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![#BizTrends2017: Reinvention predicted in the field of architecture](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/373824.jpg) | Kevin Bingham In many professional fields, the explosion of multimedia options have given the public an array of resources and 'wisdom' on architecture, medicine, IT and graphics, to name a few... read | | ![Dr Mehran Zarrebini, CEO of PFE International and Van Dyck Carpets](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/373955-120x120.jpg?2) | For decades, wooden flooring, vinyl sheeting, ceramics and carpeting have been the traditional flooring used in residential and commercial markets. We spoke with Dr Mehran Zarrebini, CEO of PFE International and Van Dyck Carpets in Durban about the latest flooring trends... read | | ![#BizTrends2017: Reinventing traditional materials](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/373838-120x120.jpg?2) | Daniel van der Merwe "Necessity is not the mother of invention. It more often happens that the acquirement of knowledge of the previously unknown properties of a material suggests its trial for some new use." - Willis R. Whitney read | | ![#BizTrends2017: Sustainable architectural practice in the space of engagement](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/373832-120x120.jpg?2) | Yashaen Luckan Architecture has more to offer the South African context than ever before, largely due to the opportunities offered by transformative development frameworks... read | |
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![2016/2017 PPC Imaginarium Awards judges announced](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375106-120x120.jpg?2) | Now in its third year, the PPC Imaginarium Awards has assembled some of the industry's most influential creatives on the national and regional judging panel who will evaluate the various category submissions, choose category finalists and the overall winner... read |
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![Insulating a building with chicken feathers](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375528-120x120.jpg?2) | A student-led startup called Aeropowder leads the charge in sustainable insulation made of chicken feathers... read |
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![A lightweight material that is 10 times stronger than steel](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375337-120x120.jpg?2) | Lolita Pukwana MIT researchers created 3D printed forms of graphene that are ten times stronger than steel... read |
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![RICS global Mentor of the Year 2016 announced](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375274-120x120.jpg?2) | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has awarded chartered building surveyor Anil Singh Rana Mentor of the Year 2016. Rana is associate project manager for UK-based Capital Property and Construction Consultants... read |
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![BIM Institute to host BIM BAM BOOM workshop in Durban](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375233-120x120.jpg?2) | The Building Information Modelling (BIM) Institute will host a BIM BAM BOOM workshop for architects, engineers and other building professionals at the Durban Exhibition Centre from 22-23 February 2017... read |
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!['Intrusive' Oracle plans put on hold](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375342-120x120.jpg?2) | Cape Town planners have been sent back to the drawing board in a five-year battle over the "intrusive" addition of four floors to a city centre building... read |
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![Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375522-120x120.jpg?2) | Bekezela Phakathi Eskom has been accused of deliberately distorting facts about the cost of renewable power purchases... read |
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![ENGIE signs an agreement for the development of renewable energies in Senegal.](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375385-120x120.jpg?2) | ENGIE has signed a partnership with ANER, the National Renewable Energies Agency in Senegal, to accelerate the development of renewable energies in the country... read |
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![Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374866-120x120.jpg?2) | Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the UCT Graduate School of Business, said in 2015 that in terms of current trends, it would take until 2080 for every African to have access to electricity... read |
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![What's worrying businesses most in 2017?](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375396-120x120.jpg?2) | Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read |
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