Published 27.06.2018
There is a significant shift to VRF-type HVAC systems in the KZN market based on leading projects, reports a respected HVAC supplier.
VRF refers to variable refrigerant flow, a systemwhich according... read more »Issue 24 Out Now:
Plan, Design, Build, Interior & Exterior Decor
Perfect storm hits Western Cape
Published 27.06.2018
The 2017/2018 season will be remembered as the year the Western Cape was rescued, ironically, by the same elements that started the water crisis – weather. Hopefully, by the time... read more »The Truth about Flat
Published 27.06.2018
Not all floor gratings that claim to have a flat top surface do. Unfortunately this is something that is commonly misunderstood in the industry and often leads to specifiers and... read more »COVER STORY: Safintra – environmentally responsible options
Published 27.06.2018
In our July edition, To Build hosts Safintra as our Cover Story. Safintra invites users to Go Green with its Saftherm brand of PET blanket insulation – an environmentally responsible... read more »Voice of SAIA
Published 28.06.2018
AZA2018, a Winner
Architecture ZA 2018 (AZA2018), the South African Institute of Architecture’s (SAIA) official conference, was hosted in Pretoria at the inner city 012-venue from 3 to 5 May 2018.
This... read more »Getting the beef about GHGE
Published 28.06.2018
With the spectre of climate change becoming a reality, many armchair commentators are proposing solutions to limiting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). Some of these are from the fringe, such as... read more »Water from the Antarctic?
Published 28.06.2018
By Gareth Griffiths
For over thirty years, people from South African and elsewhere in the world have reflected on the possibility of harvesting fresh water from icebergs that originate in Antarctica... read more »Long term value in uPVC
Published 28.06.2018
The owner of a stylish residence wanted to specifically have uPVC windows and doors installed in his home. He is a financial director in the building industry and wanted to... read more »C+B Architects
Published 28.06.2018
Alerted by a press release received on the 4Change Foundation campus in Roodepoort, To Build invited the designers, Cottle and Bergh, to be our featured architectural practice for our July... read more »Indian flavour
Published 28.06.2018
In the interests of adding international flavour, To Build presents an update received from Sunil Patil and Associates (SPA), a leading architect in India, a fellow BRICS member country.
SPA is... read more »Geosynthetics for UAE Road Contract
Published 28.06.2018
A specialised geosynthetic interlayer product was specified for asphalt reinforcement on the Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Road which heads 70km NE from Abu Dhabi.
Once the asset management system of... read more »Call for participation – Quality System
Published 28.06.2018
Surface mining industry association, Aspasa, its members as well as users of products unearthed by its members, has urged members to become involved with its process of formulating its own... read more »