April 2004
Features
Medium-cost housing
""Infill"" projects attract buyers
Inframax target Pretoria for three new developments
Fast sales at Bassonia Rock, Gauteng
Western Cape retirement development Greyton Country Village sold out
Medium-cost housing
Potential for conversions of Durban office buildings to apartments
NHBRC launches builders training in Gauteng
Low-cost housing
Ferro-cement shack upgrading still viable
What to do about slums
Education & training
Concor supports BEE venture
Public works job challenge kicks off
Ubuntu trains builders
Course on management of land and slums in The Netherlands
Environmental
Armoxflex protects township against flooding
Solar power future for African village
Energy saving lights improve home security
General
Building technology
Energy and Environmentally Cost Optimised (EECO) housing
Facts about clay face brick that we often forget or ignore
Energy efficient houses in Soweto
Building technology - Legal issues
Buying a piece of the farm
News
IHSA honours Mooiwater housing project
The Mooiwater low income housing development at Franschhoek, which will result in 1 300 affordable homes being built within the picturesque French Hugenot town's municipal area, has been presented with a merit award by IHSA.
Lack of services puts property developers under stress
Not only does the dedicated residential property developer have to cope with fluctuating interest rates and demand, fierce competition and banks that adopt exceptionally stringent lending criteria to those applying for bonds, he also has to deal with ..
Are you sitting on hot property
Property sales have boomed nationwide in recent years, but some areas have shown significantly higher growth rates than most others around the country.
