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Volume 36, Issue 10, October 2011
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Winner : mentor of the year : Ric Snowden from ARUP : CESA awards
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessAt ARUP, mentoring plays a significant role in developing and retaining talented candidate engineers.
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Are we heading for a bright new future? : urban development : housing
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 91 –93 (2011)More LessIn the 19th century, industrialised Europe struggled to cope with the influx of impoverished rural people into urban areas. As the urban sprawl grew, innovative counter-measures started creating initiatives that provided better housing, better living conditions and, ultimately, better towns, designed to create a new urban future.
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Sustainable social housing : Cosmo City : housing
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 95 –99 (2011)More LessThis was to be achieved through an overhaul in the country's legislative and policy framework for land-use planning. The project was seen as a benchmark for a new model of low-cost housing that aimed to create integrated and mixed land use closer to urban and transport centres, rather than on the metropolitan edges, which effectively reinforces marginalisation and poverty.
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CESA 2011 Conference and Exhibition : 13 to 15 November, ICC, East London 'partnering for growth'
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessCESA 2011 Conference and Exhibition : 13 to 15 November, ICC, East London 'partnering for growth'
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Raising the bar in affordable housing standards : housing
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessIn response to the government's challenge for quality, inexpensive and maintenance-free clay bricks for affordable housing, Corobrik's CoroJem face bricks are fast becoming a product of choice.
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Concrete products showcased in Mandela Legacy Project : housing
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessThe materials will be used for the construction of one of the project's four affordable double housing units and will demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of building with proper modular masonry and precast concrete products. The other three units are being built using alternative building materials and methods.
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Why plastic pipe? : SAPPMA
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessSAPPMA recently hosted its fifth Plastic Pipe Conference. The event had record attendance and organisers received excellent feedback from delegates.
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Horizontal directional drilling in the South African context : trenchless technology
Author Neil Van RooyenSource: IMIESA 36, pp 108 –110 (2011)More LessThis paper seeks to outline the various aspects of horizontal directional drilling in South Africa, contextualised by three case studies: Berg River duct installation, Diep River water pipeline installation and the bulk water main installation under various roadways for the Mossel Bay Desalination Plant project.
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Serving the infrastructure value chain : advertorial
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 111 –113 (2011)More LessThe Aveng Group has a history spanning more than 100 years and was listed on the JSE in 1991. With its broad exposure across the infrastructure value chain, the Aveng Group has the capability to deliver multi-disciplinary projects in construction, engineering, mining, water, power, steel and manufacturing.
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What does the new Waste Act mean for your business? : waste
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 115 –117 (2011)More LessThis new approach to waste classification was developed in response to the increasing challenges associated with managing the changing waste landscape in South Africa, and to address the shortcomings of previous waste management legislation, which favoured landfill, co-disposal and dispersion of waste.
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Rehabilitating the Wild Coast : roads and bridges
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 118 –119 (2011)More LessThe Wild Coast, part of the former Transkei, an 'independent' homeland in apartheid South Africa but now part of the Eastern Cape, stretches 280 km from the Kei River in the south to the Mtamvuna River in the north. Its blue-green rondavel-dotted hills, remote villages, thick forests, jagged cliffs and empty beaches give it a unique character, as does the hospitality and openness of the local Xhosa people.
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Bomag range of road building equipment expanded : roads and bridges
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessIn its drive to become a one-stop shop, Bell Equipment is increasing its Bomag product offering to include the Bomag MPH 125 soil stabiliser / asphalt recycler, as well as the Bomag BF 600 paver / finisher.
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N4 Bakwena highway upgrade : roads and bridges
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessFollowing its successful completion of Section 1 of Phase 1 of the Bakwena N4 toll road upgrade in May 2011, Esorfranki Civils has been awarded Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Phase 1 of the N4 highway upgrade.
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Vehicle-friendly traffic calmers : roads and bridges
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessA new traffic-calming system that slows vehicles without the risk of damage has been launched following months of research.
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SBS water systems : proudly bringing water to local communities : advertorial
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 124 –125 (2011)More LessA member of WISA, IMESA and ASIB - and the only recognised water tank supplier on ASIB's Independent Equipment Supplier list - SBS Water Systems manufactures and installs Australian-developed Zincalume® panel reservoirs with internal proprietary liners internationally approved to store potable water. These are fast becoming recognised by local municipalities as the ideal solution to their water storage needs.
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Three million litres of water a day through water treatment project : Optimum Coal : project
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 126 –127 (2011)More LessThe towns of Hendrina and KwaZamokuhle endured 18-month-long water restrictions up until February this year, when Optimum Coal began supplying the communities with 3 million litres of potable water a day.
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On hollowed ground : insight
Source: IMIESA 36, pp 129 –139 (2011)More LessUsually, what you see on the surface is but a small part of the bigger picture. This is true of Khutsong, a community of more than 25 000 families on the far western border of Gauteng, near the mining town of Carltonville.
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Quest for SA's oldest concrete pipe installations : competition
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessConcrete is one of the most durable materials known to man and its success as a medium for water and sewer piping is legendary.
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Industry warning on sub-standard meters : products and services
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessThe SA Water Meter Manufacturers' Association has cautioned municipalities and water utilities about the "questionable quality and sub-standard performance" of some water meters reportedly being introduced to the local market.
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BRP Road Patch celebrates 25 years : products and services
Source: IMIESA 36 (2011)More LessThe patch is a factory prefabricated road maintenance product manufactured using bitumen rubber, which ensures a waterproof seal and precoated aggregates of various sizes.