Construction World October 2015

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CESA/AON EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS All the winners in the 2015 consulting engineering awards.

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VALUE ENGINEERING: ACHIEVING A TRUE PAYBACK Still underutilised in the commercial property industry?

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ARCHITECTURE FOR SOCIAL GAIN AWARD WINNERS Recognising and rewarding design for learning spaces.

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COVER STORY AfriSam’s Thank Tank: at the Totally Concrete Expo held in May, AfriSam ran a campaign where attendees were asked to pay tribute to the many builders whose efforts and craftsmanship make a tangible difference in so many people’s lives. Attendees submitted messages as an ‘ode to the builder’ to AfriSam, and these were replicated as graffiti on one of AfriSam’s Readymix trucks.

NEW CHALLENGE Sustainable construction places new responsibility on QSs.

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PHILIPPI VILLAGE – A CATALYST FOR GROWTH New development aims to change how business is conducted.

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CHALLENGES OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS Adapting when structural engineers change refurbishment.

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WATERFALLS’S PROGRESS The Mall of Africa is opening in less than a year.

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STABILISING BUILDING PLATFORMS IN MPUMALANGA Emoyeni Mall needed various stable terraces.

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BUILDING ON THE CO-WORKING CONCEPT A trend that started in the USA in gaining in popularity.

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REGULARS

CIVIL STRUCTURES ON TRACK An 18 km contract on the N4 is progressing as planned.

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Marketplace

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Environment and Sustainability

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HYDRO CUTTING’S BENEFITS A strategic investment saw an asphalt producer solutions increase.

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Property

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Project Profile

TRADITIONAL RETAINING WALL ALTERNATIVE The Tensa TW1 System was used at the new Ballito interchange.

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Projects and Contracts

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Equipment

MAPUTO RUNWAY RECONSTRUCTION A project that required an in-depth un- derstanding of cross border work.

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Products and Services

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Diary and Appointments

CONSTRUCTION WORLD OCTOBER 2015