Tag: ventilation

In a welcome twist for South African businesses juggling cost pressures with environmental targets, sustainable hotels are emerging as an unexpected solution. Companies switching to green accommodation are discovering significant savings alongside meaningful reductions in their carbon footprint.

Working with chemicals presents inherent risks. These risks must be carefully managed to ensure employee safety and chemical safety measures. Additionally, businesses need adequate insurance coverage to mitigate potential financial losses.

As South Africa contemplates the vast implications of BHP's proposed takeover of Anglo American, a closer examination of both companies’ patent portfolios is critical, not just for stakeholders but for the broader patent system in the country.

As governments urge employers to get their people back in the workplace and so maximise office space and boost ‘post-pandemic’ service/retail economies, the focus should not just be on ‘getting bums on seats’. We have called for managers to meet the challenges of a new world of work with flexibility and creativity.

As the winter season tightens its icy grip on South Africa, so the prospect of continued load shedding looms ever larger. And while some organisations have put measures in place to reduce energy demand in their buildings, most are not as energy efficient as they could be.

At various stages during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, various studies were released on the negative impact that COVID-19 will have on the construction sector. Some studies predicted that the sector could experience a total of 140,000 job losses.