Launched in 2005, Design Quarter quickly established itself as the benchmark design, décor and lifestyle destination in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. Now, almost 20 years later, Design Quarter is leading the way as it upgrades and repositions itself as a niche lifestyle centre focused on home, dining, leisure and convenience.
A global first, 84 Harrington Street is officially the world’s tallest building constructed using hempcrete blocks and hemp building materials.
WEC Projects, a local EPC contractor specialising in water and wastewater treatment solutions, will soon complete the installation of a new WEC Model B packaged sewage treatment plant at the Mothae Diamond Mine located in the Maluti Mountains 214kms from Maseru, Lesotho. The mine is 70% owned by Lucapa Diamond Company and 30% by the Government of Lesotho.
With three months until Boardwalk Mall’s official opening, the development is comfortably on track to open fully-let, bringing the best shopping, leisure and entertainment South Africa has to offer to Gqeberha.
By Faiyad Peterson, Regional Director: Structures, WSP in Africa
Globally, there is a significant drive to achieve a net zero carbon footprint and make buildings more sustainable and energy efficient. But this extends beyond the environment and must incorporate the health and wellbeing of people as well.
In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June, Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager Kate Bester (NDip. Civil Engineering, PMP) highlights being in close proximity to a controlled implosion for the first time. “I was expecting a typical movie scene with huge fireballs, rubble being thrown everywhere, and people running and panicking,” recalls Kate.
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