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![What's trending in BizTrends2017?](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/370955.png) | Issued by Bizcommunity.com Not only are Bizcommunity's BizTrends reports a respected resource for local and global audiences on par with leading research organisations, but they also enjoy above-average engagement... read | |
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![Homes of the future](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371083-120x120.jpg?2) | How does one create a home across all sectors that provides the optimum use of space for a convenient modern lifestyle... read |
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![Doing more with less room](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371040-120x120.jpg?2) | Globally, the demand for urban living in cities has increased faster than the supply of urban spaces. Cape Town has not been exempt from this trend... read |
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![Imperial builds pharmaceutical warehouse with ground-breaking passive cooling approach](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371276-120x120.jpg?2) | The Imperial Logistics group faced the challenge of establishing a pharmaceutical regulatory compliant, temperature controlled storage facility that would not require a consistent supply of electricity... read |
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![Struggling metal sector mum on details](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370726-120x120.jpg?2) | Mark Allix Amid paroxysms in the South African steel industry, Afrox said last week that it had reached agreement with ArcelorMittal SA regarding the early termination of a gas supply contract dispute... read |
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![PwC report: SA's construction industry still under pressure](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370653.jpg) | 2016 has been a challenging year and South Africa's construction industry was not immune, with ongoing pressure on margins, lower revenue and lower order books... read |
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![Laminated timber can be used for structural applications](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370286-120x120.jpg?2) | The South African construction trade can benefit from making use of laminated timber beams for structural applications, says Abe Stears, managing director of the South Africa Technical Auditing Services (SATAS)... read |
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![Upgraded N14 freeway officially opened](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371441-120x120.jpg?2) | Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi on Thursday, 1 December, officially opened an upgraded portion of the N14 freeway between Krugersdorp and Diepsloot... read |
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![Nigeria, Morocco mull gas pipeline mega-project](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371402-120x120.jpg?2) | Nigeria and Morocco are in talks over a huge project to extend a West African gas pipeline to stretch up towards Europe, officials say... read |
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![Software frees quantity surveyors to add (yet more) value](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370290-120x120.jpg?2) | Larry Feinberg Enthusiasts are seeing improvements in software as a sign that the days of the quantity surveyor are numbered. Nothing could be further from the truth... read |
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![Phase two of Lourensia Park starts January 2017](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371032-120x120.jpg?2) | Phase two of the Lourensia Park housing project in Somerset West is due to start in January 2017. The City of Cape Town turned the first sod this week on the R28.5m project... read |
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![Green lightbulbs set to spark at innovation awards](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371039.jpg) | Issued by Change Agent Collective The built environment is the biggest contributor to climate change, but thanks to exciting developments in how we re-imagine the future, African cities of the future could become resilient, energy independent, carbon neutral systems... read |
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![Picture: Supplied](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370548-120x120.jpg?2) | Swisatec, architect and project managers behind Africa's first green village, Blue Rock Village in the Cape has collaborated with The Green Cab to push the green transport innovation agenda in Cape Town. Swisatec plans to integrate electric vehicle infrastructure as part of its green initiative... read |
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![Megatrends pose defence, security challenges - PwC report](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371332-120x120.jpg?2) | The five megatrends that are widely believed to be shaping the future of our world are... read |
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![We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371025-120x120.jpg?2) | Shobhakar Dhakal As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years... read |
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![By Daniel Ladenhauf, Flickr, CC BY-NC](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/370870-120x120.jpg?2) | André Stephan et al. Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earth's land surface but generate about 70% of GDP... read |
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![Quantity surveyors assist green building revolution](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370730-120x120.jpg?2) | Climate change is no longer a speculation but a reality in our lives... read |
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![How to encourage affordable housing in CT's CBD](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370293-120x120.jpg?2) | According to a new paper produced by UCT's Department of Construction Economics and Management, both realistic economic factors and policy changes have a part to play in increasing the viability of affordable housing... read |
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![Max Edkins, climate change and communications expert at the World Bank's Connect4Climate programme](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371398-120x120.jpg?2) | With South Africa's energy mix currently being decided and debated, experts and leaders in this space believe the time to champion renewable energy is now... read |
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![South Africa's water sector: a case study in state capture](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371252-120x120.jpg?2) | Mike Muller A lot of what is being presented as radical economic transformation initiatives in South Africa is simply state capture by a corrupt elite... read |
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![Minister announces new Eskom Acting CEO](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370859.jpg) | Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she has approved Eskom Board's recommendation to appoint the current Group Executive: Generation, Matshela Koko, as acting Group Chief Executive of Eskom... read |
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![SA's new energy plan sparks strong emotions. Here's why...](https://biz-file.com/c/1611/370691-120x120.jpg?2) | Hartmut Winkler The much awaited updated South African Integrated Resource Plan for electricity has been released for comment... read |
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![Ion Chiosea © -](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/371127-120x120.jpg?2) | Leigh Andrews The majority of businesses today would say they're customer-centric, or at least that 'the customer comes first'. But HumanEdge's Influencer: Power to change workshop warns that many of us forget the most important customers of all - our own employees, who can quickly identify a flaw in our processes before it snowballs through a bad customer experience... read |
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