Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries
×More news

People living in African urban settings do a lot of walking: but their cities aren't walkable
Seth Asare Okyere, Daniel Oviedo, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Mariajose Nieto & Michihiro Kita 29 Mar 2021




Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead
Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021



Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021












A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%
Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020







Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020



More news

Construction & EngineeringPeople living in African urban settings do a lot of walking: but their cities aren't walkable
Seth Asare Okyere, Daniel Oviedo, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Mariajose Nieto & Michihiro Kita 29 Mar 2021

Construction & EngineeringGhana's Bui Dam raises concerns - again - about hydro power projects
Roger Gocking 24 Mar 2021

Construction & EngineeringInnovations on the Nile over millennia offer lessons in engineering sustainable futures
Mike Muller 19 Mar 2021


RetailMany African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead
Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Construction & EngineeringHow new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change
Cameron Tonkinwise and Abby Mellick Lopes 24 Feb 2021


Construction & EngineeringBendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringKenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete
16 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringWhy a sustainable sewerage system in Kenya is vital in urban development
Simon Thomas 21 Jan 2021



Construction & EngineeringGreen buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests
Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

Construction & EngineeringWater solutions to aid the most vulnerable in Kenya
Simon Thomas 31 Dec 2020

Marketing & MediaBizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community
Bizcommunity.com 18 Dec 2020


Construction & EngineeringWorld Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize
3 Dec 2020

Construction & EngineeringHow digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets
2 Dec 2020

Construction & EngineeringAdjaye Associates reveals design for Edo Museum of West African Art
18 Nov 2020

Construction & EngineeringA third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%
Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020

Construction & EngineeringSatellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin
Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 9 Nov 2020





Construction & EngineeringNairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent
30 Sep 2020

Construction & EngineeringCan Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Construction & EngineeringSustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions
Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020


PropertyAfrica's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing
Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Construction & EngineeringHow the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

Construction & EngineeringPresident Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award
15 Jul 2020

Construction & EngineeringBig 5 Digital Festival aims to connnect Africa's construction professionals
7 Jul 2020


Construction & EngineeringPost-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jun 2020


Construction & EngineeringThe urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve
Colin McFarlane 8 Jun 2020

Construction & EngineeringHow smart water solutions could help solve Africa's water challenges
29 May 2020

Construction & EngineeringCoronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever
Tara Hipwood 27 May 2020

Marketing & Media#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity
Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020
