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Documenting your Project with Pictures
Photo documentation and the use of clear and concise photos is an invaluable tool in the Construction & Building Industry. Methods of photo documentation: You can snap photos using your smart phone or tablet, save them instantly and store … Read More
Profile of a Green Building
Buildings play a huge role in addressing environmental concerns. They contribute around 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions and the same proportion of waste. Unfortunately South Africa is in the top 20 list of worst offenders. Green building … Read More
The Effect of Inclement Weather on Construction
The completion of a project depends just as much on the weather as on the contractor’s rate of work. Most projects have standard Main Contract Conditions, i.e. JBCC, NEC or FIDIC contracts, and construction programme periods which outline the conditions … Read More
Interbuild Africa 2014 from the Inside Out
Leads 2 Business attended and exhibited at Interbuild Africa 2014 Exhibition. I came to thinking post event how one would determine if an event has been successful or not. In my musings, I came up with a few possible … Read More
Tender Documents to Help the Average Ant
Tender documents to help the Average Ant. Every day, a small Ant arrives at work very early and starts work immediately. She produces a lot and she was happy. The Chief, a Lion, was surprised to see that the ant … Read More
What the Frack!
The topic of fracking seems to be coming up more and more these days and sure, I can hold my weight in a 3 minute conversation about it, but in no way have I ever been left feeling 100% … Read More
T is for Tender
There is much excitement when a Project Status moves into Tender Stage. This means the project is going out to tender – tender for construction! Whoop whoop! Things are happening, construction is going to commence shortly. If, however, the … Read More
Is there Value in attending Tendering Workshops?
The question raised is similar to that for all other types of training where prospects question the wisdom of attending workshops. Depending on who’s answering the question, that in itself is a debatable one. If I were to be the … Read More
How to be an Exhibitionist
How to Exhibit at Interbuild Africa 2014 in 5 easy steps Take a stand at the largest Construction related Exhibition of its kind in Africa, with over 8000 visitors forecasted to attend. Set up multiple “windows … Read More