens have slots cut into the walls of the casing, the width of the slot being chosen to allow very fine sand particles to enter the bore and be pumped out while preventing coarser particles from entering.

The widths of the screen slots vary from 0.3 to 3 mm and means that screens can be classified in terms of the percentage of open area and hence their permeability. The most widely used screen size is 1.0 mm.

In rural water supply systems in remote areas the use of screened boreholes is normally employed.

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SAPOA AWARDS

BMW (South Africa) Head Office: Refurbishment Winner

South African Property Owners Association Awards Property Innovators, Developers, Owners and Built Environment Professionals Honoured in Durban

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he prestigious 2015 South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) awards for Innovative Excellence in Property Development was held in Durban, KwaZulu Natal in May 2015. Once again the industry’s “Oscars of the property industry”- the Innovative Excellence Awards- has recognised the country’s top buildings in terms of innovation, aesthetic appeal, sustainability, creativity, as well as game changing architectural concepts.

In recognition of the importance of property development to the South African economy and community which it serves, SAPOA has honoured those property innovators, developers, owners and built environment professionals who, through the quality of their products, have contributed significantly to the enhancement of the industry.

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The 2015 winners of SAPOA Innovative Excellence in Property Development Awards has once again proven how South Africa’s property competes favourable with the rest of the world in regards to top design, modern architecture, forward thinking sustainability and contemporary sexiness.

Winners for 2015 Innovative Excellence in Property Development The Departmental of Environmental Affairs: Commercial Office Development Award Winner and Overall Green Award The Department of Environmental Affairs’ new head officea 6 Green Star SA Office Design rated building in Pretoria, with a gross floor area of 27 422 square metres of office 25

Drostdy Hotel: Overall Heritage Award Winner

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and circulation space, houses 1 305 people and provides parking for a for approximately 600 vehicles. The overall building concept is reflected in three distinct elements: through masculine, utilitarian machine-like office wings, the feminine, organic central reception building, and finally the “bridge structure” that links all the elements together.

The interior design response reflects a modern African feel which is based on the sensitivity of sustainable and environmentally friendly spaces, without resorting to the usual highly literal pastiche. The primeval nautilus shell motif, based on naturally occurring fractal geometry, speaks of birth and origin, growth and progression. This is also reflected in the landscape design including a 4-storey high feature vertical garden.

90 Grayston: Commercial Office Development Winner 90 Grayston a 4-star Green Star SA Office rated building, certified by the Green Council South Africa is the overall winner in the Commercial Office Development. This is Redifine Properties’ newest development, and is intended

to set a new standard for premium grade office buildings.

With its statement-making design, high-end finishes. The striking 21-storey building includes 19 500 square metres of exceptional business space in nine office levels above an elevated atrium. It also offers 11 levels of generous parking, a central security facility and a destination control system. This iconic sustainable building is a contemporary office landmark in South Africa’s most vibrant business hub, Sandton Central. Its outstanding presence and dramatic design creates a lasting impression- with its artistically glazed, greened and illuminated façade- that matches its prime address and premium-grade office space.

Mall of Rosebank: Retail Development Winner Hyprop Investment’s Mall of Rosebank designed by MDS Architecture was completed in October 2014. The brief was to reposition the Mall within Rosebank in order to achieve critical mass and sustain itself against all the nearby competing retail. In addition to elevating the retail experience, the original design concept included providing additional and easily accessible parking; introducing as much natural light as possible; creating greater height and volume in the mall; improving customer circulation amongst the retail by inserting a race track type lay-out; and increasing and improving vertical links between levels. All of this was to be achieved without destroying the relationship that the mall enjoyed with its long standing customer base and as well as the pedestrian friendly Rosebank precinct. The building had undergone numerous ad-hoc refurbishments and additions, and had in the process lost its identity. An egg-shaped mall was superimposed into the existing building; parking was converted to retail and the building extended west across Bath Avenue with new

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parking created on the Old Nedbank Gardens site. Natural light was introduced by way of shafts penetrating the now covered roof parking over the Centre and the introduction of the new triple-storey glazed Cradock atrium. New and strategically placed vertical transportation was inserted to strengthen what was traditionally perceived to be weak upper shopping level, and evenly distributed access to parking was also incorporated. The east to west pedestrian municipal servitude was retained, allowing flow from the Gautrain station on Oxford Road all the way through the Rosebank precinct to Sturdee Avenue.

