Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t: study: People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence on our economies and how we live and work. Traditionally, buildings were constructed by local craftspeople, from readily available materials. The result was …
The Brutalist: an architect’s take on a film about one man’s journey to realise his visionary building: For anyone involved in architecture, it’s no surprise that a film focusing on a visionary architect and his profession demands the epic dimensions of cinematography, drama and a running time of 215 minutes, as in Brady Corbet’s The …
Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to South Africa – as an activist and then in building the new democracy: It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’spolitical commitment in a few words. The former South African Finance Minister, who has died aged 75, was reviled by some, misunderstood in some quarters, blindly …
How Building Management/Automation Systems Can Save Precious Energy Resources: 7 Reasons Why You Need BA Systems Building Management/Automation Systems, such as C-Bus, have revolutionized the way buildings are managed and operated. These systems utilize advanced technology to automate various processes and optimize energy consumption. In this article, we will explore the benefits of Building Management/Automation …
Building a Strong Personal Brand in the Digital Age: Insights and Strategies: By Prabashni Reddy – Marketing Manager at Regent Business School The world we live in has become a hyper-connected world, a strong personal brand is not just a nice-to-have; it’s an essential tool for professional growth and success. As the digital landscape continues …
Building African cities that cope with climate shocks – experts outline what it will take: The international climate change negotiations began almost three decades ago when many were still hesitant to accept that human activities were changing the planet. Now the scientific evidence is unequivocal. Climate change is a major threat to our wellbeing, the …
How we’re building the world’s biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science: ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope. ESO/wikipedia, CC BY-SA Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark …
Building on the greenbelt is central to solving the housing crisis – just look at how the edges of cities have changed: Amid new targets of 1.5m new homes over five years, the Labour party has pledged to review the planning rules which dictate where housing in England can be built. The shadow chancellor, Rachel …
Shop theft has been building for years – here’s how to tackle retail crime and keep workers safe: Retailers want police to respond more to shop theft reports. Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Retail giants like Boots, Tesco and Primark are pushing for Home Office action after violent incidents and abuse against shop staff almost doubled since …
Lagos building collapses: we used machine learning to show where and why they happen: Building collapses have become a major menace in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the business hub of the country and has its largest seaport and airport. With an estimated population of 15.4 million, it is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa and …
Don’t blame postwar school building programmes for concrete crisis – the fault lies with decades of neglect and ineffective policy: Physical spaces make a difference to education. There are small but fairly reliable correlations between the quality of the buildings where students learn and student behaviour, attendance and academic achievement. In particular, inadequate buildings are …
Morocco’s earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them: More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked José A. Peláez, a professor in geophysics …
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Only Murders in the Building is a loving parody of the whodunit: Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has returned for a third season on Disney+. The popular series follows the whodunit mystery formula, beginning with a murder in the apartment building the characters live in, the perpetrator …
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Building a nutrition programme? Understanding how people behave is key: Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of reproductive age are anaemic. And 13.7% of infants have low weight at …
Obaro Ikime was one of Nigeria’s great scholars – he showed why history matters in building African nations: The late Obaro Ikime. The Ikime Family. Iku o mo eni’san! “Death does not know the good ones” is a Yoruba phrase to describe the indiscriminate nature of death. If character and social values were considered in …