In this issue

The To Build handbook, with its national footprint, is an ABC-certified business-to-business publication for the built environment, which is an effective platform to use for building your brand and out-marketing your competition. To Build also caters for consumers directly—our distribution audience is your target audience. The handbook focuses on the latest developments, trends and industry news.

The editorial is distinctive in the way it conveys information on interior and exterior decor, architectural trends, and the latest building technologies and developments throughout South Africa.

LEADING URBAN DESIGN ARCHITECT ON INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

TO BUILD spoke to Guy Briggs, Partner and Head of Urban Design at dhk Architects, about a new project in the integrated/mixed-use space.

5 mins

Advocating For The Growth Of Wind Energy In SA

Ntombifuthi (Ntombi) Ntuli is the energetic CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA). TO BUILD is proud to feature her as our Woman Achiever of the edition, as August is Women’s Month in South Africa.

6 mins

Conradie Park – Creating A Community, Fostering Opportunity

Conradie Park is a new mixed-income, mixed-use housing development in Cape Town. The R3 billion, 22-hectare development – a partnership between developers Concor and the Western Cape Government – comprises more than 3 500 homes. It’s located near main arterial routes and the Mutual and Thornton railway stations in Pinelands, a Cape Town suburb best known for Mutual Park, the enormous local headquarters of Old Mutual.

3 mins

Respiratory Protection: Fighting For Air

In this edition of TO BUILD, we are fortunate to be able to bring the experienced advice of construction health and safety practitioner, Dr Claire Deacon, who covers a very important subject, pertinent to the re-opening of the construction industry after lockdown.

4 mins

Responding To The Covid-19 Challenge

Historically, the South African construction industry has focused on the ‘safety’ component of health and safety (H&S) as opposed to the ‘health’ component, despite the ‘health’ issues being more pronounced and more serious in nature, depending on the occupational disease (OD).

5 mins

The Hidden Costs Of A Kitchen Revamp

At the KSA (Kitchen Specialists Association) we are always being told tales of woe about how a kitchen renovation came in over budget due to unforeseen expenses.

4 mins

FIRST COMMERCIAL ECOBRICK USAGE IN LARGE BUILDING

TO BUILD was present at the first ecobrick ‘pour’ at The Ridge, a commercial building with significant sustainability features under construction in the Portswood District of the V&A Waterfront.

5 mins

First Enviro Brick Unit Launched

As part of its campaign to minimise its carbon footprint, a local luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring supplier has joined forces with Recycle 4 Africa Waste Management (R4AWM) to recycle offcuts and uplifts by incorporating them into bricks, pavers and potentially other re-usable products in the future.

3 mins

Demolition – Debunking The Myths

A specialised and award-winning demolition company offers a view some of the common misconceptions surrounding this highly specialised niche sector of the construction industry.

3 mins

Westend Building Achieves Design 4-Star Green Star Rating

Westend Building C, part of the modern Westend office development in Centurion, received its 4-Star Green Star SA Design certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) at a historic moment in time, just weeks before South Africa went into lockdown.

5 mins

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To Build Magazine Description:

To Build, with its national footprint, is an effective platform to use for building your brand and out-marketing your competition. To Build also caters for consumers directly—our distribution audience is your target audience. The publication focuses on the latest developments, trends and industry news.

The editorial is distinctive in the way it conveys information on interior and exterior decor, architectural trends, and the latest building technologies and developments throughout South Africa.