BMW (South Africa) Head Office: Refurbishment Winner The BMW (South Africa) Head Office located in Midrand, Johannesburg, designed by Boogertman +Partners Architects won the competition to refurbish the iconic Hans Hallen by controversially questioning

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90 grayston winner of 2015 SAPOA best commercial building.

the extensive brief compiled by BMW. Loosening the parameters fencing the briefing requirements enabled the implementation of creative solutions. The final product is a carefully engineered co-existence between an international corporate standard, fulfilling the needs of BMW (South Africa), creating a productive and pleasant working environment, the creative pursuit of reinventing a respected architectural element, and extending the building’s lifespan by employing sustainable and green building principles.

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Sandton Skye: Residential Development Winner Sandton Skye tower rises high above the hustle and bustle of Sandton, with top loft and penthouse apartments on the 17th floor prominently placed on the magnificent Highveld skyline. This contemporary “urban resort” styled apartment hotel is an iconic assemblage of 3 wonderfully crafted towers that all sit on a dynamic public facilities podium, inhabited by restaurants, pub, pool decks, gymnasium, wellness spa, business centre, hotel concierge and reception areas. Tower 1 has been completed, and construction on Tower 2 commenced in 2015. Each tower block was designed from the inside out, and then further refined in each of the 17 storeys through a sculptural exterior skin that is layered in coloured glass, stone cladding, aluminum, and plaster render.

Drostdy Hotel:Overall Heritage Award Winner The Drostdy Hotel situated in the historic centre of the town of Graaff-Reinet, the forth oldest town in South Africa, in the Eastern Cape’s Karoo. The Drostdy building and its courtyard garden are of great historic and cultural significance, and played a central role in the civic life of the town. The Drostdy is the second oldest in the country, designed by Louis Michel Thibault in the Cape Dutch Style in 1804/5. It was used as the Magistrate’s residence for several years, changed hands several times and was

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of discreet new insertions. The completely reinvigorated Drostdy Hotel property now accommodates 48 new luxury hotel rooms with three swimming pools, a fine dining restaurant, bar lounges, art gallery, wine shop, wine cellar,spa and associated hotel amenities set within landscaped grounds.The precinct has been designed with an urban design approach, open spaces between the complexes have been reactivated providing courtyards, pools, terraces, and creating a sense of community.

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later converted to a hotel. The building was restored to its original Cape Dutch form by Historical Homes SA I 1975.

The restoration project sought to integrate the historic fabric with new interventions throughout the property, creating a seamless experience of the heritage of the site, while bringing the hotel provision up to the 5-Star luxury South Africa

country hotel standard envisioned by the owners. It include the master plan of the entire site, sensitive restoration of the significant historic buildings, and architectural design

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Steyn City Club House: Other Development Winner Steyn City Golf Club House located in the Steyn City, Fourways in Johannesburg- exploits the landscape itself to create shelter and space, blurring the boundaries between natural and built, achieving a constant connection with nature.Utilising local materials and labour, the building integrates with its surroundings and the indigenous landscape, creating architecture that is responsive, sensitive, functional and sustainable, while also making use of the latest available technology. The grasslands sweeps over the architecture and the building components fragment, in order to enhance its connection with nature by juxtaposing the buildings’ organic shapes with Highveld landscape. This achieves a harmonious symbiosis between nature and architecture which nestles within it.

The Watershed: V & A Waterfront: Innovative Development Merit Award Winner The Watershed at the V & A Waterfront is a space where craft and design come to life. As a result of the transformation of the Blue Shed Craft Market, Watershed combines the former tenants of the Red and Blue Sheds and can be found opposite the Two Oceans Aquarium, overlooking the oldest dry dock in the Southern Hemisphere, the Robinson Dry Dock. The fostering of small businesses is a key focus for the V&A Waterfront and with that, the mezzanine level of Watershed is where you will find Workshop 17. This is a co-working space, which is available to entrepreneurs and innovators to be inspired, collaborate and create.

Complementing the space, a Wellness offering is on the first floor and presents a range of treatments for mind, body and soul. Additionally, 1000 square metres exhibition space over two floors hopes to host some of the top exhibitions in the world. The pedestrian through Watershed creates a vital urban connection between the main shopping centre precinct and the Clock Tower precinct on the one side. Wolf Architects designed what has been dubbed “the floating floor� – a suspended structure that makes a 50m by 50m gridded steel slab over the market. The floating floor meant that the activity of the street below could be complemented by another type of space, running perpendicularly overhead.

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space effectively allows for any possible future expansion, and an agreement with the developers has allowed for the Westcon site to expand by further 500 square metres, if and when it may be required.

West Hills Mall- International Development West Hills Mall, currently the largest mall in West Africa, comprises of 27 458 square metres, and is situated along the Cape Coast Highway, 25km west of Accra, Ghana.

