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NEWS & VIEWS 10 Tackling extreme heat events
New CEO announced for GBCSA 12 Galvanising skilled microentrepreneurs 14 Braai your way with To Build and
Hydrofire
16 Rusty gates no more Re. Bag. Re. Use competition draw winners
18 Hamba kahle to an industry stalwart Eskom simplifies solar system red tape
COVER STORY 20 Samsung HVAC powering progress in Mauritius
ADVERTORIAL 26 Alliance enables climate control in mass venue
PROJECT 28 Blasts of colour, glamour & modern interiors 32 Major W Cape mall grows and gets smarter
CEMENT & CONCRETE 38 Goudrand water tower – seismic-resistant
STEEL AWARDS
42 Bespoke KZN packhouse gets award
ADVERTORIAL 46 Knauf Insulation’ s path to a lowcarbon built environment
GREEN BUILDING
48 New rating tool as green buildings deliver proven value
RENEWABLE ENERGY 50 PV milestone for major SA developer
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PROJECT 52 Climate-inspired design in
Nassau
FEATURE 56 Sculpting a new future for
Grayston Drive
INTERIOR DESIGN 58 Q & A Coffee, anyone? The modern workspace defined
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OPINION 62 Adaptive reuse requires planning policy reform
PROJECT PLANNING 64 Archi what? Let’ s explain …
GETTING IT DONE 66 Colours 2026- deeply human and not AI 70 Breaking the monochromatic aesthetic 72 The house built on rock 76 Making the most of your conservatory
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