As Ghana prepares for the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to enter into force next year the government has initiated stakeholder consultations aimed at informing and sensitising the private sector on their role and [...]
The timber and construction sectors are key in the transition to a new way of living. Building with timber reduces the carbon footprint and ensures a healthier lifestyle. Living in a timber building is an [...]
Timber houses are becoming more popular in South Africa as people realise the many benefits. Timber in Construction recently spoke to a Pretoria-based contractor and a new timber house-owner in the Eastern Cape to find [...]
By Stellenbosch University Buildings contributes to around one third of global carbon emissions, so the way in which we construct and live in buildings is a really important consideration. […]
By Jamie Smily, owner of XLAM South Africa The construction industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift, which promises to revolutionise the way we design, engineer and build. […]
By SAWPA Treated wood as a construction material is renewable and provided by nature with predictable performance. It captures carbon from the atmosphere and locks it away for decades. It has a low energy demand [...]
In 2018 the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (dtic) started on a journey to promote timber in the built environment to promote growth in the sector and create the much needed jobs at the [...]
The need for healthy homes has hardly ever been more apparent than during the current global condition. Current efforts to reduce the negative impacts of buildings are inadequate. Therefore, the built environment must be designed [...]
Unusual heavy rain in West Africa is affecting sawmill production, while Covid-19 has resulted in an increasing number of mobile mill companies operating illegally. […]
The Forestry Ministry in Gabon is still closed because of a labour dispute and it has been reported that labour issues have affected operations at packaging company SNBG. […]