West Hills Mall presents retail of an international standard to Accra. Seamless shopfronts serve Ghanaian, South Africaa and European merchandise along a mall with high quality finishes. Continous clerestory windows fill the mall volumes with ample daylight to coax the predominantly external retail culture indoors. Restaurants overlooking a square, cinemas, line shops, all anchored by Shoprite and palace.

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Westcon Office and Warehouse: Industrial Development Winner One of the many exciting new developments in the Waterfalls Business Precinct (WBP), which straddles the N1 highway between the Buccleuch and Allandale Off-ramps in Midrand, Johannesburg, is the office and adjacent warehouse, leased by Westcon technology distributors, from Atterbury Property Holdings. The design concept behind the Weston development was the creation of a structure that would not only reflect Weston’s prestigious corporate image, but also take full advantage of this prime location. The resultant building is an eye catching development that combines and centralizes the company’s three previous geographically separate office spaces into 3 800 square metres ‘L’-shaped office block, which disguises the 4 000 square metres warehouse component on its eastern side. The design of the office

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ince Rickard Air Diffusion has made innovation and energy efficiency a strategic focus, it is always a great feeling to see stakeholdersbenefitting from that focus. When weheard that 90 Grayston Drive won the 2015 SOPOA award in the Commercial Office Development category, we were delighted.

Redefine Properties who developed 90 Grayston Drive created a brief with a specific focus on creating a HVAC system that: • Uses cutting edge technology to be as energy efficient and environmentally friendly as possible; • Has a lifespan of at least 20 years; • Ensures a comfortable working environment; • Is flexible in order to deal with tenant changes; and • Ensures maximum points are gained to achieve at least a 4-star Green rating.

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These requirements made Rickard Variable Air Volume (VAV) Diffusers an obvious choice for the following

reasons. Up to 70% of a fans energy consumption is saved when compared to a VAV Box system. This is because VAV diffusers run at significantly lower pressures and have a direct effect on fan speeds when the built in damper in the diffuser reduces the air volume. Rickard’s VAV Swirl diffusers were selected for their excellent mixing, low pressure drop and efficiency.

A requirement for the diffusers to integrate with the BMS made Rickard’s MLM control system an obvious choice for monitoring and optimising the HVAC system.

Since the buildings lifespan requirement was in excess of 20 years and frequent tenant changes were expected, Rickards modular system was selected to makeupgrading slaves to masters a breeze.

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A strong foundation for infrastructure success

Rocla supplies custom designed inverted culverts for Mozambique Power Station cooling channels

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ocla has supplied precast concrete inverted culverts, lids and bases for use in the cooling channels at the R2.24 billionGigawatt 100MW naturalgas-fired power station

near Ressano Garcia in Mozambique.

David Cooper, Sales Consultant for Rocla in Nelspruit, said “Our technical team overcame the complicated design requirement for the

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2100 x 1800 inverted culverts for the Gigawatt Power Station project.

For example, due to the culvert being used ‘upside down’, 123 shear links were inserted into each of the culvertsas well as additional links that are not normally found in standard culverts. This ensured the required strength was obtained for use in the cooling channels at the power station. Despite these design challenges, we supplied the first batch of culverts a mere three weeks from receipt of design specifications from the customer”.

Rocla supplied 70 2100 x 1800 inverted culverts; 50 900 x 900 inverted culverts and 50 900 bases and lids to the project. This was

Where time-critical installations of culvert crossings are required, then the ROCLA Precast Culvert Base Slab is an ideal solution. It is designed and manufactured to suit the ROCLA Precast Concrete 3RUWDO FXOYHUWV DQG LV SURÀ OHG WR VXLW WKHVH VSHFLÀ F types of culvert which complete most projects.

the first power station order for the Rocla office in Nelspruit. The power station civils construction started in 2014, and the station is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2015.

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related technologies. Rocla is part of the Infrastructure Specialist Group, which also includes Technicrete and Ocon Brick.

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TOWERS AND MASTS

Time, safety and quality Clients throughout Africa want more ‘bang for their buck’ from suppliers of towers and masts for their telecommunication projects. They prefer the convenience of turnkey solutions under one roof, from conceptualisation to commissioning.

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his is the best time for the telecommunications industry, and, at the same time, the most challenging.

This is a sector that is widely flaunted as one of the catalysts for economic growth in Africa. And both government departments and private sector players like GSM companies are racing over time to deliver greenfield and brownfield projects which they have planned to undertake. It is this niche market that masts and towers have become one of the most sought after products.

Construction Review’s survey of ten leading firms involved in the design, manufacture, supply and installation of high mast towers to African countries reveals a vivid picture of contemporary client requirements. In particular, there is demand for turnkey services, safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) and the ability to work in an unforgivable harsh environmental conditions.

