Following the conclusion of its 35th annual conference earlier this month, the 35 active members of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) together agreed on a Cape Town Declaration on Housing Finance...
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By 2050 an estimated 2.5 billion more people will be added to urban areas, with 90% of this growth taking place in Africa and Asia...
Astrid R.N. Haas 4 Nov 2019
Huge investments in infrastructure are redefining global development, from China's Belt and Road Initiative to infrastructure development plans from the African Development Bank and the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America...
Seth Schindler and Juan Miguel Kanai 1 Nov 2019
It has been a hot, dry October in much of the interior of South Africa. And the rains have started later than usual...
Mike Muller 28 Oct 2019
Vacant rooftops across all major cities around the world are a dime a dozen. Their concrete surfaces aren't just a waste of space in a highly urbanised world, but also contribute to the heat island effect that afflicts these built-up areas. So why not farm on them?
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019
Over the past two decades, Ghana's construction sector has both contributed to and benefited from a rapidly growing economy...
Divine Kwaku Ahadzie 17 Oct 2019
Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world...
Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019
New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others...
Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019
As the population of the world's cities grows, so too does resource and energy use as well as waste generation. We can combat these issues with a circular economy that uses nature as a template...
Daniel Johnson 19 Sep 2019
According to Turner & Townsend's latest annual International Construction Market Survey, the global construction sector entered 2019 with significant momentum...
30 Aug 2019
