August 2003
Features
Brickfields draws people back to live in town. The first 650 of 1400 houses rolled out
On 14 August 2003 another milestone was reached in the regeneration of the inner city of Johannesburg, marked by the sod-turning ceremony to launch Phase 1 of the Johannesburg Housing Company's (JHC) Brickfield Project.
Housing delivery - large or small builders?
Building and consstruction is a specialised field. Inadequately trained 'builders', inferior quality or incorrectly specified building materials, bad building practices and construction techniques - all these factors comined result in long delivery times
Low cost housing
Vosloorus makes a plan - Launch of a public private partnership initiative betweeen Vosloorus community and Union Tiles
Affordable precast toilets for low cost housing
General
Advertorial
Eskom's new geyser control system will save consumer money
Education and Training
Corobrik in Polokwane trains bricklayers
Construction chemicals become more environmentally friendly
Achievements and Awards
SAACE honours members for excellence
Plaster Solutions by BPB Gypsum (Advertorial)
IHSA
Programme for the Annual National IHSA Conference to be held from 20 to 24 October 2003 in Rustenburg, Northwest Province
Provincial Focus
Pushing back the frontiers of poverty. Housing in Gauteng Province. Integrated development requires greater flexibility
""We are pushing back the frontiers of poverty. However, as we roll back housing poverty through government efforts, we have expectations too. For every rand we spend as government, we expect communities to contribute financially and through sweat equity..