Turnkey most preferred When asked about the preferred turnkey offering in the current environment, ten firms indicate that though project requirements vary, under-one-roof solutions that offer engineering and design, fabrication, logistics and installation of high masts are most preferred. A typical turnkey would entail the fabrication of the masts and towers to suit the terrain, delivery to site of all masts and towers, supply and installation of electrical distribution boards and splitter boxes in the masts and towers, earthing and civil works, as well as mast assembly and erection on site.

SHEQ is essential Installation involves working at height and there is bound to be a high safety risk. The masts and tower providers mention safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) as a project prerequisite. On the whole, it is important to work within the client’s SHEQ requirements.

Hands-on approach for tough terrains The most important factor which the companies also highlight is the ability to work in a tough terrain, typical of African countries, without a hassle. The challenge which surfaces, though, is adapting the foundations and structures to suit the varying soil conditions. This requires working in a very hands-on fashion with various contractors.

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Staying abreast To ensure that they stay relevant, the companies say that they are in an ongoing quest for new technology in towers and masts to meet the constantly changing needs of their clients.

One contractor expressed this point articulately: “You snooze you loose, nothing stays the same. You have to be open to embracing new ways of doing things. You are only as good as your last project.”

Treating each project on its own merits The companies involved in supplying towers and masts acknowledge that experience has taught them that Africa should not be regarded as one big country. It is made of different cultures and ways of doing things. “Treat each project based on its own merit. Don’t make assumptions about client needs. The most important thing is time within which the project is delivered, the project should be delivered safely, and over and above, it should be of acceptable quality,” comments a supplier who frequents DRC and Mozambique.

RAPID DEPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS: FAD OR NECESSITY? The emergence of Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS) has brought an entirely new meaning to ‘fast track’ project execution, Construction Review gathers from Webb Masts and Towers. The RDS is a single user site solution which does not require concrete or any excavation and has low minimal impact. Webb Masts and Towers General Manager, Dave Beeming, cites fast installation, easier transportation, low soil bearing capacity, low environmental footprint as advantages in addition to its suitability for rural and urban areas.

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CONSTRUCTION RISK INSURANCE

A stitch in time saves billions As long as there is construction activity in African countries, the probability of project risks materialising is always high. Construction Review learns from Zurich Insurance about sound construction site risk management.

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With focus on the delivery deadline in line with clients’ specifications construction companies might, to some degree, be exonerated for overlooking the risks that are likely to hinder progress or even entirely halt a project’s success. Yet the truth is that complex insurance solutions for construction sites are a must and not an option, argues Zurich South Africa’s Engineering Portfolio Head, JP Holmes. Zurich South Africa has an engineering single line PML (probable maximum loss) cap on any one risk of US$175 million, or nearly R2 billion which is the largest underwriting single lines capacity in South Africa.

“Large construction projects require complex insurance solutions to ensure that the risks faced by hundreds of contractors and sub-contractors are adequately covered,” he says, mentioning that it would be reckless not to have insurance cover for the projects of Medupi Power’s magnitude, one of South Africa’s biggest power plant construction sites.

Risk mitigation Holmes believes commercial insurance brokers have to assist their customers to mitigate the myriad risks that may arise during multi-million rand construction projects which frequently involve multiple phased handovers. This is because migration from one insurance policy to another can take years to complete, he explains. “Unfortunately, this is often not well understood and leaves large amounts of financial risk uninsured or as unprotected liability/exposure on the customer’s balance sheet.”

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Complex insurance solutions for mega construction projects are a must and not an option

insurance strategies as early as possible. In fact, most insurance experts recommend that these strategies be in place prior to the contract going to tender.

Sadly, there is always a proclivity to procrastinate, until it’s way too late. This results in ineffective insurance structures, accumulation of duplicated covers and overpriced insurance costing.

Planning, planning, planning The same discreet planning accorded to a billion rand project must also apply to insurance consideration. That’s why it is imperative that project developers must implement a comprehensive insurance strategy as early as possible and should partner with insurers that have the required knowledge and experience in writing large single project construction cover, says Holmes.

Focus on price, short-sighted Of course, in current economic times price will always be first on project developers’ mind, but it should not drive the ultimate solution. Sage advice is: “Unfortunately, if insurance is looked at only from a price perspective – you’ll get what you buy.

History has shown that more often than not that this approach has seen many projects fall short in terms of insurance protection at claim time when it really is needed.”

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Raising awareness Read the fine print in construction insurance contracts! Typically, the insurance section of the works contract will stipulate each contractor’s obligation with regard to risk, points out Holmes. “In the event that the principal takes out insurance for the project they should provide each contractor with a schedule of what is covered, leaving the contractor to take care of any possible gaps.”

