August 2010
To meet the needs of Johannesburg's growing population the City of Johannesburg's, social and institutional agency, Joshco is under pressure to deliver affordable rental accommodation. Housing in Southern Africa talks to Joshco's CEO about delivery and future construction.
Inner city visionary team, Wayne and Renney Plit are dedicated to living up to Afhco's motto ‘Creating inner city communities'. Gauteng Housing Department has purchased 152 ha for a new township, which is good news for Sweetwaters informal settlement. The R12,3 Kanana development will incorporate Sweetwaters and Bhekaphambili.
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800 eco homes for Lephalale Diversified resources group Exxaro is constructing almost 800 environmentally-friendly homes in Lephalale. The project will cost R590 million. The designs incorporate solar powered geysers, evaporative cooling units and energy efficient appliances. Creating inner city communities Afhco's inner city initiatives live up to the rental specialists slogan ‘Creating inner city communities. With a portfolio worth R1,5bn and 4 500 rental units and 300 000m² of commercial and light industrial space in the inner city, the Afhco team, Wayne and Renney Plit, share insights into housing delivery challenges. Developers look to rental market Soula Proxenos, managing partner at equity funder, International Housing Solutions, suggests that rental accommodation is an attractive alternative for developers in this economic climate. 3rd International Holcim Awards The $US2 million competition for sustainable construction was launched in July. The Swiss-based Holcim Foundation Sustainable Construction initiative is open to sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape; urban design and infrastructure projects. Entries must be submitted on line at www.holcimawards.org Transparent cement Bergamo-based Italian multi-national, Italcementi has developed a transparent cement. The product was launched at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The Italian pavilion has attracted over 2,5 million visitors in three months.
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