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The PATH Villas El Cerrito is a project located on El Cajub Boulevard, 54 Street, San Diego that is an 8 storey building that will provide affordable housing. Teh uniqueness of the project is that it will consist of prefabricated shipping…
Saudi Arabia like any other middle east country has invested heavily into the development of entertainment, shopping, and tourist destination as you’ll see in our pick of the “top mega projects in Saudi Arabia”. This move is highly…
Updated 17 July 2025 – Brightline West is moving steadily toward construction of its much-anticipated high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas to Southern California. The privately-owned intercity rail company has finished critical field…
Updated 6th September 2025 – Last month Teraco, a Digital Realty company and Africa’s largest interconnection hub, has completed the expansion of its JB4 Bredell Campus data centre in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg. The 30MW addition makes JB4…
Construction is a vast process. One look at the various stages of construction, and you’ll know just how much goes into its operations. Precisely what it requires is a well-established construction timeline to manage the tasks seamlessly.…
Solar panels can be recycled though they need special recyclers who can extract the silicon, silver, copper elements. But in the countries where most of that waste will end up, there are no widespread recycling programs. Once recycling…
Wind power is coming of age in Africa and is fast becoming competitive with solar energy and other traditional energy sources. The African Wind Energy Community has always aimed for the same goal: making wind power a better choice for…
South Africa is the 25th largest state in the world by land area. Wind power in South Africa is at present supplying over 960 MW to the power grid and solar energy has a sum of over 2,292MW solar photovoltaic capability. The following list…
More than ever before modular construction in Africa is gaining pace. Proponents of this method say it is cheaper and smart compared to other construction methods. Many home owners can tell that modular building is cheaper and less time…
In the 19th century, wind mills were designed to grind grain and pump water. Today it has become one of the fastest growing renewable sources of electricity generation since wind is widely available and in abundance in many parts of the…
Over 5000 passenger planes take off in the USA every day. They do this from the hundreds of airports that dot the country. The largest airports in the USA of course carry most of the traffic. Below is a list of the Top ten largest airports…
Scarcity of fresh water has become an unavoidable and serious threat. Water resources and the proper management thereof, is not an alien concept to anyone anywhere in the world. Some struggle with scarcity and some with purification; the…
The US has been one of the frontrunners in embracing renewable energy as a way of reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Although hydropower remains the US’s largest energy contributor, the country’s wind energy is the second-largest source of…
Approximately 4 months after it was commissioned, Africa’s largest oil refinery, Dangote oil refinery, began operations in October, 2023. The facility received its first cargo of crude by the end of Sep that year and began production in…
Longest bridges in UK: Bridges are more than just infrastructure. In the UK, many of its longest bridges symbolize engineering ambition, economic connectivity, and even national identity. Below, we explore several of these remarkable…
Oil pipelines are among the most important – and often invisible – pieces of global energy infrastructure, stretching across continents to move crude from remote production basins to refineries and export terminals. The world’s longest…
Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction approximately 24 kilometres off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The project is reportedly the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US to achieve financial close.…
Using Innovative Building Technology (IBT) for the construction of student residences across the country, STAG African has reduced heating and cooling costs by almost 70%. IBT is a green alternative to bricks and mortar buildings that uses…
Rising complaints about missed completion timelines and lack of information on final products in the off-plan housing market points to a gaping hole in customer service in the real estate sector. Customer trust has been eroded and the…
Monitoring devices able to detect high levels of carbon dioxide have been introduced to the local market to help detect poor air quality that can lead to sick building syndrome. Distributed and supported by local technology provider, Euca…
Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply. Driven by the advanced technology of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the smart grid technology is able to…
How an understanding of Geology and Geotechnics can aid Structural Design report by Oliver Woodruff (CEng MICE). Uganda, a land of rich geological history, sits upon the African Techtronic Plate which encompasses the majority of…
The commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) market is growing rapidly in South Africa, with solar systems providing an ideal solution for commercial landlords looking to reduce both electricity costs and their carbon footprint, says…
The qualitative review under rational design includes an architectural review, fire-safety objectives, fire hazards and risks, trial fire-safety designs, and worst-case fire scenarios for analysis. For example, consultants often ignore the…