The project commercial manager’s failure to understand the relationship between the works contract and insurance could have high cost implications. Accordingly, the insurer’s role – with assistance from the insurance broker – is therefore to assist its construction customers to understand both the contractual relationships and associated risks before putting in place an optimal risk solution.

Understanding probable maximum loss It is worth noting that the values written under single line construction project solutions

Calculating risk exposure Contrary to the popular misconception, cautions Holmes: “Insurance does not take care of all risk exposure. Bear in mind that any project cannot eliminate risk completely and insurance is only one of the main risk transfer mechanisms.” In general, critical steps to be followed would typically be:

vary from one project to the next, notes Holmes. “Because of the large sum insured, Engineering Insurance is typically calculated according to the probable maximum loss (PML).

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ALTERNATIVE UTILITY POLES

Steel poles as substitutes for wood poles

Composite poles in use.

Safe and cost effective options The ‘conventional’ wood utility pole may still be the top priority for African utilities but it won’t be for too long it seems. Alternative products like steel and composites are growing in stature at an incredible rate.

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tate-owned corporations in African countries are in a race – in fact, desperate – to bring the supply of electricity and telecommunications services to new economically strategic regions, though beset with capacity limitations. And this mandate has to be executed in line with current environmental, health and safety, and social economic objectives. For the most part, amongst a list of vital issues, the products used in the projects, like utility poles, have to meet these requirements. Given the traditional wood pole’s limitations in meeting the requirements, convenient and cost effective alternatives are being sought and developed.

In an interview at Construction Review’s Johannesburg office, Ian Braid, a technology consultant from Baybridge Investments, highlighted three important issues – transportation, safety and high installation costs – which render wood poles the least attractive.

“Wood poles are heavy, which makes them expensive and cumbersome to transport over long distance. You are talking about remote areas in Africa where the road infrastructure is very poor or nonexistent.”

On the other hand, says Braid, comparatively, composites (with special reference to the brand Baybridge Investments distributes) have longer service life (zero maintenance), safe, nonconductive, theft proof, over and above, their low weight and high modularity allow for easy installation and transportation.

11 metre wood shortage justify alternatives Five South African companies involved in electrification projects in Africa that Construction Review contacted revealed shortage of 11 metre wood utility poles. Beyond doubt, this opens the door for alternative poles.

An interesting development has been unfolding.

Increasingly, steel and composite versions are being specified (recommended) as products of choice in projects.

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Alternative utility poles - Composite utility poles are easy to carry (Image credits –Baybridge Investments South Africa)

Tube and Pipe, the company developed the 200/240 Range Oval Steel pole which has been supplied to South Africa’s Eskom, as a viable alternative to concrete and wooden poles.

However, alternative does not mean that standards are disregarded or compromised, clarifies Rossouw. “As a standard, all products have to be designed to SABS requirements and highest possible international standard.

“Additionally, to enhance durability, steel poles are hot dip galvanised according to SANS 121 and SABS 1461.

This also makes them aesthetically pleasing.”

The durability of the product is proof-tested by the respective utility, he says. “We have used this pole for Eskom as a viable alternative as well as the Power Utilities in Namibia and The DRC.” Using the Structa steel utility pole as a model it’s hard not to notice the features that were incorporated in the design. The masts are manufactured from thin-walled steel tube with an optimized cross section giving strength where required.

To accommodate adaptability, the steel utility poles can also be designed to allow for different configurations of phase carrier and also stay cable attachments (masts are planted in a similar manner as the wooden poles), says Rossouw. No field modification or adaption is therefore required. By and large, steel utility poles offer the following advantages: • No on site drilling or cutting required due to universal preparation, no on site preparation • Earthing advantage by virtue of steel material.

• More difficult to cut, hence giving anti-theft advantage, enhancing cable security • Universal hole set allows various standard applications • No shortages of raw materials.

• Environmental advantage in that critical green plantations are maintained.

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Composite Utility poles for transmission and distribution networks

With the significant developments that have been made in recent years in the design of composite materials, fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP’s) are increasingly being used as structural materials for large-scale industrial applications, including pressure vessels, bridges and utility poles which are stronger and lighter, with the highest specific strengths and longer lasting than products made with traditional materials. These products include composite poles, crossarms and crossbraces for transmission, distribution and telecommunications networks, and are now available manufactured using new highstrength E-Glass fibres and polyurethane resins. Composite products have become gamechangers and will play a vital role in the development of infrastructure on the African continent going forward.

