To Build - Volume 10 . Issue 1 - March -July 2020

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GREEN BUILDING GREEN STAR

South Africa’s first interior 6-Star Green Star Award The Green Building Council of South Africa has awarded its first 6-Star Green Star rating in the category Interiors v.1. FORMFUNC

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o achieve this exclusive international rating, the project consultants along with IT solutions provider, Aethyr IT and design specialists, Mask.Design, and other contractors, had to assess every element of the fit-out and scope of work to ensure that it would score a rating of between 75 and 100 credits in accordance with the Green Star Rating Tool. Categories evaluated and rated under the Green Star SA Rating Tool incorporate a range of factors and

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Professional Education

9min
pages 122-132

State of renewable energy in SA

5min
pages 119-121

Heat pumps offer an opportunity to expand sales

1min
pages 112-113

South Africa’s first interior 6-Star Green Star Award

2min
pages 114-115

A word on ceiling fans

2min
pages 106-108

Industry-managed Waste Management Plan

5min
pages 116-118

Concrete and construction expos address 4IR readiness

4min
pages 104-105

Global invention shown in the Greenhouse

2min
pages 109-111

Insulation to future proof properties?

9min
pages 101-103

Efficient cavity wall construction

2min
pages 98-100

South Africa boasts new advanced processing plant

1min
pages 96-97

Cost, maintenance and longevity - the balance

5min
pages 92-95

Zama-Zamas a threat to sustainable development?

3min
pages 90-91

Efficiency and quality demanded to stay in the game

2min
pages 86-87

Funding for solar-reflective roof coatings

2min
pages 88-89

The basics of steel roofing in warehouses

5min
pages 74-76

Double decker rehabilitation creates safety and jobs

9min
pages 80-85

New UN-backed global fire safety standard under development

4min
pages 77-79

Design professionals urged to join SASFA

11min
pages 70-73

Five ideas for classy kitchens

4min
pages 60-61

Solutions for a hard-hit industry

4min
pages 67-69

Essentials for industrial roll-up doors

3min
pages 64-66

Kitchen Specialists 2020

3min
pages 62-63

Dealing with errant professionals

3min
pages 58-59

OCFM recognised

2min
pages 56-57

Addressing corrosion in wastewater plants

2min
pages 54-55

Community architectural designer for circular economy

1min
pages 50-51

Tower crane sales an indicator of recovery?

2min
pages 42-44

Raising the residential bar in PE

2min
pages 52-53

Siyanda Mbele, designer

2min
pages 48-49

A word from ASAQS on the JBCC

4min
pages 45-47

IEA: Building & Construction Technical Committee

2min
pages 40-41

Calling all built environment professionals

2min
pages 38-39

OxGlen buildings show respect for heritage

4min
pages 36-37

Editor’s Choice An oven that ‘listens’ to your food, Solar lights that work?, Contemporary pedestal

3min
pages 16-17

News & Views Apartment hotels – a growth area, New industrial and wholesale suppliers division, Desperate call to Government, Health & safety key drivers, Continued demand for residential property in Pretoria, Brewery truly wired

10min
pages 22-27

Voice of SAIA

5min
pages 8-15

How are we doing as an industry?

3min
pages 32-33

Sandton building uses spectacular façade cladding

2min
pages 34-35

Cover Story

5min
pages 18-21

To Build

1min
pages 4-7
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