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Converting older buildings into housing is a hot topic for fire safety
The City of Johannesburg has announced an ambitious plan to convert 500 dilapidated buildings into affordable accommodation over a two-year period to stem a critical housing shortage. However,...
Converting older buildings into housing is a hot topic for fire safety
The City of Johannesburg has announced an ambitious plan to convert 500 dilapidated buildings into affordable accommodation over a two-year period to stem a critical housing shortage. However,...
Sprinklers and ventilation systems must work in harmony
Sprinkler and ventilation systems are essential parts of a building’s fire-protection system and need to operate in harmony with each other to ensure its holistic operation, says fire risk...
Businesses that ignore fire safety likely to have the heat turned up
Businesses that experience significant damage due to fire – such as the loss of warehousing space, equipment, or stockholding – struggle to regain their competitive advantage. This is why it is...
CBD buildings undergo fire assessment and upgrade
Fire risk management company ASP Fire has finalised the fire system due diligence checks on seven buildings for a reputed investor who intends to buy the properties to repurpose as offices. Six of...
Student accommodation calls for more stringent fire-safety measures
Fire-safety requirements for student accommodation are by nature more onerous than other building types. This warning from ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk comes in the wake of the fire that gutted...
Student accommodation calls for more stringent fire-safety measures
Fire-safety requirements for student accommodation are by nature more onerous than other building types. This warning from ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk comes in the wake of the fire that gutted...
ASP Fire ensures container homes comply with fire-safety regulations
Repurposing shipping containers for residential dwellings is a new trend in Cape Town. However, it is important to note that so-called container homes still need to comply with all building and...
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Despite GDP uptick for South Africa, local challenges need to be addressed – BMI
While South Africa’s GDP is expected to edge up to 1.1% this year from 0.6% in 2024, on the back of energy and transport reforms, underlying challenges, such as weak export activity and contracting...
Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
In continuing a two-part series of webinars on opportunities for digitalisation in South Africa’s energy sector, expert participant Siham Salie-Abrahams, representing advisory firm HKA Global, said...