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aybridge Investments (SA) (Pty) Ltd (“BISA”) is a South African-based company that invests in innovative infrastructure technologies to help fulfil the developmental needs of countries in Southern and Eastern Africa. BISA has recognised the huge and growing demands in Africa for electrical power and telecommunications infrastructure. The need for improved solutions that overcome the disadvantages of the currently used wood, steel and concrete poles has led BISA to invest in the sourcing and supply of composite poles.

BISA has acquired the agency and distribution rights to market, sell and supply the full range of composite poles from RS Technologies Inc. of Canada (“RS”). RS has developed a range of high performance composite modular utility poles which provide a cost-effective, reliable solution where environmental conditions, mass, physical access, lead time, aesthetic considerations, transportation, high strength, enhanced safety and long service life are

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required for new lines or pole replacement. These poles are manufactured from industry-standard E-glass fibre rovings bound together through the filament winding process with ultra-strong polyurethane thermosetting resins and are currently in service with over 300 utilities throughout the World.

The RS composite pole represents a problem-solving solution for challenging situations. To assist utilities in designing composite pole solutions, RS provides a design service using industry-standard software packages.”

Modular Design RS composite utility poles are constructed from combinations of up to eight standard-sized tubular modules. The unique tapered design of the RS composite pole provides the ability to achieve a wide variety of pole lengths and strengths. The eight module system can be configured to build virtually any pole length from 9.1m up September 2015

to 47.2m in different strength categories, which lowers the lead time for deliveries, reduces inventory requirements and simplifies transportation, handling and installation.

These poles are ideal for all installation environments including wetlands, mountainous regions, corrosive environments and narrow wayleaves/servitudes.

In addition to the Standard range of poles, RS is introducing the Distribution range of poles which will be lighter and more cost-effective, specifically for the lighter loads typically observed at distribution voltages. RS is also introducing the Xtreme range of poles capable of handling higher loads than the Standard range for use in transmission networks. For areas where poles are exposed to repeated fires such as in sugar cane fields, RS can provide a nonflammable pole shield that can be “snapped� onto poles (any type of pole) to provide protection against fire.

Installation Flexibility Lightweight poles can be assembled in 15 to 20 minutes per pole with a four man crew. When setting the pole, in addition to using lighter duty machinery, modularity allows for installation sequencing options. The entire pole can be assembled on the ground and then installed. Alternatively, the base can be installed first and the remaining top modules added at a later time either one at a time or as a preassembled unit. Pole modularity also provides for simple circuit height adjustments, future system expansion and revenue generating joint use potential. Compared to traditional pole materials, smaller helicopters can be used to lift fully constructed H-frames for challenging location drops. RS poles are easily cut and/or drilled in the field.

Poles can be set in augured or excavated holes, backfilled with native soil or aggregates. In wet soils, poles can be set in sleeves and stabilised with quick-setting foams.

Various attachments are also available including composite crossarms, composite crossbraces, climbing steps, climbing ladders, guy attachment points, insulator mounting points, etc.

Maintenance RS composite utility poles require no scheduled maintenance due to the embedded UV protection that lasts for the life of the pole. RS poles are also environmentally inert and impervious to pest damage, eliminating the need for treatments to preserve pole integrity. Hardware retensioning is also less frequent because RS poles have a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of steel.

Safety and Environmental Compatibility The non-conductive nature of RS poles increases tracking safety when working in live-line environments, reduces the possibility of pole-top fires caused by electrical tracking to the pole and provides reduced touch and step potential in the event of a system fault.

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The light-weight nature of composite poles and composite crossarms also facilitates safer installation procedures. RS poles are highly compatible with the environment in a number of ways.

RS poles are inert and therefore there is no leaching of chemicals, unlike wood poles, which keeps the environment free of hazardous preservatives. These poles are made using a manufacturing process that does not present any health risks to workers or the community.The modular design of RS composite poles allows individual pole sets to be nested in compact bundles when being transported. This leads to a significant increase in the number of poles that can be shipped in a single truckload.

The result is fewer trips, less fuel and fewer emissions.

A fraction of the weight of traditional materials, RS composite poles can be handled and installed using much smaller equipment. This again reduces CO2 emissions and damage to the environment. The 80 year service life of RS poles means that traditional utility poles will require replacement at least once and sometimes twice as often as that of composite RS poles. Pole replacement requires resources and the less maintenance and replacement required, the lower the carbon footprint of that pole.

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The Institute of Architects in Zimbabwe

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he Institute of Architects in Zimbabwe, popularly known as The IAZ, is headquartered in Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. Established

in 1924, the IAZ was originally named the Institute of Rhodesian Architects. At Zimbabwe’s independence Arthur Matondo - President IAZ

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in 1980 the institute was renamed to its current name.

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The main aim of the institute is to provide support to its registered members, architects professionally working in Zimbabwe, and to improve the professional status of architects in the country. Membership is based on payment of an annual fee, and to join, the architects must meet a minimum educational qualification.

The institute is run by an elected board which works together to ensure the aims of the Institute are maintained, and the architectural profession maintains its important status in Zimbabwe. The aims of the IAZ are as follows: The Institution aims to; Assist and cooperate with the Council in any matter within the powers and jurisdiction of the Council; Represent the views of the Architects' profession and to maintain its integrity and status; to promote the amicable settlement or adjustment of disputes concerning professional matters, to promote social intercourse between members and members of other professions and callings and to consider and deal with all matters affecting the professional interests of members; save where such matters fall within the sole jurisdiction of the Council; Encourage and promote the study of architecture and to provide means of securing efficiency and responsibility on the part of those seeking admission to the profession; Establish or arrange, support and maintain 42

libraries, reading rooms, public displays and other functions and to print, publish and circulate books, periodicals, pamphlets and other matters on any subject relating to the profession of an architect and on architecture generally; Control, supervise and provide facilities for professional training and to determine the conditions applicable thereto; Fund,

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scholarships, bursaries and prizes and to adopt any means for encouraging and directing students in architecture; Conduct, assist or encourage architectural research and to make public the result of the same; Affiliate or otherwise enter, into an alliance with any association or other organized body of architects and to cooperate with such association or body in any endeavor furthering the aims and advancement of architecture generally; Establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of matters relating to architecture generally and to promote or oppose legislation in Parliament.

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Delegate Fees: USD 50 per person IAZ members USD 80 per person non-members Registration fees can be deposited directly into the Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe's Bank Account using the details outlined below.

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he Joina City was developed with the vision of being the most prominent destination in the central business district (CBD) of Harare housing leading institutions and retailers. The retail element of the building is designed to provide a “high end” city shopping mall destination in the central business district (“CBD”) of Harare. The office component has been designed and built to a very high office space standard.

Joina City has 17,000mq of retail space, 12,000mq of office space and parking for 600 vehicles. It comprises a supermarket, clothing outlets, hair salons, bookshops, personal care facilities, office floors, banking facilities and underground parking bays.

The building is backed up by an 850KVA generator which ensures uninterrupted power supply during citywide load shedding. It is prepared for all emergencies, with water reserve tanks holding 24,000 litres, just in case water supplies are cut off as often happens in Harare these days.

The third-tallest building in the country, the Joina City

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Shopping Mall and Office Tower in Harare, stands at 105 m (344 ft), the project was completed in 2010 after 12 years of construction and is Zimbabwe's only skyscraper built in the last 10 years.

Tough times The plans for the construction of Joina Citywere approved in 1998 and mobilization took place the same year just before the Zimbabwean economic collapse which took place around 14 November 1998. The main challenges faced were reassuring the investors that the project was viable, and due to the economic collapse foreign currency became scarce hence this hindered the importation of the 8085% of materials required to complete the building interior and exterior. The investor portfolio was restructured to ensure that foreign exchange was made available. From 2003-4 foreign currency was acquired through the standard banking practices however during this time the country faced food shortages and the availableforeign currency 45

Zimbabwe was needed for the importation of maize. Due to this development application for the money from the banks faced further delays.

Due to the hyper inflationary environment service providers and contractors were paid using fuel coupons as these were a stable source of remuneration and currency.

Given that the project took 12 years to complete it is no surprise that the contractors and their teams continued to change, however the architects and consulting teams remained constant, hence the vision was kept intact. The buildings doors were finally opened to the public in March 2010.

Accolades Joina City boasts several accolades apart from being the third tallest building in the country. It has the largest underground parking space in Southern Africa, with the exception of South Africa. Joina City also has the single largest lift and escalator installation in the country.

The parking facilities are well secured and with 3 levels of underground parking available to casual and contract users it eases the street parking demand and congestion for both the city and surrounding buildings.

Joina City offers retail facilities in a beautiful, secure and upmarket environment to ordinary Zimbabweans, i.e. those who commute, work around the CBD and generate low to medium incomes. Our vision was and remains “To provide an upmarket shopping experience to ordinary Zimbabweans.�

Project Team The project team consisted of Arup Zimbabwe, Chigwaze & Partners, Constain, Reclon Consultants, Apex design architects, Southland project managers, Joina Development Company (PVT) LTD, SIP Project Managers South Africa, StauchVolser Architects South Africa, WEVES South Africa, Marriot Properties South Africa, CB Richard Ellis Zimbabwe, MCD Plumbing, and Thermacool.

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Integrated Advanced Analysts (IAA) Associates Ltd

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ntegrated Advanced Analysts (IAA) Associates Ltd founded on 10th February 1993, is an indigenous firm of consulting engineers, with expertise in civil/

structural engineering design and construction supervision of engineering works. The firm was established by Dr Adeleke Akintilo as the Managing Director, and was later on joined by two more directors, Engr Emmanuel Adesina and Mr Victor Akintilo. IAA is located on a 1000m2 purpose-built office space in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Structural engineering was IAA Associates’ founding service, and today it remains a core part of the business.

It started with a few engineers and technicians. Today, IAA Associates Ltd prides itself on its experienced

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and well trained workforce. The firm currently has a staff compliment of some 43 people, which includes 20 Engineers, 10 Technicians and 13 Administrative supports. The total engineering experience in the company exceeds 300 man-years.

Philosophy Within the expanding range of engineering, IAA’s well known civil and structural divisions still enjoy the continuity of growth seen in the past years. However, as each year passes by these activities become a smaller proportion of the whole as its disciplines enjoy similar success in providing the ideas and answers clients requires.

The Company has a reputation of practicing engineering in the broadest sense.

“We strongly believe in the art of engineering in tandem with figurative analysis and encourage our personnel to take a broad approach and have a healthy understanding of the needs of other disciplines.” Said Dr Akintilo The firm aims to understand others and a will to help them achieve ideal goals, which greatly assists in helping unite the whole design process and produce a well integrated advanced project design and analysis resulting in a project they all can be proud of. IAA Associates have in both the past and present, been fortunate to have worked with many of the leading professionals in the industry like WSP South Africa, James Cubitt Architect, Design Group Nigeria, FMA Architects, Adeniyi Coker Consultants Limited, Interstate Architects, P&T Consultants Dubai, Gensler Los Angeles and DSA Architects South Africa.

They have acquired a depth of experience drawn from working with them.

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Intercontinental Hotel (22 Floors + 3 Basement Levels) at Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Status: Completed

Mixed use development for Nestoil Ltd, Lagos. Status: completed

Professional Development Being a registered member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the senior staff at IAA mentors and provides support for graduates and junior engineers by helping them to qualify to register to become a member of COREN. Internship is offered every year which consists of a six months industrial training for fourth year undergraduate students where they learn various aspects of the profession.

“Our advantages as structural engineers is that we try to be in a leading position with advanced technology where an emphasis is applied on in-house development of computer programs for scientific and technical calculations, thanks to an extensive research and development policy” , said the directors.

Hotel with P&T Consultants Dubai, Proposed Osborne

Challenges Faced “At IAA Associates, as a team we aim to use our ideas, experience and techniques to produce the clients’ vision to his full satisfaction. The biggest challenge we go through is trying to get the client to understand that a properly designed structure is as important as an aesthetically pleasing building,” laments the directors.

structural engineering firm, we are striving to be one of

Projects Completed With 22 years of experience under the belt IAA’s projects cover most aspects of civil and structural engineering and they have worked on various sizes of projects around Nigeria. IAA has managed to complete several projects like the Intercontinental Hotel and Four Points by Sheraton with Design Group Nigeria, Diamond Bank Headquarters with James Cubitt Architects, Nestoil Towers with Adeniyi Coker Consultants Limited and many more.

They are currently working on various projects around Nigeria. Some of the ongoing projects are Proposed Ikoyi Hotel with DSA Architects South Africa, Proposed Hyatt September 2015

Hotel with Gensler Los Angeles, Victoria Mall Plaza 3 with Inchscape KI Arhitects, Falomo Shopping Mall with Design Group Nigeria, Headquarters complex for Federal Inland Revenue Service with ATO Architects, The Moores

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The projects illustrated range from the most classical and historic to the leading edge of modern design, the diversification of skills enables them to undertake projects that range from the largest to the very small with the same care and enthusiasm to achieve quality with best value.

Their size and commitment to quality provides the right platform for success. IAA Associates Ltd adheres to excellence and innovation in all their practices while putting quality first in all levels of their organization. This is the reason they were awarded the 2015 Gold Category winner of the BID International Quality Summit Award.

The diversity and experience of the practice continues to gain the firm valuable knowledge in the new production techniques now available to the industry. “We have seen that these improving techniques are very capable of providing the skilled engineer with the tools necessary to achieve designs of quality that can be constructed with speed and economy.” Adds Dr Akintilo

with Adeniyi Coker Consultants Limited, Proposed Dayspring Towers with Adeniyi Coker Consultants Limited and many more.

“Our team balances a sound knowledge of traditional design and construction techniques with the ability to create innovative and safe buildable solutions which fulfil the client’s architectural vision. As a growing

the top consulting firms in Africa in the next 5-10 years.”

Concludes Dr Adeleke Akintilo.

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